Evening journal., 1920-11-13

Handcuffed TO Ohicf OF Police Black
and Objective Robert j.. Benson,
Lcmuel Price. Negro murderer OF
patrolman Thomas l.. Zebley arrived
here al go O'Clock This morning,
the frst anniversary OF the killing OF
the r0lrolman and the serious wound
ing OF patrolman Harry j. Pierce.
During The time he had bocn at large
following his escape from the Work
housc. on December o last. while
awaiting execu, ION. pr o. had travel d
through several southern States and
across The ocean twice.
Price. who Was arrested last Mon
/ day morning In Birmingham, Ala.
on a charge OF larceny. was greeted
at French street Station by a squ'c
Of detectives and police officers, IA,
very ones who had engaged In M'
man hunt In ue swamps on the cas-
side Of this city a year ago, after h'
had run from his home al SIG Eas
sixth street, leaving patrOlman Ieblo'
dead on The floor 0f the house. am
Patrolman Harry Pierce IN the celia
seriously wounded. Onlccrs who no
chased the Nego to Chester afier To
murder one year ago surrounded hir
as be- stepped from the day coae
0f a Pennsylvania Railroad passenra
train here today and ho was hustle
10 a waiting automobile parked +
French aslrri. In ihe 0uh0 Chic
Black. Sergeant Benson, Detective
Riley and Johnson, $ rgeani Harry j
Forman and newspaper tporier'
rode The ride mp French Sire ..
% poiice station was uneveniill
Price saying nothing
AZ the police station the muruerc'
was placed In a cell and Patrolma'
Michael Barr. the partner OF M. lail
lpatrOlman Leblcy. was placed on
guard at the cell OF the conde nne'
CHEF OF Police Black and Sergean
lBcnson. who had Travelled wilhOu
stopping since yesterday morning.
showed the effect Of The strain the'
HAD been under Despite This fatigue
they related the tale told them b.
Price on their way home.
While chief Black was sp ak'ng o
/ their trip South and of Prices stor
Of lhc escape. the Negro was take
in dh automobile io the Workhouse.
Price implicated no one In his es
: cape from the Workhouso alhoug
he said ne had been advised by
z white man he knew. "iO beat II" a
) the police were looking FOR HIM. tn
was on The night of December
b last. a short ime after hc had Is
3 capped from the w0rkhOuse. IN
? name Of this man. Price says, he doC
not know although he had mot hii
! In Chestnut str ct. lie sad The ma
had been employed by The Wilso
Line.
. price said that while nc MAS ser'
! ing time at the WOrkhouse prior
. heIar condemned FOR lhe murder 4
! pair0lman Lehley hc had observed 9
. "a trusty there that The door leadir
. from the corridors opening into N
r centod was often I'm open. He ha
q watched FOR lDsi such an opportunili
b. 90 escape and iic chance m had wal
r I'd Tor from NoVemh i5 10 necen
- her % arrived as he was eNcrciSIn
D In the corridor. The other prisoner
- Occupying cells leading into this col
p ridOr had been lined mp for sunp'
4 and rs they filed past him, ne nohce
The door unlocked. Through this I
70 hOiied. hiding behind a tier or eel
z hut moi before he had cloSed On
l door NJ n S own sell 10 throw %
Guard lhe remaining guard foilowir
r the prisoners 10 the dining room.
p Tie then made across the center an
o went 90 the store room, picking n
1 a black and white cap That trustie
Z wore at times. With this on his hea'
y ne picked mp a sack OF feed and stare
a Tor freedom.
y Approaching the main entrance
the center of the warehouse, he wa
/. allowed 90 pass through, by the guar
on duty there and once outside. q
70 ihrew lho sack OF feed away and ia
nast the prison power house an
towards BrandywIne SPRINGS Park. q
! reaching the Lancaster pike, ne
y Falkland. he turned and start
T towards This city and at Clevelar
avenue he cut across the fields
r Chestnut street. down which sire
b he started towards Maryland ayenu
= It was here that he met the IA.
1 employed by The Wilson Line, WI
Il told him 20 beat IT, The Neg
J. said he turned and made his way
J, Prices Corner, spending The night
; WOOdward's barn. Before daylig
n the next morning he got aboard
, truck which carried him TO a WOO
= near Hockessin. Here ne spied an a
I, tomohilc loaded with men and feari
{, capture, he jumped from the tru
Is and took 10 the woods Hiding
q. hind a stump. he said he saw a nun
5, her OF ofilc rs armed with sh,
n guns. who were looking for hlm
i Fearful OF being caught. Price "a
n he stayed in the woods all day az
\ that night and the next morning.
walked and rode on trucks 20 Ma
shallton and from there he went alei
"A fhe Lincoln highway 10 Elkton, VI.
lwhere he obtained employment VII