English Pinkney

A Promising Young Man Arrested On a Grave Charge

English Pickney, an exceptionally bright young man, was arrested by Sheriff
Beauchamp and jailed last Wednesday afternoon on a serious charge.

It appears that the Carmichael Company had been missing some clothing and
Sheriff Beauchamp who is a splendid detective, was set to work on the case.
It was a tangled skein he had to begin on, but he commenced with system and his
usual energy and it was not long before he was on a hot trail.

Last Wednesday afternoon he went into young Pinkney's room in Watkins Hall and
there found a case of cigarettes and eleven pairs of pants which contained the
Carmichael Company's mark. Realizing that things were going wrong Pinkney
beat a retreat but the sheriff was right behind him and he was caught while in
the act of trying to get through a barbed wire fence. He was under the
influence of drink, but on being seized he begged the sheriff for a pistol with
which to shoot himself. It was with some difficulty that he was carried to
jail. When searched the sheriff found in his possession a key, which fits the
lock on the rear door at Carmichaels Co.-s store.

The arrest was at the occasion of genuine surprise to our people. Until a few
weeks ago the young man had been cashier at the New York store and was dropped
off during the dull season. He was an exceptionally bright young man - -
quick and accurate in business matters - - and had the confidence and esteem of
his employers.

Unfortunately he became a liberal patron of the blind tigers and there can be
little doubt that his mind was impaired as to moral courage by mean liquor. It
seems to us that every blame should rest where it belongs, and believing this,
the venders of illicit liquor have been -the power behind the throne- in the
overthrow of this young man.

Jackson Argus June 25, 1897

Submitted by Don Bankston