The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-15
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Two DREADFUL MURDERS FROM ONE POLITICAL
AND Is HIMSELF LYNcHEp BY OUTRAGED CIT
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WARRENToN, GA. March 13.-The excite
ment growing out of the murder yesterday
morning, Of Mr.. Wallace, editor Of the Clipper
newspaper Of this place, culminated in another
terrible tragedy last night. The particulars oi
the whole affair are as follows:
There had previously been some difficulty
between DR.. Darden and Mr.. Wallace, on &C
count Of political sentiments, and moro re-
Gently DIR. D., who is Mason, and is connect
ed with the Masonic Lodge at Warrenton, vot-
ed against Wallace becoming member. To
this implied insult, Mr.. Wallace replied through
his paper, in long and scathing abuse Of DR..
Darden, and on yesterday morning, while walk
ing quietly through the streets of Warrenton,
he was shot from window with a double
barreled gun IN the hands of Ir. Darden, tax
ing of the entire top Of his head, and killing
him instantly. The closing paragraph Of the
card published by Mr.. Wallace, referred to
above, is as follows: ,#
|, ''Many Of our best citizens who have con-
cc.Ived q favorable opinion OF Masonry, held
tn4nselves alOOf on account Of this individ-
nal!membership, knowing his cowardly dis
poslIon, and fearing him as coward In
conclusion, would say, that if any Mason who
vocec U the occasion referred to will vindi-
cato Daden, will make ample reparation;
@ 9uS II .lal noalason feels it his duty to give Dar
den lustie other than this, then again
brand him as q liar and villain. can be
FOUND at my Office at any time, and If the Doc-
Tor sees Proler to practice on me, am his
patlens, pot. not without fear that he will ad-
minister poisonor attempt surgical operation
on my back witha scalpel in The dark.
After the shooting of Wallace, the citizens
OF Warrenton became so incensed at the afro
cious manner in who, it was done, that Dar.
den, by the advice of flew friends and desir-
ing to preserve his life, save himself up to the
snerln OF the county, Who promptly placed
MN IN jail, and locking it Up made his way to
Aususta-the sheriff admitting him in Jail
armed. At intervals, and nearly all through
the day, crowds were seen on the street cor
ners discussing the killing. Thugs thus pro-
gressed until night, wien crowd OF men.
numbering some twenty-five or thirty, assem-
bled and proceeded to the jail, demanding from
Darden chat he should give himself un to them.
He refused, and the crowd piled lot of rub
bish against the door and under the isil. and
attempted to smoke him out. Darden then
cried out that he would give up his pistol
and yield to their wishes; but when they came
near, the smoke having gradually left the
house, he again refused. The crowd then be-
came more incensed, and made another appli-
cation ofsrubbish to the house, and again
smoked hiti. This time the smoke and heat
became k6intense that he was heard to fcebly
ask to be lAtout. The crowd broke open the
jail and took from it their victim, They then
conducted him to his Office, and allowed him
y write letter and make his will. He was
nstified that his time was up, and they gave
him o few moments to make LAST appeal to
God, which being done, they escorted Ahim out
to the public streets and there shot him until
every spark 81 lie left his body, piercing
him with no less than twenty-five balls. Thus
onded another fearful tragedy.