The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-05
GATHERsnuRG's LYNclnNe.
A Graphic story of the Midnight
Raid of the Mob.

Gathersburg. Nd. July 4-sldney Ran
dolph, a negro charged with a brutal as
sault upon the Buxton family at this place
on May %, which resulted in the death OF
little Sadie Buxton, was taken from the
Rockville jail, where he was confined.
awaiting the action OF the November
grand jury, this morning. about $50
O'Clock, by a mob of thirty or forty mask
ed men and hanged. lie went to his death
without saying whether he was guilty Of
the horrible crime, his only utterances
being cries Of murder as he was carried
away from the jail by the resolute body
OF men.
About / o'clock this morning the Taller
in charge Of the jail. an aged man who
has served in that capacity for years, was
awakened by rapping on the front door.
Not once thinking OF its being mob bent
on violence, he opened the door and was
confronted by two masked men. who de-
manded the keys, The Tailor, taken com
pletely by surprise, attempted 20 slam
the door, but the men gained entrance.
followed by as many as could crowd into
masked. AT the points OF revolvers the
thoroughly frightened jailer was COM
PEELED 10 give up the keys.
The mob at once proceeded to the cell
where Randolph was confined and un-
locked the door. The negro, hearing the
confusion In the corridor. surmised at once
what was about to happen, and seizing a
stool, attempted to defend himself. but
with little effect Strong arms soon had
the frightened man bound ana out OF the
JAIN where a wagon was waiting TO take
his away. The drive to the previously Sc
lected place, about two miles west OF
Rockville, on the Frederick pike. was
quickly made and the rope was quickly
placed around his neck.
Then he was asked II he had anything
to say, but not a word could be drawn
FpAn NHt, -
make him confess, but to no avail. The
rope was thrown over a limb and the
trembling negro was dragged fully twenty
feet from the ground, where. at last ac-
counts, his body was still hanging, ana
will remain until taken down by the au-
thorlties.
knowing their. victim had breathed his
last and apparently satisfied that the right
man had been hanged, the lynching party,
which, IL is understood, was composed of
the best citizens OF the community, who
were perfectly sober and orderly, then
quietly dispersed, believing they had exc
cuted the perpetrator OF the most afro
cious crime ever committed in this coun-
~. The leaders of the lynchers are not
known, and the affair was kept so Sc
cret that none save the participants knew
Of 1t until after it was all over.
Gaithersburg. Md. July 4-Reiatlve TO
the lynching of Sidney Randolph last night
by unknown persons the following will be
of interest: In q letter from Walter Gaines.
clerk OF the superior court OF Baldwin
county, dated Milledgevile, Ca, to Deputy
Sheriff Thompson, Mr.. Gaines states that
he believes from the description of Sidney
Randolph that he was n man who was
wanted In Georgia for the murder of an
old lady there about three years ago. The
name OF thmt negro was Ben Temple. He
murdered Mrs. Leonard with an ak
PLEASE look at this negro you have and
a m aif al Ia of IA Ke
face near the eye. The description of your
negro answers pretty well to the negro.
Ben Temple. Certainly the negro has lived
here, either in the city or the country"
Deputy Thompson examined Randolph
and found the scars described. Everything
is quiet. No one In Gaithersburg seems TO
know anything of the lynching and Il
comes as a complete surprise.