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whipped any way he wished. When he
made this remark, Chief of Police Dar.
gan caught hold of Rogers and said:
Ihis thing must be stopped. IL you
DON l viii have 10 arrest YOU. Rogers
answered i am willing to submit TO
anything YOU say but uttered an oath,
and said he would have satisfaction out
Of Floyd. Floyd, hearing this, APP
preached him and said i don't mean to
take IT, As Floyd advanced the chief OF
police grappled him and said This thing
can't go any further Then Rogers
said 4 will see you some other time'
As Rogers made this remark one Of six
or eight citizens present told the chief:
There Ois the rascal who interfered
IN the light and pointed to
McLendon, who is state spy.
As he made this remark McLendon arose
from where he was sitting and said.
You are a d living ~, and at the same
time another citizen, yes, chief, he is the
rascal whereupon McLendon said, You
are another d lying ~, at the same
time drawing large revolver on the last
citizen who spoke (NormenD and shot
him.
THE DEATH OF NoRMENT
''Norment threw up his hands, fell to
the floor never 10 speak afterwards. So
far as | know, Norment had no pistol. and
certainly showed mono. AS McLendon
fired the group OF spies gathered and fired
their rifles aud pistols into the party Of
citizens, among whom were two ladies'
Redmond fell soon after, shot through the
neck, and died almost instantly.
The few citizens who had pistols
fired into the spies 10 protect
themselves, killing two of them,
McLendon and Pepper. one spy, Cain, /
believe is his name, was the last man who
fired, When no fired his last shot he
said j got that longlegged Nc
Cullogh, but McCullogh did not receive a
wound When the firing ceased, which
lasted about five seconds, and about 100
shots were exchanged the spies hurriedly
picked up their grips and took to the
woods near the station, where they were
TO take the first train out Of Darlington.
THE WOUNDED.
"It was found afterward that Chief
Dargan, X. ID. Lucas and l.. NJ. Norment
had been wounded. Lucas wounds are
most serious, he having been shot five
times but are not dangerous When last
heard from, saw the chief standing on
the opposite side of the passenger depot,
leaning up against the freight platform,
and heard him sayi borman. Pm
shot Forman answered: shall /
get doctorl Lie down. The chief
said Mo- good God how can
lie down when my dear friend Norment
is shot; may get on my horse, ride up
town and get doctor for MIN and save
his lifep He got on his horse, went up
town and secured a physician, at the same
time crying as he went through the
streets on his dashing pony, For Gods
sake 90 10 the depot, Norment is killed.
REINFoRcEMENTs OF CITIZENS.
''In about ten minutes citizens came run
ming down TO the depot, about 75 in num-
Der, and found to their horror that the
chiefs report was true, They looked for
the spies, but they had fed, and large
crowd are now after them. Those citi-
zens at the depot, who only numbered six
or eight, had no idea Of precipitating a
row or intel fering with the spies. They
were there on business. Had. such been
their intention larger crowd would have
been there.
"The fight was between private parties,
and there was no need for the interfer-
ence of the spies Rogers and Floyd
had had fisticutf, which ] was not a
witness of, five minutes before the second
row which brought on the killing. In the
first row Rogers claimed that McLendon
interfered with him in fair fight"
Others tell the same story.
TILLMAN REPORTED IN CHARLESTON.
At an early hour in the morning it was
rumored that Gov. Tillman was in the
city concealed at the private residence OF
one Of his few supporters here, but this
proved to be untrue. At 6 o'clock the adj
1utant of the state, who has started out
from Columbia last night on a special train
TO collect the state troops from various
towns on the route to Darlington, reached
here. On his train were nine militiamen,
all that he could gather. He brought
the train to Charleston TO pick up the
Fourth brigade, which Gov. Tillman had
ordered TO be ready.
TELEGRAMs EXCHANGED.
The following kilograms were ex.
changed with reference to the movement
of the troops Gov. Tillman telegraphed
to the brigadier general:
Bring ou: such companies as you think will
respond. They must be tested. Answer.
B. r. TILLBBN.
The following reply was sent to the
governor:
No company OF this command will sustain
the constabulary In their methods of enforce
ing the dspensary law This brigade will up
hold and defend the honor OF the state, but
will not lend itself 10 ferment civil war
among our brethren. HUGUENIN,
Brigadier General
Then the governor sent this order;
Brigadier General Huguenin: You are or.
dered TO report with your entire brigade to
Proclamation of Instruction has been issued.
B. r. TILLMAN,
Governor.
WON'T OBEY THE ORDER.
No reply has been sent to the dispatch
as yet 1t may, however, be regarded as
certain that the militia will not obey the
governor, and Gov. Tillman has already
provided for the organization Of an armed
force of countrymen from outside the
towns. To-day at Orangeburg. w. !.
Stokes, populist leader raised 100 men
and rendered their service to Tillman. In
other country precincts similar leVies
have been made.
LOOKS LIKE CIVIL WAR.
The situation here is regarded as very
serious, more serious indeed than anything
that has happened since 1851. Should the
rural population stand by Governor Till
man, il will be difficult to see how civil
war can be avoided. Most of the state
militia companies have disbanded The
militia in this state are not regularly en-
listed, and there remains nothing but
brigade Of negro militia in Charleston.
No call has been made on these as yet.
WAITING FOR LYNCHING.
Thousands of men have thronged the
bulletin boards to-day from daylight till
long after midnight, anxiously waiting TO
hear news OF the lYnching of the spies,
who at this time are still hiding in the
swamp with hundreds Of infuriated citi-
zens in pursuit.
The dispensaries at Darlington and