Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-10
GRAND JURY REPORT
NTHE WORKHOUSE
EXPECTED SHORTLY
Inquiry Said to be Finished and
Statement May Go to Court
Next Monday.
IN SESSION AGAIN TODAY

TN oI<etlOAN ShNf&sasN -
While the grand jury is understood to
have completsd q ITS investigation oi work
house affairs preclpitated by the escape
of I.emllcl Price, colored, murderer Of
Policeman Thomas l.. Zcblev, u did not
present It's report to the court today.
Th.. report, Il Is cNrtctcd, will be pre-
scn3ed on Monday
In case the grand Jury might be ready
/, report today though Il IS not customary
% hold sessions ON Saturday, the court
converted ~ 020 > clock this morning,
n,i, As there was no business before It,
.cljournmpnt was immediately taken until
10 o'cioch Monday morning, he IN
ser.ncc was drawn therefore, that the
court did not expect a report at least
belor. Aion1al
The grand uIrvmcn rcConvcnCd NJ thc'r
quarters In ia, Public Building this morn
nc at ~ clock. the impression outside
The lurv room hcing that they were en-
,aged in preparing their report Tor the
.ouri This vii bC no easy task N Wow
y the exhaustive Investigation that has
occu made. including : mass Of testimony
akCn here and 81 the WorkhnIse
st moon Il was announced when the
rand ulrv took i vcrcss. that I Woul1
crouyCnc II q. clock ~ that ttntc some
matters. prepared hv Attorney General
;cluhardt. Wlll hc presented for the con
udorstlon OF the lnrvncn who expect -
present their report to ihe r"T' on
NondaN.
The inquiry Is said t. nave hc.,3 finished
a. night sitter : full daN spent IA the
,Nam,nAtIou ~ Sltnc~se-, Wbn wee heard
10 the quarters ot the rrand inquest at
th, Public Bu'ldinc Ihc~c witnesses m
GUIDED oil srrs II the INSTITUTION some
prisoners ar, also understood f1 have
bern questioned
4 report vs~ presented ~ Tho trustees
IF the workhou~c which admt.Cd that
PrIcc's escape v4S made possible through
negligence on the part q. some ot tho
EMPLOYEES, ~ was evident from the r.
.,ortS ri the episode which have been
printed Tie investigation : understood
q have confirmed tho original statement
ha' Price was III ont q the prison hv
& hicf Clerk X w Suddsrd who believed
am t. he one of the TRUSTEES engaged IN
iolng errands IT. and out ~ the prison
WhIie n,thIng definite wiil bc known
intl tho grand Jury makes is report II
! believed that everything connected
with management and care ct The
nrysopers operation of the institution
and TIN, farms as well, has been diligently
inquired INTO A great many things have
5een learned II Is understood. that have
not been generally known, and It is cv-
9ected thai the grand jurV will have some
recommendations
srArFNENv BY rFr rRTs-rT-
The trustees have ISSUED j statement
which contains the following as to fhcT
responsibility The trustees haVc 20
rtention d evadlnE responsibility. bui
thclr responsibility loes rot coHSlsf ~
.ctIng rs personal guards Their duflo~
a. We understand them. arc - establish
careful regulations for the conduc' y thc
PRISON. use great care in selection 81
employees ana see that rs far Is poSsItic
the most humane and vTSc treatment
consistent with safety TO tho citizens is
accorded - tie prisoners. As long rs men
src human, human !alilolltv ls an
lomCn- which cannot hc absolutely pro
,idcd against
hc impression seems - bc under
stood the trustees statement also says.
that lis condemned prisoner, Price,
ra permitted 70 mjnrie fTeeiN WITH other
prisoners during the short exercise Eerfoj
allowed him his Is not the cass Hrs
exercise va> taksn by. himself II q small
'ocked corridor and i was lrou tins,
probably ~ complc.iy Ulth another
PRISONER outside The c0rrndOT that he
INTO the mann body 81 tho prison
with two locked steel doors and guard
between hln and lberty Price II no
time was allowed IA uHgle with other
.lr,sor,-> and II her 1tri~ ,ucr~ should never
nav, bo,u allowed Il approach Price
.Iqrlnc h.~ ,NeTci-, period or hold any
cennuu fca f1on W,th A.ul Is any I'D sn
eN csrelts- ness - > gIarI Or aerv.ee Il
.,a> absolutely .ar-rar< I. - PRISON
-egl'iatlou- ler -one ycar> past tho
criticism + III. nhuaremeui has
ven tLat In al-clp.tu. a. tho prison and
r. csIiaf Ion9 81 ~ v1-stor~ aav. ben more
~evere thau Vcr, u aescve1au,4 WITT
modern approved 1lSt"m tHt W. could
no consistently allow greater freedom
y thout danger
Allen liIiiee. pr.~Id.u' 81 ~. baarI
- trustees. Was - the portho1,.. to-day
hII' hen hc W,ts asked Whef lcf i afc We're
.uy developments u he mater - iar
~ the trustees or the institution ,ecre
concerned. bc said there were ant
ano- her DAY has passed wIthou, any
clue to speak ui - t. the whereabouts 9f
Price Policemen and detectives are nuN
searching Tor sonnet hing more fo work or
" bile erety member ol the department
shows disappointment - not coming up
seitl ,he fugitive there i Atli Z SHOW 81
-on1deuc.- that IL viii some day betrsy
himself nrougl hls strailng propensity
Dete ct.yes ~ particularly hopeful ih..r
'hey glll vef laud MN hy The finger prlut
method, If III no other WY