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E. NR S . W A ESTABLIS HED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL419.PIE$.0AYA THE DARLINBTON TRAGEDY. A MAWS HOUSE IS HIS CASTLE. Daringtoa and the Dispensary Sp3es-The Town in a Great State of Excitement It Makes the Blood Boll to Talk of Balding Private Houses--The Military Told to be in Readiness. [Special to News and Courier.1 DALNGTON, Marct' 28.--Darling ton had the liveliest time to-day it has had since South Carolina has been Till mian ridden. Several spies have been here for the past week and to-day Gail lard put in an appearance. No time waslost after his arrival, and he and 1is associates commenced their work at once. Armed with warrants and accompanied by the sheriff and a dep uty they proceeded to make searches. -A large c-Awd at once congregated and made the roands with these men, who are engaged in an occupation as low-as it is contemptible. A Tillman spy need never expect the slightest re spect for himself nor for his'office here. The searches were made quietly, and while no violence was shown, the crowd showed not the slightest regard of respect for Tillman's minions. Sev erai public plaees were raided, and two pint of whiskey were the sole results _,of all the searching, nosing and smell tug around. About this time the report rapidly .prieed that three private houses would be next searched, and it was positively stated- that the spies were moving on one residence at that. time. It has never been the intention of any one hereto opyose the search of what are considered "blind tige," but it is the -_unalterable determination of the peu ;;letbat no home shall be iuvaded. Whep this report got abroad quiet and determined men .were at Qpce seen walking-in the direction taken by the spies, armed with sbnt guns and rifles. This was about 2 o'clock in the day, and up to this time everything had been noisy, but the crowd was in a good humor, though it ,was evident that the spies were possessed of "that %"tiAed feeling." Everything grew more nliet while these armed men silently proceeded to stop this tyrannical inva sion of-the rights of a free people. For some reason the spies changed their course, making a detour, crossing -to another street and coming to their hotel.amid the jeers and hootings of a largecrowd. The crowd now was very large and meant just exactly what their actions indicated. In the afternoon the crowd again gathered but "Tillman's gentlemen" -.did not come down from the second storyof their hotel. About4 o'clock it was accidentally discovered that the following telegram had 'been sent to Capt. henry T. ~Thompson, commanding the Darling ton Guards: Put~ your command under orders of the sheriff and preserve the peace. "B. R. Tillman, Governor." Capt. Thompson at once wired back Sto Gov. Tillian as follows: "Telegram received. Have conferred with sheriff, who says there is no dan ger'of a breach of the peace and no ne cessity for ordering out the militia. "Henry T. Thompson, "Commanding Darlington Guards." Capt. Thompson then called his offi *eers tso a consultation with the slieriff ina the Courthouse. The crowd was now very large and was under the impression that the fun was about over, when they learned that;Capt. Thompson had received the telegram ordering him to place his command under orders. They at once went to the armory, seized every gun, and armed with rifies and smiles,. pro ceedled Jo the public square. When is% reached Capt. Thomnpson hie wen&to the crowd, demanding the im mediate return of the guns. Tbe whole thing was done in a spirit of mischief, and upon -Capt. Thompson's demand the guns;were carried back to the arm ory and deivered to him and he put a guard over the gun room. About 6 o'clock in the evening Till mani again wired Capt. Thompson as follows: "I hear your arms have been taken -by a mob. Answer if this is true. "B. R. Tillmnan, "Governor." Capt. Thompson wired this reply: "Upon the receipt of your first tele gramn I went to the Courthouse, and was in consistion with otDeers of my *command concerning it. During my abeence from the armory a party of citizens went there and took possession of the guns. On hearing of it I went to them and demanded that they sur render them immediately, which they did. I now have all the guns, and have taken such precautions as will effect ually prevent a repitition of the inci dent. Everything quiet. * "Henry T. Thompson, "Commander Darlington Guards." In the afternoon things looked squal ly, and they were as they looked. It is a settled fact that if any attempt be made to raid any residence or home here it will be resisted. The -'persons who are-rsisting this include some of our b"st and most law-abiding citizens, and they-are quiet but absolutely de termined that this shall not be done. Further movements by the spies will develop results. At present everything is quiet. The spies have been ordered away from the Enterprise Hotel,where they have been stopping, and had to seek other quarters. This was done by the hotel proprietors. It is stated that reinforcements will arrive to-morrow. *No crowd that can be brought here will be large enough, brave enough nor home. Beyond this they have no;bing to fear. . Surely it is a sufficient commentary upon the administration of our Gov- tp ernment wben law-abiding citizens in ae broad daylight are seen walking across r its business thoroughfares armed with la rifles and shotguns to defend their rights against such a government. The Ii temper of the people here is unmistak- M able and if other towns followed Dar- la liugton's example Tillman's.dirty work ti< would require-even lower and dirtier er tools than his spies now are. THE LOCAL COMPANY IN SUMTER, S. C., re CALLED ON TO SUBDUE DARLINGTON. F SUMTER, March 28.