Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-09

Il. Tucker to the effect that Detective
Sergeant Wiltshire was perfectly sober
poh the occasion when. according to the
| testimony OF Detective Sergcunt Krcn-
gel. wiltshire was Intoxicated. Po-
iiceman Mitchell. II is stated, was pres
ent on the occasion. and can clear up
the contradictory testimony.
THREE ACCUSED COMMISSIONERS
PREPARING SKILLEUI. DEFENSE
Apparently by advice OF their attor-
! hcys. the three commissioners OF po-
lice named in the Vice COMMISSIONS
report decline to discuss their plans
but II is understood that they will have
summoned IL number of prominent Off
, Gals and citizens character wit
resSes.
II viii be shown that on occasions
when members of the Police Board we're
seen in the segregated district they
were accompanied by police depart
lnent officials from other cities. and
that they were plotting the visitors
around. showing them the system OF
police regulation in operation here. IL
VIII be- further shown. in defense OF
the presence OF police commissioners
in the district, that the custom of carry
ing visiting police officials through the
segregated district is one that obtains
in every city OF Importance in the
United States
1t Will be set forth, in all proba-
bility, that information as to the sys-
TEN of regulating the social evil is
so frequently sought by police depart
mcnt officials visiting away from home
that In every large city in America it
IL the custom OF the chief officer at
, headquarters to assign a captain. po-
lice lieutenant. detective or other at
tache of tn" department as guide for
the visitor who desires to inspect the
local system, and who has credentials
identifying him as engaged in police
work or connected with an organization
working for social reform.
KRENGEL WILL BE
RECALLED TO STAND
Although the commissioners accused
are as silent as the sphinx on the sub
ject, tho impression is strong that they
will produce witnesses later in the
inquiry by whose testimony they ex-
pect to explain what they were doing
In tho district when they were seen
by different policemen who have tes-
tilted before the Vice Commission and
the Investigating committee.
That Detective Sergeant Krcngel will
be recalled to the witness chair is In
cvitable. Attorney smith, counsel for
! Commissioner Goode, indicated on the
! night Krengel was first in the witness
chair his purpose to break down the
testimony OF the police sergeant by
attacking his veracity.
Captain George w. Epps. whose
record In forty-two years in the Police
Department is said by his friends to
be absolutely clean, will request the
privilege OF making statement in
connection with his experience with
the house kept hy Mamie Coles Cap
tain Epps has told the investigators
that he wants to be set straight in the
matter 10 which Chief OF Police Wer-
ner referred in his testimony, when the
chief told OF the captains visiting the
7 49,
quire from residents of the ne.Shbor-
| hood whether they knew anything OF
the character Of the house and wheth-
e. they considered the woman an OBJ
jectionable neighbor. Captain Epps
said he had seen the Coles woman once
az we'll as he could remember, but he
did not think he would be able to
recognize her II he saw her again.