The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-01
SERGEANT kREMGEl
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vacancy created by the dismissal OF
Mr.. Leiss.
The board lost no time In disposing
of the matters which were brought
befort it.
After the Leiss case had been dis
posed Of, the election came up.
AS the clerk read the names the
men In the two districts were elected
without opposition. until the name OF
Sergeant Krengel was placed in nomi-
nation by Commissioner Parker.
Boykin Nominates Woods
Then the surprises started Com
missioner Boykin nominated ]. A.
Woods. Mr.. Woods has been acting
for several years, being one of the
men engaged to serve during the alb
sence from the city OF the four men
working at HopeweIl He was con-
sidered a good man.
When the roll was called, the vote
stood:
For woods-Boykin, Well, Bradley.
Goode--4. For Krengel-Parker.
Thomas.
Mr.. Woods was therefore declared
elected by the chairman.
When the election of Sergeant Shoe
maker to succeed himself as sergeant
came up, Mr.. Thomas nominated him.
Upon roll call the vote stood: Noes
Boykin. Well. Bradley. Goode. Ayes
Parker. Thomas
Then Commissioner We'll nominated
policeman L. c. Tanner for the posi-
ton of sergeant. The vote stood as
before, four to two.
After the other officers had been
| reelected, Commissioner Boykin NOM
| mated c. H. Kennedy to fill the va
cancy created by the dropping Of Mr.
Leiss. He was elected unanimously
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filling the vacancy at headquarters
caused by the dismissal of Detective
krengel. Commissioner sWeil nomi-
mated District Detective Gordon p
Smith. who was elected. and upon the
the nomination, also by Commissioner
! Well OF Officer Dun. he was elected
district detective in place Of Detec-
| tice Smith.
| A Reward For Service
No charges were made. Reference
was made to the resolutions adopted
by Council. as recommended by the
Special Committee on Investigation OF
/ the Police Department. One resolu-
! ton was to the effect that the Police
Board should dismiss from the force
any officer convicted twice for intoxi-
cation. The other was severe criti-
cism upon any officer who INDUCED In
mercantile transactions.
IL nus not pCCH duOWup HOWCFSE
| that Detective Krengel had engaged
! in such transa ctions since the recon-
! mendation Of the committee had been
! forwarded to the Police Board. The
only inference to be naturally drawn
! Is that certain Police Commissioners
| proceeded to take advantage OF the
situation to vent their spleen upon
Kre NIGEL because OF the activity he
displayed during the police investiga-
| ton.
1t was pointed out last night by
observing persons that the vote dis
missing Krengel was made up almost
entirely of members who had been
mentioned prominently In the investi-
cation. and by two who had suffered
! by the developments brought out
/ largely by evidence presented by De-
tective Krengel.
Goode and Well HIT Back.
/ Commissioners Goode and Welt
had been in the spotlight Of public
/ by the special committee and by City
! Council. While Mr.. Goodies vote
counted in the total. the result would
/ have been the same had he respect
| fully declined to vote under the cir
cumstances. stand as he does on the
brink OF expulsion. and almost uni
versally censured. 1t was said by
critics last night that Goode would
better have remained away from the
meeting. or at least declined to have
contributed vote In Diminishing a
| lard working and competent dctec-
tive from the force.
Gordon and Royal Absent.
Neither Commissioner Gordon nor
Commissioner Royal were present at
the meeting. Had they been present
and voted with Commissioners Parker
and Thomas the vote would have been
tie. Then 1t would nave been up to
the Mayor to break the tie.
! There was no debate. II was stated
by one Of the commissioners. The
matter came as surprise to two OF
them. but II was said that there had
been an understanding by . majority
Of the commission and that such &C.
ton had bean arranged beforehand.
This could not. of course, be, verified.
as no one OF the commissioners would
admit that such action had been
taken. The general lmproaalon 81
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