Evening journal., 1919-11-14

resolved, that officer Thomas L
! Zebley came to his death at the hous
known as No. sis East Sixth street
from gunshot wound by the hand OF
Lemuel Price, between ghe hours OF I'd
and If o'clock, on the morning Of No
vember 10, 1919
And be II further resolved that John
Price was aiding and abetting I'm the
crime. and both are hereby committed
without bail for the action Of the grand
jury.
"And be 10 further resolved that Ethel
Price, James Price and Roland smith
be held in $1,000 bail for appearance in
court"
That was the verdict OF Coroner Bull
locks jury last night, which sat in
the case OF Police officer Thomas l..
Zebley. slain yesterday while In per
formance Of his duty.
The jury convened at si2 o'clock and
the verdict was returned 30 minutes
later.
After hearing all OF the evidence. the
room was cleared. and after a confer
ence or five minutes. the shortest on
record in a capital crime in Delaware.
/ the verdict was returned.
| The witnesses called at the hearing
were: Officer John Manfreido. Ethel
Price, sister OF the Price brothers: DR..
Henry w. Briggs. Of the Delaware Hos
pital stan. and Sergeant John J. Fox.
The testimony OF both Ethel Price
and Offlcer John Manfreido was as d.
rect as evidence could possibly be, and
there is no hint OF the circumstantial
In any part OF the case.
The hearing was presided over by
Deputy Coroner Nichols, while Deputy
Attorney General Percy Warren Green
conducted the examination Of witnesses. 1
The jury consisted OF Harry w. Lowe.
foreman; William R. Miller, secretary
Samuel A. Mcdaniel. Thomas X. Parker.
Benjamin A. Groves, Edward II. Wright
and Joseph Jones.
The hearing commenced al si2
O'Clock. Patrolman John Manfreido
was the frst witness called and after
being sworn, testified that he saw Zeb-
ley fall Immediately after the shot was
fired, but did not see 0fleer Pierce
shot
Il went TO the house with Pierce and
Zebley 20 arrest the Negroes on a bur-
glary warrant" Manfreido testified. "I
went around the back way, while they
went in the front door. Onlcer Pierce
called me into the house, and l saw
Zebley with two men, and Pierce with :
Dne."
John and James Price were in their
and were putting up re-
sistance. Lemuel Price was clothed.
Zebley told me to hold John, Zebley
lad another man on the bed at the
line. While Zebley was In this posi-
son, saw a flash OF fre and heard
shot"
Deputy Attorney General Green heer
In whose hand was the revolver3"
1t was in Lemuel Prices hand" re-
lied Ohicer Manfreido, 'he shot on
er Zebley."
Did you see the weapon in LENS
and?" continued Mr.. Green.
Yes. I saw a flash OF blue metal in T
Is hand" was the answer. G
Msnfreido continued: After the g
rst shot John Price cried, Put It to 6
hem Two more shots were fired, Q
ut ] did not see them fired as / was y
J the middle room OF the house at b
lat time, and Officer Zebley was IN y
le front room. l ran out front, and b
len around 10 the back OF the house, q
here saw John Price running III
trough Pusey's coal yard" 1
Mr.. Green asked II Officer Manfredo S
as present at the examination OF Lem III
rice, at the detective bureau yester- 9l
ny afternoon. Officer Manfreido re- nj
Piled In the affirmative. He sald QI
Lem Price said, when examined by ~
e detectives: I shot Officer Zebley. I hi
cant to shoot at his legs He changed q
e statement that the officers had shot ~
him, which he made in the morning. 6f
At this examination, John also said, QI
cording TO Lemuers testimony. 81
hoot them" 6t
John was the man caught in Ches- nnI
- III
Lem shot him." 6I
Mr. Green asked: "Now. Ethel, tell 7lEE
, the story In your own way" Ethel 6t
Piled: 81 was in the doorway be- QC
cen the diningroom and kitchen, and ~
, officers and my brothers were 0G
estllng before the shot was fired. Qq
hn said Shoot them and Lem III
lched in his back pocket and shot 96
1ley." QQ
How many times did Lem shoot 888
1ley2" DO
Once" 89
he little Negress was a httle un- 81
geological in the order Of her mar QQ
i've. for she continued: III
Zebley shook John and said Come do
n me, you're under arrest John QQ
he was not going TO do no such a III
d. Then John said TO Lem, Shoot QQ
M" QQ
he girl then stated that after the 81
i shot was fired John had said QQ
in. Put IL 10 them" 48
went out then" continued the girl, DO
d did not see Lem shoot the officer IQQ
ce. was in one room and the Off III
was in the other, and Lem reached Q0
hand around the door, and shot l499
J. The officer fell on the bed in the l66
1t room and his hat rolled down the QQ
ar stairs. He lay there for awhile III
then crawled out Of the front Dol
r" Do
Did you see Zebley dead on the 81
hen floor??" asked Mr. Green. QQ
ies, sir, he was lying near the iH
e. LOO
Vas there any blood on the floor?" 99
les. sir Lem was gone, and John 66
sed.' 81
lad your brothers been going out 66tdj5