Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
MURDERER,
BROUGHT HERE BY
POLICE OFFICIALS
Slayer of Policeman Thomas l..
Zebley Landed in the Work
house This Morning.
TELLS OF HIS WANDERINGS

Today, just ore year from tho day he
fred the shot that killed Patrolman
Thomas l.. Zeblay Iemucl Price. Negro,
who escaped from the woikhouse ten days
before the date set for his execution, WAS
brought back To Delaware, after he had
travelled about the United States between
Delaware and Louisiana ard had even
been to Frarco on cattle steamer
Price reached this city over the Penn
svlvaria railroad shortly after O'Clock
this morril Y, in the custody Of Chief Of
Police George Black and Sergeant Of
Detectives Robert J. Bcnson, who left
Birmi, CHAM Alabama, where he was
caught, last Wednesday night, with their
prisoner squad Of police, urdor Ser
geant Wilmer X. Hahn, arrived nt the
railroad station a short time boforr the
train reached this city There were very
few people at the station, OF ly the travel
nv public cntchiuE a glimpse Of Price hs
be was quickly whsked from the station,
surrounded by police and plainclothes men
10 waiting motor car below INTO when
he was quickly placed
Tho machiuc, driven hv Acting Sor-
gcart Harry Foreman. carried the ch,ci on
tho frort sent Price was on the back seat,
handcuFad to Sergeant Benson, who was
On onr sill, az him and Dotect,vs Riley OF
the other sidr If him Detective Johnson
was N the back and two newspaper mon
also occupied the car As he Was led from
the train, Price was hsndcuiicd % Scrgeant
Rerson and quickly surrounded hy the
police. rumhcrirg nearly 20
Followed by another machine contain
irg police officers, driven hy Patrolman
Harry Pierce. who was shot AZ the Same
time hy Price that Zchley WAS killed Price
was hurried up Frerch street I" th- police
station, " here he was placed ~ cell
An hour later he WINS taken 10 tho work
housc
When Price was taken 70 the worlhoua
he was placed IN the death cell, under
heavy guard
Price will probably be rrsonteucod hv
Chief Justice Pcnncwil and Judges l3oyco
and Rice who originally sentenced hun
toSu rRr RACK wTrH PRISONER.
The chief of police and Sergeant Rereon
left Blrmir CHAM " edrc~dav tIght ~ $ -,
reaching Cincinnati the follow,J mornir
Price Was then placed ~ tho tinclanatl
police ststlon. whore he was kept over
night until the following morniTg Yes
terdav mornlfg. hlef Black and Sergeant
Berson with pricc. left CincinnatI about
d 30 and rode with their prisoner until this
morning, when they reached Philadelphla.
where they boarded another tram for this
citv. Thursday light was thu only hight
that the chief and Sergeant Bcneo4 have
had any sleap since they left thss city
Monday night
The escaped murderer gavr no trouble
on his trip north, being very quiet at al
times and saying little 10 the police officers
accompanying HIM
PRIt'E TELLS or wASpEINGS.
Price told the two officers his cxrericnc
cs since he escaped from the workhous'
and hs wanderings immediately after h
left the woTkhouse until the time q h'
capture in Birmingham. Ala iils story
reads like the widest fiction The Negro
IN his story, told how only few hour
! after his escape from the workhousP, h
! actually walked 10 thus clty where h'
( STAYED short time.
/ According n the story told by Price e
+ Chief Black and Sergeant Benson. Pre-,
/ had no help from anyone IN making IN
/ escape. He said that he knew from III,
! methods and procedure NJ the workhous'
that the door 30 the center would soone
( or later be left open and II was then tina
I he planned on making his escape lie tolc
Z the police that he had been in the exercise
! corridor walking up and down and tina
shortly before the time for the suppe
gong. he closed his own cell and passec
+ around 20 the back of the tier Of cells anC
hid. waiting until the prisoners were taker
10 their evening meal
! THE ESCAPE.
/ When the other prisoners were taken t.
supper. Price left his hiding place ano
passed through the door leading 70 tn,
/ center. which he locked. He then passe,
! back towards the -four room, after pickinl
up a cap in the center and upon reaching
the -four room, picked up a sack Of tn
-four and placed it on his shoulder, agail
returning TO the center and being passe,
ont the other two gates OF the prison
which lead from the entrance OF the insti
tuition 70 the center He had pulled tn
cap over his eyes so that he could not b
distinguished as he made his departure.
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