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a.ili j0crs3n.ilThe Murder Trial.The Court room was filled to its utmost capacity on Wednesday wheu tbe trial of Win Pinkney, one of the alleged murderers of Mr. Francis M. Bowie was begun. Judges Biiscoe and Crane preside!. Among the audience was quite a number of ladies. Mr. Roddy of Baltimore appeared for the prisoner and States Attorney Brandt is being assisted by Mr. Merrick Mr GcO Waters of Laurel is the foremau ot the jury.The following summary of the evidence on Wednesday is takeu from a Balto. S/m report Mrs. Ida M. Bowie, widow of Francis M: Bowie, was the first witness called for the State. Mrs, Bowie was accompanied by Mr. IPui. G. Brooke. She said: “My husbandleft home about 4.30 o’clock P. M. on the Sun d iy 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, I became alarmed, and later on calfed a servant, Maria Brown, colored, and sent her to look for Mr. Bowie. She went to the barn and reported that Llie horse, saddle and bridle was at the barn gate. I told her she was mistaken. She called another serv-nt, and while I held a lautern they went to the barn and caught the horse and brought it to me. I waited all night, and in the morning sent a note to Justice James Harris, telling him Mr. Bowie was missing.” Mrs Bow ie identified the watch case which was pro luc ed in court and *aid it belonged to her husband.Maurice Stallings testified to assisting in in the search of Mr. B.,wie. He saw blood stains under tbe walnut tree and also saw that some one had attempted to remove the blood stains by gathering tip soil and throwing it 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 aud finally the recovery of the body from thejwell He also identified the bloody club and the hat.William G Brooke, one of the searching party, descrilied the locatiou of the walnu tree and the finding of the locust club in a ravine about ITS feet from the walnut tree. He ideutiticJ the club, a ul also a knife found lyiug near the edge of the ravine, which were produced in court.Causin Waring, who helped to draw the body from the well, identified tbe piece of car pet which also came up from the well.Mr. Charles J Hill testified that he saw Mr. B jwie between 5:30 and 5.45 o’clock P. M. a*, the barn driving bis sheep around the corner or the ham. The door of the barn was o-pen toward the branch. He did not see any one else at the barn.By Mr. Roddy.—Where were you Saturday night? Answer.—I was down at the weir on the branch.Stale's Attorney B.andt.—Who was with you? Answer.—lt; ieorgc Addison, Charle**Al len and Daniel Barber.Joseph Marshall, colored, testified that Pinkney had told him he “had shot three times at Mr. Bowie and missed him, but he would get biin next time.”Julius Jones, colored, testified tliat 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 ami Pinkney taikiug about the axe which Mr. Bowie W. Birber said to Pinkney Ihe best thing for us to do is to get Bowie out of the wav be-Deputy Sheriff George S. Dove venation between himsell and Pinkney d Piuknev gave in derail the occurrence March ». He said Barber came lo mv s(ent the dav. We lef t together about lie went with Barber across the branch said he went to the barn, where Mr. B.m ing the sheep. Barber kept on up the f road. At the ban. P.nknev saw Mr. help 'd him to feed his sheep, after whioccupied house about two hundred van home. Barber said: “I have fixed h n help me to pm him aw*».” Pinkney s:u ted, but finally r m.setilcd. lie found tin ravine. Barber pulled the overcoat ovei ie’s head and then drew the bag down o coat; tuen placed another bag on the gru piece of %*a pet, on whicl,;he placed the i ney sai.l he iouk hold of one side of the b l^r the other. Wueu about sixtv van w II Pinkney fold me that he f It 'l ke f lol 1 Barber that he could not go any f n lier said to P.nknev, -f .me on, von duelsaid: -Go it•at promises lit_____ nd JamesHarrison also testified to show that a .-..n-piracy ,-x-seen looking at the well on Ben BowieVpn»|«rty.Yesterday the .Stan* continue 1 its testim my by calling the detective and s *veral others in corroboration of facts already brought out, and also proved by Dr W *» Waring and I)r I. A Griffith, the iiature. of the wounds received by Mr B-»wie.The defense opened its case by calling the prisoner who narrated in stihslence the facts as stated above, giving a clear and minute and in most particulars, a consistent statement of his movements on the day of the murder. He insisted that Barber did the killing and came t » him after night to assiat in disposing of the body. Robt Wells and Julius Jones testified to taking a message from Me Bowie to tlie prisoner as to coming losee him about hiring.Other witnesses testified to Pinkney’s character for peace and quiet At the coticl nsion of the evidence for the defeme, Mr Merrick asked the Court to allow Barber to contradict the statements made off Pinkney, which w objected to by Mr Rody and the Court sn tained the objection.The argument of the case will take place today
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The Prince Georges Enquirer and Southern Maryland Advertiser
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, US
Fri, Apr 21, 1893
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