Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-31
BLOODSHED IN CAROLINA.
Deadly Duel Between the 0onstables
and People Of Darlington.
The Governor d Observation-Disclosures Seized
Telegraph Lines Cut-Loss
of Life.

Charleston, s. c., March 31.-The wal
in Darlington is not over. A correspond.
ent of the News and Courier telegraphs as
follows: "A few citizens seated around
the depot, and number of spies were
collected in q. group short distance of
at the time ok Che shooting. They ex-
postulated at Che language being used by
dispensary agents. just then Constable
McLandon drew pistol, reached over
the shoulder of Rogers, and shot Frank
Norment dead. In an instant firing be-
came general. Gonstabless used Win
chesters, and citizens returned The fire
with their pistols. There we're very few
pistols. In the fight Frank Norment was
killed instantly, being
PIERCED WITH HALF DOZEN BULLETS.
Perkins was shot down in his tracks, a
pistol ball going through his heart. Red
mond fell second. shot in three places.
After the shooting of Norment and Red
mond, McLandon was shot through the
abdomen. Chief of Police A. E. Dargan
was dangerously wounded in the body;
Louis Norment is shot in the breast and
arm, and K. B. Lucas is shot in five
places. The constables kept up the fir
ing until they cleared the platform. The
spies
FLED IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
As they were running through town it
was seen that four of them were wounded,
one in the leg, another in the back, and a
third in the chest. The fourth had his
nose shot off. AS soon as the citizens
received the news of the shooting they
armed themselves and started in pursuit
of the flying constables. They chased
them into the swamps, firing at them as
they ran. The militia companies of
Charleston, Sumter, Manning and Win
nesb orc all refused to respond to the
governors call for troops.
HOT AFTER THE SPIES.
The latest news from Darlington is
that the spies are still being pursued by
Darlington citizens, and death will be
meeted out to all caught. The governor
has ordered the telegraph companies to
transmit no inAammatory dispatches,
and has also withdrawn the order dis
banding the Columbia military organiza
tions with the intention of trying all
members and officers by court martial.
He has also ordered the hauling away of
all local armories with guns and equip
ments therein.
MILITIA REFUSES TO OBEY ORDERS.
Columbia.-Th governor has received
advices from Charleston stating that
three leading military companies refuse
to obey orders to 60 to Darlington, the
scene of yesterdays battle. This prevent
ed him from sending troops. The gov
ernor has taken another course now and
will prevent aid reaching Darlington
citizens. To accomplish this he, under
section $500 laws of South Carolina, has
seized the railroad lines of the coast
system leading to Darlington.
TELEGRAPH LINES OUT.
The absence of advices from Darling
ton gives color to the suspicion that the
people of that section are preventing the
use of the telegraph. A body Of armed
citizens left the city to-day to aid people
of Darlington in their war upon the
constables. In view of the reported
threats of lynching the governor is de-
stroying the dispensaries. Penitentiary
guards have been detailed to guard the
mansion and dispensary.
The casualties as near as known are as
follows: Killed, Constables McLendon
and Pephier; citizens, Louis Redmond,
Frank Norment and Major Dargan. The
last named died this morning.