The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-01


TO receive and hold all messages The
governor. il Is declared, viii take posses
sion OF the Office il the order If Judge
Watts Is not complied with.
This evening when the Newherrv rifles.
Capt AeCaaghsy. arrived they were mes
by large crowd at the depot. whose rur-
rose was TO dssusie them from going to
Darlington. The Company gos of the cars
near the state prison and marched thereto.
being followed by the citizens A platoon
OF penlteataary guards came ont Of the
gate aud levelei their guns at the crowd,
ordering them 20 halt, declaring they
would shoot Col. John Haskell. psosn-
insnt citizen. got IN q carriage and drove
M TO the gates and had parley VITA
oapI Allen. OF the guards Has
ken demanded by whose orders
10 the reni;entiary to speak with
Capt McCaughiv. He was told
that Assistant Adit.-C;en. Watts was re-
sponsibIe. aud Haskell shereurcn de-
elarcd that il was damned outrage. and
that the courts would settle the matter.
Capt. Mccanghty addressed the crowd.
saying that has company did not intend
10 so TO Darlington. shortly afserwarsi
and went to the Hotel Jerome.
Up to 80 this Sunday morning no
troops have left the city for Darlington,
and the probability is that no; one of tho
companies will obey the orders. There
here, and i've of them have declared that
they viii disoand before they will so to
Darlington and carry out their orders.
sxra Rt.r ham
eighty-iive men.
The Western Union Telegraph Conn
pany's manager Is receiving everything
offered for transmission. disJegagiiag the
injunction of Judge Watts. lie is acting
under the instructions of his superior
officers, and Will accept everything offered
as long as he remains in control of his
Office.
DARLINGTON. $. c., March 81. p. m.--
The situation here remains about tbs
same, no further outbreaks having oc-
CURED since last nights trouble. The
posse continues to scour the woods for tho
escaped copstables who were responsible
for the killing of Darlington's citizens last
evening. The center OF operations for the
citizen soldicrv seems to be Tmmonsvilie.
a small town about thirty miles from
here. as the spies arc supposed 10
be lurking around in the swamps- The
posses are guarding every railroad, and it
Is believed that these spies are all in tho
country, except two who boarded work
train and made for North Carolina. The
posse say they will kill any OF them en-
sight. kilograms were sent TO Charieston
asking tor bloodhounds to aid in tina search.
but they could not be secured The gov
ernor has had q train out forty-eight
hours trying to get men TO assist him and
protect his constAbles. The Bishopvilio
guards were sent here about 2 o'clock to-
day ON q special. A deputy was notified
that they were at the depot. and the cap
tain told HIM he was instructed to report
TO q state constable here. The sherif re-
piled that he thought it doubtful about
finding one here. except the wounded man
who il in Jail This company remained
here Ave minutes and departed. The
sheriG asked shsm 10 stay and protect tho
wounded constable. but it seems they did
not relish the undertaking.
Mops have destroyed the dispsnsaries at
Timmonsvills. Florence and other places
In the northern part Of South Carolina,
and the ono In Darlington will share =
like fate tonight Dispenser Floyd was
ordered by Gov. Tiilman 70 keep the
places closed today, which he did. He
wired the governor about the threats
made against the dispensaries. and was
instructed TO get the names OF ~ many
persons as possible, but to offer no rcsist-
ance. II is not likely he will offer any. ~
the feeling against the state ginshop -
high. L. was Fioyd's brother who struck
the first blow which resulted 20 disns-
trousiy yesterday. The brother has uot
been seen since.
Last nights account OF the fight, stat
ing that tho first fire came from the con-
stabulafy. was correct. A few citizens
were seated around the depot and . num-
her OF spies collected In group q short
distance of. A. G. Norment expostulated
at language being used by the dispensary
agents, when Constable Nc Lendon drew .
pistol and shot Norment dead. In an In
stant the firing became general, the con-
stables using Win-hesters and tho citizens
revolvers. Spy'Pepper was shot through
the heart; Citizen Redmond fell with
three wounds: McLendon was shot
through the abdomen; Chief OF Police
Dargin was dangerously wounded In the
body and died this morning. Louis Nor.
nent was shot In the breast aud arm, II.
X. Lucas vas wounded in five places. Then
the spies he'd in all directions. -Four of
them are known to be woundesi.
Funeral services over the remains Of A. &.
Sorment were conducted this evening
wits Masonic honors. The remains Of
Mr.. Red mond were sent To- North Caro-
lima, while those of Spy Pepper were sent
to Charleston. IL Is said that the wounded
spy now In jail Acknowledges that he fred
the shots. aud asserts that he got his man.
At 2 O'Clock today Gov. Tiliman declared
martial law IN this tosn. The prociama-
ton declaring Darlington aud Florence
counties in insurrsction has been received
here.
IL Is automatically reported that three
spies we're captured ~ Sumter AZ o'clock
and hurried to Columbia on a special train
for safe keeping. IL is also currently re-
reported that another spy was captured
near here. IL 10 said he was wounded in
three places and vas exhausted when dis
covered. IL Is thought tho posse finished
him. rs they will not talk aud
did not bring him with them when they
returned To town. At O'Clock tonigh {
the streets OF this place. usually quiet as
this hour, were lively and crowds were
standing around all the public places. IL
is quite likely dispensary raid will occur.
ftoEwxcE. March 3I-The bands OF
vigllantss who started last night In pur-
snit Of tho whisky spies returned this
afternoon. having thoroughly beaten tbs
bush. They passed during the night within
hailing distance o. their game. AZ the
beaten tracks found in the morning
showed, but all to no purpose.
The spies are still a. iargs ami
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