The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-10-23

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Related by 1Ir. McDufne and Detective
| 1nchSon.-Truth Stranger than Eictlon--
| THO Body Unidentified.
DEMoroLIs, ALA., Oct. 12.-Al-
| though the excitement over the Bur-
rows tragedy has in measure subsidized,
tic people OF this city and county can
talk or think OF nothing else. The sen
sational finale OF the outlaws life, the
ringing down Of the curtain, is now an
event OF yesterday, however, and will
soon be tradition merely. Yesterday
all Dcmcpolis quit business to discuss
the tragic event; today they arc up and
about as usual and discussing Yesterdays
occurrence only casually.
Amidst the turmoil and CO llusion yes
tcrday. much GarDling was done in giv-
my out The accounts. and necessarily
some OF this diSjointcG work Is more or
less visible Ill every paper.
The story Of the capture of Burrows
on Tuesday evening. you are all familiar
with. On the arrival Of McDullic and
BURROWS at Linden, the Iormcr.
ACTED IN a STRANGE MANNER.
Instead Of delivering his prisoner to
tie shelf af Marcnao county, McDulic
| with tic assistance ofhiS two negroes.
retained custody Of the prisoner. Nc
Duties course is explained by the fact
that he was not inclined to turn Burrows
over to TIC sheriff because the latcrmight
claim the reward or q portion OF it for the
delivery Of Burrows to the Express
company. And so on account of this
idea of McDutlic's, Burrows was lett in
a room of the jail building, McDuflie
and the two negroes all heavily armed
kept guard over the prisoner until mid,
night, when one Of the negroes went &c
sleep. McDuflic and the other negro
remained on duty.
BURROWS HANDS WERE NEVER TIED.
or handcuilcd after the jail was reached.
as has been stated i'll almost every ac-
count / lave seen or heard His feet
were chained together, but by piece OF
|incXcusablc carclessness his hands were
left free. The outlaw was silent for q
long tlmc after he cntcrd the room. but
| finally this sullennass wore away and he
had quite a conversation with McDunic
on the chase after him. Burrows was
especially bitter against Detective Thos.
Jackson. lie said he was glad Jackson
had missed him. He had over a hun
drcd opportunities ofkilling Jackson, but
up his mind now 10 kill jackson, and he
wanted him to know il.
McDutiic, among other things, asked
burrows if it was he who robbed the
| tram at Elomaton. Burrows said
MAY BE HE DID
and may be he didn't. The people would
hear more Of it later.
1t must have been along about 3
O'Clock, says Nc Dullic. when his prison.
or asked him for something to cat, saving
he was hungry and had not tasted food
since the morning. McDunie replied
that lie WAS in similar condition. but
there was no help for it, and they must
stick 1t out togctherr Burrows then said
he Lad some candy and corn bread and
bacon in his saddlc-bags. and he desired
to get the food.
Almost before hc was awcrc of it, saws
McDutlic, the negro got up. walked to
| the door, picked mp the leather cavalry
sandlc-bags aud tossed them over to
Burrows. The latter reached his hand
down into one OF tho partitions, and pro-
dnccd some candy, giving somc to Nc
Duic and some to the negro. who had
given him the saddlcbags. They all sat
there eating and talking for some four
or five minutes, Burrows seeming to be
in unusually good spirits.
Suddenly, without word ofwarnlno
or preliminary motion Indicative OF
what was to follow,
BURROWS DREW TWO BIG PIsTOLS
from Tic saddlcbags, and covering each
OF his guards he ordered the claims
| stricken from his lcgs. The negro COM
mcnccd the work while McDutIic moved
, slowly nearer to Burrows, with the intcn-
ton, he says, of ovcrpowering him with
tho assistance Of the other negro guard,
who had by this time awakedcd. When
he had approached very near to the out
law the latter said: THAT will do. You
bad better keep your distance or some-
thing mighthappcn." McDunic obcycd,
saying: "Rubc, the cake is yours" Bur-
rows was soon unclaimed. Then, with
his pistols still drawn, he made one of
the negroes chain Nc Dullic, and tied the
other negro to him, lie then locked the
door, saying: Ppm Rubc Burrows, and
Pm
GOING TO PAINT THIS TOWN RED.
| ~ want to know where the fellow is
that's got my money. / am going to XIII
him." Bidding McDunic goodbye. Bur
rows, with the negro in irount of him,
started out to find Mr.. j. II. Carter, with
whom the money found on hlm the eve
ning before had been deposited. The
negro dld not exactly know where Car.
Hei hved, but knew the nighborhoot
OF his room. The bandit king tclline
the poor negro that every next minute
would be his last, stopped at one or tw(
residences, but failed in his search
Then they learned that Carter had =,
room over Glass' STORE and thiiIa d