The morning times., 1896-05-26
NO GOOD CLEW YET
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sister, and two little cousins, boys about
| ten and twelve years old. A search was
made for his clothes and any blood stained
garments, but none could be found. He
had on a perfectly clean undershirt and his
! other clothes were without suspicious color
or stain.
The two men were taken from Gathers
burg To Rockville and lodged in the jail
at the latter place. JaiIer Peyton and
his family live at the Jail and their apart
ments are part ofthe lookup. Frequently
during the day Mr.. Pcyton was Obliged TO
be in town. some little distance from the
Jail. and during that time his wife was in
entire charge of the prisoners.
HELD AS WITNESSES.
In the afternoon two more arrests were
made. They were NeaFs two COUSINS
The boys were held merely a = witnesses,
but threw little light upon the case. Neal
lived with his grandmother, his sister and
his brother-in-law, named Jim johnson.
Last night Jim johnson was also taken in
custody to-be held as witnesses.
The Times representative visited the
prisoners in the Jail at Rockville and inter
viewed each man separately. Sydney Ran
dOlph said he came originally from Georgia,
but left there aboat four years ago and
worked his way to Virginia. Several
months ago he was in the house OF cOFrec-
ton in Philadelphia. He said that be yond
that he had never been arrested.
Two weeks ago he was in Baltimore
When asked where he got the shirt he
had ca he said at SteeIton. His e0at he
said he lost after he came to the District
Of Columbia about ten days ago. At that
time he said he was in Georgetown, which
place he left Sunday morning and walked
out to Rockville, through Chevy Chase
II was about IL O'Clock when he passed
through Chevy Chase and when they
reached Rockville.
He stated that he kept right on out the
pike through Rockville and Sunday night
slept In a barn He thought when the men
were after him that it was because he had
slept in the harm and for that reason ran
STATEMENT OF NEAL.
Neal said be had been out Of the peni-
tentiary since the Goth of last December
He spent yesterday at Metropolitan Grove,
resort for colOred people, and came out
about or 8 O'Clock Sunday night None
OF he folks had gone to bed, aud BESIDE the
family there were present Joe BROOKS. who
came there with two girls to see bis sister.
soon after l came" he said, the girls
and Brooks left ana I sat there talking
until about 10 O'Clock, when ] went to bed.
l slept until daylight this morning"
James JOhnsnn a cousin TO Neal and the
boy with whom he slept, said TO The Times
man that he went 20 bed exactly at . - clock
and didn't remember Meals coming u bed.
The only thing lie remembered was that
he WIS there WHEN he woke up this nIGru-
ing The little fellow, who had been cry
ing, said he got up and made the fire
and his sister came down stairs. A
short while later knock was heard at tie
door and bis sister aus wered it and lie
heard Il man ask her for a shirt, saying
at the same time that bis was Dioody.
The boy said his sister gave the man
shirt, but this his sister StoUtly denies.
She says the man who shocked at the door
was a man named Frazier. who came there
to ask about some mix caHs. 1t was
late last night when this developed, and
no one could find Frazier to question
him about il. The girl LETT home iu the
morning and went to i baseball game at
Boyds Station, where there was COlOred
turnout.