The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-28
BOTH WILL BE HANGED.
Result Of Trial ofthe Murderers
of Francis NJ. Bowie.
BARBER AND PINKNEY SENTENCED.
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Governor to Fix Day of E1eoution-His-
tory of the Crime-sketch of the Muir
dered Nan-wealthy. Well Connected
and Prominent In His Community.
MARLBORO, Md, April 27.-One month
ago, on the 26th of March, Francis RI
Bowie was foully murdered Mt his home
near Upper Marlboro. The murderers have
been tried and found guilty of murder in
the first degree, exactly one month after
the murder, and sentenced by the court.
William Pinkney was moved to the nd
Joining room and Barber was sentenced
first by the court. The court asked Bar
Der If he had anything to say.
Barber denied being present when the
crime was committed and declared his
innocence. The court after reviewing the
evidence in the case sentenced him to
death. Barber was carried back to Jail,
and the Judge asked Pinkney if he had
anything to say why sentence should not
be passed He said: mo" Judge Briscoe
then passed the same sentence upon Pink
ney rs on Barber, that he be taken to the
county Jail and on day that the governor
OF Maryland should designate he be taken
from Jail and hanged.
History of the Crime.
The murder of Francis NJ Bowie, q
farmer of this county, living near this
place, was one of the most atrociois re-
corded in the criminal annals of Maryland.
1t was committed OH the evening of Palm
Sunday, while Mr.. Bowie was counting his
large flock of sheep in their pasture The
motive is supposed to have been Barber's
fear Of conviction OH the charge of steal
ing an axe from Mr.. Bowie some time be-
fore. Besides this, Bowie was very un-
popular throughout the county with white
and colored alike
The crime was committed with q club.
after using which the murderers hid the
body in ravine on the place, scattered
grass about the bloody earth OH spot where
the deed was done, wrapped the corpse in q
piece of old carpet and a sack, carried it to
disused we'll on an adjoining farm, also
owned by Mr.. Bowie, and threw it in, af
ter previously taking the dead mans
watch. This they subsequently mutilated
and threw into a branch near by. Mr..
Bowie had no money upon his person
when he left home that evening, having
given what he had to his wife
Sketch of the Murdered Man.
The atrocity of the crime was heightened
by the fact that it was committed within
sight OF his home and in daylight, or at
least twilight. While. in Jail each of the
murderers insisted that the other was the
guilty patty, thus showing no loyalty,
even when In mutual danger of the moose
During the trial they We're permitted to
testify against each other, and here again,
they did all Ill their power to incrimnate
each other. The swiftness with which JUS
tice overlook them is remarkable
MIR. /. Nj. Bowie was about A. and prob
ably the richest man in lower Prince
Georges. He had n number of farms, and
owned much property in Washington and
upper Marlboro. He leaves wife and
eight children. His wife is the daughter
of the late Charles Hill of this county.
and the sister of Internal Revenue Collec-
tor f. Snowden Hill. The murdered man
was son of the late w. b. Bowie. He
has three brothers and two sisters. Mrs.
Bowie is Catholic and Mr.. Bowie was an
Episcopalian, and it is stated that at the
time of the wedding n dspensation was
received from the late Pope Plus IX. The
marriage took place in 1878.