The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-05
WHISKY WAR is STILL ON.
Governor TiIlman Orders Arrests
by Wholesale.
CITIZENS SURRENDER QUIETLY.
Populists Giving Active Support to
the Chief Executive of South
Carolina.

DARLINGTON, S. c., April AT 1870
P. NJ to-day an officer dashed into the
headquarters of General Richberg. in the
armory building and announced that a
man had been shot to death in the Cleve-
land Hotel. The officer in command of
The SQUAD at the dispensary placed his men
in line and sent them double quick to the
Cleveland Hotel ahead of General Rich
berg and his staff of officers. The inmates
Of the hotel were in state Of great ex-
element. In narrow hallway on the
second floor the body of colored man
was found He had been shot through the
heart and killed instantly. His name was
Henry Green and he was the second cook
Of the hotel.
The man who killed Green was DR.. w.
II. Paine, one of the guests of the hotel.
He was put under arrest by General Rich
berg and taken to jail. DR.. Paine came
here about two months ago from Nash
vile. Tenn. He is an agent of the New
York Life Insurance Company. 1t APP
pears that the negro went before General
Richberg commandeT-in-chief of the State
voluDt eers, and MADE affidavit that he had
seen DR.. Paine coming out of the dispen-
sary last Sunday with his pockets filled
with bottles Of whisky. DR.. Paine met
him in the corridor and asked him about
the matter. Hot words were passed on both
sides, Green giving DR.. Pane the lie and
making demonstrations toward him, when
Paine pulled his gun and shot him.
The inquest on the bodies of those killed
in the dispensary tragedies has been In
session all day and will continue all to-
night There is 20 disturbance and it is
thought the inquest will proceed without
disorder.
COLUMBIA. S. c., April AFTER con-
ference to day with the Darlington COM
pany the Governor issued a statement in
which he says he instructed General Rich
berg TO bring the troops back here Friday
when they will be distributed about the
State.
II do not care" continued the Governor,
"to keep the force there any longer than is
necessary, and have agreed that If those
men in Darlington who have caused the
trouble will stand trial / will let the civil
law take its course all the way through"
Everything was quiet to-day and the
Governor fears no further trouble.
WASHINGTON, April A special to the
Evening Star from Florence, S. c., says ::
An order has been received here form
Governor Tillman directing the arrest of
all the citizens of this place who partic-
pated in taking the guns from the local
armory last Friday. The order embraces
the best citizens of the town. They are
surrenderng quietly and are reporting at
the Courthouse. The Governor allows
them parole within the town limits.
Habeas corpus proceedings will be under
taken.
Senator Butler advised the leaders last
night not to resist arrest, but to imme-
diately apply for writs of habeas corpus
and the militia has no right to make such
a resistance.
Govern Tillman has the active support
OF the Populist party in Florence County.
BY resolution passed by the Populist
convention, held on the Monday before
the Darlington affair, Colonel Clayton, the
chairman of the convention, has ap-
pointed man in each township, " ho will.
upon his call. assemble the farmers Of bis
township at a rendezvous. They will
come armed and ready to support the
GovernDr