The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15

from the spell of his eloqucncc and take
up their revolutionary yells. Brown
said:
Men and Brothers! For Gods sake
keep quiet. Implnrc you, i'll the name
of humanity. in the name of the great
Order of Knights ofLabor. in the name
of every law both Of the Order and OF
Your country, 10 restrain yourselves and
do no violence. Remember that you
are sworn brothers. Do not forget that
YOU are Knights Of Labor, and that you
arc pledged to obey the laws of the order
and the commands of your committee
men,"
At this point DwYer broke in: Yes.
why don't you talk for Jay Gould and
be done with It. They shot down our
men. and you ask us to be quiet. L
say hang them" The crowd took up
the words, crying ''burn. kill and
shOotW
Brown pointed his finger at Dwyer
and asked him: "Are you Il Knight Of
Labor:' Dwyer dodged the question
and yelled, xiii the brutes ~ Are
you a Knight Of Labor, I ask" said
Brown?
NO" answered Dwyer, but Pm
with them on every thing. you can bet:"
Il knew that you were not Knight
of Labor. I knew that no Knight would
talk as you do, Again brothers. l APP
peal to you to be calm and disperse to
your homes. Ifyou will not obey our
laws remember that You are forcsworn
that YOU arc no longer Knight Of Labor.
Brothers. beg Of you do nothing rash.
What! oh what will the Knights OF the
country think Of you? Oh! what will
the whole world think of our great
order? DON'T forget how hard we
worked to build up Our order. Oh! %
not tear it down in rum. All men who
cite yoa to strife are not true Knights OF
Labor. They are worse than detectives
of the railroads who are trying to hunt
YOU down. Shun them! Shun them! as
YOU would murder!"
While Brown was speaking, Commit
teeman Hayes walked up and down the
platform, exclaiming in despalring
manner: "Oh. my God! my God! |
wish this had not happened"
His. eyes were watery: he was al
most CRYING. and when he addressed the
mob after Brown his voice failed, and
he was obliged 10 pause for utterancc.
Hayse's speech was Of the same tenor
rs Browns's, as was also that of O'Ncil,
who followed Hayes.
Casper IIeep, another prominent
Knight who had arrived, was busy
among the crow d, trying upon the more
excited individuals arguments which the
committeeman were urging from the
platform. After awhile the temper of
Inc e,moiscooled down, and.sheY, Dispersed
with threats to avenge the deaths caus-
ed by the Deputies.
Mayor Joyce, after his encounter with
the deputies on the bridge, when he
to arrest them in their flight.
went through the excited crowds to his
office. He attempted 20 calm the men.
but found it was useless. The streets
and sidewalks were blocked with men,
women and children, who rushed iii
every direction. Reaching his Office
about an hour after the shooting. he at
once issued proclamation to close all
saloons and warning the women and
minors to keep Off the streets. lie was
seen with Bailey and Hayes of the
Knights of Labor, who were urging Inn
to do all in his power to calm the men.
lie sad that he had notified the govern
mcnt two weeks AFRO but that they had
done nothing. and that he (thc Mayor)
was utterly powerles$.
ST. LOUIS, April o.-At noon tie
Sheriff tclcgraphcd Governor Oglcsby 4
report of the condition Of affairs. and
received reply that the militia would
be sent at once. \ few Of the more vlo-
lent of the strikers who had gathered at
the CITY Hall after arminy themselves
their intention Of attacking
the deputies on gaurd ut the Ohio and
Mississippi yards. and advanced in that
direction. When near the yard they
were met by several deputies and fired
on. One of their number was killed.
They say some Of the deputies who failed
to escape with those who fled to this
city were chased by the crowd into
freight warehouse. and the offices OF the
Louisville and Nashville Company
warehouse was surrounded by an inn
mensc crowd, who howled and yelled
and urged one another to attack the
stronghold and drive the deputies out.
The men went among the crowds. urging
that arms be procured and all the depu-
ties they could find be shot,
Some Of the deputies, watching their
slipped out and worked
their way amoug freight cars unobscrv-
ed. A Louisville and Nashville freight
car backed down alongside the platform
and took away the others to 4 place Of
salty.
Two deputies were sighted by the strk-
crs. who procured arms, and were chased
under the bridge. One Of them was
caught in front Of Toncy's House on the
lcvee and was beaten to death by the
mob. Another was reported to have
been shot as he was escaping under the
approaches to the bridge.