The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-04

VI NnE NfUVVN W SCI IN OOSuffut1 70 Nuo Clul
mand Of the Governor was taken up. and
vas decided that go far as Florence, Darling
posse was needed TO assist the Governor whs
necessary and then the following was ohsrs
BY the committee:
commt., 81 ne RroTm pssg ~ be posed Of ON
sslsgs. o. ..ch ,ownshp ana tnat re r,n.n
| thie county togsthtr WhsnsVer IN MS Judgment
=, II. too. was adopted ,unanimousiy. Tha
there should be no mistake about the 10 sanini
OF this resolution, the reporter ga W. =. Clay
ton, Chairman OF this Township Com m ttse. 70
| day. and asked him for an explanation. Mr.
Ii means that in case OF an emergency tina
members Of the committee telling them how
body Of men. hut the understanding 10 thai
that the body viii be drilled soldiers or any.
thing Ike that. but the soyereisny oL i ths
state must be maintained and her officials
For Instance" said the reporter; I'm tbs
oSsI aha, %s.s sgon is tas.
" grave" was the reply. "couriers, would be
mittee il pledged to provide men, armed. and
within forty. eight hours We would have about
| 35U men with rifles aud m en- who would night.
The country people are intensely worked
| up. They are lust Beginning TO undsrstani now
RESULT must he separation OF the. classes. the
| farmers against the cities. Such thing aa this
| will lose votes for Gov. Tilimsn In the cities.
| but they solidlfy the people In the country for
him. dov Whitman will never Yield. the Dis
pensary law must be enforced and he will SEQ
that that law Is carried out in spite Of every
The tcwnsrsopls who have heard th. facts
the issue. They say that they do not believe
that the country people viii ever consent to
qs SS' ihaS the: Ss sss :s shall
here ' !. SHOWN that Rs S Gs not p %sntio
the st p. OBJ viii Submit hs9inS made
By the Sheriff. who is the civil authority but Il
is far from certain that they will submit to
il viii depend largely on the. advice Of few
OF the leaders II II 10 decided to MAKE any
probability his advice will be followed. and
that is to submit and make an instant demand
pus to release the prisoners.
but who 10 to be arrested 10 mystery. An
out whS L Was that broke into the aTmory and
took the guns OF the Florence Rifles on Friday
And Who Il vas WIG Fsts ana tsS
conducted the Investigation. which was car
ried on 10 . most ostentations way.
around to s tSs csast Gous. .h.r.P A, Msea
made a speech. he said he proposed telling
rides. but that he had had. one in .his pos.as-
sion after ID was taken. and he considered him
u.t s rs Rs %s. in tax
ing the rife to hunt murdersra He advised
that all make the came statement. and It wa.
to represent the crowd. The COMMITTEES went
into the room .vhere the investigation WAS
man. and mad. p. sam. speech b. mad. to
the General and the sheriff.
following f.. .c heard ~ sir. F9ldas
afternoon that well. known citizens in Darling.
ton had hem b. an s.mSd ROdy Of
scttsn .ossthsT who took with th:m 10 par-
arms The sa ss%s oi Il. Fiersas. R. ' own
We have no excuse to make. The right to
s Ssd box sSs% wee. S:a
the right f. pursue s,s. murdsrsr They have
They took them with what they cohesive 10 be
similar circumstances and 10 take all the guns
in srS srmoay never brole en- open TO get ar
them. It WAS bail used for Various pufpc.es
to which people had access This settled the
sons Wers taking The gun. back to The a asmory
They, were all there before the inquiry was
Tho sergeant Of the Florence Rifles being
the guns said: ri startsd to do It. got within
:. block oil Of the armory and my courage began
Tn. nearer I came to IT the more Il dlsap:
inside. Then my kness gave way entirely;
This .nswsE was given In a testing way. and
is that the Find OF soldier you are2 That
isn't the kind / have with me. We marched
through nr. Columbia l and stood the iesrs and
know. General" responded the sergeant,
but there is a difference between being 100
and being within 6sirs Srests q t. ss sf w w'
the the sonoa;Sn q the igs se n. he
asked for the names OF the men who had been
responsible Tor that.
pose to SPY out and ind out who did this. II
you can without our aid.
There were half a dozen Witnesses examined.
mi has sa nS'h ,o,air5s hrrss;. nu.t S
Senator Butler tonight made the following
:. came down from Darlin eton this evening.
where had been the past twenty four hours.
isctiy quiet, The civil authorities are
prepared TO discharge their duty. II seems
sp.. a tRoS are 70, s.n.s eG Sas been
/ thsr. was contf.ssnd whi:tsy there In
As TO this there was not tho
people OF Darlington co0psrated with ths en-
iercsnssnt. This was prior to Thursday.
tappears that the force OF constablss or
spies was Increased on that day by . rssn.
foIcement OF about eighteen men, who arrived
with Winchester rifles and pistols. Why TIL.
into u .peacsable. law-abiding community,
where there had been no resistance to law. I
cannot understand. and think the authori- |
ties will have difficulty In explaining 1t.
Ii also appears that this armed band were |
about TO retire from that com munitywhsrst they |
had not bsen m olested or III stur bed when per-
sonal difficulty arose between two young men !
at the railroad station whore these spies we're. !
This difficulty, from what can learn. was an |
entirely personal matter between the parties |
engaged. and In no way connected with the |
execution OF or resistance OF the Dispensary |
law
one OF those armed eonstables. MeLsndon |
by name. intsIfersd in this private difficulty. |
A citizen. Mr.. Norment. who was at the depot |
on business. made some remark, and there !
Was an Interchange OF epithets between him |
and this constable, wheTsupon tho constable |
opened nIe ON Mr. Normsnt.
The Hiring then becams general between the |
armed eonstablss and the fen persons who |
= ppear to have been At the station by accident |
or on business. The result OF this firing was |
that two unonendinE citizens were slain. one |
constable KILLED. and this man MeLsndon
badly wounded.
The Chief of Police. who was trying to pre- |
serve order. was several times wounded. The |