Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-22
Circulation Every On7O
Fvenrn. Yesterday ! 81 IS
wFpNEsLAl JANUARY %. 1919
This Crime Should he Avenged.

This crime Should he Avenged.
During thc night 81 "Wednesday, .lsnu
ary l, Of this wear. horrId crlmc oi mur
der was committed near our clty i
hsd ts inception within cur municipa
hnnts, the dc,1hsh schcmss uf the mur
derer - murderers hr,lng started a ~
automobile garage III Nllminrtou
The rmc started m telephone cal
~ lpca aragc Tor the scrvle, q ~
automobilc howard " Lace, ar
employc of the concern, responded j.,
went. . doubt without the slightest aP-
prchcnsion There was ~ suRpcsi,on Il
danger n the service IIc answered thu
call as b. had answered many Others,
without The ,heho>f rNpcctatinn ~ danger
- nts hir
l'ut. during hat iateiul seryicc, How
aid ". Lacey wus hrut ~ murdered
someone ii the vchlclc with him heat
han. a. death .Thy circumstances IT.
tending IL ,rimc arc unknown Al
that IS rnsltiy y thar The automobile
was di'covcrvd shandcncd and partly
wrecked, the ncSt morning nd that
Iaccys body Vas found. stark nd st,T
IN desth. slnnesldc the road
\ crlme Of this character is most ab-
horrent II fairly startlcs the community
When human lIic can he taken ~ this
summary manner, no persons can feel
assured az reasonable safety And il Is
one u those crimes that call for the most
sSsiduous and persistent efforts II the
ocsl au;horitics 81 pprchend ~, rcrpe-
rators and h-ing 'hcm 10 lls'cc Tor .
nc Of this character = = unay cnecd
WOULD hc menace - oar pcopic
thus ~ oar rotrc authontle> ae> >pne
persistent efforts hsv, hccn lnsh.c Ia
ol,co,cf inc slightest clue 10 the perp~tra-
or or rc7-trsto-S q 'h!, appalling crIu .
Tho, arc stili a. vorA ma still are uors-
mr. m inc dark viii NJ evidence that
seems 10 point 10 the night tran
Nor nss ar Cny Council. ~, aGmInis-
trative tndy nf cur municipal govern
meni. deemed 1t even desirable t. rivc
n, slightest Consideration t. thIs most
atiocious cunlc rs inst duty should
have bocn to cooperate WITH tic rohcc
Defsrtrcn, l., tic offer oi d financial
ieuara ior Information that would lcad
r. tft srcst aLo ton,1e,ion q tic guilty
part But = nsde NOT the -Lghtest
move n tins direction. - ~ ss ltl
CourciI 4 concerned The people arc NOT
awa'' 'na' 'his swfl ,rime tos stried
ne members - the remote extent Or
tnat II bas msoe aul moro lmp,ession
uTou the TnInos - ne members than sic
drawing 81 iher MONTH, saIauee
Md IN addition 70 TINS amazing dls-
egaro u public interests n respect of an
rpsihnr crlne that calls aloud fpr
iuu,shinent, It vIll be rccaucd tha, Cuy
{ ouncil has been Negligent foi years Ia
sspcct Of tic needs % our Pohce Depart
nen i nae refused - fnsko the ap-
propristions necessary 10 The Insinter,-
bre n az enlarged rolcc force. 70 an
extent neceesitated by ,ne quantity Of
territory 10 to covered ana the financial
Importance and value OF the property 10
bo protected
And now, with thr hornd crimc, this
most appalling murder nearly month
old. City Council has not made move 10
further The cause Of justice Lycn tie
most commendable action 81 tn Voter.
NonPauRsn League in offering r.
ward of one thousand dollars for inforua-
non bot would lead - the arrest and con-
,.ctipr y The guilty partles failed 70 even
>tir 'ho artcntion 81 Cty Counul Ap-
parcntly j was 10 business ii itN Coup-
chs. 50 fsf - the mcmbcIs ol LAT Icdy
IRE concerned let our peaceful citizens
bc brutally murdered while III The pursuit
q thcT Icgular avocatlons What busi
ness is that of City Councils?
NV. livery Evening second. the n1oAe
Of the Non-Partissu Voters Lcagu, 10 III,
matter Of offering reward for inforrna-
tIon that will lead 10 the apprehension
md conviction y these brutal murderer,
Vi Howard N Lacey 1T, Ever, IzcIlina