The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-22

LLOYD FINALLY
FINDS WAYINTO
JOLIET PRISON
Storms Pen Gates
During Night; ; No.v
Convict No. 1885.

Joliet, H.. Nov. 22.-(By The
Associated Press. William Bross
Lloyd. millionaire Communist Labor
leader, who stormed the state peni-
tentiary here and surrendered
shortly before midnight to serve his
sentence of from one to five years
for violation of the Illinois anti
syndicalist act, is now convict No.
1886 in the old prison here.
This morning he is being meas
ured for new prison suit, and
other equipment. He is having his
hair cut in prison style, his Ber-
tillon measurements and finger
prints taken.
The camera, which he spent days
in hiding to avoid, will be snapped
at him today in the prison for
Identification.
Convict Teacherf No.
He probably will be assigned to
his work tomorrow. Penitentiary
authorities denied today that he
will be a teacher in the COnvicts'
school.
In his spectacular surrender last
night, Lloyd was aided hy Mrs.
Robert W. Wilson, wife of the sup
erlntendent o. paroles of the stat,
prison. Mr.. Wilson was attending
a parole board meeting. The nil
lionaire convict was accompanied
to the penitentiary gate by mis- wife
wlp bid him smiling farewell as
the heavy iron sheets. Changed be-
mind him. She remained in he- au-
tonic bile near the gate while Mr.
Lloyd hurried to the entrance to
N Ct Deputy Sheriff Rober- Burns
OF Cook county. who stood ready
with the commitment papers.
Hasn't Sought Pardon.
Lloyd has not yet petitioned the
pardon board for q hearing, accord
ing to the parole superintendent.
He will not be eligible for parole
until he has passed through the
different classificatiOns of prison
ers.
Z II he asks a pardon he mus. petit
tion the governor three times. and
then publish his petition in a Cook
county paper. Then the governor
can refer his petition to the pardon
board which will meet at Spring
field, ILL.,, some time in January.
Lloyd was convicted and sentenc-
ed with Is others for radical utter
anceS.
] Six Pals Already in.
Six of Lloyd's co-defendants, who
also surrendered voluntarily, start
cd their third day OF sentence as
Lloyd began his first. They arriv-
ed at the prison last Monday. Sew
en- Others are confined in the Cook
county Jail. Three Of five others
who have not begun their prison
sentences are fugitives from JUS
tice. DR.. Oscar ]. Brown Of De-
Kalb, ILL.,, is near death in hospi
tai and the 18th, Louis Katterfield,
is reported on his way here from
Russia to surrender.
Lloyd, by far the richest Of the
10, inherited his large fortune from
his father, the late Henry D. Lloyd,
rich Boston philanthropist His
fortune was increased by holdings
in q Chicago daily newspaper.
For years Lloyd has been known
as a radical. During the war he
was arrested for displaying the red
flag on his automobile.
Among Lloyd's radical associates
were big Bill" Haywood, now said
to be in Russia, and John Reed,
first bolshevik envoy to the United
States.
Admits Aiding Lloyd.
phone conversation thsi afternoon
phone conversation thi safternoon
that Lloyd had been resid-
ing with the parole superintend-
ent's family for two days. He was
not worried. she said, and charac-
terized his sentence as the result
Of a. persecution by wealthy Chi
He still maintains his
theories are sound and that he will
retain them throughout his SEN
tence.
Mrs. Lloyd was with her hus-
band at the Wilson home where
plans for his entrance into prison
were arranged. The plans we're
discussed with the parole board,
Mrs. Wilson said. and the members
voiced no objection to Wilson aid
ing the millionaireas desire to avoid |
notoriety in connection
with his entry to prison.