The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-04-05
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WAR IN EARNEST.
Several Persons Killed in the Whisky
Riots at Darlington, s. G.

Several Persons Killed in the Whisky
Riots at Darlington, S. C.
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 31.-The
war in Darlington is not over. The citi-
zens are still hunting the constabulafy.
The fugitives have been located and q
posse has started in pursuit of them.
The adjutant general of the state is
here trying to get soldiers to proceed to
the scene, but without success. The
mayor of Darlington has telegraphed
for bloodhounds with which to track
the murderers. The riot heretofore re-
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 number Of spies were col
lected in a group short distance off at
the time of the shooting. F. E. Nor
ment expostulated at the language being
used by the dispensary agents. Just
then Consta Die McLando drew a pistol,
and reaching over the shoulder of Rog-
ers, shot Frank Norment dead. In an
instant
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 fair show ag aims
their we'll armed assailants. In the
fight, Frank Norment was killed in
stantly, being pierced by half dozen
balls. Pepper was shot down in his
tracks, pistol ball going through his
heart. Redmond fell second later,
shot in three places. After the shoot
ing of Norment and Redmond, McLen-
don was shot through the abdomen,
Chief of Police A. E. Darlegan was
dangerously wounded in the body; Louis
Norment was shot in the breast and
arm, and K. D. Lucas was shot in five
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 Wounded.
The spies fled in all directions. As
they were running through the town it
was seen that four of them were wound
ed, one in the leg, another in the back
and 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 of the fly
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.
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
constables. 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.
sengers from the scene of hostilities re-
port large gatherings of frenzied men
and boys along the line of the railroad,
and at the depots armed with guns. At
each stopping place, the cars We're en-
tered and search made for stabulary.
1t is reported that the Florence dlspen-
sary was raided and looted during the
night.