The evening times., 1896-06-02
GOING OVER the GROUND.
Baltimore Detectives Examining
the Buxton Case Witnesses.
ABOUT THE WHITE MAN
That Theory Is Being Somewhat Dis
credited Owing to the Untruthful-
ness of the Colored People VINO
Told of Seeing Him-Condition Of
the Injured Family.
,spcoIal from stan correspondent0

Especial from STAFF Correspondento
GaiticrsDurg, Md, June 2.-Detectives
Pohler and Seiboid were on the scene Of
the Buxton assault again today.
Soon after daybreaS they visited the iail
at Rockville accompanied by Sheriff Col
lier, and put all The witnesses through
another sweating process.
It is likely that John johnson, Neale's
brother-in-law, will be released from GUS
tory this morning, AS the officials are coli
WINGED that he knows nothing about the
case.
jim. Johnson, the fifteen-year-old nephew
of Neale who stated tnat he heard man.
come Il. the door the morning or the as.
sault and ask for a shirt, adncred to his
former statement, and insisted that Emma
Ntale's sister gave the man shirt.
Halter Moccabee was sweated unmerci-
fully, hut without shaking his statements
Ill the least.
STUCK TO HIS STORY.
Heinsisted that he saw a white man. but
the detectives this morning talked 10
white boy who heard Moccabee say th;tt
he remembered Opera calling his atten-
lion Ia a coIored man, but he was not
going 10 get into trouble by telling what
The detectives believe that in the ne
groes they have found witnesses VINO are
lar from truthful although they are I'M
pressed win operas statement, and be-
lieve she is telling the truth.
Detective SelDDh Will itdNe pdltueTb-
burg this evening for Baltimore, and he eX-
pec,s To establish something conclusive by
tonight, at least. Accompanied by Dep
uty sheriff Harlan Thompson they drove
around the country today, sitting each
statement given them.
visit was made to Mr.. Ward at
Hunting Hill and the story of the cap
ture of Randolph rehcarsed. 1t Is be-
lteved that the detectives have very nearly
reached a conclusion, but what II is they
refuse 10 tell anyone, and rot even the
county. people know their theory.
The latter are confident that the mys-
terry will be cleared up within the next
PUZzLEs THE DETECTIVES.
SO many persons have insisted that they
saw Randolph at different times between
Friday night and Sunday night that his
Identification has been puzzle. Few
OF these persons have seen Randolph since
his arrest. and planis under consideration
TO bring Randolph TO Rockville and place
him with three other strange negroes.
anu have the persons who believe they
Jaw him pick from the number the man.
they saw
The Buxton benefit fund has grown to
good proportions, and yesterday over SfOO
were i'll hand.
Last night the Burnt Cork Club gave
an entertainment in the town hall here.
which netted about 5000. II is expected
that within the next ten days ii will be
sweled to 81 900.
Owing to the term OF court at Rockville.
States Attorney kilgour aud Sheriff Col
lier have been unable TO be at Gathers
burg, and 10 the latter's absence Deputy
Sheriff Horton Thompson has taken actual
charge OF the work
The Rux;on family at the Garfield Hos
pital, have had no notable change in their
condition today The little girl Sadie is
still in a precarious condition 1t is about
ali even chance that she will recover The
others are thought to be convalescinS.