The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-05
LYNCHED IN MARYLAND.
ANOTHER M1N CHARGED WITH
MURDER HANGED BY n MOB.
sydney Randolph Was Charged With a
Brutal Assault-The Mob Was Perfectly
Orderly-No Confession.

GAITHbRSBURG, MD. July 4.-Sydney
Randolph. the negro charged with
brutal assault upon the Buxton family. at
this place. on the 18th of May. which
resulted in the death OF little Sadie
Buxton, was taken from Rockville Jail,
where he was confined a"alting the ac-
ton OF the November grant
jury about 2.5O o'clock this morning
by mob OF thirty or forty masked men
and hanged
lie went to his death without saying
whether he was guilty or not OF the hOrri-
bic deed. his only uttorances being cries
OF murder as he was carried away by
q resolutc body OF men from the jail
At about / o'clock this morning the
Jailer in charge Of the Rockville jail. an
aged man. who has served In that capa-
city for years. was awakened by. a rap
ping on the front door. Not once thinE-
ing OF its being a mob bent on violence,
he opened the door, and was confronted
by two masked men on the threshold. who
demanded the keys. The jailer was taken
completely by surprise and attempted TO
slam the door, but the men gained en-
trance. followed by as many as could
crowd into the stnall structure, all be-
ing heavily masked At the points OF
was compelled 10 give up the keys.
RANDOLPH RESISTS.
The mob at once proceeded 20 the cell,
where Randolph was confined and I'M
locked the door The negro hearing the
confusion in the corridor. surmised at
once what was about TO happen and
selling a stool. attempted 10 defend him
self, but with little effect.
Strong arms soon had the frightened
man. bound and outside, tho jail. where
wagon was waiting to take him away.
They drove 10 the previously selected
place. about two miles west OF Rockville.
on the Frederick pike. and a rope was
quickly placed around his neck. Then
he was asked II he had anything TO say,
but not word could be drawn from him
Many efforts were made 20 make him con-
Tess but TO no avail. The rope was
thrown over 4 limb and the trembling
negro was drawn fully twenty feet from
the ground. where. at last accounts. the
body was still hanging and will remain
until taken down by the authorities.
Knowing their victim had breathed his
last. and apparently satisfied that the
right man had been hanged. the lynch
ing party. which. 10 IS understood. was
composed Of the best citizens Of the com
munlty, who were perfectly sober and
orderly, then quietly dispersed. believing
they had EXECUTED tho pcrpetrator Of
the most atrocious crime ever committed
in this county. The leaders are not
known md the affair was kept so secret
that none save the participants knew Of
II until after 10 was all over
RANDOLPH'S OTHER CRIME.
CAITHERSBURG. MD. July 4-Relative
10 the lynching Of Randolph last night by
unknown persons the following will be
Of interest:
In letter from Walter Gaines. clerk
OF the Superior Court. Baldwin county.
dated Miledgeviile Ga. 10 Deputy Sheriff
Horton Thompson. Mr.. Gaines states that
he believes from the description o. SD
ney Randolph that he IS the man that
is wanted in Georgia for the murder ~
an old lady there about three years aeo
lie says.
1.-THE name OF that negro was Ben.
Temple. Ie murdered Mrs Leonard with
an axe. Please look AT this negro YOU
have and see II he has n scar on either
side OF his face, near the eye The de-
scription OF your negro answers pretty
well 10 the negro Ben. Temple. Certain
" the negro has lived here. either in
the city or the county"
Deputy Thompson examined Randolph
and found the scars described. Every
thing IS quiet. No one I'm Gaithershurg
seems to know anything Of the lynching
and 10 comes as n complete surprise.