Evening journal., 1919-12-30
lhe snrronndIne counLryslde.

police. Captain Wardle at once notified
Chief Black. Orders were Issued 70 /
cover all roads and railroad stations. IN
the meantime Sergeant OF Detectives
Green started notifying every ponce
department within a radius OF thirty +
miles by phone OF the escape. ChieI
Black had kilograms bearing a descrip- /
| llon OF Price, sent TO those places that
had been notified previously by tele- !
phone.
Members OF the police motorcycle
squad were detailed 20 The roads
throughout the countryside. watch
being maintained for signs OF aban-
doned automobiles. 10 was thought that
Price might take TO flight in a stolen
automobile, he being able to operate
one.
other palrolmen hurried 20 the known
haunts Of the Price boys In this city.
Everyone who entered those houses
was carefully looked over Sergeant or
Detectives Green, accompanied by
Stale Detective Mccoy fastened to
Media In an automobile. where
search OF the home OF Prices father
was made. No trace Of the man was
found there however
In the meantime. posses Cnder ChieI
Warden Cross hurried to Hockessin and
other places in that section. while the
searching parties. under other guards
AT the WOrkhOuse. hurried to kennet1
Square. Automobiles bearing Negries
There were met on the roads were
lsiopped and searched, 10 being thought
that Price might have had confederates
Awaiting outside with a machine.
News Of Prices escape caused much
excitement in this city and newspaper
offices and police station officials were
beselged with telephone calls. Rumors
were numerous and every clu was
run down by the anxious officers.
Attorney-General David J. Relnhardt
who prosecuted the case at the time or
Prices conviction, was one OF the hrst
Ia arrive at the Office Of Chief Black,
AVID ne remained there for sometime In
conference with the police authorities.
Word was received az 9 o'clock, from
Newark. that the conductor OF an eX-
nress train. bound for Baltim,re, had
/ thrown off a telegram for the Balti-
D more authorities to the effect that a
4 Negro who had boarded the train at
4 Kiamensl. had refused to pay his fare
. and threatened 20 Kill the conductor.
Z Nothing has been heard OF that clue
, since. however.
The murderer. who is % years Of
/. age. was born in Media, where his
father now resides. He is OF dark
lbrovn complexion, has black hair, is
Ave feet six inches In height, weighs
40 mounds and has a fair education
7 The Negro has spent considerable time
In prison and was released from the
workhouse last June, after serving a
z term for robbery.
e price was convicted at a special ses-
e sion Of the Court Of oyer and Termi-
ner on December on a charge Of muir
D der and was sentenced to be hanged on
| January Q. The Jury was out at his trial
seven minutes. John Price. an older
10 brothcr. who was present at the time
= Patrolman Thomas L. Zebley was muir
a dered by Lem, pleaded guilty TO a
. charge OF assault with intent to COM
Z. mit murder, and he was given the
l. maximum sentence, twenty years I'M
o prisonment and a fine OF oi,OOO. John
price. according TO workhOuse officials
was not near his brothers cell, anC
\ there could have been no collusiin De
70 tween them.
y 'The murder 6f Oflcer Zebley and the
!. shooting Of Patrolman Harry c. Pierc'
q followed the arrest Of Lem, James an'
" John Price, three brothers, at thei
home, No. SiS East Sixth street, for Nari
Gus rObberies committed during sep
D. tsmber, October and November. Len
S. Price. according 70 the testimony pro
E. duced at the trial, worked ms wa.
~ from the front room OF MS nome 10
Is couch in the kitchen, pulling once
pr Zebley with him, when he grabbed
he revolver from a couch andsshot zen
at ley. The Negro then shot Patroiihu
Pierce twice.
pr John AIanfredo. a former patrolman
er who was with the two patrolmen a
as the price home, ran from the nous
Is at the time Of the shooting, ana as
le result he was discharged from Tn
police force recently, after the polio
g, Commission had sustained charges o
y neglect OF duty, which had been place.
m against him.
~ ~ Following the shooting. Lem and Johl
~ Price escaped from their home onl
~ y, 10 be captured after an exciting ma
~ hunt participated in by every patrol
:, man in the city. as well as hundreds .
=. citizens. Lem was captured by Patrol
:, man Ted" Mcdaniel in the secon
y, floor at No. Q Decatur street, where h
~ had taken refuge. John Price was ar
W rested as he stepped from @ Wilso
Line boat at Chester by a squad q
n Wilmington and Chester policemen
s5u The feeling against the Prices tn
&c day of the murder, November i3, wa
Ol strong, and the two brothers wer
w taken to City Hall, Philadelphia, fo
y; safe keeping. they being removed
.u that city by Chief OF Police Black an
10 a number Of officers in automobile
Gu that night.
II The Prices were brought baC
II severbl days later and kept at q
ca workhouse until the special session
ay the oyer and Termner Court col
~ vened.
'u' When the case was called William
m Hilles and Robert II. Richards were a
ne signed them as counsel. The jury
'e- the case was out but seven minut
,,, iu when 1t retuned with a verdict
llu guilty OF murder in the first degree
DC the case Of Lem Price The State dr0
ped the murder charge against Jol
III Price. it being shown that he had n
VI fred at the two patrolmen. He plea
q ed guilty TO the charge OF assault wi
ma intent 20 commit murder.
ne Within fifteen minutes after the g
ter cape Of Price had been reported 10 q
gro trustees Of the workhouse, II. All
ass Hilles, the president. announced that
ma reward Of $500 would be TRid for q
Ut capture Of the Negro.