The morning times., 1896-05-28
TIMES PROVES HIS LlIBI
Continued from First Page i.

been made upon Mr.. Easton at all and re-
peated phasis that Randolph wasthe
man. Each one refused to make a state
ment.
party hunted the woods and fields
yesterday in search of Randolphs coat and
shirt, but returned about O'Clock with
out having found them or armed anything
new. Mr.. Belt and Rev. l.. L. Lloyd were
among the citizens last night who returned
from the search. They intimated that they
had sufficient evidence to prove Ran
dolph's guilt and were only waiting the
preliminary hearing. when they would tell
all they have discovered.
Mr.. Carlisle reiterated his sta TEN ent.
that Randolph was the man who came int9
his store Saturday night and asked if he
sold handkerchiefs. Mr.. Carlisle said be
had identified him as the man, and Ran
dolph says he was in Georgetown Satur-
day night and purchased a loaf OF bread
from a baker.
The citizens have not lost one bit of
their feeling against the negroes, and even
tue more conservative regard it as danger
Gus TO bring them to GaithersSurg for a
hearing. Mr. Belt said last night that it
was their intention to let the law take
its course and would willingly have Ran
dolph kept in Jail at Rockville after the
airing. They say the only difference
between them and the detectives is that
the latter arrived on the field after the
citizens had practically worked I'D the
case.
DETECTIVES STILL AT WORK
All day yesterday District Attorney Kill
gour aud Detectives Horne and Weldon
were at work upon the case. During the
day Mr. KilGour had a loug interview with
Inspector Hollinberger and determined
upon a systematic course to adopt in the
search for the criminal or criminals.
10 the afternoon he and Detectives Horne
and Weldon calle d on DR.. j Ford Thompson
aud obtained permission to interview Mr..
and Mrs. Buxton at Garfield Hospital. The
detectives hoped to gain a clue from the
converse tion whi ch would throw some
light on the mystery which seems to be so
rapidly deepe ming.
The Washington officers had not seen
the wounded people, and were anxious to
hear their account OF the affair. Mr.
Buxton was first seen. He told of the
attack on himself and family. He said he
was lying on his face and had no intimation
that there was anyone in the room except
his wife until the first blow was struck.
II partially daZed him aud he did not
fully realize what was happe ding until
his wife cried out: Lem, you are killing
me" Then lie knew that there was some
one in the room and lie reached for his
revolver and fired biindly into the dark
ness
Mrs Buxton told the detectives of the
attack made upon her and OF how when
the man fled from the room her first
thought was for her children. He had al
ready assaulted them when she reached
the room and he met her at the door and
roughly pushing her into the hall struck
her in the face and ran swiftly down the
stairs.
The detectives admit they learned moth
lug new at the interview, and as far as
the statements of Mr.. and Mrs. Buxton. re
concerned they are as much in the dark
as ever.
Policeman Bradley OF the Seventh pre-
clnct yesterday afternoon arrested negro
named Simon Williams near the Boundary
ON suspicion Of having had a hand in the
Gaithersburg mystery. Williams had on
no shirt but an undershirt and was minus
coat.