Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-12
DEFECTS DISCOVERED
IN LOCKS OF DOORS
Which May Have Aided the Muir
derer in Making HIS
Getaway.
TOO MUCH FREEDOM IN
NUMBER OF CASES
Recommendation Made That
Homicide Prisoners be Given
No Outside Liberty


Weak sprlngt and other ,iclcct> IL the
,ell mechanism at the vorkhouSc may
have aided Ismncl Price, murderer of
Policeman 1homas 2chley. e oacapc,
according to thc grand Jury r,rort on the
-uhleCt, which was presented to tbs court
oday Poor light may also have l"cn q
contributing lactor
The II guards now employed arc con
,t,lered Insufficient, the IHTvnCn hChcNc,
and thcv recommend thc employment ol
+hree more II once, aiso that the guards
- allowed letter pay. Il vas learned
hat scnn guards over outside gang q
onvicts bad ken received extra com
rrnsa tlor from contractors. one rs p1ur h
as 800 month The grand pIrN saNs
'hls = wrong and ought Il II stopped
The feeling Is expressed that the man
arement dos not exercise sn'hClCni dl'-
genoe N following up prisoners who c>cspr
The taking Of finger prints photographs,
Sc, Is recommended
Certain Ion form prisoners. the grand
fIry SAYS especially among the homlcldc
caseS. are allowed too much Freedom
without the prison walls, Il Is urged that
hey he kent inside the prison walls
MANY RECOMMEND ATOMS
Following Is a list of The grand jury
Te oInm, ndations
III There should be IN immediate
oxsminstIon Of ai locks and locking de-
vices Of the prison made hv an e>per
amIl,ar with the locking devices 0i pC0a'
Institutions.
The grand jury requests that cops =
be report Of this expert on the FIRST day
I the March term oi the tcurt of General
Sessions be submitted tc il together with
i re port of the trustees stating what
hanges have born made
(2) More frequent inspections and
supervision Of the workhouso hv the
frustees and warden
81 Improvement II lighting system
specially a the door lead nE from center
INTO the front corridor and IA Tho front
eorridoi. As already .ct forth
~ That the toekor bo> should hc lock
ID a: ali times da1 and night AcCp; when
.ar.soneFy arr OF of 6, il and that a guard
~hould bo N charge oi tho locker box,
when opened In tins connection. VIC
would urge rICid enforcement 81 The rocn-
atIoG that n prisoner ~hail toEcI ANY q
thr ,ever~ or 'uck.ne dcN ces
= That the MI u winch prisoner
..n.Ier sentence o1 doatl s confined should
~ out o fhs locking system aud that
fA44 At ttlt4tat p StltssAts+ 3" tt-ht ttsi hilt
condemned prisoners c-Il such would
not ONLY serve ~ ~ adai,oual safeguard
o,si woo3 require tie guard ~ make
CONSTANT visits and inspections ot ,he cell
II 'he condemned prisoner
=, \ watch should hr placed lpon
prisoner tnder scnfel.ce 81 dcath.
immediately alter IMPOSITION 81 sentence.
nd continue up'd date oi execution.
Ne believe that he uImbor uf
guards tni}s!oNeei n ihe pr,sen: time IS
aot SuFicicHt and receuIaeia thaf three
sdditioIa s-8:,r,l- ef4p}0Vcd That
,ue sIalo ~itoud ii 81 fmo- te on duty
u tb eente. a,47 fhl1 ne aa.d should
- !n -ie4r2 q 4nd responsible lnr rhc
wcSt corridor where Tho tanc term pms
eners ~, confined
\ hat .aceIaf. compensation
should h, pald - I'll eaagd- ald that no
guard shoitld receive amnrn-s.lor from
ANY othe1 source
iq T1a' al gIard~ .ncluaIra tic
warden ana aepat> Warden -houii l,r
sworn officers gna Wcaf j baag ii ;.t.-
ihori.v. especially when IL taarge el
-ange working outside ai the Vcrkboue,
To- Ne ,.lsu rirg, ihat guards III
aargo ni cangs working outside ol the
PRISON should i,e armed and that guards
= charg oi gangs should give undivided
.ttention tu he guarding of tire prisoner
ld perform no other service what-e-
yer
II Iha' The clerk should nor 81
-equirej - DO guard duiIe> except m
-a>es oi great emergency
l. rbat nu .ittoruel-at-lav sh0Bd
- . menbcy % the board uf trustee
135 fiat aii officers of ihe institution
h0uld d, REQUIRED b bt Ecrsed the rules
and regulations al the workhollsc aud
hat ia, prisoners should have knowledge
IT such rules and regulations as affect
them. snd tor the violation II which they
would H. sgbjected t. punishment
=, bat >ome distinctive mark
7houjd te adopted for trllst.cs wh0 should
~ required q Ntar surA marx 81 all
times
II Tina some eyst+u +. records
aouId T. adopted i0r checking he 4oiug
and coming of tfu>tIes Hbo are permitted
outside oi the institution proper
tIG That long term prisoners and
,rlSoners convicted 81 homicldc shoulo
hot b, permitted to Wort outsldc of the
'r1stii1ton unless ue. .afdcd
Ia bat hnger prints end pnoto-
graph. should H. taken of ol prisoners
atiJ preserved i'll order to facilitate re-
capture ID cases Of escape
Is Immediate notification 81 the
scars of arv prisoner 20 the proper a'i-
ihoTtleS, especially TO he Police Depart
nent Of the crY ei Wilmington. State
.st.cuYes anu ceus;ablcs. aud - tht at
tornev-eener8j or lls deputies. and that
-trngeut efforts should lc made III atl
;As4.~ q. ESCAPE. - recap tire tac prisoner
tIe3 'fh4' apao ree.pturc. ve ar.a 3
seveJe sentence for .sIl I'LL breaker
90 IL: i. Trustees .,r1ujl,,.y .Qrulsu
lilf police authorlHee With names. ad-