Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-07-17

ldl can prove that Randolph was at
the house of the owner OF the axe with
which the assault was com mitted both
on Saturday and sunday, May 23 and "a.
lel can prove by three witnesses that
on sunday evening, May 81, that Ran.
doiph was within three hundred yards
of the house of Mr.. Buxton and that at
the same time Maud Buxton, the = x.
teen year old girl whose skull was SO
terribly fractured by the assault made
upon her, and Miss Nettie English.
young lady about eighteen years Of
age, who lived at the English
house which was entered at or about
the same time that the Buxton house
was entered, were together not over
seventy.five yards from where Ran.
dolph then was.
ri | can prove that five years ago
that Randolph worked ON farm at
Bethesda Park, and that he was then
known az Ben Temple,
| lgl | can prove that Mr.. Buxton did
not commit and could not have COM
mitted the assault upon himself see af-
tidavits of Drs. Ford Thompson, Il. q.
Etchison and T.. IL. Etchison, which
will appear in the washington Star"this
evening. July 81 l will add that l
could have procured like ailidavits from
every physician who saw MIR. Buxton.
[gl can prove that negro, aud
not white man did the deed. l am
not nor have ever been dominated by
race prejudice.
lhl | can prove that negro man
was standing in the back yard of Mi.
BuxtOhls house about nine O'Clock
Sunday night, May "a.
| LII l can prove that Randolph was
within seventy-iive yards of the house
of Mr.. Buxton at half-past ten O'Clock
on Sunday night, May "a, and that he
was then standing in u clump OF
bushes.
Ii can prove that Mr.. Buxton said
about one hour after the assault was
comm, tied upon himself and his fam
| lily that his assailant very much resem-
bled Glenn johnson, but that it was
not Glen Johnson
Tx 1 can prove by large number
of witnesses that Randolph, in gait,
general form, and facial expression
bears a striking resemblance TO Glenn
johnson, The whereabouts of Clem ON
that night are well known, and cap
able Of proof.
III can prove that a man who was
thought, by the person seeing him, To
BIO Glenn johnson, was seen with an NIX
upon his shoulder passing through II
piece Of woods. and going In the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Buxton's house, about
eleven or halfpast eleven O'CLOCK on
sunday niRht, May s4Ih, anu lhaV the
place where nc was seen was ABOUT MN
way between Inc mousse from when INC
ak with which the assault was made
was taken ana the mouse OF MT. BUXTON
Inn can prove that theie wete
tracks made by man, trucks that
were clearly InaIkeu "hich WI HNH.}
followed, aud which Hor mifheg VI
very remafklb!s charAetariat' ts, "hla'i
ala lead from the house u bustoh
through helia, Swamps had woods, 10
point near Hunting fil, distances
OF about three miles from 9atLheraburg,
ana that The said LraGks Aid Then enter
The public ROAD ano dtd ioad back To
within about three hundred yards OF
daitliersburg, the point where Randolph
was arrested.
l1l can prove That Rand )lpii was
at hunting Hill at the point where tho
tracks turned back towards THIS place.
ABOUT seven ana mar O'CLOCK on tho
morning Of May 20.
(o) can prove that Randolph dld
make those tracks.
lp) can prove that the person who
made those tracks always walked when
IN sight OF house, and always ran as
he passed out OF sight OF the houses
along the line he passed.
a. can prove that Randolph was
seen running very rapidly along the line
of those tracks.
lrl j can prove that did follow those
II acks from Hunting Hill back To this
place, and that did start out with Tho
av0wed purpose OF proving that Ran
dolpli was not the man who committed
the murder.
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:, as, az, 1T a natch an tLn soIa ~
the left shoe that patch being broken
at the ends, and of other conditions; and
that when those shoes were unwrapped
they cOrresponded In every respect with
my description of them.
lu | can prove that / said at least
three hours before the arrest OF ian
dolph That the man who leit the Buxton
house was lame In the riRht ioOt or leg;
and Randolph was lame In the
right leg when arrested.
wi can prove by The testimony OF
Dr. McCormi9k VINO ufesseu me wouna
IN inc iee Vi itanuolpn, opae Ihe Wouhu
was not nade anu cOuiu hos nave ueeh
oeeh made Wien nhhuoiph ea,u IL "hS
namely AZ inc tihe o' us arres''
wl can prove by competent
medical testimony, and outside
OF the physicians who were in
attendance upon the Buxton family,
that the line OF plc9d-dpops on the