The morning times., 1896-07-08
Randolph Inquest Adjourns
Until Next Monday.
EFFORTS SEEM TO BEvAIN
Many Witnesses Were Examined. But
Absolutely Nothing Was Developed.
Mr.. Buxton Briefly Questioned-He
Explained His Movements Salts
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Statement.
Orrom a STAIR corresrondentl

and a half listening to testimony ;d-
iourned once more. TO meet again at $3.50
o'clock next Monday afternoon.
The session failed to reveal anything go
FAR as the identity OF the lynchers is con-
ccrned.
The result of the investigation will hinge
on the next meeting If the jury. An inn
portapt witness. Summeryille Beane, has
thus far failedto appear. ard another cf-
fort will be made to get him before the
jury AT the session t,night and at the
meeting last Sat turiay afternoon references
we're made by several witGesses to him as
tue source Of their information Friday even
ing that a lynohing was to take place.
1t was a good natured assembly. The
crime was little discussed either by the
whites or blacks. All were ready to laugh
al the wittirisns of a particular juror who
questioned closely some OF the witnesses.
and the mirth arose to deafe ming pro-
portions when the officials OF the inquest
found it nee essary to order the removal
from the room OF a drunken oountryman
who annoyed the witnesses.
Again Mrs. Buxton was absent. Her
husband was there. however. He sat in
y front row near the table used by the
reporters, and toyed with his flat brim n ed
gray felt hat until he was called to the
witness stand. After giving his testimony
he retired from the room and was seen no
more. Mr.. Kiigcur. the States attorney,
questioned the witnesses. -,
WHERE BUXTON WAS.
Mr. Carson Ward WAS the first called.
lie is storeSeeper in Gaithersburg.
Where Were you last Friday" asked
Mr.. KiIgour.
Home, iaconicahy replied Mr. Ward.
as he chewed a piece of gum.
Was Mr. Rt,nard I Ruxtnn at vpIfr
house Friday mght?" asked Acting Coroner
Jones.
Yes, sir; he was"
what time did he Gomez"
About O'clock
And he was there all night:''
He was
How do you know this?"
He slept with me-"
Have you a burglar alarm in your
house,
Il have. II can be heard three hundred
yards. | know it was not disturbed
DO you sell rope in your store?" asked
u inror.
II do, sir"
Did you sell any Friday night?'
II may have
To whom"
II don't know"
The witness explained that neither he
nor his CLERK, so far as he knew had sold
any red handkerchiefs on the night of the
ynching OF Randolph. He noticed no un-
usual excitement in the little village and
closed his store at the usual hour, about 10
O'Clock.
ANOTHER UNPROFITABLE WITNESS.
The second witness was james English
OF Gaithersburg. He left Rockville Tor
Gaithersburg Oh the Z 80 train that even
ing. He had no knowledge whatever Of
the lynching or or any enc connected with
1t, and did not know of RandOlph's death
until about 9 O'Clock the next morning.
He never had any conversation with Sum-
merville Beane, he said, and had not seen
that gentleman for almost a year.
William Combs. also OF Gaithersburg, was
at home and in red on the night OF the
lynching. He knew not a word atoot it.
He heard no rumors.
did YOU not meet William Thomas and
Zack Hawkins asked Mt. Jones, "and
say to them: We took the --- Out Of
the Jail and he fought like -r?'
No. sir; did rot. 1 90 not remember
of having any talk with them on the hang
ing at all"
James viers of Rockville said on the
witness sta nd that before he left the village
Friday afternoon to attend a ball game,
Cary Kingdom tuld hini there would lie
lynching that night. The same evening
the witness left for Frederick City. The
next morning he awakened about O'Clock.
Going downstairs he met PARTY of friends.
They discussed Randolph's case. At that
instant Sumfrerville Eeane came up.
Harry Dawson. one of the party, said he
would wager a dollar that Randolph had
been iynched during the night. Beane was
at the other end Of the table.
oil hat ho ha hAo
lynched.' said Beane, as he jumped up
with the money" testified Mr.. Eeirs.
"Da wson then replied, 'you seem to know
too much about it and I'll back out !"
HE TOLD THOMPSON
Did you nave any conversation with
Horton Thompson on Friday evening""
asked Mr.. Jones.
Il did sir He was at the station in
Gaithersburg as l went through on the
train"
.'On the strength Of what had already
beard, 1 told him Randolph was to be
lyDched that night. told him was posi-
tive they would lynch him, and told him he
should go and prevent it. He made no
answer to what said, or If he did, did
not hear him"
r. Richard L. Buxton, the man about whose
family the whole horrible affair has
oes>AAeA
this point. He appeared collected almost
to stoiidness. Few questions were asked
him. He testified that he returned TO the
country from the hospital Monday OF last
week. He went to Rockville Friday even
ing and left his wife and daughter at the
house of. Brother-in-l Hilton. That
evening be left for his home in Gathers
burg on the 7:51 train. When ne reached
tnere he went directly to the store of Mr..
Ward, who had already testified. :.
He stayed in the store probably three
quarters Of all hour, and then went over
to Mr.. Wards home to spend the night.
II was o or l O'Clock Saturday morning
before he left the house of his friend.
Shortly before that he learned, through
the engineer at the engine house, that
Randolph had been 1ynched. He did not
know his informant's name. He had not
told Mr.. Buxton directly. but had spoken
of it in general way to those standing
about.
The witness testified further that last
Thursday he was at the home Of his friend,
English. in Gaithersburg. BE went to
Washington on Friday. He heard nothing
OF the contemplated lynching.
''Do you know who was enga ged in the
lynching," asked Mfr. Kngour.
Indeed I do not, sir,' answered Mr.
Buxton, and he Was dismissed irom the
stand.
SHERIFF COLLIER TALKS.
Sheriff Collier made the following stale
ment 10 a Times reporter tonight:
In reply to Communication in the Even
ing Star OF Saturday last, wherein it was
stated that Randolph had been taken out
OF the Rockville Jail and threatened with
iynching, in order to extort a confession,