-Our little city r, was thrown into a state of excitement this afternoon when the news was re ceived here of the threatened confict r between the State constables and the citizens of Darlingtou. No definite facts could be obtained and every one who had heard the rumors was anxious tb to learn more and the excitement was considerable. '1 he excitement ,9f our people was intensified when it was learned that the following telegram had G been received by Capt. Phelps: COLUMBIA, S. C., March 28.-Capt. A. C. Phelps, Sumter Light Infantry: b4 Can your company be relied upon to or uphold the law? A mob has possession of the town of Darlington. B. R. Tillman. In reply Capt. Phelps telegraphed: to "The Sumter Light Infantry will t: uphold the law." is A little later a telegram was received e from Darlington stating that all was E quiet, and that the report had been ex- hi aggerated. Governor Tillman has since notified Capt. Pbelpsthxt the services of the S. re L. I. would not be needed, as all was quiet again. THE SACREDNESS OF HOME MADE AN i ISSUE IN TFIREE COUNTIES. DARLINGTON, March 29.-Darling- in ton bas had anotherday of excitement, w but it was that quiet, suppressed excite- T ment, dominated by self-control and it resolute determination. This morning F twelve Tillman spies, armed with Win chester rifles, came in on the 8 o'clock train. They went to the sheriff's resi- b dence, about.a mile from the business portion of the town. As soon as the arrival of the spies was positively known, a meeting of the ft citizens assembled to take such steps as they deemed necessary. The meeting was without anyexeite-ment whatever, but determination sat upon the coun tenances of all and only determined a words were spoken. A committee was sent to the sheriff and he was notified tt that no resistance would be offered to any arrests he might make when armed P with warrants. At the same time he was informed that any attempted ar- ci rest by any spy would be resisted to the las extremity, and that no inva- d sion of private residences would be al lowed. e A this stage it was announced that a Mrs. Hodges, the proprietress of the t Enterprise Hotel, had made the spies leave her house last night, not because she feared any violence to them, but because they were objectionable char acters to her. A purse was at once raised and a handsome solid gold souve- t nir spoon was purchased and a com- t mittee appointed to present this token r ot regard to Mrs.. Hodges. The com mittee at once discharged this pleasant task and Mrs. Hodges received the souvenir most gracefully and with many thanks.h The spies did.not show themselves on . the street at all during the entire day, but rumors filled the air and the tele graph wires were kept busy. About noon it was authoritatively stated that the spies had wired for a Gatling gun corps, and a little later it was as certained that the Sumter Light In- 0t fantry had been ordered here by Til- h man. Then it was that your corres pondent was kept busy. Telegrams were received from Sumter,- Florence and a Cheraw offering assistance. At 2 o'clock a telegram was received stating that a special traini would leave FlIorence'n bringing help. This train came rapidly in and fortyt men filed out ready to stand by those t who met them. They were escorted to the Court House, which was soon filled g entirely with white men. While the meeting was in progress another tele-1 gramn was received from Sumter stating that friends were coming from thatb quarter on a special train. These "Game Cock" boys were met and escorted to the Court House, where be the interrupted meeting was resumed. Then it was that the most spirited ' Anti-Tillman meeting ever seen in South Carolina was held. Ringing di speeches were made, but no rash meca sures were advised. Good and true men tl all over our State would have rejoiced by to see the spirit shown. It was not the action of thoughtless men, but showed g p the unutterable determination ja resist 9j iniquitous and malicious persecution la by a despot who has only his own aimsd to advance. The tenor of the meeting was unmis- b takable and ita moral effect would be ti felt throughout our State were the ex ample here shown followed. The Pee Dee section has set the ball rolling, and Ii. thoughtful men can see in the meeting i held by representatives of three coon- it ties here to-day the beginning of the end. The spies were for the time lost sight of, while the broad principles of liberty and resistance to tyranny were ri being discussed. re The following resolutions were on " motion offered and were enthusiasti cally and unanimously adopted by a O rising vote:E Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting thbat a man's home is his castle and tihat he is entitled to defend the jgi Resolved, That in the counties of arlington, Florence and Sumter arches of private residences, private oms and private apartments used by 1 e owners as their dwellings and not places of trade, shall be neither tole ted nor permuitted, and we hereby edge ourselves to reiist all such un wful depredations. Resolved, That the citizens of Dar ogton, Florence and Sumter, hereby utually pledge each other to support ich other in resistance to all such un wful acts, and we invite the co-opera )n of all other law-abiding and lit> ty-loving people. c At the conclusion of the meeting a 0 solution of thanks to the men from n lorence and Sumteo for their volunta- q assistance was unanimously adopt- h n Late in the afternoon a telegram was e ceived from Sumter stating that a tl ecial train was waiting and three a ]ndred men were ready to come at 1 ty time. c The Darlington Guards at 5 o'clock d is afternoon met the Sumter Light to ifantry and escorted them to their a mory, where lunch was served. They t e still the guests of the Darlington t' uards, and await further orders from 0 overnor Tillman. The day has been a unusual one, but no disorder has tl ,en visible.