Evening journal., 1920-11-09
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may have an opportunity to prepare
for the formal hearing in court.
The reward offered by the State,
according TO the police department,
which issued the circular sent broad
cast at the time Of Prices escape,
was $500. OF which $1,000 was Of
fered by the State, and $500 by the
trustees OF the New Castle County
Workhouse.
Attorney-General Reinhart went 10
Dover this morning to confer with
Governor Townsend as TO a further
extension OF the repreve for Price.
The Governor had mot arrived In
Dover up to noon.
Price was arrested early yesterday
morning while skulking along a dark
street in Birminghma. He was well
dressed and carried a suit case filled
with clothes. Investigation showed
he had robbed a clothing store, doff-
ing his old clothes and putting on a
new suit. The goods, stolen from the
Winter Clothing Company, Of Blrm-
ingh am, are said to be worth about
1926.
The Negro admitted he had broken
into the store but gave his name a.
Richard Harris" Detectives Sullivan
and Brown. OF Birmingham, by a com
parisOn Of finger prints discovered the
prisoners Identify as Price. The sup
posed Harris" freely admitted he
was Price and told OF the murder OF
Zebley and his escape from the
Workhouse.
The nrst word OF the capture OF
Price was contained in kilograms re-
ceived by the police department early
Yesterday afternoon The iirst LEFT
the Identity OF the Negro In doubt
but the second stated he had con-
fessed he was the fugitive being
sought.
II. C. Brown, superintendent OF
criminal Investigation at Birming-
ham, shortly after 4 o'clock wired TO
the Wilmington police Your Lem
uel PRICE,, Number 932; II, Num-
ber S33-in custody. Finger prints
follow"
Chief Black at once wired the
Birmingham police asking whether
reQuisAlon papers would be neces-
sary, and received the following
answer:
'Iemuel Price admits identity and
murder policeman your city Send
for him"
Atiorney-General Relnhardt re-
quested Chief Black personally to go
after Price. Chief Black and Ser
geant Benson are due In Birmingham
tomorrow afternoon, and are expect
ed In Wilmington on Friday night or
Saturday morning, with Price, on his
way 10 the gallows 10 pay the PEN
atty OF his crime after a life OF law
D'orA'ilS on November is, 1919. Patrolmen
Thomas Zebley and Harry Pierce en-
tered the Price home. Si7 East Sixth
street. in search OF Negroes suspected
OF committing burglaries. Lemuel
Price and John Price, his brother,
were In the room. When Zehlcy az
tempted TO place Lemuel under ar
rest, the latter rolled on a lounge, Sc
cured a revolver, and shot and killed
him. Pierce was wounded when he
attempted TO draw his gun.
Lemuel was caught shortly after
wards hiding In a house In the neigh
borhOOd. His brother was captured
as he stepped of Wilson Line boat
at Chester.
Lemuel was sentenced in one Of the
speediest trials ever held in this city,
on December ?. His hanging wai sci
for January 9.
While The remainder OF the con.
victs were at lunch. Lemuel Price
who from previous sentences at The
workhouse had learned OF the prisons
construction, escaped from the death
cell The locks OF the door 10 his
cell and corridor are said TO have
been faulty. Making his way 10 the
storeroom the condemned man Sc
cured a coat a cap and a bag OF
nour. With the sack over his shoul-
der, he rang the bell 20 The outer
prison door. The clerk In the war
den's ofllce opened Il, believing the
man 20 be one OF those working on
the farm outside the prison. Price
walked outside and out OF sight
BloOdhounds tried TO pick up his
trail, a number OF posses searched
the countryside, and his description
was sent broadcast through the coun-
try. The easy escape OF man SEN
tenced 10 be hanged resulted In g
grand jury Investigation OF the Work
house. AS a result OF its ilndlnc,
Warden Richard Cross was dismissed
and many changes In the regulation.
lof the institution were made. Mean.
lwhile, Lemuel dropped out OF sight