Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-24
WIND[R is IN JAIL AGAIN
Negro Murderer Captured In
Woods In Baltimore County

Negro Murderer Captured In
Woods In Baltimore County
MODS THREATEN A LYNCHING
Guard Protects Prisoner, Who Is
Heavily Armed Spent Three Days
In Baltimore Saloon.
. Isaac Winder, the negro murderer
of.Tollgate Keeper Rinehart, who es-
capped from the Baltimore county nj jail
two--weeksIago last monday might,
was captured Tuesday evening on
Shanklin's Estock farm, near Lock.
raven, -not-s.great distance from the
county seat. :. He..sswas in the woods
bending over.a small J. fire. on which
he was cooking his supper, when
Chief Street, OF the county police,
surprised him.E When covered with a
pistol he, PROMPTLY Surrendered. HE
is now heavily ironed and locked mp
in the Towson Jail.
The authorities placed heavily
armed guard about the Jail. having
received information that a mob ! of
over 200 men was organizing with the
determination Of. lynching the negro.
The circumstances OF Winder's escape,
the fareical efforts of posses of drunk
enrmen TO capture him. and the .ap-
parent ease with which the negro has
eluded arrest for two weeks have an
gered many citizens of the county, and
they wonldE rather do the changing
themselves than wait until March 30.
the Icy Icy se-@...sf for his execution.
While trained detectives, possess,
and county policemen were securing
the county for. Winder aud the city
police were suDposed.to be watching
every avenue into the.oity. the negro
slipped into. Baltimore- last ]. THURSDAY
and spent three days and nights in a
GROCERY near the center of the city.
q. He says half dozen policemen saw
him in. the place He and Fhis negro
friends even spoke to the cops but
they did not recognize the'..man for
whom big reward was Offered and
whose sr--e had been published
everyday in the newspaper an1 wa,
on exhibition in every poliosTstation
for their special study. ~
When he got tired of remaining in
the city he went back to the woods.
Negro friends keptIhim.suppliedswith
food and sheltered him at night. -He
not only laughed 'sat ...the5 police, but
rather enjoyedL the1- chase7-he sgave
Hurricane 'EBranch' So. bloodhounds
from Virginia.
"I'sesan old coon hunter myself, "
said he. and..I.could give.ssdem dogs
pints and beatEdem-out. = 3.
The city police have been poking
fun at the county officers, but Chief
Street and his men have turned the
laugh upon them inscapturingsthe ne
gro after he had so cleverly evaded
the city sleuths.
The Baltimore county grand jury,
at Towson, Tuesday made its report
instbe Windsr case. BY a1majority
of thirteen. the jury. censures Warden
Chilcoat and is.asistants-a and recon-
mends that his-bondsmen be sued for
the expense in connection with the
pursuit of Winner
The minority report blames the
county commissioners, eand- says thar
tie assist .nts. given the~warien were
not competent mel, and were sput
there by political influence.
The minority further alleges that
County Commissioner sladeE.reeom-
mended Mr.. Bop, who was. cripple,
as an assistant, aud that County Com
missioner Yelloit recommended Mr..
Debaugh as night watchnan, who was
not capable, being a timidrman. -
) Bothsreporf s.recommendedsthst 1.-THE
jail be. takel! On of the. hands. Fof the
county commits. lone-s Eand put III The
hands of the. 81 eriff. xzs :rsg =.
The report.of the grand.inquest was
to have been brought in Tuesday
$3.50 aes.. ss-s-
morningtbut owing.to the. .d'ffe ence
of opinion existing among the members
in r. gard to the escapesofW Winder 1t
was in possible 20 frameFup "a report
tlat would meet the appreciation Of
every une.
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