The evening times., 1896-05-28
'ElGITEntNT DIINe OUT
Citizens Of Gaithershurg Regain
Ing Their Normal Condition.
STILL WORKING IN THE DARK
No New Clews Regarding the Buxton
My stery Have Been Discovered.
Later erDevelopmentsMak It Certain
That the Man Who Entered the Eng
Msh House Was Familiar With 1t.
tspeclal from staff correspoldent.)

Especial from Staff CorrespoIdent.)
GaiIhersburg, Nd, May 2S.-The situa-
tion today in Gaithersburg Is unchanged.
Sheriff Collier visited the town, and after
securing Mr.. r. L. BuxtOn's revolver
drove over TO Hunting Hill to compare 1t
with those belonging 10 Messrs. Ward a.d
Garrett the men who shot at Randoiph
The citizens are as strong today as III the
beginning in the belief that the crime was
not committed by any resident oil oaith-
ersburg Their theories are still ut var[
auce with those or tie Washington detece-
ives, and unless they really have undeniabie
proof of the guilt OF Randolph, the murder
Gus assault bids fair TO go OH recoru as an
iucxplicable mystery.
prelimiuary hearing OF Randolph took place
sufiicient evidence would ne iounu 10 nom
him; Those who have been n lS,Gi1ost t,rm tb.t II
belief They say they Will lhvestlgiite
every clew. and have not yet settled upon
any one us the guilty party.
1t is TACT. tnOugn, THAT no eIIorns 10
In stct, the crime upon any one except KAN
dolph have yet Eeeu made That no eVl-
dcnce has been secured against any one else
is because OF u lack OF concentrated eifort
The theory of the Washington detectives
implicating Mr.. Easton is wrong beyond
any doubt. ana otiicr citizens who nave
been under the ban OF suspicion were TO-
day able to esta biish aiibs.
TOLD BY GEORGE ENGLISH.
The Times correspondent visited the
English home today and thoroughly eX-
aniined the premises and intervieWsu Mrs.
English. widow, and George Ensisn'
her eighteen-year-old son.
The story or George was that he was
awakened by hearing stick faiiing from
tie top of the window In the room below.
The stairway Is OF haa .ae c1"sss SssP sPfuts sn un
the steps. The door opens backward 10
window, which II shuts Off wheh tuhy
open.
der this window. the back toward TIE door,
which swung back against the chair, in that
way being ajar. A stick stond on the
| uuuer part of the lower sash, extencing
upward to prevent the raising oi the 'owef
| sash. -.
| broke the corner off the pane ana pushed
| the stick in ward until 1t dropped was Ia
niiliar with the English premises. George
! English heard no noise between the drop
| ping OF the stick To the floor and the creak-
| ing of the stairs VIXEN he was ascending
E,. Jumped out OF bed and saw form
| stoop and retreat dowa tile stairs he
stated today that he did not hear INN
| going down and heard no morse; Iheir-
! after the man did not go out the door,
| because that was found locked. Inc win,
| dow was up where he had entered, and
| propped up by small hickory STICK, ev.-
| Qentiy property vi ttc
| EXCITEMENT DYING OUT.
There are stains on this stick. which IS
| about two feet long, and the stain looks
| like blood. The house stick was on the
| table. The strange stick had been cut
| some time. aud was 10 thicker around than
| q mans thumb.
| The fact that n man got into the house
| and up the stairs and removed a chair from
| the room and put II on the outside. without
! making any other noise than that caused
| by the falling stick. is regarded as evidence
| that the intruder was familiar with the
| premises. A stranger would not have
| known the position or the stairway, world
| have stumbled against something whict
| woiid have made u noise.
| The people are anxiously awaiting tb.
| arrival OF Randolph and Neale. bat are OF
| the impression that the men will not be
| brought 20 Gaithcrsburg. EScitementseems
! to be dying out.
EXPRESSED NO OPINION.
The following telegram was received by
| The Times this morning, dated Gathers
| burg. and signed by John A Felt. and
| others:
| I'm the telegram sent to The Times yes
| tcrday we did not wish to tie understood
| asexnressing he opinion as to theinnocenct
| or guilt of any person or persons. nor did we
| wish to discourage thereby any furthe,
| Investigation in the Buxton case"
The Garfield Hospital physicians stated
| late this afternoon that Mr.. and Mrs. Blk
4 ton and Miss Maud will recover: also that
| the prospects for little Sadie's recovery are
| good.