Evening journal., 1919-11-14
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Leech who were only about 100 yards
behind the men when the shootin
started. Oflcer Paynter called ol
Fields TO throw up his hands, covering
him with his revolver at the same time
The Negro came from the alley say
ing he was shot and he was turned owe
to Onlcer Leech who called the polio,
ambulance. Fields was taken TO the
hospital. Hayes was pursued by Ofilcer
Paynter and a number OF white meu
but he escaped.
The whites. who had been Joined by
others, gave way 10 their feeling and
a few bricks We're thrown at the homes
OF Negroes in that section but with the
assistance OF additional patrolmen seni
TO the scene the crowds were dispersed
Prior 10 the shooting a crowd oil
white youths walking east on Eighth
street, threw a brick into a crowd OF
Negroes curslng them at the same
time. This caused a fight for awhile,
but the arrival OF the police quelled
this outbreak.
Several small-sized fist fights were
reported during the night from various
sections Of the city, but at IL o'clock
Chief Black and Captain Kelleher re-
leased the first turn men who had
been held as reserves at police head
quarters, IL being seen that their ser
vices were not needed and taht the sit
uation was well In hand.
Dramatic Arrest in Chester.
The arrest OF John Price in Chester
as he stepped from the Wilson Line
nwur ~
n charge OF Sergeant OF Detectives
Benson, after getting their tip from a
colored boy, hurried to that city in
automobiles which at times speeded
along the Philadelphia Pike at the
rate Of 70 miles an hour. Sergeant
Benson was accompanied by Detectives
Mahoney, Fairchilds and Patrolman
Sheehy. Once in Chester they made
for the boat wharf. first stopping at
the police station there. The Chester
police had already thrown out a drag
let for Price.
With Chief OF Police Davenport and
a squad Of detectives they went 10 the
wharf. The men separated, officer
sheehy and a Chester detective being
together on one side Of the wharf.
heir backs against a building.
The first passengers to alight from
The boat were a man and a woman and |
directly behind them came Price, |
smoking a cigarette, and uncOncerned. !
Oincer Sheehy, who knew the man, /
sprang at him with a revolver in his /
hand.
Showing the weapon against the Ne
yros throat. he said Throw I'D your
hands, Price broke at once, saying
4 did not kill Tom Zebley, Lem shot
him"
The other officers closed In on the
Negro and he was searched. An auto
matte revolver that had been stolen
from the w. H. Hartlove gun store,
Vas found In his pocket, but II con-
aimed no bullets.
Price was hustled into an automo-i, 7,
lie and a start was made for this
ity. AS the party left Chester, Price
tarted 10 cry and he mOaned aloud .
n the entire trip that he was afraid
e would be lynched. At times he
egged the officers TO protect him, say .
lg he had no part In the killing OF
he offlcer.
The fact that the automatic pistol '
lrried by John Price was new and had v
ever been discharged, and was OF a G
mailer calibre than that which killed z
ebley, convinced the authorities here o
lat Lemuel had shot the two patrol
en. u
Word OF the arrest OF John Price 3
bread quickly and Chief OF Police z
lack. who had Just returned from the h
arshes near Edge Moor, hurried TO the q
late line with other officers 10 pro- Il
ct the Negro from harm No attempt la
as made to mOlest the prisoner. and
hen he arrived at the police station In
: was taken at once TO the Detective
lreau where Attorney General David
Reinhsrdt, Deputy Attorney Generals pl
'een and Speakman, and Sergeant OF &c
electives Green were quizzing Lemuel
ice and the others who had been hs
rested as witnesses.
This questioning continued through hl
It the afternoon, first one and then
e other Of the Negroes being quizzed, ar
d then the three brothers were An
ought face TO face. The stories told IN
the various prisoners were then in
ken up piece by piece and after the N
rider had been definitely described m
Lemuel, John, James and Ethel tb.
Ice and Roland Smith, who is held vol
bail as a witness. the State and city ,b,
icials began questioning the prison ,
as to the various robberies com ~.
tied In The past few weeks. u.
according TO Sergeant Green, the men a.
lfessed to the stealing OF guns and 20 80
munition from the w II. Hartlove ~
] store, at Third and French streets, 4.
drygoods store Of Ida Greenbaum, e -.
Fourth and Walnut streets, the Wolf ,h. ~
Sugarman grocery store, at No. SIG VI si'
uce street, the garage Of Philip ].
nc, In Stockton street. and that Of
Drge l.. Vernon. at Thirteenth and ',S, az,
nall streets. 10 was also said today d
I the Negroes were concerned IN y
er robberies here and perhaps the YET
lck on an italian fruit vender. in :.
& street. last week, when two Ne
es struck him over the head with a me
inner. rep
fter the officials had questioned the 1--WE
e brothers they were placed in two lhe
)moblles and in charge Of Chief OF Wre
Ice Black. Police Captain David War Jon
Sergeant Green of the detective rea'
EAU. Sergeant Mcbride and Patrol LeD
McAteer started for Philadelphia.
y arrived there within an hour and IeD
alf and were turned over 10 the
adelphia authorities for safe keep TT
le prisoners win be kept there ratl
| the special term OF the Court OF =
: and Terminer convenes next VIII
rsday. Today Sergeants Green and said
ION went 10 the Quaker city TO in KIND
lew the prisoners and endeavor TO then
re from them more information III