The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29

anu ne, Ills wife dHO W. Jill
dren Were Nearly Killed in
Their Beds-Two Suspects Ar
rested and There May Be
LYnching
GAITHERsBURG, May 25.-Mont-
gomery County is wildly excited over
a brutal assault and attempted murder
of Richard L. Buxton, miller, and
his family, consisting of his wife and
two daughters, aged IS aud 6 years, at
an early hour last Monday morning.
They live at this place, a few miles
from Rock vile.
Their home was entered at an early
hour this morning by several men, who
assaulted Buxton and the three women
with an axe while they were in their
beds All four were seriously injured
and it is feared that Miss Made BuX-
ton, aged years, will die. Posses are
securing the country for tie criminals,
and have arrested two negroes named
Randolph aud Neal. The motive for
the deed is thought To he revenge.
Buxton, it is said. assisted in negro
lynching in Montgomery County some
years ago, and this is given as the Oh
ject of the attempted murders.
EXCITEMENT IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The news
of the assault OH the Buxton family
at Gaithersburg, has aroused much ex-
element in Washington. Not since
the murder of Elsie Kreglo has there
been so much interest manifested in an
event occurring in the neighborhood.
Several of the best detectives on the
force have been sent to Gaithersburg
To assist tue local authorities in fasten-
ing the crime upon the perpetrators.
AT police headquarters here it is said
that Buxton headed u party that
lynched Il negro some years ago for
burning barns in the vicinity. The pO-
lice authorities are Inclined to think
that the attack on Buxton and his
family was prompted by a desire for
revenge, because of his prominence in
the lynching referred to-.
Orders have been issued to every
police district in this city to keep close
watch for every struggling negro who
may enter the city.
Shortly after four o'clock this morn
ing residents of the north end ofGaith-
ersburg were aroused by screams issu-
idg from the residence of Buxton, who
is miller, and few minutes liter
woman, with blood streaming from her
head, ran from the house, with baby
in her arms. -Neighbors quickly gath
cred and entered the Buxton house,
where terrible scene awaited them.
The beds in the two bedrooms were
covered with blood, and upon one lay
Buxton, unconscious, with TWO gaping
wounds in his head. In the other
room were Maude Buxton, Is years-old,
with cash across the side of ner mead,
aud Sadie, her 6-year-old sister, with
her skull laid open and her left eye
nearly forced out.
When Mrs. Buxton recovered suffi-
GENTLY to talk she said she was aWak-
ened 10y blow on her head, but had
an indIstinct recollection Of hearing a
pistol shot. Before that she says she
heard her daughters scream in the next
room, and started for them, when
big colOred man seized her by the
throat, chOked her and threw her back.
She then grabbed her baby and ran
from the house.
Buxton recovered consciousness la
ter, and said lie was struck on the head
while asleep, aud half-daZed seiZ9d
his pistol and fired SHOT, but it went
into the floor He was struck again,
and knew no more.
TERRIBLE AXE CUTS.
Buxton has three axe cuts in his
the top. Mrs. Buxton was struck
twice; the daughters were given one
murderous blow each.
There was intense excitement in the
town, and immediate steps were taken
to find the perpetrators Of the crime.
A cOlored man had been seen leaving
the Buxton house, and By 6 O'Clock
large force of men, mounted and
afoot, were securing the country.
The feeling was increased by the
statement that Sadie Buxton was
dead, and farmers and others living
in the vicinity hurried into Gathers
burg.
The child, however, rallied, al
though there was no chance of her re-
cOvery, and a systematic search was
organized. About 8 o'clock Garrett
and Ward, who were on horseback,
Sidney Randolph. some distance from
the town, going toward Hunting Hill.
TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED.
When they rode up the man showed
fight, and Ward shot at him, the bullet
struck him in the hand, passing
through and lodging in his leg.
He was taken to Gaithersburg, and,
after preliminary examination, was
carried to the Rockville Jail.
AT the same time George Neale, a
colored man who bears an unsavory
reputation in Gaithersburg, and who
was convicted of attempted felonious
assault some years ago, and served
term in the House of Correction there
for, was also arrested and brought to
Rockville, with Randolph. The men
were handcuffed and tied in buggies
and were in custody of Deputy Sher-
ifs w. NJ. Howes and e. H. NJ. Pey-
ton.
Neale declared he knew nothing of
the crime, and said he reckoned they
had only arrested him to hold some
one until the right man was arrested.
AT 10 o'clock rumor spread in
Gaithersburg that lot of bloody cloth
ing had been found in NeaIe's house.