The Washington herald., 1922-04-07
CROWD EXPECTED
AT TRIAL TODAY OF
LIEUT.. Van Wrinkle
Head of Women Police
Must Face Charges at
District Building.
INTEREST INTENSE
Claim Authority to Do
s. She Pleases With
Children.

It. Nina c. Van Wrinkle. head
We women's bureau OF the police
fe-a-tment. will be tried at 10
O'clock this morning by the police
trial board In the board room of
the District Building. Preparations
are being made to find a place for
all who expect to attend.
The charge that has been placed
against Mrs. Van Wrinkle is that
Of conduct preJudicial to the good
order, reputation and discipline OF
the Metropolitan ponce force" The
charge grew out OF the alleged re-
susal Of the lieutenant TO release
two young girls held a. the deten-
ton house. on orders from Inspector
Charles Evans.
Place d Changed.
The Interest shown by the public
in the case led the Commissioners
to change the place of trial from
the Police Court to the DIstric,
Buildins. Attorney :oGer ]. White
ford will handle the defense for
Mrs. Van Wrinkle. II was indicated
yesterday that the battle will CEN
ter around an order giving the
women's bureau exclusive authority
over children found away from
home and unable to give a good
sccount of themselves
More than twenty persons con-
nected with the case at the begin
ming will be called as witnesses
OF these approximately fifteen are
to be heard as witnesses for the
defense
Witnesses Called.
Among those summoned to ap-
pear for Mrs. Van Wrinkle are Ma,
Daniel Sullivan. superintendent OF
police: Capt. W. s. Shelby. admin
istrative aid to the superintendent
Miss Mary G. Gainey. pollcewOman;
H. W. Pywell. guard on the house
Of detention wagon; Det6 ctive
Sergts. Patrick O'Brien. Robert
Livingston and Fred Cornwell
Louisa r. Sank. policewoman: Edna
Johnston. superintendent of the
house Of detention; Inspector c. L.
Grant. head Of the detective bu-
reau: Maj Harry l.. GeSsford. for
mer head Of the police department
and A. Cloyd Gill. newspaperman.
) All the reports. records of inter-
Eiews. examinations of witnesses
and statements Of every character
and kind on file with the police de-
1artment relating to the case have
seen ordered to he given over to
he trial board. The board is COM
posed of Assistant Corporation
Cunsel w. w. wahly and Police
capts. c p. VI. Lord and l.. J. Stoll.
DR.. Katherine Bement Davis, of
he New York parole board. in an
,pen letter to Senator Calder, APP
b seals to him to do all he can tC
aid Mrs Nina Van Wrinkle in get
ing a fair trial. She states that
we feel that Mrs. Van Wrinkle has
,cquitted herself most creditably ir
piece OF pioneer work. and il
rould be great blow to our hopes
she were forced out of office"
A,iss Davis states that she finds il
Lizard to believe that Miss Van
Wrinkle is guilty of disobeying or
fers. and that if for any reason she
ad done so. it must have been un-
er the greatest pressure of cir
timstances and done solely as a
batter of principle.
She also says that all those in
crested in the protection of girls
nd women have watched Mrs. Van
asserts that in a cosmopolitan city
IKE Washington there could not
help but be prejudice against a
woman occupying a public position
3 responsible as Mrs Van Wrinkles