The evening times., 1896-06-16
FOLLOWING 4 new ClEW'
Baltimore Detectives Hastily
Returned to Rockville.
WEST ENGLIsH's STORY
HeDeclaresDin n eale Told Him That
Randolph Had Confessed the Buxton
Assault to Nenle-An Investigation
of the Statement and the Fuzziing
Condition OF the Case.
From a staff corresponaent.

FROM u 5tdlI correspondent
Rockville. Nd, June 16.-Another pDz-
zling feature in the Buxton murder mystery
has developed since sunday morning.
Detectives Pohler aud Seibold were iiasti-
ly summoned from Baltimore Sunday night
and are now employed in following up a
statement emanating from West English, a
| young man whose interest in the mysterious
| tragedy has not waned since IL occurred.
1t was the house of West ERglisl's mother
which was supposed 10 have been entered
that Monday morning, but West English
did not live there. de boarded ON the
| opposite side Of the street, and had not
| lived with his mother for some time.
He works at Deerwood. a station about
half way between Rockville and Gathers
burg.
ON Sunday morning last he came to Rock
Vile and visited the Jail where Randolph is
confined. IL there made the assertion that
Dink Neale, who had been held as wit
ness, but was released on Saturday, had
told him that Randolph had confessed to
him.
RANDoLPH,S CONFESSION.
The confession, according To English, was
that Randolph first went TO The English
| house and effected an entrance there. He
then went up the Steps. but seeing some one
| looking at him, drew back and got out the
way he came IN.
| Buxton house, where he assaulted the in
mates. According to this version OF Dink
| Neaie's taUemenu RaHdoiph's motive was
| robbery, but he failed to get any vaiuahles
| because he had too many To put out OF The
| way.
AN effort was made yesterday to find
| Dink- Neale Detectives Pohler and Sci
bold, accompanied by Jailer Peyton, went
10 DeerwocG and again talked with West
| English about his statement made Sunday.
1t Is alleged, but not substantiated, that
there was an important discrepancy In Eng
| lish' s statement Ills story as to how Neale-s
| assertion came TO hiin did not, IL is said,
separate tiers.
tally with thatmadet Jaiier Peyton on Sun
! day.
| The latter asserts that it was impossible
fer Randolph and Bink Neale TO ooniinuni-
cate with each other. In fact, they had
not seen each other until TIE day they, with
| several others, were put in the Jail yard for
the purpose OF having some witnesses ideD-
tiry Randol ph.
That was the only chance for any of them
to converse. aud 1t is a fact that no two of
the negroes talked together, their cells
having been far apart. and, in fact, on
THE NEW CLEw.
1t was ths knowledge which made the
detectives start out anew on a different
cicw.
They yesterday went to Washington,
where ''DiDs" Neale is said to have gone
for the purpose or confronting him with the
statement of English.
Some doubt exists as to whether Neae
said what has been credited 10 him. II lac
did not say it, puzzling question arises as
10 what motive West English had for his
1 statement. II Randolph could not have talk
cd with Dink Neale. what was the Iatter's
motive for imputing VI Confession To him:
4 These are tie new. mysterious phases con
fronting the officials and the Baltimore
l detectives.
Randolph denies ever having talked {,
| Nedle. and there is no Belief in the mind
of the officials that Randolph did confes
anything.
The opinion is expressed that il Neal,
did tell what English says he did it wa
done to shield someone, and if he did no
West English had some mysterious Inotiv,
for saying So
Much depends on Ncale's account OF hi
remarks after he left the jail. Yesterda,
morning he left Deerwood for Washington
with a load of hay, intending to retus
some time today.
George Neale. who was released Satur
day, has gone to Baltimore.
District Attorney Klgour, when see
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