Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31
down over his face they did not recognize


One Of the two 'trustiea" said to Price,
jokinely, IL there In anything IN here you
want and don't SEC it, iust ask for IL. The
| fugitive made no fnply, but picked up the
bag Of -four and started out. As he
started out tho other "tristy" remarked
THAT looks like Lem Price" and his
partner replied: "Man, you're dream
/ ing" That ended their conversation, but
| the man with the cap drawn over his face
was Price, il later developed
PRESIDENT HILrms EXPLAINS GUARD sTs~
TEN
T. Allen ffilles, president Of tho board
of trustees, said today that after the man
| guilty of aiding in the escape has been
discovered, general and thorough review
will be made of the system Of guarding
prisoners and tho discipline OF the inatitn-
ton He aaid that tho number Of escapes
from the worlkhouse was one Of the sub
jccts discussed Yesterday
MIR IIllcs further added that Prices
escape is the second from the institution
proper in tie four years that Captain
{ rose bas been warden there. lie said
there had iccn number to get away from
road gangs and the prison farm, but that
most of these have been returned ilo
said that certain amount Of escapes are
tAhtAfAttg atf4tANEA hfF9%b IN = ttafh.st "a
the selection of PRISONERS for the 0utsifle
work He explained that theso men are
placed ON their honor, hut that conpara-
tively few violate their liberties. Those
who do, when apprehended, are rcscn-
fenced md are not given another chance.
Mr. Ifillcs saId that most criticism that
the board nf trustees gets IS That they do
not allow prisoners sufficient privileges,
and that WHEN anything like the Price
affair takea place, Il makes them feel like
they are going too far
Warden Cross also explained today Tint
Price escape IS the second from tho m
sfitufloh proper aince he has been war
den whch period ia four years. The iIrst
was Ira ftif, who lad leon cent ~ from
Kent county, for examination, over year
ago Ilc was mover appreaended.
Captain froee SAID that there have
been sovcn escapes from the farm the
year lie added that all these men were
short terrucre
considerable dscusaion was hoard r.
ccntly, when William II Mccoy, wbo SHOT
and killed his VIE NJ thur home, SO
West Seventh street appeared st ms
home Captain rose explained that
Met nv WIS accompanied bvf ,uard ,e0rgr
Wainwright aud that hc cont Nix ny into
the city r. got tools. n they we're q br
used hut q short time, and vas cheaper
- dD this thar ta purchase the inola
Me- ov IL carpenter and had thesc tools
NJ ils awn homo
i,etnuol Trlco had aeqcrfcd several
tunes aince hc murdered Policeman Ieh-
Icy that he would never hc hanged, Il #
SAID Iheae assertions we're made shortly
after his arrest, when ono II the local
officers told Price Mt the citY prison tbat
be was going to get a front scat ~ the
hanging l'fiee answered wlth gpoer.
.You ant never going 10 sf.n me hang
In Philadelphia, where he was taken for
safety m order that hc could not bo de-
liverod from the local authorities IN rasn
of rlnting rriec told tic detectives that
be would not be hanged
sApYpEt. cEuE FAILS
Detective Sergeant Bcnann was mott
f}ed t,y telephone this morning about 2
o'cIosk that there was a Negro on Tire
I}clawarc railroad tram from the south
,lile hero at 10 Is. who toarded i ~
CLAYTON coming from NaTYdf Officer
Coles of the railroad thntgbt hts actions
were bSDlcrnils and that he might ~ the
ESCAPED convict Sergeant BENSON was tt
French street station when the train
came IN, but was disappointed, m the man
proved 10 10 not taC one NaGL-G- W uIs
his actions were suspicious, and hc seem
ri 20 be shielded by some Negro women
v no were on the train he was nnt taken
custody. although i waa thought possible
that he might be wanted somewhere ei.c-
He u about the same ahade of black ~
Price. but Is younger and ahol4t three
inches taller. and of lighter build
Pictures Of Lem Price, front and profile
views. made for the rogIes gallery. while
h. VS. awaiting trial for the killing d
Policeman Iebiey. together with com
plete description of the Negro, have been
sent broadcast by the locaI police and
detective i partncnts The description
accompanying the pictures gives hl- 1ge
rs .13 ycars height , feet = +. inches II
bare feet, Weight III pounds browa skin
smooth ebavcn rough face dressed At time
Of bis escape IL dark gray coat ard tro -
rs with small hIask pln stripe dark cap,
heavy black brogan shoes.
The clothes worn ~ Price st the time
OF hls escape were hot Of convict stripe.
hut OF i cloth known As kentucky Jeans,
with pm stripes
tngeF prints of Prce were sent out
with the photographs and description.