Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-15
Krensel was IAN emcien. and trust.

krensel was IAN efficient and trust
worthy officer"
Police Sergeant Shoemaker had al
ways found Krcngel II trustworthy
man during his long association with
him in tho Police Department Police
men oJrdan and Carter testified to the
same effect.
DIR. Charles r. Robins. Krengers
family physician, said he believed the
oficer TO be man of very fine char
acter
The first departure from the line OF
testimony for the rehabilitation of
krengefs impugned veracity came
when F. q. Louthan. lawyer. of the
fr'n of Price & IIouthan. took the wit
ing TO questions of the City Attorney,
said he had been engaged In tho
white slave" work in Richmond after
hrengels services were dispensed
with. Witness said his partner, who
is chairman of the City Democratic
committee. and a candidate for the
rouse of Delegates, wns = friend Of
watkins. the Federal agent in charge
OF the work here. In this way he be-
came associated with Watkins, and
was employed to check up the women
1T the houses, receiving n fee OF so
cents for each girl checked In or out
OF Richmond. His net earnings as "A
WHITE slave agent were never more
IMAM s4a or $50 a month. Watkins had
.oia MN that the government mon
hkeh krengers work and would like
to have him employed permanently in
the service
COMMISSIONER THOMAS
CORRECTS RECORD
roice Commissioner +. w. Thoma
was recalled at his own request He
desired TO correct his former testimony
SO as TO make it clear in the record
that he was not present at the second
meeting of tho Police Board at which
inc harris Baroody case was consid-
cred. MIR Thomas said he believed
krengel truthful and trustworthy
fohceman Campodonica. recalled by
Mr Pollard. repeated the story of meet
ing merchant named Powell in Main
Htreet, who directed his attention to
the presence of two married women and
a married man in the boarding house
over barber shop at 1915 East Main
street He said Powell feared that the
husband OF one of tho women would he
'nfuriated II he learned that his wife
was In the company Of the man, and
that tragedy might result. Accord
ingly, he went TO the house with Police
man Jordan. They were met by Mrs
woodruff. who rented the rooms over
commissioner Goodies store. She at
first denied that the women and the
closely questioned, admitted It, The
Two policemen then entered and found
the three chatting in room They adj
vised the women to leave. which they
ala. Witness said he and Jordan es-
corted the women out the back way
NO arrest was made because there was
no evidence against any of the party
The women and their escort were
drinking beer and eating fruit when
the officers found them. The women
said they were there on business
policeman Goldshy gave unimportant
testimony regarding conversation
with Policeman Tucker, after which
Police Commissioner Parker was re-
called and testified that he knew De-
tective Sergeant krengel as man of
good Character and standing in the
community.
Detective Sergeant Krengel was re-
called. Questioned by Attorney Nc
CURE. he entered upon a lengthy ex-
PLANTATION OF his transactions with the
pawnbrokers, policy dealer and coca inc
suspects
krengel declared the testimony of
the several negro witnesses put on the
stand earlier in the inquiry TO discredit
him was false. He said he sold ring
10 Smut Stewart, alleged policy man,
for 100, but Stewart subsequently, in
formed him that il was worth Sl25 or
Sl35, according TO a jeweler the negro
had consulted.
krcngcl said he kept on intimate