Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
THEY STAND FIRM.
Gn1thersburE Believes Still in Sidney
RandOlph's Guilt.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
GAITHERsRURG. Md. June Livery
body here is satisfied that Sidney Ran
dolph is the criminal who assaulted the
four members of the Buxton family, and
1t Is generally believed that Mr. Buxton
has fully identified the prisoner, and saws
ne mad a desperate struggle with him
AFTER the ak was used on his head and
before the pistol shot was fired.
Saturday evening an elderly colored man.
known as Hal McAbee was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Thompson and locked up
at Rockville as a witness in the case He
was with the colored woman Opera War
neid Monday morning soon after the crime
was committed, and says he saw a white
man in the woods seated beside a fire
Others claim to have seen The fire. but If
any one else saw the white man he has
not yet come forward and given the Of
Ulcers the Information. The woman did
not make any such statement.
she said that she saw colored man on
the railroad track and made no mention of
a White man or fire. Detectives Pohler and
Seibold of Baltimore are now here. making
an investigation. They have made the
home of the Rev. Lloyd their Headquarters
ard the minister held lengthy conference
with them this morning. Deputy Sheriff
Thompson and Mr.. r. II. Miles, a merchant
here. were also at the conference, and
these men worked on the case all day yes
terday. but were not willing to tell what
Star correspondent this morning that he
had no opinion as to the guilt or limo
cence or any one in the case, but he would
work until the mystery is cleared away
he wants the criminals caught and pun
ished. and he Is quite sure that this will he
accomplished. The Baltimore officers were
IN washington to see the Buxtons before
tney came here, and today they are going
over the entire ground from the home Of
the Buxtons to the place where Randolnh
was captured. The officers said thew had
no opinion to express today, but tonight
tney may reach some conclusion as to the
cause OF the crime, and by whom 1t was
committed va"
Sheriff Collier and States Attorney XII
sour did not come here from Rockville this
I morning ana participate in the investiga-
tlon with the Baltimore officers as was
anticipated, but they are expected later in
the day. 1t is now just one week since the
crime was committed, but the Baltimore
e odneers -, think they will be able to fully
still Of the opinion that there were two
men implicated in the affair and that one
OF the two entered the English house.
Inc people here have not yet fully re-
covered from the exciting times of last
week, although some of those who quit
work and Joined the posses in search of
the fugitives have returned to work. The
question OF lynching Randolph. should he
be shown to be the guilty party, Is still be-
Ing discussed, and while it is generally
said that there Is no danger of lynchina
many citizens modify it by saying there is
no danger just now.
Ex-Justice Stonestreet, in Rockville. still
has the mysterious coat in his possession
ana has not brought 1t here for Inspection.
JUST what mystery Is attached to the coat
could not be learned today, but it Is known
that those making the Investigation are
paying enough attention TO it to learn what
they can of its identity. and it may yet
play an important part in the efforts to
apprehend the guilty parties Opera War
o. RI
afternoon by The Stars correspond
ent, and she declared that the man
whom she saw cross the railroad
track last Monday morning was
Sidney Randolph, whom she saw
after his arrest. She says he wore the
same slouchy shoes and coat he had on
when she saw him in charge Of the sheriff.
Condition of the Buxton Family.
The Buxton family are all improved to-
day. and the youngest girl, Sadie, while
stil very low, il reported by the physicians
az slightly better