The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19
CHARLESTON .MUDDLE
ENDS IN TRAGEDY
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the shooting, ordered the Washing
ton Light Infantry, Charleston COM
pany, to the scene. The company
with bayonets fixed, quickly cleared
the streete outside the building where
1t was feared trouble would develop.
Later the guardsmen aided the police
and special deputies In patrolling the
street and remained on duty late
tonight.
BATTALION IN READINESS.
The entire First Battalion, Second
Regiment, y. G.. S. c.. located here.
was ordered held at the armories
ready for eventualities. Governor
Manning also ordered local dispen-
sarles closed until further notice.
There were only small groups of men
on the streets tonight and there was
no outward evidence that there might
be more disorder.
The military is under command Of
Col. +. NJ. Blythe Of Greenville. in the
absence of Adiutant General Moore
who is attending the rifle match at
Jacksonville. Colonel Blythe came
here last night on instructions from
Governor Manning.
Charleston has been prepared for
trouble as the result OF the urinary
Last Monday night Governor Man
ming ordered four companies Of ma
uonal guard and three divisions of
naval militia held ready at their
armories to take over police duties If
necessary. Tuesday. the primary
day passed quietly. however. and at
O'Clock "Wednesday morning the
Euardsm"n were relieved.
Followers Of Mavor John p crooo
an asDirant for denomination. charp
ed that Governor Manning was trving
TO interfere with the primary thern,
nv favoring the faction led by Iris
trim T. HYDE. This IVES denied.
Unofficial tahulation of the returns
showed that Major HYDE had been
nominated bv majority Of 10 votes
More than 100 votes were contested
bv the Grace adherents and the citv
executive committee met TODAY TO
canvass the returns.
EXTRA POLICEMAN ON HAND
Bitterness engendered by a cam
paign in which personalities over
shadowed real issues. the presence Of
the militia on primary day. and the
closeness OF the vote created such
threatening atmosphere that manv
extra policemen were detailed in and
N 'front.' OF the building where the
meeting was to take place. The build
sized
crowd in front was held in check by
the officers
lust as the meeting was TO he
called to order someone in hallway
Hd'oining the committee room started
q night. During the scuffing. shout
ing and iammire in the hallway
some one in ~" committee room fired
Sh"t and the real fight was on
'Hlcemen in the hallway and com
mn'"e room seemed nownrlesS. Soy.
H""l niStnls wern brought into n1n .
H"d as the firing continued amid tbs
s"ra mble TO escane. yelling and cries
~ the wounded. some one threw
tree ballot boxes out OF the win.
Gows.
COHEN'S DEATH WOUND.
Cohen was making for a window
when struck. pistol over which
two men were fighting discharged and
the bullet gave him his mortal
wound. Whether any OF the wound.
ed were really participating in the
melee was not known tonight.
When the shooting was heard In
the crowd outside the building trou.
BILE was threatened for time. The
extra force OF police held the crowd
IN check and hurry call was sent to
NNerir Martin and message was
sHnt to Governor Manning. The gov.
ernor Immediately ordered out the
Washington Light Infantry and the
members OF the company were on the
scene within a short time after the
hrSt shot was fired. The governor
then ordered that the entire battalion
be held ready at its armory.
Two ballot boxes thrown from the
window durinp the disturbance were
recovered and as far as known tn.
niPht none Of the boxes is MISSING
~ "Hs said tOnioht that the avocu.
tive committee would make another
e""rt tomorrow to canvass the re-
turns
MILITIA ON ALERT.
Nothing was known publicly n
Charleston OF Governor Manning
intention to call the military again
until Colonel Edeeworth NJ Blytbe
ot TN" First Infantry arrived at :
o CLOCK this morning from his home
IN Greenville and after a conference
~ MS hotel with Sheriff Martin and
Na'or Silcox, directed that two com.
pantes of the Second Regiment the
washington Light Infantry and the
, German Fusilliers. be put under arms
al once. Turning out Immediately
these admirable commands were held
IN their armories subject to call from
the civil authorities.
Martial law not having been pro.
claimed, the military could not ACT
i.rther except on request OF the
sherin. No call for their service,
was made until the executive commit.
tee meeting had broken up in smok,
ano blood. Colonel Blythe ther