The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
Demand on Part of People Of
City That krengel Shall Be
Reinstated
PLAN MASS MEETING
| AT EARLY DATE
Call viii Be Issued for Protest
Meeting as Soon as Action
Shall Have Been Taken by
Commission
Richmond seethed with Indignation

Richmond seethed with Indignation
yesterday
Men no longer minced their words
in discussing police board matters.
They used man-sized English in ex-
pressing their views on the failure OF
tho police board to re-elect Detectives
Sergeant Krengel to his position on
the police force at Thursday nights
meeting.
That one man found guilty of mig
feasance and malfeasancs in ONCE
and another who had been censurcd
for misconduct should virtually 'flro'.
from the force the man whose evil
dence was most telling against them
was the topic Of conversation on every
side.
Few could be found to even attempt
a defense OF the action of the four
members Of the police board respon-
sible for the situation.
1t was freely stated that this was
the straw that wetalA .brenk the cAm-
els back" and would mean the certain
ultimate removal OF the police board.
The action OF Commissioners Goodes
| Well. Bradley and Boykin has bAAn
universally condemned, while there
has been strong commentator Of the
stand taken by Commissioners Parker
and Thomas. who voted IN the ne01
ttVS Wu6n y tlOLtUH was OHCfO0 -
the meeting Of the board to drop the
detective from the Richmond force.
| In q statement made yesterday BIZ
the Rev. H. D. c. Maclachlan, pastor
OF the Seventh Street Christian
Church, the pastor declared that one
can hardly find adjectives strong
enough to characterize It's thorough
contempt for every principle OF honor
and even OF common decency. Ha
kaA No. Sts ArAs ~ c$t - -
conscience OF Richmond to its depths
and lead to some action which will
| make a repetition OF the scandal im-
/ possible, we are in a. had way, and
all the charter changes in the world
will not restore our seif-respect.
| Mass-Meeting to Be Held.
| When the outcome of the board
meeting was made known yesterday
morning suggestion was made to-
hold a mass meeting at the City Au~s
ditorium In eNder that the people at
! the city be afforded an opportunity
/, to publicly express their Indignation
and openly condemn the action Of tho
/ board This meeting will he held,
i but Its date will not be fixed until Il
| meeting of the Vice Commission is held
early next week. at which gathering
| action regarding the Krengel mattaT
/ will be taken. 1t Is known that mems
bers of the Vice Commission are very
much wrought up over the Dismissal
| and In all probability mass meeting
!. will he called by its members to ~
i held at an early date
! Mr.. Melton's statement.
/ Rev. b. II. Melton, member Of the
/ Vice Commission. had the followiuol
/ to say regarding the matter: rs
/ MY only surprise IL that Kreneo1s
has not been dismissed long ago by the
i discredited police commissioners H
/ these commissioners continue to shapoE
| the policy OF the Police Board, II ~
/ only q question of a short time when
Chief Werner. Mr.. Goidsby and othAra
/ who testified under oath before th4s
/ Council Investigation Committee viii
share the fate of Mr.. Krengel. The ii-
! Justice to Mr.. Krengel is all the greater
because the testimony he gave was NOT
voluntary on his part. but he was COM
peiled to give it.
Il believe We can depend upon thoeA
members Of the Police Board who AKas
not themselves lawbrcakers and Who.
have stood and will continue 10 stand
for law enforcement to right the xrAok
wrong that has been done Mr.. Kfen u
gel. and / believe the suffering pnblfe8
can be relied upon to do It's part. ID
AS long as discredited membera az
the Police Board shape Its policy It'd
citizens of Richmond have no riHhG
to expect law enforcement Anywh@FS
What are the pOwern Or the MnY0es
in this matter? II IL true. - we hAvNl
sometimes heard stated, that A. kAa4s
of the Police Force OF the city ufttnsat&l
authority Is vested In him and that ~
can In emergency 60 over the h1q4As
iof the police commissioners ana dinmteG
appoint or reinstate at wfii3 II ~
has the power to reinstate Kreueak
will he do It speedily r sss
NA~. &c.,