The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-03
RfPR|MANO AND FINE
FOR SERGEANT kRENGEl
Officer Is Punished For Having Com
mercial Transactions With Under
world People.
OFFICER FRANKLY ADMITTED
HIS ACT LNRECOMING
His fine Placed At $50 aud Mayor
Delivers Reprimand In Person.
Unanimous Action Was Taken BY
Board.

! Detective Sergeant krengei was
fined $50 and repr.manded last night
By the Police Board Sergeant kren-
gel was the only witness heard He
told the board or his connection with
certain commercial transactions. and
explained that he engaged in them
in the interests Of the department.
and for the purpose of securing evil
dence in cases upon which he was
at work
| Murray NJ Mcclure. representing
Sergeant krengel addressed the
/ board in the interests of his client
for few minutes and within less than
half an hour thereafter the verdict
had been given
Sergeant krengel ned nothing 70
4 say concerning the case. lie took the
verdict phiiosophicaliy
bradley and Well Absent.
| i. commissioners Bradley and Wei
were the only ahsentees when the
board assembled at $40 o'clock. Tbs
board went Immediately into the bust
ness for which II had been called,
and heard the accused ofncec.
| After a short discussion. engaged
! in by all the members. the solution
was reached. Before decision had
been determined upon the question Of
the amount Of fine TO be imposed vas
discussed. Several members thought
the SUM of $50 excessive, but that
/ figure was finally decided upon.
| After hearing the evidence Conn
missioner Gordon moved that Ser
seant Krengel be found guilty of
conduct unbecoming an officer. in that
! he was found guilty OF grave in
discretion in dealing with persons OF
doubtful chara cter. and under police
surveillance. 10 his own pecuniary adj
vantage and that he be reprima nded
and fined sac
| This motion war unanimously
adopted
/ Mayor Delivers Verdict.
Sergeant krengel was then recalled
and Mayor Ainslis. delivered the repri
nnand and imposed the fine. The
T! Mayor said:
Sergeant krengel .tois tho judy
n1ent of the board THAI you be found
guilty of conduct unbecoming an OFF,
| Ger in trading and dealing In mer-
cha ndise to your own pecuniary profit
with a person OF the underworld. un-
der surveillance of the police. The
punishment tha- they nix Tor it is that
you should be reprimanded and fined
/ $50. The board feels that Whatever
your own intentions were at the time
YOU had these dealings with this man
4
they were of a character that were
not such as they would like policemen
! to become In the habit OF INDUCING
| In. They think that the example
they set the other policemen Is bad,
and whereas they accept your state
ment that your profit was nominal
one, still they act as one out OF which
such profits can be made known to
nobody in the wcrld but you. and that
| 1t was tho act more than the amount
! OF profit the board objects to. The
| board wished me to say to you they
appreciate and commend you for what
| they understand to be your own ad-
mission. that you now think your
conduct under investigation In this
! particular was not exactly what II
! should have been, and their verdict
! is thai YOU ne reprinlanded ana nned
| $50. The case is ended SO far as they
are concerned
All Are Agreeable.
Lawyer Mcclure thanked the board
| for it's courteous consideration and
! its verdict. expressing the opinion
i that Sergeant krengei should be pun
ished for the indiscretion as shown
| by his own evidence.
No witnesses other than krengel
himself were present at the hearing
| telegram from Hiram NJ. Smith,
| sent from Norfolk. was read. II
was In reply 10 one sent him by
Mayor AinsIie at request Of the board,
| asking for Information hearing upon
! the case insofar as his knowledge OF
| KrengeIs transactions were con-
| cerned The telegram is as follows:
| My knowledge If iewelry trans
actions consists in fact that same was
| delivered TO me by purchasers and
(, circumstances under which same was
4 p,rcnased explained to me at the
, time"