Evening journal., 1920-05-24

capped from that exercise way, ac-
cOrding TO the testimony. about five
or ten minutes OF I'VE. passed around
outside the cage, going down the
outside corridor between cage and
side OF wing and hid back Of the
blind end Of the cells in the west
wing until The men who ware con-
fined in their cells were marched
down 10 supper Whether that cage
door was opened by someone or
whether 10 was left Open by thu
guard feeding him at 4Ao'clock is not
known. The guard testines that he
did not open the door when he fed
him but passed the food through the
bars According TO the testimony
received IL was customary for this
guard to give Price mabch each
evening before taking the other pris-
Oners down 10 dinner, but on this
occasion the accustomed match was
not offered him, otherwise his abb
sence would have b'en noticed. The
barred doors from the rotunda TO the
wings were never shut. Therefore,
afler the men went down TO supper
and Price was free i'm the wing II
was an easy matter for Price to get
into the centre or rotunda. A guard
was at all times supposed TO be sta
toned In the rotnnda.
For few minutes this night the
guard who was in charge OF the ro-
tunda was away from the osntre, hav-
ing followed the inmates through
The hallway TO the mess room. since
mere was a shortage OF guards that
night. At just this moment Price
is supposed TO have come out in tho
centre and passed through TN hall
10 tho afa IL, -.
the storerOom Price had 10 pass the
kitchen The fact that he was not
noticed by the guards who were at
meals at the tame Is not eXtraordi-
nary since walters, TRUSTEES, etc, arc
continually passing through The hall
by the doorway and The clothes worn
by Price we're practically Identical
with those worn by the walters and
TRUSTEES. Upon reaching the store
room he shOuldered a bag OF -four
weighing approximately a hundred
pounds, passed back through the
hallway. out into the centre, across
the centre TO the entrance v.stibule
The guafd supposed TO be guarding
the centre was still away from his
allotted post and The guard who is
supposed 10 unlock the first OF the
TWO exit RdLeS nddn I Bollen Ddch
from np3ss. Price rang the bell
There were two men in The execu.
tive Offices at the time. the warden
Mr. Cross and The clerk, Mr.. SUD
dard. Upon hearing the bell, Mr.
suddard came out Price announced
he was going TO the bunk house
which meant TO a farm about three
miles distant. The clerk Mr. sud
dard. opened tho FIRST exit door, al.
lowed Price TO pass through, accom-.
panied him distance OF possibly
thirty feet TO the final exit door
opened It for him and allowed Price
10 pass out TO freedom We cannol
ind where It was customary for q
trusty TO carry a hundred-pounc
bag OF flour three miles on HE
shoulder. The grand iury's report
shows that ihe clerk, who has since
left the employ OF the insulation
testified before that body that ht
knew Price we'll but failed 10 recog.
nize him. The ease with which Prict
made his escape vas. In our opinion
owing 10 the gross negligence, II mol
actual collision OF The warden or
some OF his subowlnates.
we would recommend mat in the
future, prisonsr who has been coil
demned TO capital punishment shall