The Washington times., 1922-04-07
DECLARES
D|DN' 7
To
HIM
Told Him She Wished to Verify
New York Police Report
on Girls.

II don't think Lieutenant VaH
Winkle would deliberately violate
any order knosoinglv.
II believed IN the sincerity Of
Lieutenant Van Winkle then, /
al'odys have, and do no1o.'
These Endorsements of the head
of the Woman's Bureau. now on
trial on charges of conduct preiu-
dicial to the good order of the
police force. constituted one of
the outstanding features of the
hearing today before the police
trial board.
The speaker was Inspector
Charles A. Evans, who had made
the formal complaint against Mrs.
Nina C. Van Winkle.
Violated No Order.
The further declaration by the in.
spector that Mrs. Van Wrinkle had
not violated any order from him in
connection with the release on March
23 of two girls who were placed in
the House of Detention by the Detec-
tive Bureau caused no little surprise.
In fact, no evidence was submitted
to indicate that the woman police
chief had violated any order.
The board room of the District
building was filled with friends Of
Mrs. Van Wrinkle, most Of them wom-
en- interested In social service work
In the District.
Assistant Corporation Counsel W.
II. Wahly, chairman of the police
trial board, conducted the investiga-
ftnn Affnrno1r
peared as counsel for Mrs. Van
Wrinkle.
Witnesses heard this morning
were Detective Sergeant Fred Corn
well, night superintendent Of the
detective bureau; Assistant Superin.
tendent and Inspector Charles A.
evans, who has general supervision
over the house of detention, which
houses the woman's bureau, and
Major and Superintendent Daniel
sullivan. They appeared in the
order named
Albert w. Pell, father Of the one
of the girls detained at the house
of detention, is in the city, and IL
was announced would appear as
a witness.
CornwelI Testifies.
Sergeant Cornwell said that he
was on duty on the night Of March
22, when, about midnight, a long.
distance telephone call from Mrs.
Pell at Brooklyn requested that the
police. take In custody her daughter
and another girl friend. The girls
had left home several days prior to
that time, came to Washington.
been stranded, and telegraphed
their parents for money on which to
return home. A similar message
came from the New York police
headquarters.
Detective Sergeants Livingston
and O'Brien were sent to Union
Station, where the girls were taken
in custody. Later they were taken
to the house of detention.
About $50 o'clock on the morn.
ing-March 23-Pell called Ser
geant Cornwell over the telephone,
asked II the girls had been appre-
hended. and stated he and the
father OF one OF the girls had come
He told Cornwell that they were
eager to return to New York as
early as possible because of the
pressure OF private business.
Mrs. Edna L. Johnson. superin-
tendent Of the house OF detention,
was called over the telephone by
Cornwell and told to release the
girls. She refused TO do so. Mrs.
Van Wrinkle. she said, had ordered
her to hold them.
Cornwell then called Inspector
Evans and was told by the inspector
to tell Mrs. Johnson that he, the
inspector. ordered their release.
She again refused, and the inspector
Cot !. touch Yith Mrs' Van winki@