The morning times., 1896-07-05
WILL UhMAsK THE MOB
Continued from First Page.

ncighbor Of the Buxtons at Gaittersburg,
| Mr.. Kllgonr Questioned him clrseiy.
Where were you last night?" he asked.
"At hoine.''
Were you in Rockville during the even
| ing?'
Il was not. sir
The witness went on to reply that he
had not been near the jail, and that he
| had nothing TO do with the lynching- He
| first heard of 1t through Colored man
vino ca me 10 his house at : O'Clock IN the
morning. He and Il friend drove over to
the scene OF the crime, but the body had
| been cut down. He admitted he did not
| go Oh into Rockville.
Were you not IN Rockville with Mr..
| Buxton Friday evening" asked juror.
NO, SIR
John A. Belt, Of Gaithersburg. the next
witness was asked point blank il he had
any personal know ledge OF the lynch,ng.
He replied that he had none.
Ibid you talk to Randolph in iail?''
Yes. sir, l did. 1 told him he ought
| To be say yiug his prayers. and 1 believed 1t,
too
Did you tell him his name was mot
| Randolph
Il did. sir
Why"
That is non of your business"
why did yon tell him he had better be
| saying his prayers" asked a Juror.
A SIGNIFICANT HINT.
probably for the same reason that some
one told me the same beforc came down
here to testify
Horton Thompson ofGaithersburgandJ JOHN
Hilton were both examined, but their tcsti-
mouy failed to throw any light on the sub
iect. Though Gilmore Doolcy OF Gathers
burg was pressed close, no Information
could be gained from him.
Sheriff Collier stated Oh the witness stand
that he WIS IN Rockville until 6 O'Clock on
the night before the iynching.
Il had the gua rantee of whatI Considered
tine best people OF GaitEersbnrg, said lie.
that no violence would be done Randolphif
brought him back here
At this point Mr.. Thompson returned to
the witness stand and read letter te had
received from walter Paine. clerk of the
superior court. MiiledCevlle, Ga. Mr. Paine
state ed that lie believed from the description
ofRapdoiph that els the man that's wanted
in Georgia for the murder of an old lady
there about three years ago. Tic name OF
that man was Ben Temple. He murdered
Mrs. Leonard with an ak.
please look ut this man you have and
see if he has scar Oh eitner side OF ms
face nea the eye. TIE description of your
prisoner ans wers pretty well to Ben Temple.
Certainly the man has lived here. either in
the city or the country"
Mr. Thompson Claimed to have found
the alleged scar.
Two more witnesses were examined and
the Jury retired Over half an hour later
they came back and announced that they
wished to hear from the other witnesses
summoned. and for that purpose would
adjourn until $50 o'clock Monday even
ing The members of the Buxton family.
Cary Kingdom. and Sumcrvilie Peane
are among the witnesses to be called.
immediately after the jury disbandcd
the rumor spread that two innn from Mill
edgeyille had visited the. undertaker's and
positively identified Randolph as Temple.
Mf. Puuiphrey denied ti,i<. however. and
said that the two strangers who had called
had never seou Temple.
States Attorney Kilgour thought the
letter OF enough flaportancc to again
communicate with She Georgia authorities.
He instructed Mr.. Punphrey not to bury
the body before this morning and II is
likely that a picture OF Randolph VIII he
taken today. II was taciuy admitted
that II the Iynched fpgp was the same who
committed the Georgia outrage that the
next session OF the coroner's inquest will
be quite brief.