The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-10

to the story that he told his captorS,
Messrs. Garrett aud Ward, when they
had thrown him down after shootlng
him in the hand and were tying MN
with halter. He was submitted 10
the most intense sweating ever
practiced on a prisoner in Maryland;
One night he Was taken from the JAN
and hurried to the woods, being gwen
the impression that he was going 10 De
lynched and was told that if he would
tell the truth about what he knew
of the assaults he would be given a
chance. Certain that he was going To
be hung he declared that he had never
been in Gaithersburg to his kuowl-
edge before he was taken there by his
captors and knew absolutely nothing
OF the crime.
THE SENTIMENT IN ROCKVILLE.
This community is appalled, and in
dignant at the lynching. There would
have been none of this sentiment had
the proof of Randolph's guilt been alb
solute. The lynchiDg would bave oc-
Cured long ago, everyone agreeing
that it was right. But to hang man
without law, of whose guilt there was
such general doubt, is regarded as
blot upon Montgomery County aud
the State of Maryland, even worse tnan
those OF a similar character that have
darkened its far fame as law Add
ing State, to such a deplorable extent
in the past.
The residents of this vicinity are un-
easy and uncertain about what the n
nal outcome will be. The women,
young and old, are in a nervous and
excited state. The negroes are enrag-
ed and declare that they will find out
every man Connected with the lynch
ing and make him answer for 1T il
the courts. Some of them declare
that they know at least five of the
men, WHO were at the Jail and helped
TO hang Randolph and will have them
arrested on charge of murder as soon
as they have secured lawyers and
talked the matter over with them.
Probably no other iynching ever Oc-
CURED in the South which had fewer
persons to defend it than the hanging
of Randolph, and if the present senti-
ment increases some one will probably
be made to suffer for it.
No citizen or resident of Rockville
was concerned in the lynching and
very few knew anything of il until 6
or O'Clock. Every body was in bed
AT that time and but few We're arOus-
ed by the slight noise made by the
mob.
Rockville and Gaithersburg were
much excited Sunday night over ru-
mOrs that crowd of negroes We're
coming to this town to lynch Mr.. BuX-
ton, who was stopping at the residence
OF his brother-in-laW, Mr.. john Hill
ton. Mr.. Buxton, who was considera-
bly, alarmed, was driven by Mr.. John
kelchner to the formers home in
Gaithersburg, and the coming of the
negroes was awaited but they did not
materialize. 1t turned out that a
young man named Dove, who is said
to live in Gaithersburg, heard an in
toXlcated negro say they were going
to lynch Buxton and then saw several
negroes at the Rockville depot and
when he went to Gaitbersburg, told
what he had heard There was an in
slant excitement there and measures
were being taken to send a body of cit
liens to Rockville for protection when
the talsity of the runIoI was establish.
ed.
Officers from Milledgeville, Ga, are
expected to reach Rockville tonight uI
early III the morning, for tie purpose
OF seeing if the dead mans body in
humphreys undertaking establish,
ment is that of Ben Temple. There is
SAID to he reward o $500 for the lat
ter dead or alive, and if Randolph is
thoroughly identified as Temple, tue
body may be sent to Georgia instead OF
being buried here Tomorrow as now
Intended.
The coroner's inquest adjourned Sat
urday afternoon at 3 O'Clock until 6 &c
p. III. Tuesday.