Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27
ON PINKNEY'S TRACK.
No Organized Pursuit of the Murderer
Being Made.
REPORTS OF His HAVING BEEN seen.
The Spanish lnfanta Rests After
the Ball.
HER MESSAGE TO SPAIN.
LITTLE PURSUIT OF PINKNEY.
News Received That the Murderer Had
Been Seen This Morning.


News Received That the Murderer HsA
Been Seen This Morning.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
MARLBORO, Nd, May 27.-Wllliam Pinkney,
one of the colored condemned murderers of Mr..
Francis NJ Bowie, who escaped from the Jail
here last Thursday morning, is still at large,
although it is generally conceded that the man
is hiding within comparatively few miles Of this
place.
The last seen Of the man was about O'Clock
OF the evening Of the day he escaped, when he
appeared at the wood pile Of Mr.. Cornelius
Dooley. about six miles south Of here, and
knocked of the iron shackles about his ankle
Mr. Dooley, hearing the noise, went out Of his
house and within q short distance of him recoe.
nized Pinkney, but being unarmed, did not az
tempt to arrest him.
Mr.. Dooley tays he did not go for assistance
because he did not care to leave his wife and
chlidren at the mercy of 80 desperate a char
ac.er. Pinkney, after remarking that he had
gotten the d irons of at last dis.
appeared in the woods. While IL is
claimed by some that they have seen him since
then, It is the general impression IN tie town
that the murderer has only beon seen since
thursday evening by those of his own race who
nishing him with food.
In this connection il was learned this morn.
ing that PInkney's brother was caught vester.
day afternoon on Mr.. B +. Duvall's place with
loaded revolver on him Mr. Duvalrs
Ia iarm Is but short distance from
doubted that the murderer's brother was
about to furnish him with the weapon.
so far as II Is known Pinkney is not in possess
sion of a weapon Of any kind. but it is believed
that he viii be furnished with one by the
negroes who are supposed 10 have supplied him
with food since his escape. That MANY of the
negroes viii do all they possibly can to assist
one OF the men who made way with Mr. Bowie
a man they particularly disllked is doubted BY
no one here.
no ORGANIZED EFFORT TO CAPTURE HIM
Because OF their assistance. and because Of
Pinkney's perfect familiarity with every foot
OF ground in this part of the state, his recap-
ture is made all the more difficult Ii is yery
evident, too. that the smallness of the reward
onereu Tor ms recapture, ESQ, accounts. in Q
great degree, for his still remaining at large
The escaped murderer is not only a des-
perate man, but he is a most powerful one
and, with death by hanging staring HIM in the
face, II Is acknowledged that he will
resist recapture with all the despera-
ton Of already doomed man. So il
Is that as Yet no really organized effort
Tor the murderers recapture has been make.
although Sheriff Middleton is doing all he pos-
sibly can to retake him. should the reward be
increased 10 $500 or $1,000 there is no doubt
that determined and thoroughly organized
effort would be at once made for the recapture
of Flnkney. but until the reward is substantially
increased Ii Is openly stated there that no real
earnest effort viii be made 80 retake him.
IL seems TO he the general belief here that no
| violence will be used against Pinkney unless he
should himself attempt violence when located
OF course while those now after him and
those who may later attempt his recapture will
give him little opportunity 10 do them harm still
should be submit TO recapture when oyertaken
It Is believed that there will be no attempt to
| lynch him This belief il based on the ground
that the man already stands convicted of the
crime alleged against him and the day Of his
execution has been named-the 30ih Of next
month-it would be best 10 allow the law to-
take its course.
NEWS THAT HE HAD BEEN SEEN.
News was brought to town about ii o'clock
this morning that Pinkney had been seen on
Mr.. Dooley's place about an hour earlier, and
an armed posse of ten men at once set out for
the place, although little reliance was placed in
the story.
Pinknsy is now supposed to be hiding in .
heavy WOO led swamp, extending into Charles
county, and, unless he leaves this IL is believed
that he will be able to escape from the neighbor-
hood. Being perfectly familiar with every foot
OF the way be will undoubtedly 20
| in that direction. but there is great difficulty
in making his way. as he will leave behind those
of his own race willing to assist and sustain,
and Will also pass into section OF the state
comparatively unknown 10 him and where hs
will be forced by hunger to show himself.
His only real hope Of eluding recapture,
should a determined effort be made, would
therefore be to remain in the swamp in which
he is now supposed to be.
That such determined efforts have vet
been made is apparent from the statement
made here TODAY that not more than fifteen OF
| twenty men have at any time been in pursuit
of the escaped murderer
Still the fellow NAV at any moment relax his
cunning and thereby throw himself into the
hands Of his pursuers.