Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-09-25
BAVID MARTINI
Kecapturcd and Lodged in Jail
His Account Of where he has
been ana What he has been doing
Since his Escape.

About midnight of Wednesday
Messrs. J. d. McRae and Isaac Muir
rill, of Brunswick county, arrived
in this city. carrying rope
ut the other end of whic wa:
David Martin, the murderer O.
little Willie Garter, securely bound
He was captured on the premises of {
colored man by the name of William
Young, who is employed on the plant
alton of Col. John McRae, in Bruns-
wick county, about six miles from the
city.
Messrs. McRae and Murrill having
received information to the effect that
Young was harboring Martin, went to
that individuals house about 10
o'clock on Wednesday night, for the
purpose of effecting his capture.
Young met them at the door and
seemed to at once know for what pur-
| pose they came, as he immediately
told them that Martin was there, and
offered to conduct them to him. He
preceded them to the corn crib,
where the boy was found lying in q
corner asleep on q bundle of old bags.
They awoke him and told him that
they had come for him and that he
must get up and accompany them to
Wilmington, where they would turn
him over to Sheriff. Martin glanced
furtively around and looked so desper-
ate that it was thought that he was
about to make an effort to escape.
One of the gentlemen placed himself
in the door, the only modo of egress
from the crib, when Martin surrend-
cred himself without even q remon-
STRANGE, only saying, very despondent-
ly, 81 know that they'll hang ne
now"
Martin was then bound, and Lis cap
tors started with him for the city. Ar
irving here about - O'Clock, thoythe
proceeded to the house Of Deputy
Sheriff Morris and obtained On order
for his commitment, after which
they carried him to the Jail, where he
was securely locked up in cell.
Yesterday Martin made several
statements, all of them moro or less
conflicting, and some of them seeming
to implicate eX-Jailor Nash in his es-
cape, but he has told so many lies
since lie was first arrested on the
charge of being concerned in the muir
der of Willie Carter, that everything
he says, particularly when any one
else is implicated, must be received
with many grains Of allowance.
He states that he escaped from the
jail between I and O'Clock on the
afternoon Of Thursday, July 10th, in
company with two other negro priso-
ners, Robert Hill and Richard Jones; |
that Jailor Nash had previously told |
him that Gov. Caldwell was dead and |
as there was no hope for him now on
that question, he would have to look |
out for himself; that he and Jones and |
Hill escaped through the hole made |
by them on the first floor of the jail, |
leading into the basement below, after
which they separated. Martin says
that he emerged on Third street and |
then went down Third as far as Cot
tage Lane, between Dock and Orange.
He emerged from the lane to Fourth |
street, and then went down Fourth
and into the woods, slzirting the city
until he reached his mothers house |
near Union Depot. She told him that
he had best not stay in the house that
night, and he therefore slept in the
next morning he crossed the two rail-
road bridges at Hilton and Meares'
bluff, and walked out to Brinkley's,
Oh ihAS w liz. wi. aug. w., It.
turning to the city the same after
noon. CAS- BriDkley's is II miles from
town, David must have done some
very good foot travelling in that one
day.. That night he slept in the
woods not far from hismother's house,
and the next morning his step-father
met him and took him across the
bridge at Hilton, and told him to take
10 the woods. lie did SO, remaining
out until the 2Sth of July, when he
made his way to William Young's
house. Young gave him something to
eat every day and the crib to sleep in
ct night, and Martin remained with
him ever since, working for him dur
ing the day, until his capture on We'd
nesday night.
The amount Of reward offered for
Martins capture was $3.50, and Of this
amount Sheriff Black yesterday paid
over the $50 offered by him. The re-
ss400, offered by proclamation
Of Gov. Brogden, viii, We presume, be
paid as soon as the necessary papers
can be made out and forwarded to
Raleigh.