Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-06-01

UPPER MARLBORO Correspondence Of The
Baltimore Sun, Nay 25.
William Pinkney, colored, who
was to be hanged June 30 for the
murder of Francis NJ. Bowie, es-
capped from Marlboro Jail this morn
ing about 8 o'clock. The Jail was
being swept and the beds prepared
for the night by the woman who
has charge of that work. The guard
in the Jail was busy fixing his room,
and the assistant guard was in the
front yard of the prison. Pink
ney's cell door was left open by the
woman, the back door of the Jail
was open and Pinkney, who had
cut the rivets of his chain with
glass taken from the window of the
cell, seized the opportunity, and i,
holding the chain in his hands,
quietly made his escape. He climb
ed the jail-fence and went in a
straight direction to the creek
crossed the creek aud was seen at
the trestle of the Baltimore and Po-
mac Railroad, about a mile from
the village in straight line. He
passed by the house occupied by
William Lanham, colored, and told
Lanham to keep quiet. 1t was not
known that he had escaped until
Lanham's girl informed the guards
that she had seen him pass by her
fathers house. Constable Swee-
ney, John Ii. Traband, Maurice +.
Stallings, Thomas Sweeney, Robert
l.. Wells, Charles ii. Gill, John
Gill and others Immediately set out
in search of the prisoner. The
keepers of the Jail were told by Mr..
John g. Wyvill that Pinkney pass
ed by him near the railroad and
told him that it was not worth
while to send for anybody. Pink
ney left his shoes and hat in his
cell. Mr.. John Ill. Traband re-
turned to the village about II
o'clock, and said it YVES thought by
the pursuers that Pinkney was in
the woods on the farm of Judge II.
b. Il. Chew and had a confederate
with him. Mr.. Irving Wood, Judge
Chew's manager, was at work on
the farm and saw Pinkney in the
woodshed. Mr.. Woods hands were
at work with him, and Pinkney, not
seeing Mr.. Wood, asked one of the
men to come to him. He then for
the first time saw Mr.. Wood and
went back among the trees. Mr..
Wood Immediately came to Marlbo-
ro' and told the sheriff that Pink
ney had been seen by him on Judge
Chew's farm. Sheriff Middleton,
accompanied by large posse, left
town abou: half-past 10 o'clock for
the place where Pinkney was last
seen.
STILL AT LARGE. May 90.
Four days have elapsed since the
colored murderer, William Pinkney,
escaped from Marlboro Jail, and,
although a posse started in hot
haste after the fugitive, he has not
yet been captured. Day and night
the officials of Prince George
county fave been engaged in active
search for Pinkney, but so far he
has been able to elude arrest, al
though he has at various times been
bold enough to go to houses and
even talk to people with whom he
has come in contact. The prisoners
desperate character cannot be ques-
toned nor his boldness. He went
to the house of Mr.. Cornelius Dooly,
and while that gentleman watched
him Pinkney unshackled his leg of
part of his letters. and on leaving
the house told Mr.. Dooly he did not
care for any one who would be likely
to pursue him, as he did not intend
to be taken alive. He is said to be
now in hiding in swamp about six
miles from the Jail. This swamp
is an admirable place for fugitive
from Justice to hide. 1t is dense
with briars and myrtles, which can
not be penetrated except By crawl
ing along paths made by hogs and
other animals. Pinkney is perfect
~ familiar with the locality. He
has relatives livirg on both SIDES of
his hiding place and it is more than
probable he gets food from them.