The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-04

chief, There Is the rascal "Do lHlei
fered in the fight and pointed to
McLendon, who is State SPY. AS ne
made this remark McLendon arose
from where he was sitting and sald,
You are damn lying -
and at the same time another citizen
said, Yes, chief, he is the rascal
whereupon McLendon said, you are
another damn lying---, at
the same time drawing large revolver
on the last citizen who spoke Nor
ment( and shot him. Norment threw
up his hands, fell TO the floor never
to speak afterwards. So far as know
Norment had no pistol, and certainly
showed none.
"As McLendon fired the group Of
sries gathered and fired their rifles and
pistols into the party Of citizens, among
whom were twosladies. Redmond fe!!
soon after, shot through the neck, and
died almost instantly. The few cltl-
zens who bad pistols fired into the spies
to protect themselves, killing two OF
them, McLendon and Pepper. One
spy. Cain 7 believe is bis name, was the
last man who fired. When be fired his
last shot he said:' got that long-legged
---McCuIlough, but Nc. Gull
Tough did not receive wound. When
the firing ceased, which lasted about
five seconds, and about one hundred
Shots were exchanged, the spies burned
ly picked up their grips and took to
the woods near the station, where tney
were to take the first train out OF
Darlington.
Dargan, x. D. Lucas and L. NJ. Nor
| ment had been wounded. Lucas
wounds are most serious, he having
been shot five times, but are not dan
gerous. When last heard from l saw
the chief standing on the opposite side
of the passenger depot leaning up
against the freight platform, and heard
hun saw: "Forrnan, Pm shot, Forman
answered: Shall / get a doctor? Lie
down. The chief said: No; good God,
how can I lie down when my dear
friend. Frank Norment, is shot; maybe
I can get on my horse, ride uptown
and get doctor for him and save his
lifa.' He got on his horse, went up
town and secured physician, at the
same time crying as he went through
the streets on his dashing pony, 'FoI
Gods sake 60 to the depot; Norment IS
killed.
"In about ten minutes citizens came
running down to the depot, about
sevepty-five in rumber, 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 citizens at the
depot, who only numbered six or eight,
had no idea OF precipitating row or
interfering with the spies; they were
there on business. Had such been
their intention lager crowd would
have been there. ~. -:
"The fight was Esyeen private par
ties, and there vast need for the in
reference of the sL. Rodgers and
Floyd had had q &c cuff, of which I
was not witness, five minutes before
the second row which brought on the
killing. In the first row Rodgers
claimed that McLendon interfered
with him in having fsir fight" 9th
ers tell the same story.
TIE GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
Post this Proclamation--To Darling
ton South Carolina Office: Whereas,
certain persons have assembled IN the
counties of Darlington and Florencss
and are now in open rebellion agains..
the authority of the Government OF
this State, and it has become imprac-
ticable to enforce by the ordinary
course of judicial proceedings the laws
of this State within said counties.
Now, therefore, ], 3. R. Tillman, Gov
ernor ofthe State of South Carolina,
do proclaim such persons so assembled
to be in open rebellion against the laws
of the State, and do hereby command
all such assemblages of insurgents to
disperse and retire peaceably to their
RESPECTIVE abodes within twenty-four
hours.
"Done at Columbia this 3lst day of
March, 1894.
1"Signed.] B. R. Tillman. Govern
er's seal. BY the Governor, J. Z. Tin
dal, Secretary Of State"
Some who read it thought seriously
of it, others joked about it, and while
some were reading it they jorularly re-
marked: "Take of your hat"
MAKING FUN OF TI1LMAN.
I There was not much talk about the
proclamation and those who thought
seriously Of it said there was no ocea-
sion for it and it could not accomplish
any good; and it was not long after l
arrived here that heard of the fiasco
of the Bishopvile campany, which
had been forwarded on train of q
minimum speed of thirty miles an
hour to relieve horror-stricken people.
No one seemed to know exactly why
they had so unceremoniously left the
city on the same train on which they
had arrived. I, however, found that
Sheriff Scarborough was able to ex-
plain the matter to some extent.
THE PASSING OF THE EBIssoPvILLE GUARDs
He said: During the day I received
telegram frum the captain OF the
company, which read as follows:
Sheriff Scar borough: Meet the Bish-
opville Guards at Cheraw and Darling
ton depot.
(Signed.) W. S. JAMES,
Commanding.
On the receipt of this telegram I
went to the Cheraw and Darlington
depot and met the captain. He in
formed me that he had been ordered
here and to report to a constable. l
told him I did not think he could re"
port to any constable at this time, as it
was not very probable there was any
about. T told the captain there was
a dying constable in Jail, and that I
feared he would be lynched during the
night, and I demanded his protection.
lfHe went off to consult the lieutenants
and afterwards the members of his
company on the other side of the track.
AS was tired waiting for his answer
and wanted 70 60 up town I sent Mr..
Carter to find the decision of the COM
pany in the matter. When Mr.. Car
ter returned be said the Bishopville
Guards had left on the train on which
they had arrived and by that time were
probably half way to Florence. / asked
the bus to wait on me and went up
town without hearing any more from
the Guards and have not since seen
anything of them. Sheriff Scarborough