Evening journal., 1920-01-07
GOVERNOR GIVES
PRICE REPRIEVE
Continued from First Page

day night Of last week. while under
sentence TO be hanged ON next Friday,
for the murder OF Patrolman Thomas
l.. Leblcy. On arriving at the work
house the jurors inspected the cell oe-
cupied by Price prior TO his getaway
and also the plan Of the main
llOOr OF the wOrkhOusc aud the store
room, where the Negro murderer oh
tainod the sack OF flour with which
Price walked 70 liberty.
Before leaving this city for the work
house, Mr.. heinhrdt said he had no
statement 10 make about tho probe
under the law II being secret. Fol-
lowing the visit IL is thought the Grand
Jury will examine witnesses. Ellwood
sOudcr is foreman OF the jury.
The twenty-thlrd escape from the
Yorkhouse In the past year was re-
ported feom the institution when the
police were notified by Acting Warden
Crawford early today that Alexander
lIorba. who had served two months OF
a One-year sentence, on a charge OF
| non-support had taken French Leave"
Horba was employed on the workhousc
farms and had been allowed 10 sleep
tho bunk Houses at the workhouse
farm This morning when the breakfast
All was made Horba was among the
missing
Guards who-sNere sent out failed 60
find any trace OF the man, although
Postmaster Thompson at The Cedars,
short time later, reported that some
me had broken into the office there last
night. Entrance was affected through
window but nothing OF value was
lken MIR. Thompson said today that
always takes the receipts Of the Of
fico 10 his home at nights and he left
few dollars In change there when
'c closed the ONCE last night. This
was found intact today.
With the announcement that the
postoaice had been entered last night,
It was thought dhat Price might still
be In the neghborhood and had enter
ed The building TO secure clothing,
guns OF money. While no proof has
been found TO indicate that the escaped
murderer had entered the building, II
was admitted by Postmaster Thompson
today that the Negro could easily have
concealed himself 10 one OF the many
buildings In BrandyVvine Springs park
clear for his getaway.
Local officials do not think that Price
is In this section Of the country. how
ever.
The police received a real thrill az
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon when
Chief OF Police Black received a let
teiI poslInarked tfris city ~ 2.-p' 'stgcts .
Mich stalled that Lem Price was con
cealed In the house, No, 203 East Eley-
enih street The writer stated that
there were many dark places In this
house and a thorough search would
have 10 be made Although the letter
was unsigned. and such communlca-
tions are usually consigned 10 the.
waste basket, Ciilef Black took no
chance and acted at once.
Twenty patrolmen were called 20 the
police station and with the detective
squad under Sergeant Green they
svooped down on the house ia Elevr
enth street. The appearance Of the Of
\ fleers caused a crawd Of three or four
hundred persons 90 gather and Within
short time rumors that Price had
been caught spread all over the city.
Acknowledgement Relnhardt hurried
from the County Court room % the
house and Joined 10 the search.
While patrolmen were stationed at
the windows Of all surrounding houses
10 prevent any escape. other policemen
entered the house and 10 was searched
from top 10 bottom. Price was not
found. The police are indignant and
the matter has been laid before the
Federal authorities Ia an effort 10 To-
cate the writer Of tho letter
The police last night investigated a
report that on the night OF Prices es-
cape his sister had purchased n num-
ber OF sandwiches in an east side res
iaurant and gave them TO q Negro who
waited for her along the railroad. This
report proved to be false, however.
The police are inclined TO think that
the clue furnished by w. II. Price. a
guard at the Marcus Hook plant OF the
Pure Oil Company, Is the only one that
on the surface appears 10 be good.
Price yesterday AFTERNOON furnished De-
tective Riley with a description OF the
Negro who had boarded the British oil
i'tanker Nina Beya on December 80, at
Marcus Hook. This description. II was
admitted, tailed with that OF the Ne
gro murderer. The guards were un-
able 20 say that the picture OF the es-
caped murderer was that OF the man
with whom they had talked. however,
70 being dark when they saw tho man
at the boat landing. They said that the
Negro had held his head to one side,
which Price often did.
The Negro on arriving at the oil
plant asked when the Nina BBva was
leave and he was seen boarding the
vessel. No one saw him leave the ship
afterwards and II sailed late that day.
When Detective Riley Informed Al
t0rpey- General Reinhardt, arrangements
were made 10 cable The American con-
sui at Rotterdam. Holland, through the
state Department at Washington, 30
have the vessel searched on its arrival
/ there, which will be in about ten days
/ or two weeks.
police officials claim that Price could
easily have made the distance between
ne workhouse and Marcus Hook in the
time between which he was reported
/ 20 have lef THE institution and TO nave
/ arrived az the oil tanker.
/ Labor Union Favors frobc.
Members Of the Central Labor Union
at a meeting last night, adopted a
resolution supporting the investisation
/ M the csc1pe Of Lemuel Price from the
/ vorkhouse and also advocated the dis
continuance OF convict contract labor.
/ The resolution was as follows:
! whereas, For some time past, there
| have been rumblinss Of mismanase-