The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-04-12
THE OTHER SIDE.
MAY or D"rsao, OF Dazzling on, Makes tho
Stat M ont ,B Glow

Stat M ont Below,
DARLINGTON, 5 G, April 2-As th
position Of the people of DArlinvton
mas not fully understood, The New
ana Couriers special correspondent
mas gotten the following concise state.
ment from Mayor Dlrgan, chairman of
the advisory committee. Mayor DarRaI
SAID: e"'
"rhe trouble in this matter ia that
Governor IIllman assumes that his con.
stables eDjoy privileges or have priyil
eyes that are not enjoyed by any other
cltlzan CT this state, or of these United
oI"tes, ana no. Oossessed by any Judge
oh the Dench, even the president of
CheSe United States, whirh is that hv
rrason OF the fact that they are state
! cohstables they can, with i,npunItv
shIct down citizens of the common.
Wealth and be- exempt from arrest m.
der the law. l know Of no laws in this
country that allows an officer of the
sCate 10 commtt murder and be
ehhesnpI thesnp from arrest. Whether
,1ae ,nese constables are guilty is
.oe tia question. The fact ia
CnaC th' nave shot to death two of the
",'i|sus Wv ol Ihe state OF South Carolina
aho wounded several others, IA sonn
mayor OF this town, L undertook to
nave them apprehended at once. baIiev-
iHg II To be my duty 20 do 80. Such ef-
lolCs 10 arrest escaping muderers were
nlt|oe as nave ever been made in this
sCate or any other. ander ciYt! govern
ment.
fosses were immediately organized
as HAS heen done Lime and again. aot,
pursuit commenced as soon as pOss,hl,
Ihey were armt 4 as best they could
% under the circumstances, because
Chey knew that they had an organized
oooy OF desperate men armed with
noSt improved weapons to encounter
As matter OF TACT, had no idea that
Snose constables would be willingly ar.
tesIed or would be willing to submit to
Cne autnorlty OF the land, because Gov
eThor Hlllman had instructed them to
shoot doWo the citizens whenever thew
interfered with them, and he caused
Cnese Instructions to be published to
the world, aud l did not except that
our posse would even wish or desire to
arrest Jhem, but that they would. if
caught up with, iixht to a (iuish. There
was no great superior force at first and
Chere was considerable uneasluess on
account oi .Ae ciLlZans of cur town who
were sent Tia Ali directions, and wGo
were armed with only shoCxuns. som,
with pistols. and one or two with rlflns
Inc delay In getting tne posse eunblv
Ine state constableS to gam consider.
aole Time lu getting ahead, aud night
comlpg on enabled them TO escape in
the udrknt 50, our men following them
until they got beyond the county lines
ahd were immediately called IN.
"lt Governur rlllmau has made .nv
aItempL to arrest tQtSA ,uan I u,, ,,,s,
aware OF 1t. Ifsucn u number had
peen commlttel by auy one els :, or by
any oLuer person Lnan these state con
s'aoles, suppo>A ne w JuId hays Issued
proclamation Offering reward for
Che apprehension OF Tue armed uudv uf
nlurnerers. a great many offers of an
sis'"nco have cJne IN from our frieuda
all over Lhe state.
10 these | replied that we needed
no nelp, for life aud property were psr-
iecGiy sare-1L has al ways been.
but what We did heed was assist
ance TO cut off the escape of these mun
ana bring them to justice There is no
uouoC that there Was nothing unusual
III tils az co all other offers Of hslp. /
tepiled That we ueed-d nUDe. L wished
10 Keep out foreigners, as our people
~ere excited. L had full contidence In
tEe Officers OF the town to protect life
ana properly as long ;.s we were let
alone. "o LOU
There has been no disorder what.
aver or any posses or riotous crowds IN |
ms county since the deplora ble affair |
If Friday.