Legal and Law
Information about legal issues and law in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1929, The Black Swan; "The Libby Lion;" article written by the son of R. R. "Dick" Turner, describing his boyhood and experiences with his father. Notes that his Dick Turner was "on the staff of General Winder, with the rank of Captain
1936-10-10, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Man given 60 days for stealing brass from the Tredegar Iron Works
1944-09-08, Richmond News Leader; “real clues” in the Tredegar murder case, which the police refuse to divulge; $500 reward posted for information leading to arrest; ballistics study of the fatal bullet to be made
1944-09-08, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more details on the Tredegar murder case - $500 reward offered. Still no suspects
1944-09-09, Richmond News Leader; “settling basin” near the Pattern Building drained, looking for murder weapon in Tredegar Murder Case
1944-09-10, Richmond Times-Dispatch;More details in the Tredegar murder case: Police are draining the “settling basin” behind Tredegar in search of the murder weapon of J. E. Krengel
1944-09-11, Richmond Times-Dispatch; More details on the Tredegar murder: drainage of the basin does not turn up the murder weapon; police believe the killer knew Krengel
1944-09-12, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more details on the Tredegar murder case: police admit they have no clues, but will continue to search – ballistics report on the bullet has not yet been completed
1944-09-13, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more details in the Tredegar murder case: .22-caliber pistol found at Tredegar – ballistics testing underway to determine if it is the murder weapon; details of the will of Mr. Krengel, including property addresses
1944-09-14, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Tredegar workers boost reward for information on the recent murder to $725. Detectives re-checking the pattern building for clues, but the dust is too thick – questioning of employees continues

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