St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-31
WAR IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
FOUR PEOPLE. SHOT DOWN AND OH
ERS Fatally WOUNDED.
CITY WILD WITH EXCITEMENT
Hot-Blooded southerners Aroused
by the Spy System and the
Dispensary Law Military
Companies Disband Rather
Than Obey the Governors Or.
ders-Peopie Crazy With Rage.

COLUMBIA. S. c., March 30.-The
passions aroused by the dispensary law
and the spy system had the long ex.
pected result in the fight at Darlington
this afternoon, in which at least two
spies and two citizens were shot to
death and three other men were badly
wounded. This city is wild tonight
All the sympathy is with the citi-
Zens, and the air is filed with
fierce expressions against the governor,
the dispensary law and the spies. The
fight occurred at 3:30p. m. at the depot
as body of armed spies were leaving
the town. In the fight Frank E. Nor
maht, prominent young insurance
man. and man named Redmond, from
North Carolina, and Constables Nc
Lemon and Pepper were killed out
right. Chief of Police Dargan, K. ID.
Lucas and Lewis Nerment were shot
and dangerously wounded.
When Gov. 1illman received the
news hasty conference was held with
Adjt. Gen. Fillay, special train was
ordered, and the three local militia CON-
panieS were ordered to assemble at their
armories.
Col. Wylie Jones. of the Palmetto
regiment, was ordered at 8 o'clock by
the governor 10 proceed with troops to
Darlington.
1t at once became a question whether
the militiamen, all sympathizers with
the citizens of Darlington, would go.
The members of the Columbia zouaves
and Governors guards assembled at
their respective armories, but refused TO
90 to Darlington, declaring that they
would disband first.
NEWS HAS BEEN RECEIVED
here tonight 10 the effect that the spies
were surrounded in some woods near
Darlington by angry citizens. who were
bent on avenging the wrongs done
them.
Gov. Tillman having failed to get the
Columbia militia to go has ordered out
the Charleston militia. This created
intense excitement III that city, and it
is not probable that the Charleston
troops will go. Adjt. Gen. Farley left
on special train for Darlington at 10
o'clock tonight. The light infan-
try of Sumpter has refused to
go to Darlington, but Farley
will be Joined by the guards of Manu-
ing. 1t is suspected there that the en-
ragged people OF Darlington are deter
mined upon discriminating the spies,
and they are not likely to be interferei
with by the military from other towns.
Nothing has been heard from Darling
ton In four hours, and this is taken as
an indication that the citizens are in a
dangerous mood.
WILMINGTON, n. c., March3O.-
A dispatch from Florence, S. c., says
that the 1illmanites are preparing to
blow up the state dispensary tonight
and high state of excitement prevails.
At this hour the constables are said
to be surrounded in the swamp, and
sianghter:is expected at daylight.
Later-Constable Brennan, the officer
who left Darlington by the Charleston.
Sumpter & Northern railway, is now
here. He reports to the governor that
his detachment
WAS FIRED UPON
by the mob as the train was pulling out,
was about to leave and in sight of the
military, set upon by the citizens.
Everything had quoted down last night.
and the Sumter light infantry withdrew
today. One or two of the constabulary
left today and the other eighteen con-
stables went to the depot of the Cherawa
& Darlington railway to depart. The
train was late. Not many citizens were
at the depot. Two OF them, Paul Dece-
gress and Billy Eldred, had an aiterca-
ton.
Constable McLendon had some words
with a Mr.. Redmond about the Floyd
Rogers fight. Some say Redmond cursed
McLendOn, and McLendon fired at Red
mond. Others say that McLendon fired
at Rogers, and the bullet passed through
Redmond's throat, killing him instant.
ly. Firing then became general, and
citizens hurried to the scene. 1t was
found that the constables had scattered
to the woods. and four men were living
on the gronnd-Redmond. Frank Nor
ment and Constables Pepper and Nc
Lendon. Pepper was shot through the
and is living, but will die. Norment is
dead. Chief of Police Dargan was shot
in the side, and several citizens wound
ed. Norment. who was killed. had
taken no part i'll the riotous proceedings
in the last few days. and had gone to
the depot on his own business
COLUMBIA, S. c.. March 30.-Three
companies have disbanded under the
general pressure brought 10 bear upon
them rather than to obey the governors
orders to go to Darlington. Feeling is