The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03

Colorsdo's senior senator, used his utmost
| powers Of argument and eloquenoe, but the
case was 30 plain that the jury could not
help themselves and rendered a verdlot Of
murder in the first degree.
This only called out more strenuous eff
| forte In behalf Of the unfortunate foreigner.
Petitions and letters poured down upon
! Governor McCook, aud finally the sentence
was committed TO life Imprisonment.
A few days later Pryoe was placed in
| the penitentiary, and while he was await
ing execution jaH-break was effected at
| Canon City, In which, among eight others,
a noted murderer, @. r. Wetherell, got
away. This was on May 20. 1874, and
| luckily for Pryce he was not with them,
| for they were all speedily recaptured, sew
| eral of them being shot down Ia the chase.
Warden Rudd then had charge Of the
| penitentiary, and according TO the report
| filed that year he employed one turn
key and three guards This jail-brea how
ever resulted in his retirement and the ap-
| pointment OF David Prosser on June II,
| 1874, by Acting Gov. Jenkins. These
were the stormy political days in which the
| United States Senate was fighting over
Gen. McCook's ratification as territorial
| governor of Colorado. His nomination
was confirmed on June 10, 1874
So Pryce remained in jail and was for
gotten by all except bis friends until May
| %, 1882, when the announcement was made
that he had starved himself TO death rather
than work.
A coffin was taken from the prison and
buried. II was said to contain Pryoe's
wasted form. A few who remembered the
great trial followed the outcast's alleged
funeral.
Whom did they bury2
Now, after ten more years, comes back a
we'll known English resident of Colorado,
whose word for over twenty years In this
state has been recognized and honored, who
says that he met Pryce some time ago in
London, and that the funeral of 1852 was
only fakei
"There can be no doubt about 10 at ALL"
says Leonard Hunter, wealthy ranchman
who lives in the southern part Of the state,
not far from Ouray. 81 knew Pryce in Eng
land when he was boy knew Of him in
Colorado, for he use to loaf now and then
at my ranch and OF course l remember all
about his trial and supposed death. Well,
occasionally | 60 back homo aud always
stay awhile in London. The last time / was
over, not very long ago, strolled into
club house one night with some friends and
who should l see but Pryoe. Icouldn't poe
ssbly have been mistaken. be saw me, too,
and recognized me right away.
"My first thought was for my own safety,
for he was always pretty desperate kind
of fellow, and 1t flashed across my mind
that he might xiii me right there IL he
thought there was any danger Of my giving
up bis secret. But he just stared at me a
moment as II dared, and then got hastily
up from the table and left the place with-
out raising his head 70 look at me again.
"You can never make me believe that
Pryce is dead any more. He was there sure
enough sitting at the table playing cards
aud thinking nothing about Colorado or
Canon City or anything else bus blue and
| red chips.
Mr.. B.unter has told of his remarkable
! meeting of Pryce TO no more than one. An
ex-shertf of Custer county knows the story
and knew Pryce. 81 used 20 see him In the
| peuItentiary,n he said to your correspond
emit, "and they told me how he had tried to
starve himself. He certainly didn't look
much like q starving man.
"Once when / took a prisoner In / saw
| him waiting on the table, and another time
| l remember seeing him writing In the Office
| guess he Is still alive" Another WELL
known private detective OF this city knows
che facts Of Pryce's romance and Is quietly
investigating, although on whose behalf he
| declines to say.
The story Is probable that Pryce is still
alive. In 1882, when, according TO the
penltentiary record, he is said TO have died,
Henry NJ. Teller was Secretary Of the In
| terror and Gov. Pitkin then held the
executive chair in Colorado. There Was