Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
PRICE, MURDERER.
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made his escape from the workhouse.
Price then walked past the powerhouse,
following the road leading toward the B.
& q. railroad and followed the railroad TO
Flsmcrc He walked toward this city on the
Lancaster pike and upon arriving at
Chestnut street, in the southwestern part
of the CITY. was met by n white man who
knew him and was told that the police
officers were looking for him and that he
had better beat it," This man, according
to Price. was employed by the Wilson
Line He then turned around and walked
out to Price Corner, where he spent the
night in Woodward's barn.
Before daylight, the next morning, he
started out again and boarded truck,
hanging onto the rear, and moved towards
HOckcssin The driver was unaware OF his
presence. While on the back of the truck,
Price saw machine following at dis
tancc with n number of men IN II. He
thereupon jumped from the moving truck
and hurried 10 the woods near Hockessin.
He hid behind tree stump and said that
hcsaw that the machine carried a number of
officers, which was one of the searching
parties looking for him.
He STAYED in the woods, hidden all that
,lav, and that night boarded another ma
left the truck on the pike leading towards
Flkton and early that morning started
walking toward Elkton. passing through
both Newport and Stanton. He did the
stretch ofwalking in daylight.
GOT WORK At ELKroS.
Near Elkton, he secured job with
farmer. DOING odds and ends about the
farm The farmer. according TO the Negro
did not ask him any questions. After re-
ceiving some clothes and spending three
davs with the farmer. the Negro bum
med his wav 10 Baltimore, walking and
riding nj intervals ~ Baltimore he Sc
cured Job NJ tho docks and remained at
that place for about three weeks. He then
shipped on a cattle steamer the latter
part Of January for Havre. France. He
wns al the French port for only two DAYS.
When asked why he did not leave the
vessel NJ that place. Price. according to the
police. said he did not want 10 leave the
boat but wanted 10 come back 10 this
country The boat returned to New
Orleans La After staying p short time at
the Southern rcrt. Price shi 5pcd on the
vessel for Baltimore, Md.
Price STAYED hut n short time in Balti-
more, leaving that city for Washington,
where he remained n short time when he
again walked to Alexandria Va. about
ten mules south of Washington, ~ Alex
andrIa, he stole 4 Buick automobile from
a contractor at that place and started
towards Richmond with the machine
He was arrested near Richmond, word of
the theft OF the ear having been wired 70
the police officers OF that ,lty
Price said that on April l6 he was lock
cd IN AZ Richmond, where he was gwen
= number of hearings but never tried for
the theft az the machine. rs the owner ct
the car failed 10 appear Price said his
photograph was taken as wcl as his finger
prints, BY the Richmond police. he said
he spent five or six months in the Rich
mond jail. when he walked out oi that
place Price cClared that his keeper was
talking TO another man and that he slipped
behind his guard and left that place.
When asked II he dcscaped from that
prison. Price said No, Just walked ont
The Negro then beat hIs way south
10 the coal mines near Birmingham, Ala.
where he secured a Job IN a coal mining
gang He spent about two weeks IN this
garg. during which time he said he Was
very chummy with a sheriff
Prices story regarding his capture IN
Birmingham differs from that Of the police
ing he NaS arrested he had been asked by q
man 10 carry q suitcase, for which he was
to receive So The Negro said that while
CARRYING this suitcase he was picked UP by
the two Birmingham officers.
According to the story related 70 the
local of GERS BY the police. there, Price
and the other MAJ had broken into the
store and robbed il 4 pair OF shoes Prlce
lad taken had been replaced with the PAIR
he had worn, and the box as placed back
II the shelves
When arrested at Blrm ngham, Price
gave the name OF Roland Harms. The
police of the Southern coal mining center
then photographed and finger printed the
Negro snd after having made the classitl-
cation, started 10 place 1t In the proper
place. according TO the finger PRINT method
Il was then that the flyer OF the local !
police department was noticed and when It
was seen 10 correspond with the finger
prints Of the Negro prisoners, they at once
thought they had the fugitive.
The two of GERS then questioned Price
again and said TO him, our name Is not
Harris 1t Is Price The Negro then ad-
mitted his identity It was following this
that the local police were notified.
Upon the arrival OF Chief OF Police
Black and Sergeant Benson at Burning
ham. the Negro was not told who were
coming for him When Price saw the two,
he looked al them a moment. Then one
of the Birmingham police officers asked
Price, pointing to Chief Black. Who Is
that man." to which Price replied, "Mr.
Black" When asked who the other man
was, Lemuel answered, Il know him, but
forget fIs name.
Chief Slack and Sergeant Benson asked
Price if he had read anything ln the Eews--
papers about his escape and be replied
that he had When asked about the dog
used il the search for him, Price declared
that the dog could never find him.
Price waived Cxtradition. He was hand
cuffed TO either Chief Black or Sergeant
Benson all the time while travelling. He
did not talk at all about the shooting of
Patrolman Z ebley He was very quiet and
gave no trouble. Price was told that his
Brother, James. was also at the workhouse,
ii addition 10 his brother John, who Is
serving 2O-year senterce. This did not
move him. When told that his sister,
Ethel Price had died from the effects OF
dope. f" he showed no signs, of emotion
Price said that he has never written to
anyone IN this city, since the day Of his
escape.
There was 10 crowd about the police
station AZ the time of the arrival Of the
Negro at that place. He was kept at the
police station aboutan hour, when he was
removed to the workhouse IN the custody
Of Sergeant Of Detectives Bers son ard
Sergeuhts John Deve' ish and Wilmer