Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-04-13
GOVERNOR B. r. TILLMAN.

Inc expected nus nAppcuou, dlu 1Ho Oittoh
anImosities stirred up by the endeavor to en-
force the Dispensary law in South Carolina
have resulted In a bloody clash between citi-
liens and constabulary.
fight occurred between the citizens and
State constabulery at the railroad station in
Darlington as the constables were about
leaving Constabies Pepper and McLendon
and Frank Norment and l.. 8. Redmond. cit
liens, were killed.
Everything had Quoted down and the
Sumter Light Infantry and constables were
to depart. Constable Swami and two others
of the constabuiary left on the Charleston,
Sumter & Northern Railroad, and the other
constables, eighteen in number, went to tho
station ofthe Cheraw & Darlington Road to
depart. The train was late. Not many
citizens were at the station.
Two of them, Paul Rogers and William
Floyd, had an alteration. Floyd struck
Rogers in the face with brass knuckles.
Rogers fell, and Floyd jumped on him, tut
/ was dragged of.
Rogers had Quarreled with Constable Nc
Tendon earlier in the week and McLendon
had been fined for drawing a pistol on
Rogers. McLendon had some words with
Mr.. Redmond about the Floyd-Rogers fight
Some say Redmond cursed McLendOn and
McLendon fired at Redmond Others say
McLendon fired at Rogers, and that the
bullet passed through Redmond's throat,
killing him instantly.
The firing then became general, and citi-
gems hurried to the scene of the encounter.
It was found that the constabies had scat
tered to the woods, and four men were lying
on the ground-Citizens L. s. Redmond and
Frank Norment, COnstables Pepper and Ne
Tendon: Pepper was shot through tho
heart, McLendon through the stomach. He
was fatally wounded. Norment Is dead.
Chief of Police Dargan was shot in the side.
Several citizens were wounded.
One hundred and fifty mounted men began
securing the woods for the constables, who
were armed with rifles, and determined to
fight for their lives.
The Darlington Guards were placed under
arms, In an endeavOr to preserve the peace,
but the trouble had outgrown their control.
Sheriff Scarborough was poWerless, and IN
der threats of being killed by the citizens II
he interfered. subsidized. One of the wound
ed constables was placed in Darlington Jail,
protected blythe local militia.
Mr. Norment, who was killed, had taken
no part in the riotous proceedings of the last
few days and had gone te the station on busi-
ness of his own.
At Florence the people seized the rifles OF
the troops in the armory and were waiting
to attack the conStables when they reached
that place. At 2 O'clock a. N. a mob entered
the State Dispensary and destroyed the en-
tire stock of liquor.
The three Columbia companies of State
troops disbanded under the great pressure
brought to bear on them rather than obey
the Governors orders to go to Darlington.
The excitement there in consequence Of this
action was at fever heat.
Threats were made against tho Governor
and of burning the dispensaries.
Constable brennan, one Of the three who
left Darlington by the Charleston, Sumter &
Northern Railroad, reported to the Governor
that his detachment was fired on by the mob
as the train was pulling out.
A dispatch from Columbia, s. c., says:
While there were no new outbreaks in the
dispensary war reported in the State On the
second and third days after the trouble at
Darlington, Governor Tillman was very ac-
tive and import ant events took place.
Governor Tillman made his seizure of the
telegraph offices in Columbia complete by
placing armed miitiamen in each, with
orders to allow no messages, except purely
personal and commercial ones, to be sent,
received or delivered. His order, of course,
does not shut off any dispatches the State
military authorities wish to send.
The Governor modified his order late at
night, 50 as to permit newspaper correspond
ents to file special dispatches.
Another important event was the sending
of nearly four hundred soldiers to Darling
ton, whose citizens the Governor declared to
be in q state of Instruction. He delivered
u bitter speech to the troops just before they
boarded the special train.
No further trouble was reported from
Darlington, the scene of the lighting, and it
was stated that all the fugitive constables
had escaped, and the citizens had returned
from the search.
A dispatch from Darlington says For the
first time since 1877 city in South Carolina
has hundreds of troops quartered upon 1t.
The military line was drawn up in front of
the State dispensary, tho place that is re-
spOnstble for the appearance of the troops.
There was not the slightest obstruction or
demonstration made by the people when the
military train arrived in command of Gen
elal Richbourg. They were met by General
Farley and the Darlington Guards.
The Mayor Of the city threw open every
public place to the troops, and they were
comfortably quartered in the Guards Ar
mory, the Court House, tho City Hall and
Mayors courtroom. Altogether there are
22O men, most Of them we'll drilled.