Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26

tiary for attempted rape. 1t was remem-
bered that Buxton had been one or MS
most ardent pursuers, and had used every
effort to secure Neales conviction. When
the latter returned to Gaithersburg after
serving his sentence he was heard to re-
mark that he intended to get even with the
people who sent him up. 1t was then de-
clared that Randolph had been a fellow
prisoner with Neale in the penitentiary,
and had been in Gaithersburg several days
ago looking for Neale.
Incentive and Collision.
Here was motive in the first place and
evident collision in the next. 1t was fur
Their asserted that tracks corresponding
with Randolph's shoes had been found
leading directly from Neales house to the
Ward place, where Randolph was caught.
One Of the boys also said that Neale had
run out Of the house when he heard Preach
er Lloyd and his party approaching and
was not going over to Farmer Minis house
as he said. Neale told me he was on Ills
way to Minis house when arrested to git
Teller ter play fuss haste in er base ball
game" His aunt said he had gone over
to collect some money Minis owed him.
Minis said he owed Neale nothing, the
latter hadn't worked for him for years.
Then a woman had declared that she had
seen Randolph shortly after daybreak going
along the railroad at dog trot He had q
coat on and buttoned up around his neck.
Upon seeing her he had turned off into the
woods in the direction of Wards place,
where he was apprehended. He was then
coatless.
AS Mrs. Buxton had been choked after
being struck in the head with the ak, and
the blood was streaming from her, it was
evident the coat of the man who assaulted
her must have been bloody. 1t was also
evident in the minds of the people that
Randolph had thrown his coat away.
In Neale's house a pair Of trousers, sup
posed to bear blood stains, were found, and
in the stove were found, among the ashes,
two china buttons like those worn on a
shirt. Neale's aunt declared she had
burned piece Of cloth in the morning. The
decision reached by the Investigators was
that the piece Of cloth was a bloody shirt
1t was declared. too, that Randolph had
stolen the murderous ak the day before
from Mr. Watkins house at Washington
Grove.
All these various stories and rumors ran
the gamut Of gossip, and increased the GER
tainty of the community that the suspected
men were in reality the guilty parties.
Removal of the Prisoners.
The young and thoughtless, losing their
he ads, as usual, began to talk Of going to
the Rockville Jail. 1t would be good
thing, anyhow, they argued, to string the
men up on general principles. Neale was
known to DC a tough citizen and Ran
dolph was evidently AS bad. Wiser coun-
sells prevailed, however, and the youngsters
restrained themselves, although the effort
was obvious. Sheriff Collier became con-
WINGED during the afternoon that the
growing feeling might lead to something
rash, and he determined to remove the
prisoners from the Rockville Jail. The
Rockville Jail Is not a double for the Moro
castle, by any means. Its stone wallis are
thick enough, but the doors are. swung to
rickety wooden frames and four men with
four-inch scantlng could send them in
with a half dozen swings. The guard
consists of Deputy Peyton, who acts also
as jailer mis- wife, three or four little chill
dren and a shepherd dog of the vintage
Of 1872. So Sheriff Collier determined to
run no risks with his charges. At $50 a
carriage was driven to the rear of the
Jail by a roundabout course. Randolph
and Neale were brought out, handcuffed
together and put in the coach. Sheriff
Collier and John Kelchner, son of a for
mer sheriff, got In with them, and Harry
Poss held the reins.
The carriage was driven down School
House lane to Rockville, and some young
men who saw 1t coming and knew what
was up waved their arms, reckoning for
others, and stretched across the lane in a
line. Poss whipped his horses into a run,
and the young men fell back. He turned
into the main street of the town by DR..
Stonestreets house, and struck the horses
with his whip. They ran like racers up
the hill between the Catholic Church and
the fair grounds, turned south and then
proceeded at more leisurely pace down
the Georgetown pike A local train on the
CAB, leaving Gaithersburg at $50 and
Aubrey Park a scant mile nearer Washing
ton than Rockville, q few minutes later.
A telephone message had been sent to
Gaithersburg as soon as Sheriff Golfers
intention to remove the prisoners was