Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
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Death of Little Sadie Buxton From Her
Injuries.
The Feeling at Gaithersburg and
ROckNiIIe-StiII Believe I'm
RnrdOIph's Guilt.

Sadie Buxton, the youngest victim Of the
murderous assailant who entered the resi-
dence of her father at Gaithersburg, Nd
early on the morning of May - and as
saulted her parents and her older sister
ana herself with an ak, died yesterday af-
ternoon at Garfield Hospital without re-
covering consciousness. She was seven
years Of age. The blow which she received
and which resulted in her death crushed
the skull just back of and above the right
temple, and drove the bone in upon the
brain. DIR. j. Ford Thompson OF this city
performed the operation of trephining a
few hours after the wound was received.
and the little sufferer, together with the
other members of the family, were brought
10 the Garfield Hospital in this city for
treatment. While everything possible was
done TO assist the child toward recovery, il
was known from the first that she was be-
yond al human aid. and the members Of
her family were prepared for the sad noti-
hcation which was made to them yester-
day evening. Mrs. Buxton and her daush-
ter, Miss Maud. were Frustrated by the
news, but Ii is not thought that the shock
will retard their recovery, which has been
rapid in the past day or two.
While nothing could have increa sed the
horror OF the community of Gaithersburg
as well as in surrounding MARYLAND and
the District of Columbia at the enormity
of the crime in the FIRST place, the death of
the little girl adds very serious complex
ion to the already important case. II will
be rememb ered that Immediately after the
crime was discovered, and before the
wounds Of the victims were dressed, two
men were arrested on suspicion of being
the guilty parties.
One George Neale, notorious Cal
tkersburg negro, who had served a SEN
tcEce of ten years Imprisonment for at
tempted rape, and who had been released
from prison but a few months ago, and the
other was sydney Randolph.a negro tramp,
who was acting suspiciously I'm the vicinity
of Gaithersburg, and who shot i'm an
attempt, IL is said, TO escape from the men
who overlook him few hours after the
assaults and ordered him to 20 with them.
Circumstantial evidence. or what was re-
gardei as such in the heat and excitement
of the hours Immediately following the
crime, seemed to point TO collision between
Neale and Randolph, and SO certain were
the people that they were the perpetrators
OF the outrage that Sheriff Collier of Mont
go!nery county was compelled to remove
the men from the Rockville Jail where
they had been incarcerated, in order to
prevent their being lynched. After the sus-
pected men were taken to Baltimore and
more careful and Calmer examination of
the facts and circumstances surrounding
the case was made a great deal of doubt
began to be thrown upon the participa ton
Of either Of the prisoners I'm the commits SION
OF the crime. This sentiment was incr-as-
ing rather than diminishing until the news
OF the death OF the little girl bee me
known, and last night in Gaithersburg and
Rockville the feeling that Randolph. lar.
ucularly, was the responsible party ] ad
become as strong almost as il was in he
FIRST place. The renewed interest in he
AFFAIR was further increased by the arrest
OF two young colored men named joseph
Brooks and Charles Neale. the latter being
a cousin of George Neale. They had told
conflicting stories of their Whereabouts on
the night of the tragedy, and ii was deem
cd proper 10y Deputy Sheriff Horton
Thompson, who is conducting The investi.
satior into the crime with unceasing per-
slstehce and Nigor, TO take the men into
custody. They were taken to the Rockville
JAIL and viii he held until the trial
The Inquest.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Nd, June G.-Iaquest on
the body of Sadie Buxton viii be held late
this afternoon at GaitheIsburg and the to
neral viii take place tomorrow.
There are TO new developments in the
case. The prisoners viii not I've brought
from Baltimore for the irGuest but VIII be
given hearing at the court house here on
Wednesday next.