The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-22
PRICE DEF|ES COPS
To PROVE BURGLAR
STORY NOT True
Tells THE EVENING STAR in
Detail How He Grappled
with Armed Intruders.

Defying the police to disprOve his
story that he had n hand-tO-hand en-
counter with a burglar in She base-
mcnt of his home, DO Green street,
Frank A. Price gave a remarkable in
terview teIHE EVENING STAR today.
In telling his story, Price exhibited
numerous t wounds on his left arm
II a large scar on the right side of
his head. The police declare that these
wounds were self-inficted. out he in
sists that the burglar did the stabbing.
Prices statement follows:
at must nave been about 2:30 O'Clock
in the morning when l heard a noise.
l put on my bathrobe and slippers and
went downstairs. AS l entered the din
ing-room in the basement | stumbled
over a drawer from my desk. l thought
this was strange, and as | looked across
the room L saw what seemed to be a
shadow by the chiffonier. 1 wen over,
and the object suddenly rose and
grappled with me. r.
1--WE scuftled about the room and
finally reached the kitchen, where we
upset a table and fell. Fortunately
fell on top of him and then 1 remem-
Der feeling a singing sensation in MY
bead and on my arm. Then l got him
by the throat, and under his breath
heard him call and say slug him. /
distinctly remember feeling a severe
blow on the side of my head. Then I
remember nothing more.
Awoke Dazed.
when l aWoke they were gone and
l was dazed. ! summoned the police,
and Patrolman Felix Dunn, of the First
Precinct, was sent to the house.. He
looked around, found several footprints
on the fence and a razor in the yard.
My investigation showed that the three
doors leading to the yard were open
and that the netting at one of the
windows was ripped loose.
They certainly were ready to make
a clean job Dunn declared after his
Investigation. Then Detective Sergeant
Meehan, of headquarters, came to the
house. He made the same assertions.
Finally Detective Sergeant Tuite came
n he told me not to say anything to
the newspapers, but he gave out a dis
torted statement, in which he said my
story was nothing but a pipe and that
had attempted to commit suicide. |
nave no reason to take my life. 1t is
true that have been sick, but I have
every reason in the world to live"
When told of the statement that
Price had made, Acting Captain Tom
Connell, of the detective bureau, said:
III Price says that any one but him.
self inflicted those wounds he tells an
absolute untruth and he knows it.
VIII put DIR. l.. S. Hinckley, acting
ponce surgeon, on the stand on Tues
DAY when the case comes up again and
py ms testimony viii prove that Price
inflicted the wounds himself"
Not Cut, Says Doctor.
Police Surgeon DR.. l.. s. Hincklev
said to an EVENING STAR reporter
TO-DAY: There are no cuts on the body
or Young Price indicating that thew
were made by a razor. Everyone who
mas ever been cut by a razor knows
the deep wounds made by its slightest
touch. There are several scratches on
the mans body. but they could have
been inflicted by a safety pin or INV
thing that would leave a scratch.
Il did not examine the man as n
his mental condition, but noticed moth
Ing wrong with him. OF course T can.
not say why the marks were made ,inon
MS BODY, or why they are there. ]
car only give my opinion that he was
not subjected to razor thrusts or ,cuts -