Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-03
ANGRY COUNTRYMEN.
Residents Of Marlboro Threatened
the Newspaper Critics
TO DUCK CORRESPONDENTS.
Sheriff Middleton Considerably Affiliated by
the Publfshad Comments on His Policy
in the Pursuit OF Pinkney. the Murderer
Of Frank NJ. Bowie,

Special Dispatch to The Evening star.
MARLBORO, Nd, June 3.-Nine days have
passed since VIM. P,nkney, one Of the two
negroes sentenced to be executed on the 30tb
instant for the murder Of Francis N. Bowie,
escaped from the Jail here, and the recapture
Of the man is apparently beyond the power Of
the sheriff and his fellow sesrchers.
Certainly it Is If the search is not to be con-
Quoted in a more vigorous and complete man
ner than has 20 far characterised the efforts Of
the authorities.
Yesterday afternoon it was reported that
Pinkney had been seen in the woods Of Mr..
Clagett about three miles from here and about
one mile from his former home, where his wife
now lives. The murderer 10 said to have been
seen by two Of the small searching party then
In the field, but neither Of the two men were
able to get the man within range Of their guns.
When seen the man was running, and soon
disappeared In dense underground.
THINK THEY SAW PINKNEY.
While the searchers who saw the man are said
to be confident that it WAS Pinkney, still very
few here really believe that the man seen was
the escaped murderer. In fact, the prevail
ing impression here Is that Pinkney has long
since shaken the dust of this neighborhood
from his feet and il now secreted many miles
from Marlboro. Although the murderer was
believed to have been seen by the search
ing party, Sheriff Middleton and his men, In
stead Of remaining constantly in the field in the
vicinity in which the man was thought to be,
returned to town in few hours and did not
venturs forth again until after nightfal. II 10
this method of search by the authorities which
has been much criticised by tho people here
and In this neighborhood, and which thew claim
will never result in the recapture Of the muir
derer.
Indeed not q few Of the people Of this com.
munity assert that il Pinknev IL retaken BY the
sheriff 1t will be more q matter Of accident than
design; provided, Of course, no more active
and persistent effort Is made by him and his
posse.
NEWSPAPER CRITIoIsM DfsL1KHD.
Sheriff Middleton is said to be somewhat
worked up in consequence Of the CRITICS ms
made upon his course In the matter, especially
by the newspaper men resident here and by
those sent here from the Washington and Bal
timore papers, and he 10 reported to have de-
clared that with a single exception no reporters
will be admitted by him TO witness the execu-
ton Of Barber and plnkney, should the latter
ever be rscaptured
Early In the week IL was rumored that II was
determined by some parties here to teach the
Newspaper reporters q Lesson, and it was ex-
planned that the instruction would take the
form Of ducking in the waters which almost
surround Marlboro, or, in the parlance Of the
neishborhood, the unfortunate reporters would
be ..branched."
The lesson was not taught, for some reasons
best known. perhaps, to the parties themselves,
and the visiting newspaper men were kindly
permitted 10 remain and depart without moles-
tation.