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The Murder Trial.

The Murder Trial.
The Court room was filled to its ut
most capacity on Wednesday when the tria
of VIM Pinkney, one of the alleged murderers
of Mr.. Francis NJ. Bowie was begun. Judges
Briscoe and Crane presided. Among the au
dence was quite Il number OF ladies'. MI
Rodiy of Baltimore appeared for the prisoner
and States Attorney Brandt is being assisted
by Mr.. Merrick MFR Geo Waters of Laurel
is the foreman OF the jury.
The following summary of the evidence on
Wednesday is taken from BALTIC. Snn report
Mrs Ida Nj, Bowie, widow of Francis M:
Bowie, was the first witness called for the
State. Mrs. Bowie was accompanied by MIR.
ITm. G. Brooke. She said: "My husband
left home about 4. 80 O'Clock =. NJ. on the Sun
dy of the murder lie stated he was going
to look after his sheep. As he did not return
to the house to drive up the cows, which he
usually did, became alarmed, and later On
called a servant, Maria Brown, coored, and
sent her to look for Mr.. Bowie. She Went 10
the barn and reported that the horse, saddle
and bride was at the barn gate. L told her
she was mis- AIKEN. She called another sefV-
mt, and while held lantern they went to
the barn and caught the horse and brought it
to me- l waited all night, and in the morn
ing sent a note to Justice James Harris. tell
Ing him Mr.. Bowie was missing" Mrs BOW
lie identified the watch case which was produc
ed in court and said it belonged to her hus-
hand.
Maurice Stallings testified to assisting IN
in the search of Mr.. Bowie. He saw blood
stains under the walnut tree and also saw that
some one had attempted to remove the blood
stains by gathering up soil and throwing 1t on
the field Finger marks could be plainly
seen on the ground. The witness described
the search for the body, the finding of the well
chain. Mr.. Bowie's hat near the fence and
finally the recovery of the body from theiwefl
He also identified the bloody club and the
hat
William G Brooke, one of the searching
party, described the location of the walnu
tree and the finding of the locust club in ra-
vine about 11S feet from the walnut tree
He identified the club, a id also a knife found
lying near the edge of the ravine, which were
produced in court.
Causin Warning, who helped to draw the
body from the well, identified the piece Of car
pet which also came up from the we'll.
Mr.. Charles Hill testified that he saw Mr..
Bowie between $50 and 5.45 O'Clock P. NJ.
al the barn driving his sheep around the Cor
nar OF the barn. The door of the barn was o.
pen toward the branch. He did not see any
one else at the barn.
By Mr.. Roldy.-Where were you Saturday
night? Answer.-I was down at the weir on
the branch.
States Attorney B.andt.--Who was with
You? Answer.-Georse Addison, Charles AL
len and Daniel Barber.
Joseph Marshall, colored, testified that
Pinkney had told him he chad shot three
times at Mr.. Bowie and missed him, but he
would get him next time"
Julius Jones, colored, testified that Pinkney
had sold him an axe, which was afterward
identified by Mr.. Bowie as his property.
Pinkney said he had found the axe.
George Addison, colored, testified to having heard
Barber and Pnkney talking about the axe which
Mr.. Bowie lost Barber said to Pinkney the best
thing for to do is to get Bowie out of the be-
fore court or there would beat court. Barber
b Is 50 pa ;e and it was covered over with
boarus ami no one ever went there. Pnkney said
it would be cool thing.
Deputy heritf George s. Dove ties titled to con-
versatlon between himself and Pinkney during which
pinkney gave in detail the occurrence of Sunday,
March 70. lie said Barber came to my house and
W together about 1 > OcNck
He went with Barber across the branch Pnkney
ing the sheep Barber kept up the fence to the
road. At the barn PInkney saw Mr.. Bowie and
helped him to feed his sheep. after which he went
home. About $ O'Clock he met Barber near an I'M
occupied house about two hundred yards from his
home. Barber said: Il have fixed him; You must
ted, but finally consented lie found the body in a
ravIne Barber pulled the overcoat MIR. Bow
les head ana then drew the bag down the
coat; then placed another bag on the grounl with
piece of "a pet, on which.he placed the body. Pink
ney said he ook hold of one side of the ba and Bar
Der the other When about sixty yards f rom the
well Pinkrey told ne that lie t 1t Ike faintug and
told Barber that lie coult not go any further. Bar
Der SAID to L nkner, &C me you chicken he trted
=. If had my boys here could tax him to"
Pnkney said he went on short way and said he
could no further. Barber then k the body alone
an a he threw it down in the well said Go il;
You are now out Of our way.
Mr.. Dove questioned to what promises he
had made to the prisoner in order to make him talk
Mr. Dove said he told the prisoner that he need not
i him ANYTHING unless he did of his accord
A.
when Pinkney was arrested and who also found a
part OF Bowle's watch in the branch estitied
"h'n ASKED now he came in possession OF the
knowledge of the watch being in the branch, Mr..
Roddy objected on the ground that the evidence a
rose from confidential communication with his
wife and the state had NJ right TO bring oht facts
rising from confidential communication. The
court sustained the objection
Joseph Marshall Julius Jones, colored. Thomas
Curry, Hallic Moran. Wallace Dixon and James
Harrison also testified to show that con~r piracy ex-
listed 1t was also shown that two colored men we're
n Ben =
Yesterday The State continued its testimony
by calling the detective and several others in
confederation of facts already brought out, and
also proved by DR. w " Warins and Dir l. A
Griffith, the nature of the wounds received
by Mr. Bowie.
The defense opened its case by calling the
prisoner who narrated in subsistence the facts
as stated above, giving clear and minute and
in most particulars, consistent statement OF
his movements on the day of the murder. He
insisted that Barber did the killing and came
to him after night to assat in disposing of the
body. Robt Wells and Julius Jones testified
to taking message from Nj Bowie to the
prisoner as TO coming to see him about hiring
Obiti NliIleSStS testified 10 1inkDey char
acter for peace and quiet AT the concl usioI
of the evidence for the defense, Mr. Merricl
asked the Court to allow Barber to contradic
the statements made of Pinkney, which wa:
objected to by Mr. Rody and the Court sus
tanned the objection.
The argument Of he case will take plac,
today
Tho mas kicnlne, a bachelor, SO years OLE
and who generally was regarded as "womar
hater" OF the most pronounced character
dropped dead at Reddington, Pa, on Slturda,
when his brothers wife asked him to nail ;
picket on the fence. He thought she was ava,
from home when he went 10 the house