Evening journal., 1919-12-05
SAY MANEREDO
IGNORES ORDERS
Suspended Officer Fails TO
Report Daily TO Police
Headquarters
EXPLAINS ACTIONS
AT ZEBLEY SHOOTING


Patrolman John Manf.edo. who was
suspended by Chief Of Police Black on
Wednesday night or charges OF neglect
Of duty and who was ordered to report
to police headquarters twice daily un-
IN the charges are heard next Tuesday,
has so FAR failed to report. Il was re-
ported yesterday that Manfredo had de-
clared he did not intend 90 report 10
police headquarters while under sus-
pension.
u was also slated that In addition 20
being charged with neglect OF duty,
Manfredo Is charged with being twenl
eight minutes late in reporting for duty
last Tuesday. Whether an additional
charge growing out Of his refusal
report 10 headquarters daily un,li tried
on the charges will be pressed is MT
known.
Officers Manfredo and Norman W..
Brown, who were with Onlccr Irhlry
prior TO the murder Of Zebley by Lem.
Price, Negro. now under seEicnc3 Jf
death. have issued the following stale
ments about the cases:
ManfredO, In making a statement, re-
lated what occurred In the Price home,
No sis East Sixth street, November Is,
stating "Zebley. Pierce and ! were In
the back room Zcbley grabbed Lemuel
Price. Pierce had Jim Price and ! had
John. Suddenly, Lem shot Zebley.
Pierce and ] both ran out Of the room
for fear he would get Us the same way.
That was the way left anyway. Pierce
and / ran toward the front and as we
did Lem Price shot Pierce twice and
he shot fast.
Neither Pierce nor ] had our guns
out. Our coats were butt0ned tightly
and It was no time 10 90 fishing for
guns with Price shooting that way. As
soon as ! got out Of the room. / got
out my gun. but Lem had already ran
out OF the house through the back
door. SO / kept on out the front way
IN order 10 head him on. / turned into
the narrow alley between the Price
house and the graveyard and saw Lem
uel running through Lord street to-
ward the Pusey coal yard. but could
not get a shot at him because OF the
fence. Besides, several other men were
in the way. ! lost Price In that coal
yard II Pierce and had had our guns
handy Il would have been a different
story"
The following statement was made
last night by officer Norman Brown:
From what hear from some OF my
friends, efforts are being made to put
me in a bad light in connection with
the murder Of Tom Zebley and there
seems 20 be some misapprehension
about my conduct during that affair.
While Zebley and Pierce entered the
house where the shooting took place,
was instructed by Patrolman Zebley to
remain one block away with the patrol
wagon for two reasons. lie did moi
want 20 scare away the Price brothers
? by giving them warning OF his ap-
roach when they saw the patrol wagor
and there was q prisoner, George Lewis
who had been arrested for receivln.
stolen goods from the Prices in tn
wagon who had 10 be guarded.
| Il. therefore. stayed with the wagor
and as my motor was running, ] die
not hear any shots. PatrOlman Man
fredo did not come ont TO me In the
wagon and inform me that Zebley anC
/ Pierce had been shot as one statement
declared A young man told me there
was shooting going on IN the house
and later another man informed me
/ Pierce had been wounded. ! waited 10
handcuff the prisoner to the wagon and
was about 10 start for the house wher
another passerby said IL was no use "a
20 over to the house as the Negro who
/ had done the shooting had fled up tho
railroad tracks towards the Jackson s
sharp plant.
Returning to the wagon. / drove
/ of towards the Jackson and SharT
plant. hoping TO be Of some assistance
! there hut when ! saw none Of my fel'
! low officers I went 10 the police sta
tion with my prisoner.