Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-31
Trying to Catch the Murderers Of
Frank Bowie.
THE Case AGAINST THE Two SUSPECTS
Reward for the Capture Of the
Guilty Offered.
NO MORE ARRESTS MADE.
NO MORE ARRESTS MADE.
LOOKING FOR CLUES.

Do"ie-
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
MARLBORO. Nd, March 31.-No further ar
rests have been made in connection with the
killing of Frank NJ. Bowie. The night guard
from the Jail was at the hotel this morning
and he reported that the prisoners spent a quiet
night, apparently sleeping we'll Since the offer
Of the 81 600 reward was made the number Of
detectives has largely increased, and were it
not for consequences more arrests would be
made.
An officer Of the Law .old TIE SrAR CORE
spondent that white men were suspected to have
played an important part in the murder. and
that some Of them would have been arrested
before now had It not been for the fact that .
failure to fix the crime on them would mean q
heavy suit for damages.
RI-Oficer J. H. Clarke from near Forestville
has been one Of the most active workers in the
case He was here when the crime was COM
mitted and in addition to arresting Pinkney he
has done other work In endeavoring to bring
the guilty parties to justice.
AT LOWER MARLBoRo'.
Although the murder was committed nearer
Upper than Lower Marlboro the latter is the
seat of operations, probably because the Jail is
located there, as well as County Magistrates
Harris and Sears and Constable Samuel Swee-
ney.
Lawyer C. Il. Stanley Of Baltimore is counsel
for the Bowie family, and he has been COM
municatsd with concerning the offering Of q
reward for the apprehension Of the dead mans
SLAYER or slsyers- In the meantime the de-
matter and have offered . reward Of 81 900 in
the case.
Mr. Ben H c. Bowie, one Of the brothers.
Was seen by The STAB correspondent He had
anumber Of circulars which were posted in all
parts Of the town. They read as follows:
1900 REWARD.
Ar.ward Of One thousand Dollars will be paid for
n I'd III On the
;y Of S ss farm 'ns town OF
( Il IkS s s9 s5MIE.
Uppsr Marlboro Nd March so. 1898.
'Is there anything new about the murder or
the apprehension of the criminals?'
All can say" he answered, lis that we've
got 'em-
Are they locked up?"
"That can't tell you Just now" was his re-
sponse. but something will happen tonight"
what is it that is going to happen?
That can't tell you just now"
Then he drove Of and 1t was reported later
on that he had gone out in the country and
would return with some interesting news before
going.
his brother murderers, but fearing publicity at
that time might injure his scheme, he declined
to state whether they were white or colored.
MANY on THE STREETS.
Many persons are the streets and there
are many persons in the hotel now. Mr..
Tucker. the hotel proprietor, il telling Of SINH
lar horrible crimes. On the street men are
standing in groups Of from three to five.
Their heads are close together and passerby
is unable to get the faintest idea Of their con-
versation. The appearance Of q pedestrian is
alxavx follOUAr ~ Rnldap OF this
conversation.
Groups Of Newspaper men and natives are
standing in sight Of the Jail and where they can
be seen from the Jail windows. The Jail guard
is not inside nor is the sheriff in the neighbor-
hood.
Inside the prison are eleven prisoners and
among them 10 q man accused OF horse stealing
ut Suitland- He is fond Of music, and while
the other prisoners are either singing q hymn,
praying or trying to get to sleep he makes night
hideous with his wood saw melodies. His selec-
tons are not church hymns by any means.
THE SUSPECTED MuRDERERa
william Pinkney and Daniel Barber. the
negroes under arrest on suspicion Of being i'm
piicatsd in the horrible tragedy, we're pacing
their cell floors Ono was on the lower floor
and the other was on the floor above. A feeling
Of uneasiness was apparent to the iailer, for
they asked questions and talked as though they
feared trouble from the outside. although
they both protest their innocence.
WI, %s' IN quiet DENIAL, WAY they y. mst
in the crime thu officers are out loNStsg after
additional evidence against them. Fnkney 10
tn1nned to be talkative and il he knows any
:Snng OF the crime IL IL expected that he will
soon tell every word Of it While <5nkney is
the more communicative Of the pals e officers
are attaching more importance to r~Ssrrest Of
Barber.
States Attorney Brent and Sheriff Middleton
decided not TO permit reporters to interview
the prisoners. so that there is no danger Of
them making confession to reporters.
CASE AGAINST PINKxEY AND BARBER.
Although they are held on suspicion and the
officers think the circumstances are against
than they hare not entirely made up their
minds that they are the real murderer
There 10 . feeling of certainty so far as Bar
Der 10 concerned, and some doubt 10 expressed
- to Pinknsy. Their footgear was taken TO
the Bowie farm this afternoon and 1t il reported
that 1t fitted the tracks made about the spot
where thu crime committed Barber
wore boots at the time OF his arrest,
and there Is peculiar break in
declared il Visible In the tracks Barber Is
now under bond TO answer . charge Of stealing
meat from tho dead man. and this. together
with the tracks found near the tree where the
crime vas committed. are the strongest points
tracks, and tins it is thought is the only ev-
idence claimed against him.
There is an air Of mystery about the case
however. which makes it almost impossible to
tall Just what 10 being done or what, il any
thing. - being said by the prisoners
closer examination Of the ground beneath
the walnut tree today showed where Mr.. Bowie Q
horss had been, and from the nature Of four
footprints 10 il thought that the animal made
plum 60 70 get away when the deathblow WAS
dealt il master.
WHITE MEN BELIEVED TO Ri IMPLICATED.
One Of the friends of the family interested in
The captars OF ths criminal criminals said that
he thouxht there yer sshite men concerned in
the Affair. The facts be thought fully justified
him in The assertion In the first place he
thought thai IL colored men had committed the
crime they would have left the body where il
fell and would not have returned after dark
ind carried the BODY so far away to secrets it
Another singular feature 10 the finding of the
hss and chain In . place some distance from
the scene OF the crime They we're found on
the road that Barber would naturally have
taken bad he been present where the crime was
committed There Is no doubt about the pres
snce OF the two colored men somewhere near
the scene of the murder that evening. Barber
bad spent tbs day at Rnknsys house, and when
be got ready TO return home to Col
lsctof Snovden Hills CMrs. Bouie's brother o.
place II Was necessary for him 70 pass not far
from the Scene of the murder Pinkuev want