The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-04-18
rival. Otlic!al stenograp7er CT Fifta
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, The inquest having been commenced
at 10 8. NJ, continued through tie day,
} and until 3:3O O'Clock the following
morning. The constables arrived at
p "a. OF the Sam4 dav, excepting Nc
Lendon, who was deliverdd az q. d.
on the plorning after the inquest began
by General Farley. Tae cons5a-
bles were Quar:ered at the depot, where
as precaution, had Stationed Col. j.
! G. Boyd with a detachment of six com
panies. The Inquest continued until
$3.50 p. ~. Thursday, the coDstatles,
With the exception of McLendon, tt:-
ishing their testimony OF the night they
arrived and returning to Columbia the
next morning.
Ia obedience to orders from you I or
ganiZad Court of Inquiry, composed
Of the following officers and men:
Capt. ]. 4. Mooney, Capt. Il. j.
Harvey, Sargt. j. c. Cooper, Corp. A.
D. Mister, and Private F. II. Da1tZ.
ler.
This Court OF Inquiry was sitting at
the same time as the Coro1er'5 jury
and participated il the investigation
being conducted. At the close Of the
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folio wing report to me:
DARLINGTON, s: c., April ), 1894.
'Brigadier General Il. n. Richbourg,
Commanding troops Darlington 5. g.
"The undersigned, having been ep-
pointed by you to CONSTITUTES 2 military
Court of Inquiry, under order of Gov
ernor Tillman, Commander-in-Chiet to
sit with the jury Of lnqusS5 IN session
at the Coast Line Depot, said Inquest
being for the purpose Of inquiring into
the cause of the death OF Frank +
Norment, r. H. Pepper and Lewis
Redmond.
"We haze the honor to report that
we attended the inquest asking through
the Coroner such questions as We
thought proper, and heard all the testi-
monY. We have reached the folio wing
conclusions therefrom:
"The SAD tragedy which ended in the
death Of the three men above named
had its origin in fight between two
young men Of the town of Darlington,
Rogers and Floyd. They met at the
depot and after few words engaged
in a isticuff, in which Rogers was
whipped. At the fight, one J. D. Nc.
Lendon, a State constable, was the
friend and backer of Floyd. having
good deal to say to encourage the fight.
After the fight Rogers went up town
and returned with several friends.
About the same time the Chief OF Po.
| lice Of the town arrived at the depot
Rogers began cursing Floyd, and at the
same time pointing to McLendon. said
that he had aided Floyd. using very oD-
probrious epithets, to which McLendon
replied in very forcib!e Language. The
/ Chief of Police arrested Rogers end
Floyd and for the moment had order re-
stored. Mr. Norment and cne or two
other citizens pointed to McLsnd,n
and said that he was responsible for
the whole matter. NormenJ called Nc
Lendon d-s- of b.. McLendOn
replied that be would not take that and
Immediately drew his revolver and fired
st Norment. Immediately some six or
eight citizens aud the consta0les drew
their pistols and began firing at each
other, several of the ccnstables using
Winchester Rifles. We nrmly believe
that had McLendon not inre-teTed, the
Chief of Police wouid have had no
trouble in preserving ords and avert
ing the tragedy. We deem It unn2ces-
sary to state all of the testimony, as the
copy of the same will be transmitted
to your headquarters and to the Com
mander. in.Chief.
1--WE conclude from the evidence that
| Frank E. NOrment came to his death
at Darliogton, 5 C., on the 30ih day of
| March, 1894, from the effect OF gun
shot wound inflicted by oneJ. D. Nc
| Lendon, and that the said killing GaS
felonious murder, and that W. Z. q al
lard, C. B Mcdowell, J. G. Murphy, J.
l. Nunnamaker, r. NJ. Garcnar, John
Fielder, J NJ. Scott, L. &. McCants,
William Livingston. 0. Z. Ca1o, Z &.
| Black, J. " Holloway, w. e. Bryson.
Jack Holings and Wash Ovens are
accessories.
"We conclude that r II. Pepper
came to his death at the same time aod
place from the effect Of a guhsaot
| wound inflicted by one Lewis Redmond
and that the said Lewis Redmond came
to bis death at the hands OF 0 G. Cain,
aud that said killing was felonious
murder. Redmond was running from
the constables and Cain shot bln 10 the
back With Winchester riff. All Of
which is respectfully Suomittei.
al. a. MOONEY,
CAPTAIN ana Chairman Court Of In
quiry.
III. ]. HARVEY, Captain,
-. G. COOPER, sergeant,
"a. D. MISTER. Corporal,
IF. II. DANTZLEE,
"Eort Mocte Guards.
About midday Thursday received
the following telegram from you:
COLUMBIA, S. c.. April 5, 1891.
"Gen. R. n. Rlchbourg, Darlington,
SC:
You have my entire confidence and
will please advise me, after consulting
with leading citizsnS, whether the
troops can leave tomorrow. It must be
understood by all parties that the Dis
pensary at Darlington will be reopened
and must be protected; that the consJa-
bles sent to Darlington to watch the de-
pots and selZs ccntraOaDd liquors are
not to be molested or insulted. II a
word, the law must be ooeVed, and the
people of Darlington made TO under
stand it. LIT me bear from you at once.
B. R. TILLMAN, Governor
In answer to the above Isentyou the
following telegram:
DARLINGTON, S. c.. April 5. 1894,
governor B. r. Tlllman, Columbia,
| 5. c.:
"In response to your message. just
received
II have already wired you tbat the
leading citiZans accept the terms pro-
posed in your message of this morning,
and promise to abide by them strictly.
The taking of the testimony At the
inquest ended this afternoon. Nearly
fifty witness were examined. The Mill
tary Court Will make It's report this af-
ternooo. / known nothing YET ot It's
contents. The only witnesses known
to be missing are Dispenser Floyd, re.
ported to be in Washington, D. c., and
a man named Bahb SAID 20 belI Cheraw
Everything here is IN perfectly salsfac-
tory shape, and the feeling is hopeful
and reasonable, You may Ds assured