The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-03-31
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A Brutal Murder.

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A Brutal Murder.
Int ense excitement and sorrow have
prevailed in this quiet comm unity during tiis
week. on account of the tragic death OF Mr..
Francis NJ Bowie, .who was brutality murder
ell on his farm last Sunday afternoon. Inc
following is A brief recital of the facts: MIR.
Bowie left this town on Sunday afternoon be-
tween and , O'Clock, went to his home, hau
dinner with his family, and then, changing
his clothes and leaving his money with his
wife as was his custom when upon his prem"
ises. started to tide over his farm to look after
a flo X of sheep. As he did not return for
supper, Mrs. b ,wie becam, anxious and sent
a servant girl to the stable, who found Mr.
Bowie's horse saddled and biidled standing at
the stable yard gate. This was after nishtfal
and an unavailing search was make By those
N the farm At dawn Mrs. Bowie sent
note to Justice Harris, saying that she feared
her husband had died of heart disease and
asking that searching party comeout to dis
co,er the whereabouts of his body. Messrs.
w. G. Brooke, NJ. E. Stalings, NJ. c. Waring
and Constable Sweeney Immediately respon-
ded and after a search of several hours they
found evidence that a murder had been com
mitted. Pools of blood in the sand near
Walnut tree at the extreme eud of Mr.. Bow
les home place and tracks indicating a scuf-
file were discovered. Near by they found Mr..
B ,wie's hat and in another place his pan knife
unopened, and some papers. BY following
the tracks they we've led TO ravine into
which the body was evidently first thrown.
Here locust club, with marks of blood and
WITH red hair corresponding to Mr. Bowie's
beard clingiAg to ii, was found. Messrs.
Sweeney, Sta!lings and others continued to.
the search, and several hours later discovered
the body in the well on the farm formerly
owned by Mr.. Chas. Bowie, but recently
part of Mr.. F. NJ. Bowie's possessions, and
from which tenant had moved a few days
ago.
On Tuesday piece Of Brussels carpet and
two sacks covered with blood were taken from
the we'll in which the body was thrown. a
small piece of the same carpet was picked up
near the barbed wire fence, which is suppos-
ed to have been torn off while the body was
being drawn through the fence.
The Baltimore Sun in sp ,akin, edit ,riaily
of the matter says:
THE killing of Mr.. Bowie in Prince Gaorg's
county, which is being investigated by the au
thorites, is a case calling for the most patient
and thorough, as we'll as intelligent, search
for the perpetrators that can be made. That
the crime was well planned and SO secretly
perpatrated as to baIk, for the pres ent at
least, every effort to find the perpetrators
should only stimulate The administrators of
justice TO uncover the criminals and bring
them to merited punishment. 1t was only by
the exercise of similar patience and intell-
gent perlinacity that the parties guilty of the
murder Of DR.. Hill iny Kent county were dis
covered and the majesty of the law fully vim
dcated according to regular and dignified
methods and usages. The Investigation in
that case was shrewd and successful, and no
avenue for escape was left to the perpetrators
Of that dreadful crime. There is no occasion
for rash excitement or violence. The inquiry
should be made coolly and with care and de-
liberation. There is no absence apparently
of clues, and each one should be followed to
the end. The crimes like this should be per-
retrated in quiet and law-abding communi.
~ :. Ways possible, but if they are done with
impunity they will doubtless become frequent.
If the officers of the law are successful in dis
covering the criminals and speedily bring
them to punishment it not only discourases
crime, but leaves mob violence without any
excuse"
Two colored men were arrested Wednesday
night on suspicion of being come eted in some
way with the murder of Francis NJ. Bowie.
They are William Pinkney and Barber, the
latter occupying house on the farm of Mr..
Snowden Hill. The cause of their arrest lies
in the fact that recently they have been at
variance With Mr.. Bowie. ,wing to the alleg-
ed stealing of meat. Pinkney had been ten
ant on the ia m OF Mr.. Bowie, and recently
was compelled to leave, and during the mid
die of the winter he and his family removed
to new quarters.
The arrests were made by Sheriff r. b.
Middleton and Deputy Coz stables Warning
and Clark. They quietly left this village
Wednesday, and in the evening they approach
ed the home of Pinkney, ami secreting them
selves near the barn. arrested him, as he a.
lighted from his horses coming from a field
where he had been occupied all day in plow-
ing. The Sheriff approached him and order
ed his arrest colored boy near was called
by the sheriff, and the horses were handed to
him, and Constable Clark took possession of
the prisoner, and the sheriff proceeded to
search the house nearby. Pinkneys wife Of
fered no objection to a search of the house.
The sheriff tore the bed clothes asunder, think
ing that he might find some evidence of the
crime. Nothing could DE found that was in
any way suspicious. Pinkney was taken to
the county Jail.
In the meanwhile Mr.. Warning went to the
house of Barber, on the farm of MI. Snowden
Hill, and, after making an inquiry as to his
whereabouts, found Barber in the kitchen.
de was placed under arrest, and is said to have
been very talkative about the matte r, but
the suggestion of Mr.. Warnghe; was told 4
make no statement, and if he had ANYTHING to
reveal to do so when in the hands of the prop
er authorities.
The funeral of Mr.. Bowie took place We'd
nesday at II IN. The remains were taken to
st. Barnabas' Protestant Episcopal Church,
near Oak Grove. The Rev Mr. Randall con-
Quoted the funeral services. The following
gentleman acted as palbearers: Messrs. /.
5. Wilson, John W. Belt, Henry w. Clagett,
Upton Brooke, George Brooke and William
Berry.
On Thursday Constable Benz amin F. Re
hey, of Laurel, brought to our Jail Charles
Martin, found guilty Of selling sprituous
liquor within the limits of l. lurei district
He was tried before Justice Conway who com