Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-16
PINkNEY TELLS HIS TALE.


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ne Relates His Escape, His Wsndsrins
| and His Capture.
VIM. Pinkney, one Of the convicted nesr
mnrderers Of Francis NJ. Bowie of Primo
georges county, Nd, now appears to realiz
ior the FIRST time that death 10 near. HI
seventeen days Of sweet liberty served I
"Het his appetite and make his life a
the more precious to him. Yesterday he lai
on MS stomach in his narrow cell in tn
marlboro Jail and told q stan correspond
emit OF the Baltimore Ne,cs something of hi
"hnderings in the woods since his escape ant
Oh MS capture. If capture it can be called, fo
finkney says now he surrendered and sur
rendered with the understanding that $3.50 o.
the $50 reward offered should 60 to his wife.
Pinkney turned up his black face inquiringl,
as the NeLcs reporter entered his cell. and
when the jailor said that the visitor desired tc
talk to him seemed glad. In reply to a ones
ton or two az to what he did after leaving Jail
| Pinkney said:
Nothing much. sir; jes laid around in the
| woods"
He was evidently on his guard. He was
! helped by the coored people in the country
1 and he has determined that he will not inform
| on any Of them.
How did you escape, Pinkney?' he was
asked
"Well. you know sir, I guess" he replied
| II cut the chain with some broken glass and
then jess went out the back door while MIR.
Jones was standing in the front door
| climbed the fence and ran down the hall and
| then as soon as l got in the woods knew I was
| SAFE ""'
Pinkney lies when he said he cut bis
cham with piece of glass. 1t would have
been impossible to do it. The chain was
severed by a file. as the marks on IL in.
dictate: Who smuggled him the file
should be question for the grand Jury
OF this county to investigate. but there
Wal. probably be no moro Investigation. for the
authorities seem satisfied with the fact that he
Is oack IN JAN again In response to a question
as TO how long it had taken him to cut the
chains he said two or three DAYS
, crossed the Western branch" continued
'ne murderer. "and sneaked along the woods
until came to Pope's creek 1 STAYED along
mere Tor two days and saw the people hunt
woods the whole time and never slept in houss
WINE was away. l found an old COM
ior,' wooden bed covering. and used to sleep
uhdor II every night About a week before they
iouhd me went over on Hiss Clara Clagett's
I ,a and had there. Then l used to 20 over to
Mr, marley BoEaparte's place and sleep there at
night l used often to come over near Mari.
Dofo and used to see all the people. The day
'Aev nal The morse race I was on the other side
OF 'ne branch and saw the whole thing. and /
saw Sheriff Middleton get into his buggy. III
,oid Nr- Middleton | saw him and he did not
nJiieve me, and said to him: Well, didn't you
Jake your Penknife and scrape the mud of your
ooots after you got into the buggv?' And he
SAID: les, night, Pinkney, guess YOU did see
me- wv
Two or three times was going to give
myself up, and one night 1 came up al
knock on the door and tell them 7 had come
oack, and then / thought l wouldn't. and
went back to Miss Carrie Clagett's farm
One day l was hiding under the Western
Hun bridge and Father Cunnane drove by.
was eoid and wet ard hungry and tired out,
and II l had known it was Father Cunuaue /
would have given myself up. but 1 did not
know 1t was him until the buggy turned around
the road, and then / was afraid to boiler at
him. -
Il was pretty glad to get back after all. for I
was afraid some one would shoot me, and
am ready to die yet. and then most OF those
guns didn't have ANYTHING but bird sbot in
'hem and was afraid maybe they would cut
me all up without killing me. tell you these |
white people round here is bad people. and |
'hey wouldn't think no more Of killing niger |
than dog"
Pinkney grew somewhat excited as he talked |
bout his fancied woes. When he finished he |
lay stll and seemed to be thinking over ali he |
was about to leave.
why didn't you go far away. Pinknev, and /
10Y stay around Marlboro the way you did?'
Well. WIS afraid to. knew as long Ms
'ayed In the woods WAS SAFE and don't
NOW nothing about Washington or any of
hese towns. Then can't swim and there was |
10 other way for me to get across the river III
'asn going to stay away long nohow. knew
hey would have me or shoot me. Blu. l didn't
'ant to stay in this old Jail. "
Did yoa intend to kill Father Cunnane or
ne Jaiier on the day before YOU got out?'
NO indeed wouldn't have hurt a flea. II
ny OF those men who were hunting me had
ound me 1 wouldn't have done a thing to
hem No. sir. / wouldn't have hit Father
'unnane for 1000. He's a good man, he is,
Have you become q Catholic?"
Yes, sir, has, and the man took off a
tring Of PRAYER beads from abou. his neck and
eid them up.
Have you been baptized yet?"
NO, SIT, but Use going to be-"
lou know You are going to die don't vou2" |
les. sir: l spects so. 1 don't see no other
'ay out OF it now; but they's killing an inno-
emf man."
Didn't YOU kill Mr. Bowe?"
NO Fore God, didn't
''Who did?'' Ii
Him. l 'spect," jerking his thumb in the
ERECTION of BARRIERS cell
DO you know what will become of you if !
on die with lie on your lips?"
Yes, sir; I'll go to hell sure {