Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-30
PINKNEY STILL INVISIBLE.

PINKNEY STILL INVISIBLE.
None of His Pursuers Have Caught q
Glimpse OF Him.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
MARLBORO, Nd, May 3O.-One month from
today Pinkney and Barber, the condemned
negro murderers of Francis NJ. Bowie, will be
executed in the Jail here for the CRIME which
was committed a few miles from here on the
26th of last March-that is, provided Pinkney
is retaken before then and Ba, Der does rot
successfully follow the example set him b. his
companion las. Thursday.
At the present moment one contingency is as
probable as the other, forthe recap.ure of Pinkney
is apparently as far from being AN accomplished
fact as is the escape of Barber. Until the day
when the sentence Of death was passed upon
Pinkney and Barber last month and they were
ironed to the floor of their cells the keys of the
jail mad remained for years i'll the possession at
all times of Mr.. 7. c. Tucker. the proprietor of
the Farmers Hotel, about 100 yards distant
from the jail
Mr.. Tucker has had the contract OF feeding
the prisoners for many years. virtually being
the warden of the prison. The only KEYS re-
tanned By the Jail guards were those of the out
side door. The keys OF the cells vera never out
of the possession OF Mr. Tucker or his assistant
Mr.. Mitchell
On the day the murderers were sentenced
Sheriff Middleton. acting, it is said, upon the
suggestion OF State Attorney Brandt di rected
MIR. Tucker to turn the keys over to Guard Jones.
This Mr.. Tucker at once did. During
all the years he had remained in
possession of the keys Of the jail he or his as
sistaIt three times every twenty-four hours
carefully examined the cell and irons of every
pTisone-, and the cells were never opened
cept when a sufficient number of guards were
in attendance.
If it be true, az stated by Pinkrey since his
escape last Thursday, that he had his irons
sawed through three days prior 10 his escape, the
precautions tasen by Mr. Tucker were evidently
not observed after he handed the keys over to
Jai!er jones. and it as quite evident that if
tie Keys had never gone out Of the possession
OF Mr.. Tucker, Pinkney" eel! would not today
be vacant.
1t need hardly be explained tina. few hours
afte- the murderer had escaped the keys were
again placed in the possession of Mr.. Tucker,
ard etill remain with him. Mr.. Jones still re-
mains the iailer. however.
THE POSSE FAILED TO APPEAR.
The posse of 30 Eer which, it was stated
yesterday. Sheriff Middleton would send
in pursuit of Pinkney last night
did not materialize, although it is
stated that some twenty five men were out after
him last light. Those OF them who returned
10 Town thiS morning explained. however,
that nothing Whatever had ben seen or heard
OF tine mGcn-deSireG individual
With one OF the parties in pursuit OF the man
last night was n negro. the first negro 20 Join i'll
the pursuit OF Plnkney. The Willingness
OF this negro 10 become one OF
the pursuing parties has encouraged
Sheriff Middleton in the hope tina. more Of tine
same race will hereafter participate. Heretofore
the only part which it is said the negroes have
played III the effort to retakc the escaped muir
derer has been 80 harbor and sustain the hunted
criminal. Should the negroes now follow the
example set them las: night it is generally adj
mitted hero that few hours Will pass before
Pinkney would be re.aken-.hat is provided the
fellow still remains where he is now supposed
TO be. IN hiding Ill the swamp few miles south
east of here.
People here, however, are now about equally
divided in opinion as to whether tie man is
really IN this vicinity or has made his way TO
some distant point. Hardly an hour CT
the day passes that come report of tie mans
presence in this or that place not brought TO
town. So far. however, they have proved npon
investigation to be without foundation.
Indeed. it is now generally admitted .hat the
last time Pinkney was really seen in this vicin-
i'y Was on last Friday morning wnen he ap-
pe.red at Mr.. Du.eys place and conversed for
few moments with one of Mr. Dulev's sons
Nine.y-six hours havs elapsed since then, time
enough 10 allow the murderer to put 100 miles
or moro between him and MS pursuer5.
THE REWARD NOT INCREASED.
The rCmorcd increase OF the reward has no.
yet become a fact. and it is now proposed that
the people in this community club in and in
that way increase it. There is some tax. too,
OF the county and state authorities being
petitioned to increase the reward. The
imperative necessity of materially increasing
Sheriff Middleton reward of $3.50, first printed
in d dispatch from here TO The Star on Satur-
day last, IS row universally conceded here. and
1t Is openly said that Pinkney viii never be
retaken until such an increase Is made.
FRESH TRAIL STRUCK.
This morning about 10 o'clock Sheriff Mid
deton WAS LANDED an anonymous note by a
boy who rode hastily into town informing the
sheriff that Pinkney was then in a barn on the
Log Cabin farm OF Mr. Ben Bowie. Il brother OF
the murdered man, about three mics from here.
The sheriff and indeed every man and boy in
town at once started out for tine place. While
number surrounded the barn several of the
party entered and searched it.
The remains OF recently made fire were
discovered. bat nothing was seen of Pinkney.
Carefully examining the ground adjoining
the barn. footprints resembling those of the
murderer observed and from the dis
lance between them. they appeared to have been
made by man on the RIM. They led into the
bushes towards the swamp and there they were
Loss.
Searching the woods near bv. an old sheet
was found, and also the indication of a person
having partaken of food there recently. These
discoveries convinced the searching party that
Pinknev had been there but short time before,
and. indeed, that he may have been in the barn
at the time the anonymous note to Sheriff Mid
dleton was written this morning. The barn is
but comparatively short distance from where
Pinkney nved at the time OF his arrest and
where his Wife now lives.
Sheriff Middleton is now convinced that he is
in striking distance OF Pinkney and proposes
to maintain the search until the murderer is
either recap.ured or driven out Of the county
CLUES NOT INCLUDED.
Attorney Thomas Opinion as to the Re-
Uuirement of PrOperty Owners' Copse,t