Evening journal., 1920-12-03

Palmer Lieutenant w. II. Biggins and |
Edward Taley.
Other witnesses were. sylvester
Haley, 5. II. Goldstein, Walter c. ka-
del, DR.. A. J. Bertran. Coroner Bull
lock, Deputy Coroner Nichols. Sheriff
Cook Of Kent county: G. c. Davidson,
Arthur l.. Cross. DR.. II. W. Bentley,
Arnold McNeal, detective. Of Chester;
John Smith, detective, OF hetnlns,
who has now witnessed IS hangingsi
John SchOneld. detective, OF EiNersOn,
Pa, and j. 4. George.
In addition TO Pairolman pierce,
other members Of the local ponce
force who witnessed the execution
were Acting Sergeant Harry Foreman
Sergeant DeVenish and Patroihen
Graham. Dutton, Nirden and Gross.
Beoluse OF the brutal crime That ne
committed and his sensational escape
from the wOfkhOuse within i-W
days OF the time set for his eAecu-
ton, the Price cas- has atlracted
probably more general aitenJ on elan
any othfr case In the criminal MS
tory Of The STATE. -
that prics killed Pairolman Lebley
and seriously wounded patrolman
Pierce. The shooting took place IN
house. si7 East Sixth street, where
the two officers with Officers Man
fr.cdo and Norman Brown went 70 ar
rest LIemuel and John Price on WaF-
rants charging them with breaking
into the store Of Walter II. HaruoNe
and stealing revolvers Win Lemu I
and John n .he house at the Time
was James Pr.ce another brother'
Ethel. a sister, and Lola Sm IN.
In trying TO make his escape, Len
uel shot Pairolman Dley. urougl
| the heart the officer dying instantly
ne also shot Patrolman Pierce twice.
The latter slagel red out OF tne louss,
/ TO the street where he collapsed ana
Was sent 10 the Delaware Hospital.
He remained In the hospital for sew
Aftsr SHOCKING the two officers.
Lemif.l with John Price escaped from
ihe rear Of the house by way OF ne
| Old Swedes Church @ metery. Lam
mel was arrested shortly Afterwards
nv patrOlman Ted Mcdaniel. hlding
under a bed at Q Decatur street. John
vvas arrested a + W hours later as ne
left a boat at Chester.
Lemuel was tried and convcted Tor
murder and sentenced on DecemD 2,
last year, 10 be hanged on January !
of this year. John was conVcted OF
assault with intent TO commit lhur-
der and sentenced 10 20 years. ,--
IN December 90 OF last year, eleven
ldavs before he was TO be hanged
lLemuel made his escape from the
wOrkhOuse. He had served time
there before and was familiar with
lthe surroundings. His cell door and
also the prison corridor door were
left unlocked at supper time. Lem
managed TO get out 10 the corridor
and going 90 the storerOOm. WHERE
he got a sack Of meal which he pul
lon his shoulder. He had also gotteI
a cap and with the sack Of meal or
his back and the cap pulled dowr
over the other side Of his face h'
started from the building. He wa,
let out OF the door at the centre
corridor by|a guard and out the from
door by Clerk Suddard without beinl
, questioned. they thinking he was
trusty' taking meal 10 the farm
house.
After leaving the workhouse. Prlc.
dropped the sack Of meal near the In
stitution and made good his escape
. Although the alarm was given sh0rtl!
afterwards and blOodhOunds were pu
, on his track. no trace OF the Negrl
could be found. on several occasion
the authorities received Information
, which led them % believe that the
had Price, but 10 was not until No
: vember g Of this year that he wa
I arrested at Birmingham, Ala, on
charg3 OF robbery. The police o
/ that city identified Price by mean
: OF photographs Of his finger -nr ut
! sent out by the local police depart
i meat and afler that he admitted hi
2 identity.
+ Chief OF polio Black and Sergean
Detective Robert ]. Benson brough
: Price back TO Delaware, few day
! after his arrest. In his wandering
4 since escaping from the Workhous
, | Price had made two trips TO Franc
! on cattle boats and also spent som
time in Jail in Virginia on a charg
4 Of stealing an automobile from whic
/. Institution he also escaped. Il
/, worked In Baltimore and Washingto
! and had been In Birmingham but
short time when arrested.
. prce was taken in Court on NJ
g vemher iS and resentenced by Ch''
Justice penneWill 10 he hanged toda'
Governor Townsend from time
time after Price had escaped until /
A was recaptured granted him reprieve
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