The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-03
VOL. S-NEW SERIES NO 3!

crty In your possession viii De delNereu
TO Colonel J c. Watts. assistant adJn-
tsnt and inspector general, and you can
depart to your homes You do not de-
serve It, but I'will pay your hotel DIS
ana l trust / may never be bothered
with any more such handbook and hoii-
day soldiers.
The reading OF the telegram was re-
oeived with great applause by me as
sembled troops.
News from Darlington reports every
thing quiet. The constablcs are all ac-
counted for. and young Gallaird, one oil
them who was supposed to have been
shot 10 death while lying wounded IN
ditch. has turned up all right lie was
found In A farmhouse seven miles from
Darlington, wounded and being cared for'
Offers of Outsade Assisisr ce.
-Four companies from Darlington went
to Florence tonight to investigate the
dispensary looting. The only soldiers at
the Executive Mansion are the Edgeheiu
Rifles, who had been on duty at the Slate
House and went there on inVitatloh 10
partakc Of the hospitality at dinner OF
The Governor and Mrs. Tillnan. rms
faithful troop marched TO the mansion
inst before 6 o'clock and stacked arms
i'm front before they entered. Governor
Tillman was in the happiest frame OF
mind for many hours. He was pieaSeu
that there had been no bioodshed' anu
that he had accomplished his Work OF
maintaining the law without a pN'lel nav
ing been fired. The news which ne mao
recoivea during the morning from General
Richbourg and General Farley was OF
an encouraging nature. The Governor IT,
ceived offers Of assistance from nalt
dozen states 4 majority of them came
from North Carolina, Georgia, and Ala-
hama. This shows the feeling which mas
| been created outside.
Among the many telegrams OF con-
eratulatory nature and otherwise whlch
| the Governor has received was the ioi-
lowing from the Brigadier-General oi
| Kansas. 90.
| Lawrence, Kan. April /, 1894.
| Governor Tulmau. Columbia, s c.:
ss'The honor and pepetuity Of the Ma
! tional Guard of the country demands
| fhat rebellion be made odious. Would
aisband disloyal and organize new com
! uanies and compel obedience 20 the law
/ Congratulations on your firm stand.
CSgncd) w. H. SEARS
Brigadier-General Kansas National
Guards
a Message From TiIiTnan.
Governor Tilman got numerous mes
sagos from newspaper men throughout
! the day. asking that he telegraph some
| thing under his signature. one OF them
was from the editor Of the Atlanta Con
sfitution. The Governor sent him the
| following:
81 have no time FOR any lengthy story
/ now. NV side of the situation is that
| OF the Executive of the state, upholding
| it's laws and suppressing disorder This
/ [ have done in spite of disgraccful con-
duct Of part Of militia. Everything
is now quiet.
,slenedJ r.. O.. TILLMAN. Gov"
The Governor has declined all offers
| of further military ala. and 1t IS likely
/ that the troops win be paid off and
/ furnished transportation in day or two.
The troops at Darlington viii be held
| there until the inquest is held. The con-
stables VIII return 10 testify.
Dari refor's Mayor Talks.
DARLINGTON. S. c., Via Florence,
S O.. April As the position Of
the people of Darlington has not been
/ fully understood a News and Courier
sneeial correspondent has gotten the fol-
/ lowing concise statement from mayor
/ fstrga4 fai .aan w. the 1dN l1ofs com
| mittec. Mayor Dargan said lhe tIouDie
| in this matter is that Governor Iiliman
assumes that his constables enjoy privi-
| leeas or have privileges that are not
/ enioved bv any other citizen of this state
| or these United States. and are not pos
| sessed by any Judge on the bench or even
| by the President Of these United states,
which is that by reason of the iact thal
| thev are State c0nstabies they can WIN
! IMMUNITY shoot down the citizens or the
| Commonwealth and exempt arrest under
/ Law.
81 know of no law in this country that
allows am officer Of a State TO commit
murder and be exempt from arrest.
"Whother the constables are guilty OF
NOT is the question. The fact is that they
have shot to death two Of the citizens ol
the state of South Carolina and wounded
several others AS soon as the iaci wa.
| knovn TO me as Mayor of their town
undertook to have them apprehendcd. be-
uovinc IL my duty TO do So Such ef-
forts TO arrest escaping murderers were
made. AS have ever been done in this
etatn or anv other under civil govern
ment Possess were Immediately organ
I'd as has been done time and again
and pursuit commenced as soon as posi-
BILE. .,i
"They were armed as best they could
,o under the circumstances. because they
i,row that they had an organized body
~ desperate men armed with the mos
imnroved weapons to encounter
Ware Given Authority to shoot.
| "Ae a matter of fact. 1 hau no lutd INA
p,oee constables would he Willingly ar
reeted or would be willing 10 submit
a. the authority of the land becaus
Governor TIllman had instructed then
a. shoot down citizens whenever they
irterforod with them, and he caused thes
insfructions to be published TO the world
and | did not expect tnat our posse Woni'
| even wish or desire TO arrest tnem' pu
that they would. If come up with, nave
10 fight 10 a finish. There was no sred
force at first and there was conslHelaDi'
! uneasiness on account OF the ciuzehs 81
| our town who were sent III All ulIeCllohs
and who were armed with only shot
guns some with pistols. and one or tW'
rifles The delay in getting q posse en-
abled the State constables 10 gam con
siderable time in getting anead' ana
night coming on, enabled them 10 escep
in the darkness. Our men followed then
until they got beyond the county lines
and were Immediately called lh'
If Governor Tillman has MADE any
attomnt 10 arrest those men ! am no
aware of A. If such murder had peer
committed by any one else or Dy an,
other persons than these state cohs'a
bies / suppose ne would have issued
nroclamauon Offering reward Tor Tn
anprehension Of the armed body OF mur
derers. great many offers OF assistance
have come in from our friends all oNel
tho stale. To these | replied that We
needed no help. for life and property
vyere perfectly safe as il has always
been. ,a.,,,,,,
"Rut what we did need was assistance
10 cut off the escape of these men ah'