- The crowd was quiet and derly all day, but it is still the inflexi- ti e determination of the people to re- 0 at to the last extremity the arrogant tl :ercise of a despotic power unknown u the Czar of Russia. The attitude of I e citizens who are in this movement fi unmistakable. They are quiet and e solute, but are thoroughly aroused. v verything is quiet now. The spies sS ive made no demonstration as yet. c hey will not be interfered with except n the manner indicated by the above 8 solutions. Should they attempt this la ey will most positively be interfered a ith. The spirit shown to-day, in the b eeting particularly, was the inivinci- s e spirit of South Carolina. Could it D spire our entire State, South Carolina a ould not long be the leprous, tainted, a illman-ridden, spy infested land that c now is. a HAT DARLINGTON'S MAYOR SAYS. Y DARLINGTON, March 29.-There is > mob in Darlington nor has there ,en any, No one has defied the law any authority. The reports current id sent abroad are absolutely without d undation, and have been originated id promulgated by irresponsible and il-minded persons from fear or e alice. I assured the Governor by wire that here was no row or prolpect of one, id that I could keep the peace of the wn. The peace has been kept and at, too, by the ordinary number of 14 lice on duty. During the constabula raids, which were made without drance or molestation, some one rculated the report that raids would made on private houses. Imme ately some fve or six, or possibly t ght men got l!ouble-barrel sbotguns r id openly asserted that resistance ould be made. The constables were hen in a different part of the town, d id I immediately went to the sheriff, ~ ho accompanied the raiding party, id asked if there were warrants for *e searcb of private houses. H assured e that there were none. I then went the men who had the gun. and told r em there was no foundation in the port and to put up the guns, which as immediately done and every thing a ai~ down'. In short time afterwards a rumor as sread that Mr. C. S. McCullough Ld dared the constables to raid his Li >me and that the constables had ac 'pted his challenge. Immediately cCullough's friends rushed for his sidence in Pearl street. The con sbles were then in Broad street per etly ignorant of what was going on. the way to McCullough's house I hey met McCullough, who assureds s friends that there was no truth in he rumor. Everybody turned back id the guns were again put up and all c came quiet. A rumorsoon spread that the Gover >r had ordered out the Darlington uards. Somebody said good natured confound the Guards, -we will take ei guns. A few of them rushed toq e armory and took out a few of the ins which were unloaded and ap ared with them on the street, laugh- 5 g and joking. As soon as I saw this a told several that their action might misconstrued, and to carry the guns r ck. A bout this time Capt. Thomup- a n who had been out of his offe a C minutes, heard about the guns e ing out and ordered them returned, E hich was done. All this was a joke t. id occasioned no alarm to anyone in b e treets, not even to ladies and chil- a -en, who, during the whole of it, were t alking about, except that it offered i ie opportunity, too eagerly sougbt for I y some of the faithful, to rush a tel.- c am off to the Governor. I am the fa sace officer of this town, and can keep a better than the sheriff, the constabu-c ry or the military, arnd I intend to ep it, and will be backed by a hun- ' ed good citizens if I need them, and a hen I fail will call for aid, and not d afore. I have assured the Governor, ie sheriff, the Attorney-General and te chief constable that I could and a ould keep the pesee, but it seems that t e Governor, at least, persists in be- e iving to the contrary. I am satisfied d ie sheriff and chief constable believe .W. F. DARGAN, Mayor. Economy and Strenght, t Valable vegetable remedies are used ~ the preparation of Hood's Sarsarpa. z 1ami such a peculiar manner as to I ta the full medicinal value of every i gredient. Thus Hood's Sarsaparilla 4mbines economy and strength and is ie only remedy of which '100 Doses z ne Dollar" is true. Be sure to get a ood's. Hoo's PILLs do not purge, pain or -ipe, but act promptly, easily and fcint.ly.4 MORE BLOOD SHED. in wol HE TROUBLE IN DARLINOTON RE SULTS IN LOSS OF LIFE. me stal he Details of the Trouble as Gathered ten from the Daily Papers. Dai enc te [Special to News and Courier.] . th DARLINGTON,- March 30.-About 5 uSh 'clock this afternoon a tragedy oc- citi urred here, the cold-blooded brutality On f which will forever stain the fair Da ame of the State. All had gone on ml uietly up to that time, and the day ad been an uneventful one. Attor ey General Buchanan bad been here, c verything had been satisfactorily set- got ed and the spies had been relieved nd were about to take their departure. ourteen of them, armed with Win. 0on1 hester rifles, were at the Coast Line epot. The citizens had no idea of tking any further actions. A person- C I difficulty occurred at the depot be- Ab< veen two young men, citizens of the nev >wn, hearing of which five gentlemen the r the town, two of them totally un- ern rmed, went to the depot to see what see e disturbance was. wal Without any visible cause, as is tes- WI fled to by the few witnesses present, the ne of the spies himself confirming the 21s, these fourteen spies began firing bui pon the five men who had come up. - he shots were fast and furious for a the ,w moments, numbering at least sev- the Aty-five in all, In a moment there the ,ere heaped on the depot platform, me de by