Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-02
MAY Respite PRICE
IF NOT CAPTURED BY
DATE FIXED TO HANG
Authorities Considering Procedure
IN Matter: Man Hunt Proceed
ing, Without Result So Far.
MAY BE IN PHILADELPHIA

Another day having passed. making
three in MI, since Icmuel Price, Negro
murdered, walked lcis1rely out of the
workhouse few days preceding the date
set for his execution. tho authorities arc
now giving thought to legal procedure
IN the case. Price was 10 have been
hanged ono week from today That date
viii stand II the fugitive is caught IN the
meantime
lust what the procedure will be in the
event ot failure IN recapture the man
before then il being discussed by members
OF the bar Attorney General Reinhardt
is IN New York City, but win be back
this evening IN hls absence those as
sociatod with HIM hcaltatcd ~ discIss
the matter m ali That the Attorney
general already hns decided upon his
course to save tho sentence IN the Negro's
case so that he can be exes1Ited when
caught ia considered quite certain
Fortunately. there arc SAID to be pre-
cctlcnts to guide the authorizes II is
said It will only be necessary for the State
to respite the murderer from t1rne t0 tirne
until he II captured Application would
have To be mqio ~ the Governor IN each
instance
The hunt for the Negro has not been
abandoned by any means. btt nnny of
the hunters have almost lost hope They
returned 10 thoir own warm beds last
night. exhausted and discouraged Today
they started out again without anything
definite to work on
Another whole lay out with the dog
Rolf failed 10 develop any trsce # the
escaped fclnn State Detective Frank
Met oy and two officials from the work
b use took the canine manbunter Al
through Chester county, working around
gradually ~ tho home If Prices father,
~ Media, thinking perhaps the fugitive
hal gone that way Evidently Price had
not been here, 40 the officers concluded
In addition ~ making . thorough search
of the fathers premises and other Negroes
houses IN the neighhorhood. they tried tho
dog out nrouua there. but he failed to
develop anything
Other officers worked down around
Oxford Md and thence To Port DEPOSIT
and Perryville and other Maryland points
Nor did they come M with anything 10 i'm
dicate the Negro had gone m that dircctioo-
The opinion prevails IN some quarters
that Philadelphia Is not b0ing sufficiently
searched That CITY holds many charms
for Inmuei Price He sold hls loot Of
innumerahle robberIes here and elsewhere
IN the pawnshope there and also spent hrs
money there III riototis living. He mad
hiu women ID the Quaker City sn4 spsrt
most of his time there, although his home
was at slS East Sixth street, Wilmington.
beyond question: ID is thought Price
caught on 70 the tram at Falkland going
toward Landcnherg Whether he stuck
on until he gpt To the end of the line IS not
certain. The dog persisiently followed
the scent from the workhouse to the rail
road tracks and there stopped. II may
be, some have pointed out, that Price
made connection with some trolley line
leading INTO Philadelphia that night or
the next morning Once there, with a
little caution. h. could ciude hrs hunters
a long tlnc lie knows many Negroes
in the city and has among them many
friends and some companions n crime,
who would shield him with pleasure.
A new oattlt and bank roll ii hts pockets,
lem would then be prepared for Z long
trail and with his ingenuity, perhaps,
give fhe detectives everywhere the nunt
OF Their lives Philadelphia is believed
he most likely place for Lcmuel 10 get 4
stake 10 see hun on his way 10 freedom
and away from the grim sha dows of the
gailows
devote some time TO watching out Tor the
Negro 10 appear st some OF his former
haunts there, but even with the tempting
reward of 81 500 held out, these city de-
tectiveS have many other interests and
duties to consume their time. All the
haunts Of Price known TO Detective
Sergeant Green ana his men are constant
ly covered by men from Wilmington Al-
SO the sisters house III Camden, where il
was thought the fugitive might seek refuge
from hls pursuers.
Some Wilmington policemen and de-
tectives, who have been hopeful that
Price would be unable TO stay out OF
Wilmington even this long. nov are ready
to believe the Negro had S great deal moro
sense than they gave him credit for
That Lemuel has not been any nearer the
city than the wOrkhousc Is DOW regarded
by almost everybody as settled. Every
possible precaution has been taken here
by detectives and policemen who know
the murderer and his habits well, but here
IS not vet the slightest evidence that he
double and came back this WAY
While all the manhuuterS src doWncaSt
for the moment, there Is still 2 feeling
apparently shared by all that it IS onIv q
matter Of tine before rice will be caught
Some things are thought decidedly favor
able 10 this view Detectives point to
the Ncgros habits rs the handspring Of
their hope. Price IS q born thief. born
gambler and 3 done" 6cnd, besides being
murderously reckless with 3 gun That
he will break in somewhere and steal IS
recorded as about the most certain thing
on earth outside Of the war tax Or that
be will get full of dope
The only question Of moment in the
detectives minds IS whether Price viii
fail INTO the tolls In some big city or IN
some small town. Ii be should have
sense enough to keep away from the big
towns and the finger print experts it IS
thought he viii stand fair chance Tor his
lie But If captured at any time in one of
the big towns and finger printed he is sure
it is SAID, tn be identified and turned bac
to the Wilmington authorities The finger
print clearing house sleuths are bound 20
turn hun up some day. our own detectives
think, If he Is not caught before then