The morning times., 1896-05-27
BUTTONS BROUGHT HERE.
Four Wounded Persons Now at
Garfield Hospital.

The four victims of the Gaithersburg
mystery now lie on cots in Garfield Hospital.
The train bringing Mr.. Buxton and bis
family arrived at the Baltimore and Ohio
depot at $50 p. ID. yesterday. TWO police
patrol wagons and the ambulance from
Garfield Hospital were already drawn up
at the foot OF the incline by the baggage
office and prepared to receive the in
jured family. Doctors Braden and Elliott
of the hospital staff were at hand to re-
ceive their patients and see that all pos
sible ca re was taken to secure their proper
removal TO the hospital.
The first brought from the car was AFR.
Buxton. He wanted TO walk but was not
permitted. He lay upon the stretCber a
little palIid from loss OF blood, but evil
IDENTIFY a tall, well built, sinewy farmer,
who would have given any assailant a
lively fight II be bad not been taken by
surprise.
A heavy bandage around the E+Ow half
concealed his eyes and a thick pad OF
absorbent cotton lying back over the crown
of his bead showed by a bloody stain
where the murderous AK had fallen heaviest
Five strong men carried him.
ASKED OF HER CHILDREN.
Next MIS-. Buxton was brought out. Mr..
Buxton had not yet been put in the ambu-
lance when she reached the front of the
vehicles, but she was placed at some dis
tance from him. few moments later
four men brought seven-year-old Sadie and
set the cot upon which she was laid few
feet back of where her mother lay and not
in sight. Then While Maud being the last
- e k1
carried forward a pathetic incident oc-
CURED.
In spite of the efforts of the police and
the comparatively secluded position of
the ambulances crowd gathered around
the cots and almost shut in each by itself.
A number Of friends and relatives OF the
family had come down from Gaithersburg,
and as two or three of them pressed Mrs
Buxton's hand in saying goodby, her eyes
filled. She asked after her baby and then
for Sadie and seemed for a moment about
going into a faint. Deputy Sheriff Horton
Thompson, who came over on the trails
from Baltimore, was in the group and
first noticed Mrs. Buxton's condition. He
knelt beside her and soothed her by telling
her the baby was being cared for and that
Sadie's cot was there within a few feet.
At the same time he famed her with his
broad-brimmed hat and uttered words of
comfort till she cheered up and was more
composed.
Mrs. Buxton's head was almost COM
pletely covered with bandages. She is a
slight, delicate woman. with pretty face
and clear skin.
SADIE THE WORST INJURED.
Sadie is thought to be most seriously in
jured OF all. Her right eye shows a huge
black spot, extending up to the brow and
back TO the temple as if she had been
struck heavy blow with the pole of the
ak. But. her eyes were open and she
seemed entirely conscious. Her condition
is almost incredible considering how badly
she is hurt.
Her head was covered with banda ees,
but Deputy Sheriff Thompson said DIR.
j. Ford Thompson yesterday took from
her skull pieces of bone that laid close
together would cover a silver dollar. He
saw the wound before it was dressed nd
tirely away in one place. At each breath
of the sufferer slight contraction as f
of the brain could be seen.
The victims of the murderer were taken
to Garfield Hospital where they were re-
ported late last night resting easy without
any unfortunate results from their trip.
The baby, who was under the cover of
the bed and escaped notice, is unhurt 1t
was left with friends at Gaithersburg.