The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-01
THEY PAY NO HEED.
Western Union Disregards Judge
Matts' Order

Union Dtsregards Judge
Watts Order.
Columbia, s. c., March 91.-The West
ern Union Telegraph company's mana
ger is receiving everything offered him
for transmission, disregarding the in
junction of Judge Watts.
He is acting under instructions of
his superior officers and will accept
everything offered as long as he re-
mains in control of his office.
Three constables who were in the
hght at Darlington, arrived here to-
night via Quincy on a special train.
and are now safely housed in the peni-
tertiary. They tell most thrilling and
graphic stories of the TRAGEDY which
have yet been heard The three ar
rivals were S. D. Mcdonald, S. L. Nun
namaker and W. d. Owings.
Story of the Tragedy.
Mcdonald gave the following story If
the fight: Five of us had been de-
tanned TO spy In Darlington, Ml.4e tlfe
others went to Charleston. When the
squad which was going to Charleston
went to the depot where the fight took
place, we went with them. While we
were there. Billy Floyd and Rogers. the
men who started the whole thing, got
into an alteration. Floyd got the best
for the Enterprise hotel attempted to
strike Floyd. Constable McLendon re
fused to let the negro attack FLOYD
who had done the constable several
good turns, so he liked him McLen-
don told the negro to stand back Then
the telegraph operator ran out Of his
office. and asked what McLendon had
to do with it. McLendon said he did
not have anything to do with it. but
he did not propose to see Floyd crowd
ed. Then the operator went back into
the office and Rogers got in the bus
and went UP town. L suppose he went
to get a crowd, for in short time he
came back with five friends. Rogers
renewed the difficulty with Floyd. and
cursed the latter fearfully He went
toward Floyd, but Chief of Police Oar
gin interfered and commanded the
crowd to disperse. The crowd refused to
do so, and Rogers again cursed Floyd.
Floyd said he would not stand it, and
moved on Rogers. The chief of police
separated them.
How the Battle started.
''Rogers then turned to McLendon
and said: There is the d who
caused me to get whipped. McLendon
said that was lie. Then Frank Nor
ment stepped forward and pointed to
N1FLendon, saying: There is the - -
there l was standing right right be-
tween McLendon and Norment. Be
fore 1 knew it one of them reached
over my shoulder and fired a pistol.
That shot started the battle. The
citizens were armed with pistols and
Immediately began firing at the con-
stables. The officers were standing in
I body and were the largest of the
whole party. The constables returned
the. fire. Only eight of the men were
armed with Winchesters. don't know
! how many of them used rifles 1 dc
know, however, that Constables Pepper
and McLendOn did not have rifles, and
used pistols. Pepper was killed soon
after the firing began. l don't know
in a few seconds. The first thing
knew of the ending of the fight was
seeing the constables making for cover
/ was one of the FIVE men detailed Il
stay in Darlington, and did not iua of
with the main body of the constables
Il went TO Colonel Pepper. He was
on the ground. and as | bent over hin
he opened his eyes and smiled at me
and then closed taeIn again lie muir
INJURED several times and died. He wa.
shot through the heart. / tried 10 ge
physicians to attend to McLendon, VIII,
had not fallen until the fire was over
1 could not get any of them TO aid him
About that time | noticed crowd o
citizens coming and thought il time t
get away
do you know how many of the con
stables were wounded?"
: mo | don't l heard that Chic
Gaillard's son was one of the mel
, wounded
had seen any Of the other constable