The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-04-05
A SMALL RHGMT.

ono IN thurman Universaty, who 10 prepar-
ing himself for tho medical profession.
A SMALL RAGMT.
The state Under Marohal Lavv-The
Oragam or sho TrouHle.
The telegrams on first page will
show how the storm commenced to
brew, and we clip from the Augusta
Chronicle. the origin and results of
the difficulty. The excitemen: through
out the State has been intense, and
many Of the militia threw down their
arms. But prompt obedience of the
Greenville companies speaks volumes
for the loyalty of the up country. At
this writing the State troops are in
possession OF Darlington, and all ia
quiet It has required the utmost
exertion of cool heads on both sides
to avert still greater calamities. The
disponsaries at Darlington and Flor
ence have not been sacked. The details
will be more fully given in the next
issue.
The following communication re-.
ceived here to day gives the first in.
formation as to how the trouble star.
tod at the depot in Darlington:
"a very sad tragedy occurred. at
tho station on the @. g. D. railroad by
which four persons lost thoir lives,
and three others were painfully
wounded" It began with an attack
made suddenly and unexpectedly by
Floyd, the dispensary agent, on Young
Rodgers, the clerk at the Enterprise
Hotel. A young man rushed forward
to stop the fight and the twenty con.
stables who were present covered him
with their guns and ordered him back.
The city marshal about this time,
with an assistant, came up to quell
the fight, and the constables covered
him also with their ,nchester's and
refused to let him interfere. One of
the constables, McLendon, began
cursing Frank Norment, whe wished
to stop the fight, and on his answer
ing back, shot him dead. The consta
bles then preaented'their guns, and
two of them, Pepper and another
whose name / forget, fell.
Pepper was shot dead and the other
was mortally wounded. The rest of
the constables hurried off a short dis.
distance, faced about and fred a vol
ley and then broke aud fed Louis
Norinent received a painful wound.
Our brave chief Of police, in this part.
ing volley received a painful wound,
and young Lewis Redmond wae shot
dead"
The train that was fred into by the
citlzens was seen this morning. It
showed that seventeen bullets hit it.
The constable, McLendon, T under.
stand, was the man who killed both
Of the citizens. am told that he
emptied his Winchester and his pis.
tol both before he was downed and
himself killed.
Thirty mer from Edgefeld will be
here at 4:40 forming q military com.
pany. r. j. w.
DEFYIRo THE GOVERNOR.
Columbia, s. O., March 3l.-The
governor has declared Darlington and
Florence counties in q atate of insur.
rection. He has also ordered tho
railroad authorities not to transport
any bodies Of men unless authorized
by him. The railroads hnve thus far
refused compliance. The governor
has also ordered the telegraph com.
panies not to transmit any news OF q
war'hke tendency. Obedience to this
oraSr has likewise been refused.
Inc Edgefield Hussars, Gov. Till.
man nome company, will leave Edge.
@ .,e,a at p. m. for Columbia. The
Sally Rifles of Orangeburp and a
company from Aiken will aieo roach
here tonight. The ten Greenx;l,a
co'nty companies are under arms and
awaiting orders to move Telegro
phic response has been received from,
military companies throughout tba
State, and during the night lad all
tomorrow troops will be pourinp, into
Columbia. The situation is verv
grave.
It is understood on the other hand
that citizens of Columbia have signed
a paper agreeing to go to Darlington
to assist the citizens who are after the
constablea. 1t is reported that an At,
tempt will be made here on the arrival
Of the Newberry Rifles to force them
to return or prevent them from pro.
ceeding. The troops are arriving by