The morning times., 1896-07-07
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| Rockville, Nd, July s. While Io Cne
doubts that the law officers OF Nonigom-
| cry county are e;1nest in their expressed
desire 10 ferret cut the mob. the 1eeling is
] growing that the murderers OF Sidney Ran
| dolph will never lie brought to justice
! through the cumbersome workings of a
coroner's jury.
Behind tie authorities is tie lest ele-
ment OF this end Of the county, bu; every
where is apparent strcng. mysterious
undcrcurrcnJ setting asainst 81! efforts To
unmask the l,nchers. No cne can locate
this sentiment. 1t is intangible. secret.
all-pervatiing. One feels its influence every
where. The atmosphere is surcharged with
] mystery, pregnant with trouble.
II is a terouiean task the county officers
| have laid out fer themselves. They realize
| this. sotues the element lending -iem its
moral support. and already ways and means
| are teing discussed to aid the machinery
| of the law. A strorg sentiment is sctting
| in toward the employment OF outstsc help.
While needing this. 70 ere seems willing
to take the initiative. The sGggestttn that
the clews already possessed te put in the
hands of detectives is made, Lut ii stops
with the suggestion
NO LACK OF CLUES
There are clues and plenty of them. They
are as thick as rumors have teen around
Rockville since Saturday. But there
is 10 Cne to Put them together. fit in
the missing links and follow the chain at
the end OF which is the cowardly mob that
murdered Randolph.
Sheriff Collier wGs very emphatic to-
day in his GenuEcation or the deed and
said that already lie had summoned about
dozen witnesses and fully a dozen more
W II be summoned tomorrow. He stated
that the coroncr's jury will keep at it for
fully Il month or six months. but what it
would ferret out the perpetrators OF the
crime. Ieauty Sheriff Horton Tbump: o l.
usually calm and quiet. was very much
excited this afternoon then he came to
Rockville.
Il have done all could To ascertain the
true asSailant of the Buxton family" said
he. "and / will work night and day to
discover who lynched Randolph. 1t is a
terrible deed. and | will not rest until /
know the parties"
lie and Sheriff Collier left on the even
ing train for Ga.theTsburg. At that place
there is much excitement. Farmers for
miles around come into town and dis
ouss the recent happenings. Judge Hen
derSon. wfn bas Been very vigorous in
his views. was not in town to-day, hut will
be here tomorrow. and may assume an ac-
tive interest in the inquiry. Justice Of the
Peace Charles Jones is a young man. and
one of Gov. Lowndes' pew appointments
He will he honest in his efforts tn discloss
the guilty ones. BENJAMIN Riggs is also
a youn : mar He is foreman uf the jury
and will he un;iring in his invest isation.
JURY SAID TO BE DIVIDED.
Ii is reported that the jury. as a whole
is not as enthusiastic as the Officers.
1t is this division which has created u
general impression that at the best. the
inquiry will result in a hung jury. 1t is
openly stated. that others will cnunt for
naught if certain men are put on the stand
and the belief prevails that little will
result from. the Investigation.
In the minds of many the evidence lrcady
in hand is sufficient TO irnpicate certain
parties. II is asserted that the circum-
stantial evidence now known is as strong
as was that against Randolph. The people
gather in groups and discuss the known
facts. They talk about the tell tale
articles left behind and the suspicious
actions OF people who reside in the Vi
cinity of Gaithersburg and Darnestown.
Some new ciews are cropping out. As
in the investigation of Randolph they are
numerous.
The latest is the statement made in the
hearing of The Times correspondent by
John Selby, constable, that Saturday "A
farmer believed TO be a resident OF the vi
cinty OF Jamestown was going through
tine county looking for missing buggy
which he said must have been stolen from
his home. This mans inquiries We're along
the route taken by the iynchers. Mr.
SeIby refused to give the name of the
man. but thought it q suspicious circun-
stance.
PLENTY OF EVIDENCE.
Another man asserted that on the night