Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-07-09

vile jail and lynched. -Randolph's
alleged crime was murderous as
sault upon the Buxton family.
Sr6Rr OF THE LYScHIxe.
- - hixlss gesies Via lizaz
at the Jail, gave the Sna reporter
the following account Of the lynch
ing:
81 was awakened about 2 o'clock
by some one calling me to open the
door, as there was a prisoner TO be
placed in Jail. got mp and went
down stairs. When l opened the
door of the Jail three or four men
covered me with revolvers and said
they wanted the Jail keys. One of
the men was blackened so as to
represent colored man. l demur-
red about surrendering the keys,
but the men demanded them, and
said, while they had no desire to
hurt me, yet they intended to have
the keys. Then | surrendered them.
The leader took the keys and OPEN
ed the outer door leading into the
jial corridor. When this was done
they proceeded to the cell occupied
by Randolph"
DESPERATE FIGHT FOR LIFE.
The negro had heard the commo-
ton on the outside, and when he
heard their footsteps coming in the
direction of his cell, he seemed to
realize what was going to take place.
Randolph began to scream murder
and to cry for help. This only in
creased the speed of the lynchers,
who began quickly to undo the locks
of the cell door. When the door
was pushed back the negro could
be seen pressed close up in the far
corner or his cell. Tne men=rusneu
into the cell but Randolph was not
to be taken without resisting. The
negro made hot battle with those
who were trying to get hold of him.
He fought like wild man. and it
was not until heavy blow was
deal: him that he finally subsidized,
and in doing this it was because
his physical strength had given
out. When struck he fell with a
groan to the cell floor, and in an
instant a rope was placed around
his neck and the crowd started for
the jail-yard.
Seeming to realize that death was
near, Randolph once more made o
supreme effort to resist the lynch
ing party. As he was being dragged
from the cell the man grabbed the
iron grating, and how firmly can
be best judged from the condition
of the mans hands, which were
utterly pealed of their flesh. The
effort Of the negro incensed the
crowd, who with a combined effort
dragged him loose and darted out
of the Jail hauling Randolph after
them like log. When the yard
was reached the men got Randolph
on his feet and a covered wagon
was driven up into which the strug-
Cling negro was thrust.
To THE PLACE OF EXECUTION.
The wagon with its driver and
escort was hurried away from the
Jail, while two of the lynching
party remained at the Jail in order
to prevent any alarm being given.
When those at the Jail felt assured
that Randolph was out of reach,
they, too, followed in carriages
which had been left in the rear OF
the courthouse.
AZ soon as Jailer Payton was un-
guarded he ran across to Kelch-
ner's Hotel, where he gave the
alarm, but it was then too late to
follow the lynching party. The
deputy telegraphed the news to
Sheriff Collier and then began a
search for the remains. The track
of the wagon was followed until it
stopped at a bar-gate which leads
from the Frederick pike to the
chestnut grove on the Anderson
farm, which is about one and half
miles from the Jail. There Messrs.
Minos Anderson and Samuel Riggs.
two of the searching party, found