The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-03
WAR TN EARNEST.
Further Particulars Regarding the
Liquor Riots at Darlington. South
Carolina.
Several Killed and Wounded iii the
First Fght-Citizens After
Constables.
All Will be Annihilated IL Caught.
Militia Refuse to Obey the Cover.
nor's Orders.

CHARLESTON. $. G.. April 2-The
war in Darlington is not over. Tie citi-
Gems are still hunting the constabulary.
The fugitives have been located and q
posse has stsrted in pursuit Of them.
The adjutant general Of the state is
here trying TO get soldiers to proceed to
the scene, Int without success. The
mayor of Darlington has telegraphed
for bloodhounds with which to track
the murderers. The riot heretofore res
ported took place at the depot. The
correspondent Of The News and Courier
telegraphed this account:
A few citizens were seated around the
depot, and q number Of spies were col.
lected in q group a short distance off at
the time of the shooting. f. E. Nor.
ment expostulated Mt the language being
used by the d~ispensary agents. Just
then Constable McLando drew q pistol,
and reaching over the shoulder OF Rog.
era, shot Frank Norment dead. la an
instant
The n ring Bees ms General.
The ~constables used their Winchesters
and the citizens returned The fire with
their pistols. There were very few
pistols among the citizens, however, and
they had not a fair show against
their well armed assailants. In the
fight, Frank Eorment was killed In
stantly, being pierced by half a dozen
balls. Pepper was shot down in his
tracks, q pistol ball going through his
heart. Redmond fell q second later,
shot in three places. After the shoot
ing OF Norment and Redmond, McLen-
don wal shot through the abdomen,
Chief of Police A. e. Dariegan was
dangerously wounded in the body; Louis
Norment was shot i'm the breast and
arm, and K. ID. Lucas was shot In i've
places. The constables kept up firing
until they had cleared the platform.
Chief of Police Darlegan, badly wounded
as he was, rode back to the town. fear
ing what would happen when the news
of the bloody work reached the citizens. |
Spies Were wonndsd.
The spies fed in all directions. AS
they were running through the town ii
vas seen that four of them were wound
ed, M in the leg, another in the back
and a third in the chest. A fourth had
his nose shot off.
As soon as the citizens received the
news Of the shooting, they armed them.
selves and started in pursuit or the fy-
ing constables. They chased them into
the swamp. firing at them as they ran.
The militia companies OF Charleston. |
Sumter. Manning and Winnsboro have
all refused to respond to the governors
call for troops.
Wires APa Cut.
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 this city to aid the people
Of Darlington in their war upon the
In view of reported threats
Of lynching the governor and destroy
ing the dispensaries, penitentiary guards
have been detailed to guard the COVER
nor's mansion and dispensaries. Pas.
from the scene of hostiiities re-
port large gatherings OF frenzied men
and boys along the line Of the railroad.
and at the depots armed with guns. Az
each stopping place. the cars were en-
tered and search made for constabulary.
It is reported that the Florence dlspen-
'ary was raided and looted during the
night.
Taking the Arms.
II compliance with the governors or
lefs, Adjutant General Watts has ken
he arms OF aisbanded militia compan-
% to the state armory for safe keeping.
The armory of the Richland Volunteer
Rifles company has just been entered by
,itizens bent on selling the arms to pre-.
rent the state authorities from getting
hem.
Governor Tiilman is Fastening for
ward country companies to the relief Of
he beleaguered consta bulary, and is In
of kilograms offering the SER
noes Of as many men as may be neces-
AIRY to uphold the law. The Charles
companies have refused TO obey Or
lers and will disband.