Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01

HOW the shooting occurred and the
Injured.

BY Associated Press.
Columbia, $. O., March Dl.--rhe bnt-
tie between the dlsponsary constablcs
ard the citizens OF Darlington was not
at all premodltated affair on the part
of the citizens. Two young men. Floyd
and Rogers. had fight Mt the depot
where dispensary spies were congre-
gated ready TO leave town after maxi
ing raids Chief Of Police Dargan went
TO the station on hearing Of the fight
Mr. Redmond and several other prom
luent citizens came up On bicycles on
business, Constable McLendon inter
fered In the controversy. Norment was
sitting on a barrel Redmond also in
terfered at this point. Meanwhile the
chief OF police was trying TO keep
the men apart Some words passed
between Redmond and FlIgl ion, who
drew a pistol, put his arm over Rogers
and shot Redmond. He then turned ana
shot r. u. Normont and was there
upon shot himself Other constables
then opened perfect fusilade with
Winchester rifles. Mccullough nnd
other citizens returned the fire with
pistols Constable Pepper was killed,
being shot through the heart MeLen-
don was shot through tho abdominal
cavity. One SPY was shot In the log
and another had his nose shot on
r. Il. Norment was Instantly killed.
being shot through the mouth. The
police chief was shot through the
body. X, D. Lucas was shot through
both sides with five bullets. Redmond
was shot through the neck. L. W.
Norment was shot in the arm. A
bullet was stopped by his pocketbook,
otherwise he would have been Killed
The spies cleared the platform and
vicinity with their Winchester rifles
and then fed to town, pursued BY citl-
zens as soon as the news liad spread
when Governor Tnlmnn received
teiegraphic news of the arair. he or
dered the Columbia battalion to go 10
Darlington on special train, Oar
lington was reported In possession of
Its citizens with the sheriff and other
authorities poweriess The military
companies here threw down their gums
and dlsbanded. declaring that II they
went TO Darlington IL would be ms
private citizens. aud for the purpose
OF assisting the people Of the town.
Tho governors guards Held a meeting
lasting two hours. before deciding
what TO do. there being about dozen
members who favored obeying orders.
BY this time several thousand citizens
had gathered about the guards armory
and packed the streets and building
to the very doors. Indignation was
expressed on every side al the indie
oislon Of the guards Il was reported
at one time that the guards had de-
cided to 20. and large part OF the
crowd greeted this report with three
groana ana Kisses for "Tnlmar's
bodyguard." and swore they would
take their guns away rom them. The
crowd was In yolcanic state Ad-
jutant-General Farley and aides were
Missed as they came down stairA The
crowd was composed Of the best pco-
Pile OF the town. from bank president
and city aldermen down 20 laborers
Finally the guards decided not 10 go.
Threats were uttered against Gov
ernor Tnlman. some one cried: 'Lers
break open the state dispensary ana
throw the whisky OUT and start
was made. but after half hour Of
fervid eloquonee from dry goods boxes,
the crowd waa persuaded from its
purpose.
News comes from Darlington that
two spies surrendered last night and
are now in jail, About eighteen others
IRE surrounded IN swamp. They o.
fered TO surrender q guaranteed their
llyea would be spared, but the citlzcns
refused this and tbe men may meet
death before ionG.
Governor Tiliman has notified the
Atlantic Coast Linz railroad that uadsr