The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-08
they NEARLY FOUGHT.
EXCITING INTERVIEW IN APULLMAN
CAR.
Butler Demands Personal ksdress-iiii-
man Refuses to Fight and Fails HacR
on the Duelling Law-Says Black
guards Have Full Swing-A Row
dy Meeting at Union Persis-
tent Attempt To Howl But
L.


ler Down.
The meeting at Union WAS a roWdy
one. The account of the Pullman car
incident is printed here as given by the
Columbia Register.
TILLMAN AND BUTLER BOTH GET MAD
UNION, July 3l.-On Saturday at
I,aurens Senator Butler gave to the
newspaper men a part OF speecn
which he intended to make there. Ihls
was given them for the purpose OF get
ting it to their papers by mall. Inc
entire matter related TO the dispensary.
Each correspondent mailed the matter
20 bis paper. Senator Butler did not
use the matter in his speech and the
newspa per men telegraphed their papers
no, to use it. For some res son the News
and Courier saw fit to publish 1t on
Monday morning with a statement
that it was q part of the proceedings Oh
the Laurens meeting. How it made the
mistake is not known. Governor Till
man was mad. The matter again 40
simulated that there was something
wrong in the disp.nsary. Wien the
Governor spoke to-day he jumped on
the article and on Butler, using some
strong language to the senior Senator,
When the Senator rep led he was severe
on Tillman and the CROWD got mao.
Butler got mad and for while things
were squally.
BUTLER GETS HOTTER.
Soon after the speaking Governor
70 he h0nSA
Judge Townsend, where he was stop
ping, and was not seen again until the
train came by Union for Sparsanburg.
Senator Butler was stopping at the
Union Hotel, but he and nearly all OF
the others took dinner at the railroad
eating house. The Senator appears TO
have brooded over what Tillman said
about him and the way the cro"o
treated him. AS the afternoon wore
Oh he did not cool of, but got hotter. L
have never known him SO mad. AT the
dinner table, at which over dozen men
were seated, Senator Butler publicly
stated that Tillman had not treated
him fairly and that as sooD as be saw
him he proposed to Genounce him TO
his face as "a damn dog and scounorel,
vandal." He was also bitter IN speak
ing of some Of the men whom he con-
sidered leaders in yelling for Ti!lman,
one being a man named Mooley and
another named Evans. The Sena-
tor said be might as well settle all this
thing now; that he had only few
more years to live and 1t would not
make much difference if be had to go
now. There was something to admire
in the old soldier as his eyes flashed
and as he talked defautly. Every man
present knew that he would keep his
word. They presumed that ne might
cool off and ,aet-ta-a- -snei, severe Ian
guage to rillman. He did not use the
same language but it was strong
enough. Senator Butler went to his
hotel after dinner aud remained there.
While there he saw Mobley and de-
nouuced him in the presence OF many
people. When he turned from Mobley
the story is that Mobley said me'h1hg
derogatory 10 Butler. A. W. Harris,
postmaster at Union, beard it and
started to attack Mobley, reaching for
his pistol it is said.
CAUGH GHMAN IN 1T TOO.
Later Cal. Caughman had difficulty
in room of the hotel with man and
pulled bis pistol. Friends iuterferred
and stopped this trouble. All over
towu rows were brewing and were
avoided only by the presence Of cool
headed men. Senator Butler himself
assisted in stopping some OF these.
Liquor got in its work, on all sides and
it is a wonder that the coroner does
not have to work tomorrow.
IHEGIANTs MEET.
The train from Columbia rolled into
Union to. night about 7:30 O'Clock.
Twenty minutes were allowed for sup
per. Senator Butler sat for some time
on the portico of the eating house. The
train stopped at the station fifty yards
from the eating house. Governor Till
mar ate supper at Judge Townsend's
and was driven to the depot. He got
on the train and took seat on the
Pullman sleeper which was in charge
of Conductor Dawkins. The train was
in charge of Conductor Carson. Senator
Stanyarne Wilson sat in the same seat
with Governor Tlilman. No others of
the campaign party were in the sleeper.
Senator Butler got on the first class
coach with several friends. AS soon as
the train pulled out he appeared to be-
gin search for Tillman. Not seeing
him in the first class coach he weut
into the second class. A few people
followed him. He even looked into the
baggage car. Not dozen people OF the
train suspected his mission, but repor-
tiers had their eyes open. Senator But
Ter retraced hiss steps through the second
and first class coaches and entered the
sleeper. Close at bis heels were news.
paper men, his brother, who lives III
Union, General Richbourg, w. II. Iet.
dell, General Elleroe, Col. John Gary
Watts and Cal Caushman. They craw-
led around narrow little aisles. In a
front seat on the right hand side sat
Tilllnan and Wilson. Senator Butler
walked up to where they were sitting.
1t Was impossible because Of the noise
of the train 10 catch all that was said,
but the substance oft was that Senator
Butler waited to know if Governor
Tillmau knew that publication Of that
article was premature. Governor Till
man admitted that be knew so through
kohn, correspondent for the PAPER,
Butler then wanted to know why Till
ulan had made use oft then. Tillman
answered because he did not think that
kohu had anything to do with it and
that Butler ought to have Informed
him (Till:nan) that the publication OF
it was an accident while they were
coming up on the train together on
Monday. That would have removed
ali trouble.
General Butler then remarked: GAL
that has nothing to do with it and
want to say K, you that you perpetrated
deliberate fraud to-day. have come
to tell you that these things must be
settled personally and that l will meet
you anywhere"
Tillman answered: "You are an old
man and one-leeged and DO not care
to have difficulty with you under
these circumstances"
Butler: You are one-eyed and
needn't mind my intir,nities."
Tilltnan said his one eye didn't lessen
his physical abilities. The car rocked
along.