side, the dead bodies of two apF tizeus of the town, Frank E. Nor- say ient and L. L. Redmond, and that of erai py Pepper, while alongside of them Fai iy a second spy, McLendon, mortally of. rounded. Mr. Louis M. Norment, a and rother of.Mr. Frank E. Norment, was the lot in the side and in the right arm. the [r. K. D. Lucas was shot in five places, Obs ad t. hief of Police Dargan, who came WOl lely to perform his offcial duties in Th )nnection with the personal difficulty rea Iluded to above between the two ligl oung men, is dangerously wounded lavc 1 the side. Gr4 A pocket book in Mr. Louis M. Nor- rec ient's pocket was the only thing that diti Ived his life. tak Atter remaining here three days and lief oing absolutely nothing the spies rig] losed their campaign in Darlington by has )urteen ,f them, armed with Win- wa: hester rifles, firing upon five innocent hot ien, and that without the- slightest goc rovocation. Such a result could only qu< ave been expected from such irre- Thi ponsible men armed by Governor Till- tie ian with Winchester rifles and reck- per ss instructions. McLendon, the spy ers ow lying at the point of death, ad- ov iits having fired the first shot. wb These are the simple facts in the case hal nd they cannot be controverted. Af- wil er the slaughter the remaining spies get >ok to their heels and ran down the the llroad track, taking to the woods in anc very direction. -wi] The news spread like wild tire, and for. ~~ ig the wod Da ry having $n eby tbe GovernorthC >o is morning, were called uporg Da y the sheriff to keep the peace. They an asponded promptly,and doublequickul the depot, but were toolate to be of ny assistance. They are still under ma rs at the armory, and are acting nder the sheriff's orders. Mr. L. L. R'odmond was about 25 ears of age and unmarried. Bie ioved to Darlington from,.Durham, [.C., about three years ago. . Mr. Frank E. Norment was aboutWI 5 years of age. He leaves a wife and thc ree little children. Lie was one of age de most lovable of men and did not sPe ave an enemy in the world. Frank, th ianly, unusually intelligent and pos- not ased of the very finest attributes of res iind and heart, he won the friendship tht nd esteem of'all who knew him. De- up idedly one of the most popular mensp !ho ever lived in Darlington, this cow- an< iunity mourns in deepest anguish to- Lu ight over his terrible end. w As heretofore everything in town isme iet to-night. T b A TILLMANITE ACCOUNT. ,w COLUMBIA, S. C., Maich 30.-A pie ecial to the Register from Darlington a n ys: pa "Everything had quieted down ight and the Sumter Light Inf ,* d constables were to depart to-day. f 'onstable Swan and two other of tBe wa mnstabulary left on the Charleston, ma umter and Northern Railroad, and zer be other constables, eighteen in num- do e, went to the depot of the Cheraw no nd Darlington Road to depart. The nes rain was late. Not many citizens agg ere at the depot. Two of them, Paulla togers and Billy Floyd, hat' an alter- m .tion. Floyd struck Rogers in the , Lce with brass knucks. Rogers fell she od Floyd got on him, but was pulled pul ff'. Rogers had quarrelled with Con- mi ;able McLendon earlier in the week T ud McLendon had been fined five sta ollars by the mayor for drawing a ex intol on Rogers. McLendon had bri >me words with a Mr. Redmond about wa de Floyd-Rogers fight. Some say Red- up< uond cursed McLendon and McLen- api on fired at Redmond. Others say ani cLendon fired at Rogers and that theno ullet passed through Redmond's ha< broat instead, killing him instantly. cot 'iring then became general anid citi- W es hurried to the scene of enCounter. a t was found that the constables hadif een scattered to the woods and four Ro 2en were lying on the ground-Red-. mi ond and Frank Norment, citizens,fc nd Constables Pepper and and McLen- thi on. Pepper was shot through tbe me eart; McLendon through the stomach the d is living, but will die; Norment is T ad Chief of Police Dargan was shot ot the side. Several citizens were unded. of One hundred and fifty mounted ch fei n are scouring the woods for the con les, who are armed with Winehes- mi i and will fight for their lives. The fr( rlington Guards are under arms, a leavoring to preserve the peace, but sa trouble has outgrown their control. wl riff Scarborough is powerless, and, an ler threats of being killed by the th zeas if he interferes, he has subsided. mi 3 of the wounded constables is in up rlington jail, protected by the local to itary company. Nb Mr. Norment, who was killed, had n taking no part in the riotous pro- sp sings of the last few days and had P' e to the depot on business of his w 804 dii TILLMAN TRIES TO SHIRK HIs RE- zei SPONSIBILITY FOB THE BLOODY tb WOBK AT DARLINGTON. sp OLUMBIA, S. C., March 30.- la ut 6 o'clock this afternoon the la Fspaper representatives repaired to lot Executive Mansion. The Gov- th or came hurriedly to the door. He fiv ned to be very much worried and ked up and down the piazza. th ten told that the spies had taken to WE woods he said he could not blame Di m when there were four or five DE idred men after them. He said: mi Nobody wants to do anything over w< re but to secure the peace and get be civil authorities in possession of ge town again. I have received a of isage from the sheritf, which is an ag cal to send the military there. He hii s he is powerless. Attorney-Gen- an l Buchanan tells me to send Gen. ho -ley with the militia. The mayor fri Darlington played havoc yesterday, I c is no doubt partly responsible for an trouble to-day. The mayor and to police should have arrested all the sai treperous men yesterday, and there th ild never have been any trouble. G( ?y sowed the wind yesterday and ped the whirlwind to-day. It is no ru it thing for men to resist the State se' The