Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-06
WANTS KRENGEL's NAME
RESTORED TO PAY ROLL
Councilman Cmlauf Will Offer Ortli-
nance Tonight, Increasing Num-
her of Detective Sergcants.
DO SPECIAL DETECTIVE WORK
Friends of Star Witness at Recent
Vice Inquiry Take Steps to Have
Him Retained on Police Force,
Despite His Injuries.

with view Of increasing the num-
| Der OF members OF the Police Depart
! neht one officer in order that Detec-
/ tive Sergeant Fred l.. Krcngcl. recently
retired on account OF physical dis
/ ability. may he continued on the pay
| roll with the rank of sergeant. Coun-
| Gilman Jacob tmlauf of Clay Ward.
will offer an ordinance at to-nicht's
/ session of the Common Council y re-
port which had been current for sew
cral weeks that friends Of Ercngcl in
/ icnded to appeal to the Council in his
/ behalf was confirmed last night by
/ Mr tmlauf.
Mr.. Cmlaur made IT plain that it was
not the purpose of the measure he viii
! offer to continue <rcngcl on full pay
/ as Il detective sergeant and keep him
in active service. but to permit him 10
do such police work as he may he
capable Of. and also to he available
for amy duty to which he may he as
signed by the Chief Of Police. =. G..
Minor is the only retired officer who is
now on full pay and in inactive ser
vice. Many years ago he was wounded
and lost the sight of both eyes while
in the discharge of his duty
WAS WOUNDED WHILE
RAIDiNG OPIUM DEN
krenpcl was wounded in the arm
by a fellow officer while engaged in
raidiuc an opium den. He was con-
fined To the hospital for many months
/ h'" WAS HilhiiE ahic TO return to active
duty. Aftcr few months. his arm
III which the nerves had been shat
tered by IL bullet Of large calibor. be-
gan to fail. and he was again forced
TO give up active work For Il while
he was assigned To special office work
Finally his injured arm compelled
him entirely to cease work and he
was gra"t"d six months furlough.
which % ircd IA few weeks a:o.
NJ III" expiration of that time. DR.
~. Julien Oppenhimcr, police surgeon.
mad" an examination and found that
( Is rcnHlcS condition prevented hin,
from performing police duties, and he
:" reported To Chief of Police Wcr-
ner The latter notified krenrcl that
u would he necessary to reduce him
L" in" rank and pay Of Il private and
assign him to duty in the signal Of
nee. or OILS" that of night desk Imam at
Police HEADQUARTERS. Krcnrcl accent
cd tn" job at headquarters. In a few
DAYS ne announced that 1T was i'm
possible for him to handle the work
ehtaileh. principally that of taking re-
norris over the telephone, and Major
Werner then recommended that h, be
retired. which action was approv.d nv
Mayor Ainslie ErcnEcrs nam. was
then placed uDou Tia" pension roll of
'hc Polio" Benevolent Association.
which entities all retired policemen 10
monthly income OF $40.
WAS STAR WITNESS
At VICE INVESTIGATION
When this became known there were
persistent reports that krcnrers
/ friends would appeal to tho Council
TO continue him on the police f,Ice
with full pay as "a detcctivc sergeant:
and thcs" reports are now confirmed
by Mr. tmlauf'S announcement Mr..
''miaut stated last night that while
Officer Krcngel did not have the full
use of one hand. We, under his ordin
toll,