The times., 1899-06-17

Annie Sle was upon MIN anu euueaN oIiuS
to secure the club. Berry fought her oil
and then felled her as he had her sister.
After this he stood over the PROSTATE wo-
men and struck them repeatedly, unheed-
full of the pitiful appeals of Miss Annie,
who had not lost consciousness. Berry
then searched the house for the money he
supposed was hidden there.
How n Life WAS Saved.
Failing to find what he sought Berry
returned TO the dining room and finding
both women alive. renewed his attack on
them only desisting on the promise of Miss
Annie that if he would go for a doctor
and priest she would give him 800 and
never reveal who had committed the
crime Berry seemed willing to listen to
argument and asking the woman to repeat
her promise he procured cruciiiX and
compelled her to swear to her promise.
The sacred premise given, Berry felt
safe and leaving the house journeyed TO
the home of Thomas Green, half a mile
distant, where he Informed the household
that some one had tried to kill the Clarkes.
Continuing down the road the negro visit
ed Dr. Ryan at Bowie and Father Girard
at White Marsh, both of whom he sum-
moned to the Clarke home Green. in the
mean time, had gone to the home OF Crit
tendon Clarke, a brother of the women,
where he made known the facts as Berry
had given them to him. Clarke and his
son, Ernest went at once to the scene OF
the crime and there found that Miss
Amanda was dead. They questioned Miss
Annie as TO who was responsible for the
crime but she would say nothing, keeping
her oath with constancy. She was appar
entity mortally injured and realized it,
Notwithstanding this the woman pre-
ferred to die and keep her promise rather
than let the death of her sister and the
probable death of herself be avenged
After the discovery of the crime and
the reticence of Miss Annie concerning it,
several persons went to work on the case.
Circumstances were such that suspicion
rested on Berry, and when he returned to
the house after summoning the doctor and
the priest he was closely questioned. He
gave eyasive and then contradictory an
swers and was finally confused to such
an extent that he confessed the crime.
claiming that the motive which actuated it
was revenge for a scoiding and abuse
which he had suffered on the previous Gay.
| The confession was not made until Sun
! day morning. but when it was made
| known the indignation of the residents of
| Bowie knew no bounds. Crowds gathered
| and discussed the crime, with the result
| that it was decided to lynch the negro.
This was only prevented by the counsel of
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until Sheriff Robey of Marlboro arrived,
when the boy was turned over to him.
Then there was renewal of the attempts
| to get at the boy by the citizens. but again
cooler heads prevailed and it was decided
TO hold an inquest at once and get a state
ment under oath from the murderer.
| At the inquest Berry shocked and in
censed everyone by his cool, Indifferent
manner and talk. He related the manner
OF the killing of the dead woman and the
attempted killing of her sister in a cold
| blooded way. He expressed no regret for
his crime, and rather claimed that he
was in a measure justified. These things
| and others so infuriated the citizens that
they again attempted to lynch the hoy.
and would have succeeded had not Sheriff
Robey spirited him away on a pretext
Robey took his prisoner to Marlboro and,
learning that a crowd was marching on
the Jail there, he spirited the prisoner to
! Washington and from here to Baltimore.
where he remained until yesterday. Berry
| was tried and convicted in Baltimore about
| three weeks ago and was later sentenced
| TO be hanged. at Marlboro He was kept
| in the jail at Baltimore until Thursday
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