The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-06
TILLNAN And HIS TROOPS.
DARLINGTON and Florence to Be EVaCu-
ated To-day.

ct Sls, s,ooo-The Testimony Before
the Coroner's Jury at Darlington
All In and the Verdict Announced.
Restoration of the Civil Status Pro-
claimed.
Darlington, S. c., via Florence, April
: There was absolutely no incident to-
dav to disturb the peace of this place. No
one thought of any further trouble and
everything is fast getting back into the
REGULAR channel. Business, which has
been paralyzed since last Friday, is being
revived with the assurance that there is
no ground for further apprehension. The
troops are making themselves at home
and but for their guard duty would have
nothing to do.
The hearing of the testimony before the
coroner's inquest, which began yesterday
morning. has been practically ended. At
3o'clock Coroner Parnell adjourned the
court to await further orders from Gen.
Richbourg. Two witnesses were absent,
hut sufficient have been examined to per-
NIT of an intelligent verdict.
THE EVIDENCE KEPT SECRET.
None of the evidence will be given out
until the conclusion of the hearing, when
il will be supplied by the court stenog-
rapber. A strict guard was maintained
All dav and none excepting witnesses
were allowed to approach the court room.
last night the sixteen constables were
examined and all were taken to Columbia
executing McLendon, who has been sent
IN Florence, pending the verdict of the
cOroner's Jury While the evidence is
not given out, it is understood that it
makes Mel Lendon and Cain the principals.
The inquest over Henry Green, colored,
killed Yesterday by DIR. H. d. Payne, was
not held to-day as the coroner was en-
gagged.
TO BREAK CAMP TO-DAY.
Gen. Richbourg has orders to break up
camp tomorrow morning and leave for
home The pay roll of the men here mas
been made up and allows $1,000 to the
forces here.
Two constables came into town to-day.
They were not recognized by the citizens,
but as soon as the fact was reported to
Gen Richbourg by Capt. Thompson, they
were taken into the country, and started
for North Carolina. This was thought
best as a precautionary measure.
The embargo on the Western Union
Office at this place has not yet been
raised. and all the telegrams have to be
submitted for inspection A squad of
men guards the entrance to the Office. No
news dispatches are received Mai.
Blalock. who took an inventory of the
stock in the dispensary, reports a short
age of S2l0.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The special committee that went to
Columbia to confer with Gov Tillman,
reported to-day to q meeting of citizens.
They said that neither side had made
any progress, and it was finally decided
to have the committee, Mayor Dargan
and Gen. Richbourg confer and telegraph
Gov. Tillman, what they thought mad
better be done.
There has been the very best of order
on the streets. Everything is perfectly
quiet and the people are anxious to go
back to work
Gov. Tillman will meet the troops at
Columbia and thank them for responding
to his call. AT dress parade tonight
special thanks were given Capt. Thomp-
son and his command, the Darlington
Guards.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
Darlington, S. c., via Florence, April 5,
lOp. m.-The coroner's jury rendered it's
verdict to hold McLendon for the killing
Of Norment, Cain for the killing of Red
moud and that Redmond killed Pepper.
The military court will first submit its
report to Gov. Tillman, but it is under
stood to concur as to the facts as they
have been published. The coroner is now
making out the commitments for the two
men.
MLENDON STARTED THE TRAGEDY.
The embargo on the Western Union tel
egraph office was removed this evening.
The testimony at the coroners inquest
-Iof hng a1xyt
ported, that McLendon fired the first shot
and started the tragedy. The military
court found exactly the same verdict as
Iyhe coroner's jury, although it has not
Oeen given out as yet officially.
=, mayor Dargan, in an interview, stated
mat the troops would all embark in the
morning and that the authorities have
arrived at clear understanding. He
SAID that he was glad the troops had
come here. They had been welcomed.
IN not one single case had there been any
clash with the soldiers. They had not
Mdue single arrest, nor had they
seen anything but the condition of affairs
as ds, mad been insisted on from the first.
these gentlemen" he said. "came here
rom various sections of the state, many
VI tnem with entirely different ways of
LulhKlng from ours. They will go to their
homes all over the state and testify in
our behalf
=. They came here to quell an insurrec-
IIon, TO restore law and order where an
afchy was said to reign. They will go
away, every one of them, saying that they
!aLed to see the slightest resistance to
yne powers that be. There never would
nave been any trouble except for the APP
prehenslon so assiduously and malig
HFanVIy insisted upon. Our assertions
nr from the very outset have been clearly
ono ana absolutely vindicated. The ending of
S Ia Inls suits me exactly, and l am glad to
,,3,q ug aole TO say so. Business, ] now think,
WI WI oe quietly resumed in all of its de-
.lAs here, and the world should be at
Gtute impressed with the tirmness and the
'oSuce Of our claims"
GEN. RICHBoURG's STATEMENT.
-. zen. Richbourg made the following
ootSalement in reference to the condition of
onalrs as he has found them: "When l
TriiIINeu mere / found some unrest, the peo-
H. noJ knowing what would be done.
" uen they discovered that was in COM
tLiuu tt9uu this unrest at once vanished and
ssI1ARs We're at once most quiet and peace
ae w. ana even apparently cheerful This
i1. ulJlon of affairs has continued without
n1leGruption during my entire stay here
anu have not had the slightest clash in
tHS respect. l attribute this entirely to
sue conservative treatment and the evil
nv sIV desire of all parties here that law
n,u ~ order should be maintained. The
b,aoops composing the command will fully
yg1f me out in this statement. The posi-
IN ana statements made by Mayor
u a l.s-.