Richmond planet., 1896-07-18
FIENDS' FURY.
They Lynched an InnO-
cent Man in rIary
land.
DRAGGED AND BEATEN
Bruised and Hanged.
PROTESTED HIS INNOCENCE JAIL
RR AND SHERIFF TO BLAME.
The Murderers Unpunished

hnnuOlpn, the Negro nelu mere lOr tnS
alleged murder of Sadie Buxton who,
with her mother. father and eldest sis
ter, Maud, at their home in Gathers
burg, one mile west of this place on
the morning of May 25th was dragged
from Jail between two and three o.
clock this morning and hung by mob
of men supposed to be from Gathers
burg and vicinity.
THOSE FALSE ASSURANCES.
Although repeated assurances had
been given the Sheriff by the best CD
citizens of this place and Gaithersburg
that no attempt would be made against
Randolph.
About two O'Clock this morning Jail
er Peyton was aroused from his sleep /
by a mob OF men banging against the /
jail door. He inquired what they
wanted and was told that deputy
sheriff from some part of the county
had a prisoner in charge.
THE JAILoR's PREDIoANENT.
After Peyton, who was rather slow
in dressing, had partially opened the
door, he saw n mob OF about dozen
men standing in front of the door, who
tried to gain admission. Peyton
slammed the door shut again, but such
a little thing like that was not TO stand
in the way of a mob of murderers.
They rs prompt-battered the door
down, and going To Peyton, who had
gone TO his room again, demanded the
keys with presented revolvers.
GAVE UP THE KEYS.
OF course, Peyton was not long in
delivering up the leys at the same
time refusing to unlock the cell door.
Once in..possession of the keys, it was
/ a short time before Randolph's cell
was opened and he dragged from It,
Randolph yelled and shrieked and
plead tor mercy, asserting again and
again his innocence, but the mob was
deaf to his appeals.
| A BRUTAL PROCEEDING.
He was struck with great force upon
the head and face, and bleeding copi-
from his cell, out of the jail and
through the yard by the rear he was
hastened to his death.
Il All the way from the cell to the
lplace where Randolph was hung. about
, two miles from the jail, evidences of
the terrible struggle we're seen. Not in
the densest iungles of Africa, or in the
fdeepest forest of America, in its earli-
est settlement could be found mob oi
fBdNHXCb llOrc DIuJdl buhu Jilb llCU ~
murderers who we're in the act of hans
ing this man. And it is more thar
probable that when the place of hang
ing was reached, Randolph was NOR,
{ dead than alive owing TO the rougl
Treatment he had received.
i WHERE THE MURDER WAS COMMITTED.
The place where Randolph was hang
y ed, is a large body OF woods on tn
II farm of Mr.. Charles Rozer, near tn
Frederick Road about mile and thre
l. quarters from the Jail. The rope wa
!. placed around the victims neck AM
L thrown over the limb of tree abou
u fifteen feet from the ground and tn
IL body drawn up until his feet wer
r about five feet from the ground Deaf
must have been by strangulation.
y AS soon as day broke and the fact {
10 the lynching became known lare
re crowds of people thronged the road
view the CHASTITY sight.
er THE CRIME DENOUNCED.
A great many were colored person
- who denounced the outrageous AHA
IL in very strong terms.
Not only were the blood marks in I'll
10 Icell evidence that Randolph had bet
extremely roughly treated, but his e
IL tire appearance showed it, there bell
II a great deal of dust and dirt on h
on body and clothing, showing that
ts- must have been dragged some distanC
N. His clothing consisted OF heavy shil
which was torn almost of his bod
merely hanging on one shoulder, pi
of overalls and heavy pair OF shoe
HOW HIS LEGS WIRE BOUND.
His legs were bound at the kne
er and also around the ankles with hea
vas binder twine. His hands were tied
req hind him with piece of old rope. I
III Iroped used for hanging him was pie
ooi of new hemp rope, not larger thal
Inn ploW line, but which mad answered
Inu purposes very well. The knot-a bS
us. gle-some attempt at a hangma
10 knot had slipped from behind his
SHu to the back of his neck. The rope
'hls in quite deeply under his chin 6
laws, leaving a well-detined scar.
the HIS TONGUE STICKING OUT.
~ His tongue was sticking out and
sov,o was bleeding at the nose. His hal
'',sa were also somewhat cut and swoll
snd Two scars were visible on his head
eat- on the back Of the head, and the OF
about two inches above the left tt
- oflple. One eye was half open, giving
xing face CHASTITY stare.
re- DISGUISED WITH HANDKERCHIEF
peo-
en- A large red bandana handkerch
n oil with several holes cut in it, which
not been used as a mask, and a railI
pull pick, without handle, were 70
ght- lust outside the fence on the road.
pick had a large blood spot upol
l) in 1t was this, no doubt, with which
hich wounds were inflicted OF his head.
rtic- side the pick large crowbar and cl
o the we're found at the jail, showing that
alton lynchers had come well prepared
least business.
THE BODY CUT DOWN,
After the inquest the body wa
down and Immediately the rope
seized and cut into little pieces, a
pow ldred or more morbid men ca,
n the struggling 10 secure portions as 81
thst ly mementOs. The remains were
~ ~ moved to Rockville and placed i
r. Pumphrey's undertaking estal
90 ment, where they were viewe'
cSv scores of people of all colors.
The lynching seems to have
well-plsnned.
hange mn vrsDpprps WIPE .Nr7crp, =
Mt.
lnday In fact, it is said that certain of
Fare, were yesterday evening told o
probability OF violence durinl