The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-05

90 " .at toeht - SeIie1e thai this was an in
raSic,, ~ +heiT 1fherties 10 which they should
NOT submit. It is needless 20 show the.fallacy
- az can-ant,on hacansa r. is readily seen
tro4 e = man nav tim his .nriyate dWellinq
in4o = do, q rom vSich he can sen liouor. or
da,s4 f 1rh;ch fo s,,1n,v ir vithont the right
seouId " SIf. 10 ~. a e, n,,li;tv
There is eyerv evidence going TO show that
there Was a nreconcerted aTrangement OF con.
sniracy. with ramtfcations in many counties
10 nrecfuitate 8 conflict with the constables
and Inv hntcherinn 1hem intimidate others from
carrv;no ont the law frhe purpose of those di
rect5nn fhf conspiracy vas to infame the pub
lie mind TO such an extent that the militia could
not be relied upon to assist the civil authorities
,S @b,,s IN h-5nc the 1aw and state, royernment
i,,+, corfemnt cont m ne
T1e 1sna eolac+ad 4o ,-acinitate the conflict
mas N nari;noton. One OF the constables stationed
a. +t;s ,,,;Tt rer,orted the boldMand omen yaola.
a+x.sHS frssaeW aSsknahlfs mnE
,ss.s,Sd ,,sSnswcSe Se,sf him sSe Mstsweekm
M.rch 11sen 5hesaS fss,r affefHpted toexecute
aea sSb 1lsssryants we're rooted ioerkd n
nd.Trea4edSF1th ysreIsE ind dfrniKg and mrSed %
reffre fnSmX Xhe stTsess5 20 ureY2ft Nc0nf1fct. I
4eiao-anhod Chief Constable GaflIard. in
Cao11eSton to % to Darlington with ali ayaila-
hla -r,an yrhicf he .64id carving with him
enoneh % men TO: make his force in all twenty.
two Sonoe few of these we're armed with Win
chesterS h,,t mos. ~ t1se had only Their pr
vnte S;de arms He called on the sieriff to as
s;st IN serrfnon processes. and used every possi.
hIe nrecaution to prevent conflict with the cit
izens, and the attorney general was sent to the
The conspirators had armed themselves with
innrovei Teanons. and mad called in reinforce
Inents from the har-keepers and their hangers
rI f,su,s inr f,wns o6 Eaorenoeand
m Snnatar n,r mas mees.ne Of the CITIZENS OF
fhe three nlaces was held In the court house at
4aaS9inoton and resolattonscwere passed de-
s66uiiScinp the searching al Drirate residences,
Xnier whatever circumstances, as an act OF
ON THURSDAY. the 10Th. I received intelligence
~ so,ch n threatening character that I wired
Can't Thoropson. OF the local military COM
paIy to keep his men under arms and hold
Ia 8 yery little while I received advices that q
mob had broken into the armory of the Dar-
Inoton cnaris and had taken their guns: and
fearing that the local COMPANY could not be
~. to nroceed to DrrIington as soon as ncssible
h,s " S,ec;oI tain ThiS order was nrornntlv
iS ~ 70 1890 nv r.aching there ThnrSda3,
oDeSi T TIE sfate ~ fe eyc;tement among
eveniuk d1e ;.a,,ea " sr 1 eS-ented eTe,1
,oorsent thatn cnnf3ict wonld he brought on
,,. ;,,S;s. that the CHIEF consta;e and sher
rs ~ shonld comniete the service OF ali search
Earrants. " Iwas on nv way to attend meet
INC ore the Clemson college trustees when these
teseorams t..fs was sent Friday morning early.
tha et+ornersreneraJ advisinT il I ordered the
Srnotsr cosnrssn57 horass have alwgys regret
tei3 DOING This Because believe that. had they
remained there until the conStableS had left,
tie fire-brands whovere spurrtng the citizens
ON to resistance sandtrying to bring on riot
would have failed.
With the conflict at the depot between the
citizens and the conStables-who had finished
their work and had gone to take the train and
were followed eby the citizens. and the riot
ofougne on n mdon ia No constoh,e Ti1,ed and
ano Hna ssW nTa er ssr;onsixWererv one is
sa, tmu bo onU h;sty reheii;on had hroken
na,t - ;,,, furv anG for twentv-fonr hours
s .o,,ho,,+ heu .he Whola Trn;1e States for IL
oI W. thot a yo ,rare ON the verre of civil
s!o,s appeeieo 'o1o w WV W
70, Ee.r;ne, tro,,h,e had cut short nv visit to
<ie,asn- nd hnrr;ed come Eriiav had scar