Evening journal., 1919-12-31
Detectiues Nay BE On Clue
That viii Land Price

ation Of The police Of the surrounding
towns and are hopeful that Price viii
be apprehondcd.
"This forenoon conference Of Gov
ernor John G. Townsend and The trus-
Toes was held. Governor Townsend
stated that he had offered on behalf Of
the stale a reward OF $1,000 which is
In addition to the $500 offered by the
trustees fo- the recapiure OF Price.
"The trustees want TO express their
appreciation OF the energetic cooper
alton Of the state detective and the
members Of The Wilmlngton city police.
-"They viii also request the assist
ance OF .he Attorney General in ascer-
tanning the persons responsible for The
prisoners escape The whole subject
Is stlll under Investigation
Run Down Many Clues.
Although about foriy-cieht hours
have elapsed since Price managed TO
gain his freedom, state, County and
City authorities Of Chester. Delaware
and Philadelphia counties in Pennsyl-
y0nia have been unable 20 locate Price.
Glue after clue has been run down
Yesterday rumors were thick, II being
reported from Dover. COatesvllle, New
ark and throughout this city, that a ne
gro answering Prices description had
been seen. In each instance investiga-
, ilon showed the rumors TO be ground
less.
Detective Sergeant Green and Deteo-
tives Riley and Kempsh responded to
call from a farmhouse near Hockes-
sin last night shortly after 9 o'clock.
The informant notified the detectives
that a man had slept IN his barn Mon
day night as an impression was lefi
in the hay and 70 also was suspected
that one OF The cows had been MIXED
before the farmer had gotten up
The detectives hurried % Tho farm
IN an automobile but failed TO find any
clue that Price had been there.
The police investigated rumor ia
the effec, that man answering the
description OF Price. accompanied by
another man, had entered a house on
sixth street, three doors from where
Price had killed Patrolman Zobley Sew
eral policemen went 10 the house, but
20 was found that an innocent man and
woman instead OF two men had entered
the home.
That there have been several escapes
from the Workhouse within recent
years Is admitted by the trustees. T.
Allen Hllles. president OF the Board
said that only two men had escaped
from the workhouse building, although
number Of men had flcd, leaving from
gangs OF prisoners employed on The
roads Among those who have NED
from the workhouse recently are Thos
Welsh, white. Who was sentenced ia
1--WE years Imprisonment for numbering
Sophie Hayes. Welsh pleaded guilty ia
charge OF manslaughler, but he re-
malned at the workhouse only six
weeks after being sentenced. lie escap-
ed while working as a stonemason on
the new barn on the Workhouse farm
bud" Lendlnaugh, a negro automo-
bile operator whose car ran down and
killed small child on the Phlladel-
phia pike, serving a term for man
slaughter, remained at the Workhouse
nut two or three days when he escap-
cd from a gang OF workmen on the
farm
In addition a number OF other shor,
term prisoners have escaped IN the past
year. but they were employed at he
time in gangs
Police officials today realized that
statements by Price at the time OF his
arrest for the murder OF patrolman Zeb-
lev. that he would never hang, were
made IN all earnestness. These asser-
tlons were made shortly after his ar
rest. when one OF tho local officers told
Price at the city prison that he was
going 10 get a front seat al the hang
ING. Price answered with a sneer. you
ain0 never going to see me hang In
Philadelphia. where he was taken for
safety in order that he could not be de-
livered from the local authorities in
case Of rlotlns, Price told the detectives
that he would not be hanged.