The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-04
MORE BLOOD SHED.
THE TROUBLE IN DARLINGTON RE.
SUITS IN LOSS OF LIFE.
The Details OF the Trouble as Catheres
from the Daily Papers.
Especial to News and Courier. !

IIOIII GohF
Especial to News and Courier.1
DARLINGTON, March 30.-About 5
o'clock this afternoon a tragedy oc-
| Cured here, the cold-blooded brutality
of which will forever stain the fair
name Of the State. All had gone on
quietly up to that time, and the day
had been an uneventful one. Attor-
ney General Buchanan had been here,
everything had been satisfactorily set
tied and the spies had been relieved
and were about to take their departure.
Fourteen of them, armed with Win
chester rifles, were at the Coast Line
depot. The citizens had no idea Of
taking any further actions. A person.
al difficulty occurred at the depot be-
tween two young men, citizens OF the
town, hearing of which five gentlemen
of the town, two of them totally un-
armed, went to the depot to see what
the disturbance was.
Without any visible cause, as is tes-
titled to by the few witnesses present,
one of the spies himself confirming
this, these fourteen spies began firing
upon the five men who had come up.
The shots were fast and furious for q
few moments, numbering at least sew
enty-fve in all. In a moment there
were heaped on the depot platform,
side by side, the dead bodies of two
citizens of the town, Frank E. Nor
ment and L. L. Redmond, and that of
Spy Pepper, while alongside Of them
lay second spy, McLendon, mortal!y
| wounded. Mr.. Louis M. Norment, a
brother of Mr.. Frank E. Norment, was
shot in the side and in the right arm.
| MI. Z. D. Lucas was shot in Eve places,
and I hief of Police Dargan, whc came
solely to perform his official duties in
connection with the personal difficulty
alluded to above between the two
young men, is dangerously wounded
in the side.
A pocket book in MI. Louis NJ. Nor
| ment's pocket was the only thing that
saved his life.
After remaining here three days and
doing absolutely nothing the spies
closed their campaign in Darlington by
fourteen cf them, armed with Win
| chester rifles, firing upon Eve innocent
| men, and that without the slightest
provocation. Such result could only
have been expected from such ire
| sponsible men armed by Governor Till
man with Winchester rifles and reck-
less instructions. McLendon, the spy
now lying at the point of death, ad-
| nits having fired the first shot.
These are the simple facts in the case
and they cannot be controverted. At
ter the slaughter the remaining spies
took to their heels and ran down the
| railroad track, taking to the woods in
every direction.
The news spread like wild fire, and
determined ep.ssa'''Nss 1g the woods
for-at-- - ton Guards,
ii Try having
oeena a--.sa~nome by the Governor
soon this morning, were called uporI
by the sheriff to keep the peace. The
responded promptly, and double quicked
to the depot, but were too late to be Of
| any assistance. They are still under
| arms at the armory, and are acting
| under the sheriff's orders. :
Mr.. L. L. Redmond was about 25
years of age and unmarried. He
moved to Darlington from Durham,
N. c., about three years ago.
Mr. Frank E. Norment was about
35 years of age. He leaves wife and
three little children. He was one of
the most lovable of men and did not
| have an enemy in the world. Frank,
manly, unusually intelligent and pos
sessed Of the very finest attributes of
| mind and heart, he won the friendship
and esteem of all who knew him. De-
cidedIy one of the most popular men
who ever lived in Darlington, this COM
munity mourrs in deepest anguish to-
! night over bis terrible end.
AS heretofore everything in town is
quiet tonight.
A TILLMANITE ACCOUNT.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. Mach 3O.-A
special to the Register from Darlington
says:
"Everything had quieted down -
| night and the Sumter Light 1nfs
and constabIes were to depart to-day.
Constable Swan and two other of the
constabulary left on the Charleston,
Sumter and Northern Railroad, and
the other constables, eighteen ip num-
her, went to the depot of the Cheraw
and Darlington Road to depart. The
train was late. Not many citizens
were at the depot. Two of them, Paul
Rogers and Billy Floyd, hac an alter
cation. Floyd struck Rogers in the
face with brass knucks. Rogers fell
and Floyd got on him, bat was pulled
| of: Rogers had quarrelled with Con-
stable McLendon earlier in the week
aud McLerdon had been fined five
dollars by the mayor for drawing a
| pistol on Rogers. McLendon bad
some words with Mr.. Redmond about
the Floyd-Rogers fight. Some say Red
mond cursed McLendon and McLen-
don fired at Redmond. Others say
McLendon fred at Rogers and that the
bullet passed through Redmond's
| throat instead, killing him instantly.
Firing then became general and citi-