News and Courier, the enville News and the State are di- th, tly responsible for the present con- no on of affairs. They have under- de en to educate the people to the be- ha that the constables do not have a th it to search a private dwelling. It th never been dispnted that with a ha rrant you can search any man's tie ise for a murderer, felon or stolen tel ds. Under the dispensary law Ii- Fl or comes in the same category. wE are is no such thing as a man's cas- th about it. The editors of these -l s I have mentioned are the nu r- wi of those who have been shot down en r yonder. The malitia companies, ich have been- so handsomely idled by their officers over there, I likely be disbanded. If I cannot co city companies to enforce the law an ir arms will be taken from them th I given to those in the country who 1 see that they are properly cared co The military are not going to of rlington to protect the constatbles, N to re-establish the civil authorities en power and uphold the dignity of to law. These offers of help to go to of rlington are simply insurrection all I nothing more." A. K. d THE SCENE OF TROUBLE. hc c SDay After the Kahmacre In Darlington. Governor Tillman's Ill Advised and e Groundless Proclamation of Xar- d tlal Law-An Eye-Witness's Story of the Killing,.o [Special to News and Courier.] m )A RLINGTON, March 31.-Truly "the id has been sown and the whirL'?d ped" in the dispensary law'. If ee who are responsible for the pass- pr of this obnoxious law could have se~ t a few hours in Darlington County Si y would have been convinced of the a Lb of the proposition. There could an ,have been more determination and ef >lUtioni among any set of people ha n there was among those who made m the posee of several hundred, bent hc in the arrest -of the constables re-N sible for the killing-of Normwent th I kRedmcind, and the wounding of cii eas, Norment and Dargan. There ha a no child's play about their doings, S ther was there any buncombe. They pl ant business, and strictly business. To ey meant to show the minions of the pensary law that Winchester rifles re not to be used among white peo- a I as if they were playthings, and it is co use to deny the fa~-t that the temper, I it might be said the desire, of the OP ty who made up the posse was not tol 14 lightly with the constables who ..tered Darlington's citizens in her lts. They went ,Na guns and es across their saddles and in their WE gons to use them if the occasion de- de nded, and had constables and citi- foi a met there is indeed, but little he ibt more, very much more, of Caro- to: t's blood would have been spilled, po because of the teachings of the daily wa Espapers, baut the enactment and ab ressive attempt at enforcement of a a< which is showin.g itself more and fet re every day to be a curse. mi TBE STORY OF AN~ EYEwITNEFSS. 'he full and straight story of the a iting at Darlington hos noV en yet A~ lished and there seems to 3e some an tunderstanding about the matter. g is morning I had a responsible and Ca ipeate eyewitness to give mnea plain te tement of the facts. He gives an G eedingly graphic story and it tells t fy ho~w unnecessarily human life pb a lost. He said: t I went to the station to go off and to' >n my arrival there about twenty tb as arrived with Winchester rifles an I pistols. While standing there, is ,ten feet distant from the crowd, I ard one Rodgers tell Floyd that he I not been treated fair and that he Id whip him any way he wished. en he made this remark Chief of rel ice Dargsn caught hold of Rodgers be said 'This thing must be stopped; he on don't I will have to arrest you.' Ti gers answered 'I am willing to sub- Ti to anything you say;' but, uttering ful oath, said that he would have satis- N< ion out of Floyd. Floyd, hearing hil ,, approached him and said, 'I don't hr an to take it.' As Floyd advanced, sti chief of police grabbed hin; and cri I, 'This thing can't go any further.' de in Rodgers said 'I will see you som Ti er- time.'T 'As Rodgers made this remark one six or eight citizens present told the ief, 'There is the rascal who inter ed in the fight,' and pointed to Lendon, who is a State spy. As he ide this remark McLendon arose mm where be was sitting and said, ou are a damn lying - d at the same time another citizen d, 'Yes, chief, he is the rascal,' iereupon McLendon said, 'You are other damn lying- -- ,' at a same time drawing a large revolver the last citizen who spoke (Nor wt) and shot him. Norment threw bis bands, fell to the floor never speak afterwards. So far as I know rment had no pistol, and certainly )wed none. 'As McLendon fired the group of es gathered and fired their rifles and tols into the party of citizens, among om were two;ladies. Redmond fell n after, shot through the neck, and d almost instantly. The few citi 3s who had pistols fired into thespies protect themselves, killing two of -m, McLendon and Pepper. One f, Cain I believe is his name, was the t man who fired. When be fired his t shot he said: 'I got that long-legged - - -McCullough,' but Mc-Cul igh did not receive a wound. When firing ceased, which lasted about e seconds, and about one hundred yis were exchanged, the spies hurried picked up their grips and took to woods near the station, where they re to take the first train out of ,rlington. 'It was found afterwards that Chief rgan, K. D. Lucas and L. M. Nor :nt had been wounded. Lucas' unds are most serious, he having n shot five times, but are not dan ous. When last heard from I saw chief standing on the opposite side the passenger depot leaning up tinst the freight platform, and heard n say: "Forman, I'm shot.' Forman swered: 'Shall I get a doctor? Lie wn.' The chief said: 'No; good God, w can I lie down when my dear and, Frank Norment, is shot; maybe an get on my horse, ride up-town d get a doctor for him and save his o.' He got on his horse, went up en and secured a physician, at the ne time crying as he- went through streets on his dashing pony, 'Fox d's sake go to the depot; Norient is led.' 