The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-04-04
A ROW TN DARLINGTON.
AN ARMED MOB WANTED TOATTACK
STATE CoNsTABLEs.

AN ARMED MOB WANTED TO ATTACK
STATE CONSTABLES.
The Guns OF ,he Darlington Guards Taken
from the Armo1y to Mske the Militia
Powerless-Tho Fou Story of the At
f-ir.
COLUMBIA, s. c., March 29.-There
came near being a big riot in Darling
ton yesterday over the raiding of blind
tigers by State constables. The matter
fortunately passed over without N!"od.
shed, but the indications for some time
were for serious trouble.
The first known of the trouble here
was about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
when Governor Tillman received tel
egram from Dispenser Floyd saying
chat raids were being made and that q
mob was on the streets armed with
Winchesters. From then on until 9
o'clock last night the wires between
here and Darlington were kept hot
with telegrams.
AS will be seen from the story pub
lished below the mob took the arms Of
rhe Darlington Guards, leaving no arm
ed organization to uphold the law.
Governor Tillman promptly provided
for the maintenance of the law by tel
egraphing to Sumter and putting the
Sumter Light Infantry in readiness to
60 to Darlington and by arranging for
a special train to take the company to
Darlington.
The full story of the trouble is found
in the following kilograms. These are
all the kilograms which passed between
the Governor and Darlington and Sum-
ter and Charleston. The kilograms are
published in the order in which they
were sent and received and explain
themselves:
DARLINGTON, S. c., March %.
Constables raldlng. Armed men
walking streets swearing they will
shoot. j. b. FLOYD.
To Sheriff Scarborough, Darlington, S.
c.:
Columbia. S.. C., March %.
I expect you to preserve the peace
and see that the law is upheld.
B. R. T1LLMAN.
Darlington, March %.
Fighting sure. Mems with guns
swear they are going to kill:
J. P. K1RvEN.
w. H. Lawrence, Darlington:
Wire me how many constahles IN
Darlington. Keep me posted.
3. R. Tillman.
Captain Darlington Guards, Darling
ton, 5. c.:
Put your command under orders Of
Sheriff and preserve the peace.
B. r. TILLMAN Governor.
Darlington, March %.
Guns taken away from Darlington
Guards by mob. J. B. FLOYD.
Darlington, March %.
Six constables here. Not enough to
hold crowd down. Wlnchesters and
shot guns displayed. G. B. SWAN.
Captain Darlington Guards:
I hear your arms have been taken by
mob. Answer if this ls true.
3. b. TILLMAN.
Sheriff Scar thorough, Darlington, s. c.:
IF you do not arrest those resisting
the law and assist constables IN their
work it will be the worse for you.
Darlington Guards ordered to obey
your commands. Answer.
b. r. TILLMAN, Governor.
G. B. Swan, Darlington, S. c.:
Sheriff has been ordered to assist you
and Darlington Guards ordered to obey
his orders. DO your duty.
3. r. TILLMAN, Governor.
Darlington, s. c., March %.
No trouble here and DO prospects OF
any, but good matured crowd IN
town. can keep the peace.
w. 7. DARGAN, Mayor.
Darlington, S. G., March %.
Telegram received, Have conferred
with Sheriff VINO says there IS no dan
ger nf breach of the peace and no ne
cessity for ordering out MALTA.
HENRY +. THOMPSON,
Captain Darlington Guards.
RW GoD, March %.
Ali quiet. D 'iDate any
trouble. If neces> S4nre.
To J. B. Floyd, Darllh;.