The New York herald., 1922-11-23
GOES TO WORK TO-DAY
His Job Not Assigned, but
1t Won't Be as Prison
Teacher.
FAIRLY PARDON EXPECTED
RumOrs Predict Parole Within
a Month, Then Full
Liberty.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD
JOLIET, ILL.,, Nov. 22.-William Bross
Lloyd, millionaire Chicago Communist
became convict 1885 to-day. His indi-
vidualty, which he fought in every
court in the land to retain, was stripped
from him by penitentiary routine that
bathed shaved, tagged and dressed
him in blue denim prison suit.
LLOYD has entered on term of one
to five years for violating the State
espionage law. He was convicted
three years ago. For two days prior
to his surrender to the penitentiary
authorities here at midnight last night
he was in the Joliet home of Robert
Wilson, State Parole superintendent
state Knew Hiding Place.
According to Mrs Wilson. the State
Board of Pardons and Parole was aware
that Lloyd, ordered to prison a week
earlier by the Illinois Supreme Court
vas in hiding there.
I'VE talked 1t over with the Parole
Board flrst." Mrs. Wilson said. INC
objection was raised. The board also
approved our plan of getting Mr. Lloyd
into prison without letting newspaper
men know"
There are persistent rumors that the
State Administration has decided to
pardon Lloyd soon. on the theory ad-
venced by his friends that the law he
was convicted of breaking. is a wartime
statute. which should be treated less
sternly in times Of peace.
Talk is current also. that Gov Small
will parole Lloyd within a month. II
Is understood that applications for
clemency for Lloyd and the other
seventeen convicted reds" will be made
to the Governor at once.
No. 1885 will be assigned to a prison
Job tomorrow. What his job will be the
prison authorities have not decided
Warden Whitman has said Lloyd will
be given something in keeping with his
intelligence" but reports that he would
be assigned to the prison school as a
teacher. were denied officially.
Lloyd took his fate cheerfully. real
iZing that he will be treated like any
prisoner. getting no special privileges nor
unfair restrictions. He Is required to
spend his term of one TO five years al
though the labor need not me manual.
CIings to Red Doctrine.
While Lloyd refused to speak for pub
lication, one who has been In close touch
...f. 4. 1,.rt ~ 10. fA. daxr Ia
clared he still believes he has been right
in theory. His views are unchanged. al
though he feels he has been undiplo-
matte.
Lloyd was arrested during the war by
Chicago police for decorating his auto
mobile with a red flag suhmounting the
American flag. When arrested he said
he had no apologies to offer for flying the
red flag above the Stars and Stripes
He maintained that the red flag was his
flag and that he displayed the American
flag as a matter Of courtesy to the Amer
lean Government.
The conviction OF Lloyd and the other
seventeen men came on January 23 and
Lloyd and his associates fought the case
through every court and were halted
only when the United States Supreme
Court refused to review the decision OF
the lower courts. Lloyd then requested
stay OF one week from the State SUI
preme Court TO arrange his affairs. This
was refused, an incident that Lloyd re-
sented, saying he was not allowed as
much courtesy as a murderer. He had
been missing for nearly week while
deputy sheriffs sought to serve commit
ment papers on him. His attorneys In
sisted that he would surrender before
Thursday night and Lloyd made good
this promise.
His Fortune Exceeds s6,OOO,0OO.
william Bross Lloyd inherited close
to a million from his father. the late
Henry Demarest Lloyd, a rich Boston
philanthropist. but he is now rated as
being worth in excess of 100000.
Lloyd Is heavy stockholder in sew
erai OF Chicaso's largest manufacturing
companies. He owns but little real
estate. He owns n country home al
Wlnnetka, a suburb OF Chicago. valued
at 5000 He Is paying his first wife
from whom he was divorced five years
ago. $1,000 a year alimony. This allow
ance provides for his four children also.
Lloyd has contributed upward OF
$4,000 to the communication party
during the last two years. Lloyd spent
$4,000 In attorney fees In his three year
fight In his efforts TO escape the peni-
tcntiary.