'In about ten minutes citizens came 3ning down to the depot, about enty-five in number, and found to ir horror that the chief's report was e. They looked for the spies, but y had fled, and a large crowd are w after them. Those citizens at the pot, who only numbered six or eight, d no idea of precipitating a row or erfering with the spies; they were re on business. Had such been ir intention a t rger crowd would ve been there. V 'The fight was *veea private par s, and there was need for the in ference of the s Rodgers and >yd had had a fl;uff, of which I s not a witness, fie minutes before a second row which brought on the ling. In the first row Rodgers imed that McLendon interfered th him in having a fair fight." Oth tell the same story. THE GOVERNOB'S PROcLAMATION. ?ost this Proclam;tion--To Darling South Carolina Office: Whereas, -tain persons have assembled in the inties of Darlingto4 and Floreng d are now in open rebellion againsa a authority of the Government of is State, and it has become imprac able to enforce by the ordinary .rse of judicial preceedings the laws this State witbin said counties. >w, therefore, I, B. R. Tillman, Gov ior of-the State of South Carolina, proclaim such persons so assembled be in open rebellion against the laws the State, and I do hereby command such assemblages of insurgents to perse and retire peaceably to their pective abodes within twenty-four Done at Columbia this 31st day of ~rch, 1894. "Signed.1 B. R. Tiliman. Govern *s seal. By the Governor, J1. E. Tin 1, Secretary of State." some who read it thought seriously it, others joked about it, and while ne were reading it they joa'ularly re irked: "Take off your hat." MAKING FUN OF TILLMAN. [here was not much talk about the clamatioiiand those who thought iously of it said there was no occa n for it and it could not accomplish y good; and it was not long after I ied here that I heard of the fiasco the Bishopville campany, which d been forwarded on a train of a nimum speed of thirty miles an ur to relieve a horror-stricken people. one seemed to know exactly why ay had so unceremoniously left the y on the same train on which they d arrived. I, howevpr, found that eriff Scarborough was able to ex un the matter to some extent. E ASSNG oF THE BISHoPTILLE GUABDS e said: During the day I received elegram from the captain of the pany, which read as follows: heriff Scar borough: Meet the Bish vlle Guards at Cheraw and Darling Sdepot. Signed.) W. S. JAMES, Commanding. )n the receipt of this telegram I nt to the Cheraw and- Darlington pot and met the captain. He in mwed me that he had been ordered re and to report to a constable. I d him I did not think he could re r to any constable at this time, as it s not very probable there wa.s any :ut. I told the captain there was lying constable in jail, and that I ,red he would be lynched during the hbt, and I demanded his protection. went off to consult the lieutenants d afterwards the members of his 1pany on the other side of the track. I was tired waiting for his answer d wanted to go up town I sent Mr. rter to find the decision of the comn ny in the matter. When Mr. Csr returned he said the Bishopville iards had left on the train on which ey had arrived and by that time were ba bly half way to Florence. I asked a bus to wait on me and went up vn without hearing any more from a Guards and have not since seen y thing of them. Stieriff Scarborough eartily tired of the trouble and rl out trying to do his work. OsLY TrLAnN TO BLAME. ['here is but one sentiment here in erence to this killing, and tbat has n openly expressed by everyone re to-day, he he Tillmanite or not. is says most unequivocally that on Iman, and Tillman alone, rests the 1 blame of this shedding of blood. >thing can take away the responsi ity from him, and if Sonth Caro ians can further eupinely allow this .te of things to continue, then in our ven hearted cowardice would we serve forever to wear that brand of amy and degradation known as 1manism. Under no circumstances should this thing be allowed to p until we assert ourselves and shake off once and for ever, this yoke that has been too long endured. Acquiescence now means a return to all we have suffered. Resist ance from one end of the State to the other means the knell of- Tillmanism. This is what we all think, this is what has been quietly and determinedly re iterated bere all day. Darlington is willing to continue as she has begun. Will others follow? FARLEY AS A PEACEMASEB. Gen. Farley, who left Columbia last night with what he called his war cor responeent, arrived here this afternoon and met his only companion de voyage. He said that he had the pleasure of the company of ten men from Manning-on his way to Charleston, and that he spent the day in Charleston and that while there he had a consultation with the military of that.city. After a brief survey he said that he felt warranted In telegraphing to Gov ernor Tillman that the town of Dar lington could be controlled by the local authorities, and that there was no need of troops. He will to-morrow send a full report on the situation, and will advise that there is no necessity for 1 martial law. Gen. Farley thought 1 that it was best for him not to bring the Manning detachment with him. THE MARKED SELF-CONTROL OF THE PEOPLE. How they were Affected by a Brutal Re mark of Gov. Tillman-The Meeting to Protest Against House Raiding. [Special to News and Courier.] DARLINGTON, March 3t.r_-The story of the great tragedy which was enacted in Darlington yesterday afternoon has been told again