The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
TILLMAN CEASES RAGING.
ANOTHER MURDER IN DARLINGTON
srIRs UP PASSION THERE

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u.I,.ss. Aise Usser Arrest-Telk OF
vyussr.w,,r che lEnitis o. Friday.
FtosrScE. 8. @, April 4.-Ons more murder
v.s added to-day to the list Of killings charge
Ali. directly to Gov Tiilmsn's Dlspensary law.
I'm. victim was . negro. He called . white
nan liar. On this account the crime II con-
.,d.rsd almost justiHabla The white man
Who did the shooting was DR.. Bucknsr
Harrison Payne. . travelling AGENT for
An. New York Life Insurance Company. who
nails from Nashville. Ordinarily the In
.ident wouldn't have received more than
passinR attention. bat In the heated
state Of public opinion here its effect was
most serious Il almost preoipitatsd riot.
II has resulted In the endorsements Of the
strictest military rules Tonight the two
hotels in Darlington are in the hands OF the
militia. soldiers are on guard In the building
in which the telegraph once II situated. and
nobody IL permitted inside even TO send
private or business message. The jail where
DR. Payne IL confined IL under military guard
20 prevent any possibility oflynchinG By the
negroes or Of release By the whites. No per-
son IA permitted to approach within half .
block Of It The railroad station where the
shooting OF last Friday occurred r. under
military guard and the soldiers are psrsding
the streets.
To add to the excitement tonight fourteen
1.-THE spies who were engaged In Fridays
shooting are on their way to Darlington to-
pisht under military escort They are in Flor
knes now and will reach Darlington some time
hitter the people are supposed to have gone to
bed. Darlington people know that they are
koming. and the Mayor has pledged his Der
bonai honor that they shall not be interfsrsd
with until after thsy have testified at the In
huest ct least. The conservative citizens Of
the town are backing him up in the matter
and are using all their sndsavors TO cool the
hot-headsd ones who want to shoot.
II Gov. Tillman holds his peace the eonssr-
natives will probably succeed II he talks any
more N the tenor Of his speech to the soldiers
yesterday. they won't There win be rspsti-
don Of the scene last night whom upon the re-
esipt Of the taxi Of the Governors speech
there was - much excitement ~ there was
the day Of the murder. and all the efforts Of
Senator Butler and the other psaesmaksrs
we're undona Had the spies been there whom
the text Of the speech was read they would be
In boxes now. to use term common In this
region.
The excitement to-day was lust auisting.
and matters were resuming their normal rou-
tine about 2 o'clock this afternoon. whom the
report Of q pistol was heard in the Cleveland
Hotel In DARLINGTON. Gen. RichbourG and z
company Of the officers Of the militia we're
dining there. . company Of soldiers were Q
block away In the armory. and the streets were
niied with people. mostly colorsd. a. they have
the shot was heard Q corporal came dashinR
out Of the hotel aad mp the street to
the armory. The soldiers there we're loaf
ing about. Il Was hardly Q minute after
he sntsrsd when the whole company had fallen
In. and. with guns ct port arms. were dashinG
down the street In double quick Half Of the
company went MP stairs into the hotel and the
ether half formed line about the doorway.
AID. with bayonets pointed outward. they
stood ready to charge On the crowd should IL
b. necessary. AL that could be learned rA
that man had been shot and this informa-
ton was yelled down By . eolored man nom
inside the next moment
The Chief Of Police. still suffering from the
bullet wounds he had received In the sneoun-
ter with the spies. came along aud tried to
enter the hotel 10 make an arrest The soldiers
stopped him They didn't care II he was the
Governor. they said. Ten minutes passed.
There was . rustling at the head Of the stairs.
and the soldiers who had gone up came down
two abreast. Behind them. and walking with
Capt Thomson Of the Darlington Guards.
came DR.. Payne He was apparently
- cool and Is collected a. Q man could Dos
sibly lbA Haiti" yelled the Captain The
company stopped. and the Doctor stood facing
the crowd that had gathered In the street
He smiled seornfully ct the NEGROES In It At
the Captains command he wheeled around
with the troops and they. with dxed bayonets.
marched Immediately behind him to the
armsry
The moment the soldiers left the hotel cor
IoraPs guard was sent hustiing out with orders
that all tslsgraphie communications must be
eat on. and none Of the facts must get our OF
DariinEtoa While the telegraph once had
been uadsr military censorship some days Il
hadat prevented the Newspaper men from
sending their matter 10 their papers. They
MANAGED 1t By tapping . wire This grape
vine ONCE. - II was called. was In building
Aot lar from the regular ofiea Il Was 70 sup.
prsss the grapevine once that the guard was
seat out They knew what building it was
n The once was equipped with valuAbls
ihstramsnts and the like. and operators were
NSork getting on filsd COPY. The mission Of
me guard vas learned ss soon as thsS left the
Aeul And Messengers hustled on ahead and
ave the warning. The guard was to seize
"si'thiag It found. including operators
there probably never was IN once cleaned
esiaaieksr than this oaA The instant Of the
warning the instruments were seized By the
reporters AAd operators. wires were cut tables
spsee And everything was ready for exit when
h MssaAfd should arrive They headed for the
nLns room. but . quick wittsd boy told them
Msemss vas Ia another part OF the building.
A.a thsy started TO follow his dirsctions
tsd Delay caused saved thiAEs and every
Oeu, escaped to the street II was all done so
Suie.I Aossvsr that the news Of the killing
aAtgot out. The guard reported that the
ssasll had been misinformsd about the
psslns once He wouldn't have It that
80, sAd seat the guard back 10 stag In the
smE tAus preventing the rs0psnink Of the
&c Lnsmsn. carriages. and wire were
,'a Quickly, however and . wire was
'sa and smother EraDsVias once
SAsd nVs miles cut In the sountrJ
I we're being made By the military 10
- me news from getting out there. Gad the
~ :, S.nI among the people In the town was