and again, and yet the half of its gravity and horror have not been told. Here on the ground, mingling with the men who participated in it, hearing its details recounted by an hundred tongues and touching elbows with the brothers1 and fathers of the bereaved or wounded, one begins to appreciate the magnitude of thecatastrophe which has fallen upon the people and the State. So far as I have been able to see there has been no violent display of passion, certainly not since the hour of the trage dy, but never in my life have I seen a community sothorongblyaroused a.d ani: mated by such a determination to seek i redress with their own hands for what 4 they conceived to be an unparalleled out- I rage and such a dastardly crime. t TILLMAN'S BRUTAL SPEECH. If there had been an outbreak in the sense of a violent demonstration of anger among the peope it would have followed upon the reading of the interview with Governor Tillman in The News and Cou rier this morning, in which he is reported as saying that "honors are easy," mean- 1 ing that his constables had killed as many citizens as they themselves lost t men. This is not the time and a reporter is not the person to comment upon that I cold-blooded view of a tragedy, which I should bathe an entire State in tears, in the language in which it merits. It can only be said that that assertion exercised a powerful influence upon the temper of the people of Darlington. The people felt that the words had been ut tered by an implacable enemy-one who was animated with a spirit of satisfaction 1 over the fearful catastrophe which had fallen upon them-and they resented it accordingly. There were many promi- 1 et Tmaites, some of whom were high staff officers and close friends of the Administration in the town, but'no ne was found to defend or even to excuse the brutal language which with ill-timed fippancy Governor Tiflman chose to feli- I citate himself upon the calamity which] had fallen upon thepel. It was this possibl which suggested 1 the often reiterated statement that the i bitterness of the people was directed more toward Governor T'i11man than towards the constables, who had been the mere instruments in his hands. Even the ani mosity which was caused by this incident i did not break the coolness with whichthe Darlington people are seeking torees the wrong which has been done against their fellow citizens. Hundreds of people, many of them armed with rifles or shotguns, were col lected in the public square throughout1 the day, but at no time was there the slightest disturbance. Conversation even was carried on in hushed voices. The quietness was unusual. There was an unnaturalness about it which suggested overwrought feelins It was not the bustling crowd wihgtesm an up country town on Sa ,ra but a throng of citizens actuated by some terrnble mo tive. WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE. Whatever guilt results from this terri ble day's work rests npon the shoulders of Constable McLendon and Mr. F. E. Floyd. Floyd was not probably actuated, *by criminal motives, while McLendon] was. No one who has heard the full de tails accompanying the beginning of the riot can doubt that the disturbance was prcipitated by McLendon with the de iberate proeof murder. The public may jug fritself. DISPENSER FLOYD'S cOMPLAINT. It is believed by the people of Darling-] ton that the extra force of constables was sent to the-town in consequence of com plaints which had been told by Dispenser] Floyd. He is the father,;I believe, of the young man who subseuentl had the fight with Rodgers, and he tohtto put anend to the competition tohidis- I pensary business by having a wholesale raid made upon the illicit dealers in li qor.NT MANY BLIND TIGERS. It does not appear that this businessa was carried on to any.great extent Blind tigers were doubtless in the city, but they were no more pentiful nor aggressive than they have beneverywhere else in the State. ...A few of the people followed the constables about and jeered at them occa sionally, but there was no open rupture 1 until Constable McLendon drew his pis tol on a citizen, and was subsequentlyI fined $for it inthe police court. This evidently aroused in him the bit terest animosity, and from that time on he became "ugly." On more than one subsequent occasion he was guilty of con duct calculated to cause trouble, and that it was averted so long is probably due to the coolness 'nd vigilace of Mayor Dar a, who from the fsthas been untiring n his efforts to preserve the peace. THE PROTEST AGAINST HOUSE RAIDING. As has already been told in the dis patches from this place, a picked body of I citizens held a meeting and organized. I They were calm to a &egree, and were guilty of no unbecoming conduct. They I simply determined that they would not] submit to having the private houses of 1 Darlington searched. A committee from I them waited on the sheriff of the county, 1 at whose house the constables were stay in. They told him, and, I believe, Cef Constable Gaillard also, that the I constables might raid every blind tiger I in Darlington and that they would not I raise a hand to preverat, but that the < ..,-.t-theyattmted to enter private houses there would be trouble. It is said that they were assured that no private houses would be raided. NO TROUBLE EXPECTED. When Friday morning dawned there was not a man in Darlington who antici pated any trouble. It was believed that the raiding was about over and that the onstables would quietly leave the town luring the course of the day. Once or twice-as the day wore on rumors got. afloat that one or another private house was to be raided, and a few citizens pro ured guns with a view to re.istance. Mayor Dargan saw these gentlemen and Lssured them of the futility of their fears. kt his request they disarmed and dis Sanded. A LEGAL FARcE. About 2 o'clock in the day warrants were issued for the leaders of the mass neeting of the previous afternoon. These entlement were notified to appear before i trial justice in the presence of Attorney eneral Buchanan and they readily con ented to do so. At the -appointed time hey were in Court, but the Attorney 3eneral was not, and after waitg for im for some time they dispersed and ent to their homes. About this time"it was announcd that he raids were over and that the consta yles would leave the town during the afternoon. It was believe that all danger >f trouble was over. ' The train to Florence over the Cheraw md Darlington Road leaves the city shortly after . o'clock in the afternoon. Et was late, and to this unfortunate ircumstance is to be attributed the op yortunity for the tragedy. EXcrrEMNT IN THE TOWN. Chief of Police Dargan, who was him elf severely wounded in the side, turned ds horse and dashed down-town. As ie turned the corner into the blic quare he was covered with bl He ore his official badge from his breast and lashed it to the sidewalk. In less time - an it takes to tell an armed band of itizns rushed to the.depot. The alarm >e11'of the city was rung, and the people athered from all quarters. The Darl ngton Guards marched to the scene of he distubance. They were in full uni orm and were arm with their 'gun Che excitement which -prevailed at the tation was intense. NARROW ESCAPE OF BUCHANAN. An omnibus drove up and Attorney leneral Bucanaen jumpe lout of it. He an to the platform and stood with 'the nards. A citizen jumped in front of mim and forced his gun into his face, breatened to shoot him, and the life of he Attorney General was only saved by mis removal from the scene. This .was tot acconplished, however, until he had ooked down the barrel of a rifle thre . limes. 4 HUNTING FOR THE SPIES. - The crowd immediately began their >suit of the constables, who had fled vith great precipitation. It was rumored hat they had gone overto the Charleston, %umter and Northern depot. The crowd an to that point. They were just In ime to see the train move off with.Chief onstable Gaillard and Constables Swan Lid Meekin on it. FIRING ON A' TRAIN. The crowd tried to head the train off at L neiglhiiig crossing, and whente ound this attempt ineffectual theyu o fire into it. The eng'neer cr dc ehind his box and pulled his throttle vide c A score or more of shots ere into the flying train. One al broke a glass and a .half a dozen thers were buried in the side of' the :ach, where I saw them this afternoon. THREE UCE:Y SPIES. While the crowd did not know it at lie time .Constables Gaillard, Swan and feekin wer'e not present at the shooting, nd had nothing to do with it. The peo >1e .of' Darlington have since learned - his fact, and they e=ronerate these con stables from any share in the riot. The nayor susqetyfacilitated their es :ape. They stpidthe train at a way tation, got off ofit, and itis said that hey made their way to the Atlantic oast Line Road and went either to Co umbia or to the eastern border of the state. Their whereabouts was not known a Darlington to-dy. ORGANIZING THE POSSES. The people of the town next organized ;hemelves into posses and began to mour the country. After a time they got ,the track of the constables and from hat time on a hot pursuit was continued. Th f constables were known to ye.nasouthwesterly direction and hey were believed to be in the neighbor mod of Tmnsville or'- Syracuse. When I arrived here late Friday night his was the situation. TEE BODIES OF THE DEAD. On the early morning train the body of roung Bedmond was sent to his family n Durham, N. C. It was aecompanied >y adelegation of - appo*nted by ;he mayor. The fsmi$ of BR. Peppe were telerphed to-and they desired ta is body besent to Charleston for infer ent. This was done in the afternoon. THE SYMPA THY OF THE STATE. Telegrams which are constantly coming n from all quarters of the State pour in ondlnoes and offers of naitneupon Darlington. Literally hundreds of them iave been received to-day and Mayor Dargan can scarcely fmnd time to answer Other telegrams during the afternoon ave brought the intelligence that comn anies of militia are en route to this lace from Aiken, Orangeburg, Summer on and elsewhere. Should they arrve hey will find not the slightest disturb mneein progress in Darlington. J. H. MAEsBAn.. PLORENCE DISPENSARY WRECKED. Leton of a Body or Indignant Citizen Whiskey Flowing in the Gutters It is so Bad Even the Negroes Will Not Drink It. [Special to News and Courier.1 FLOEENCE, March 31.-Your corres >ondent at the time of writing heard hat Florence county's dispensary store iere was broken open at an early hour his morning by unknown persons. 'hey had destroyed all the bottles of iquor, beer and champagne by break ng them to pieces and opened the ings of all the barrels, letting all the iquor run out and causing a loss to the state of South"Carolina of about $1,500 :t is a fact, as your correspandent has aisted the place and has seen the facts s above described. Liquor is flowing at a terrible rate, >r at least from a dispensary stand olnt, in Florence. Everybody is >roud to know that Florence now has io dispensary, and when the good >eople, who have only for a few mno nests gone to their rest, become cogni :ant of the fact a general handshaking md day of rejoicing will be at hand. Et is alleged that the guards prevented be policemen and some who were gainst this action from tearing down he dispensary. At any rate, Flor nce, Darlington and Sumter want no [ilmanismn or Tillmnan spies or dispen aries. There has been no report of nyone being injured. Whiskey is owing in the gutters and even the olored people refuse to drink it. H.LM. A