The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-18

! wait for some time, aud finally the sheriff
and his posse and teams showed up.
THE RIDE TO MosELY HALL.
The horses were driven slowly along the
road so as to have as little noise as possible
They passed through Mossly Hall shortly
before O'Clock, and when within half a
mile of the DeLauter house stopped and
httched the horses In the woods of the road.
The party went the rest Of the way on
foot. The house is an old-fashioned log
structure, known as a double pen" with
wide doorless hall through the center, and
rooms on both sides. 1t Is IN an oak thicket,
facing west, with a large vineyard on the
north and a swamp on the west.
THE GUARD AROUND THE HOUSE.
Detective jackson stationed his men 80
that any one attempting to escape from the
house in either direction would have TO face
two or three heavily armed men, who, if
compelled, were ready to shoot to kill. In
a few minutes Detective Grim, who was
stationed behind the chimney. saw DeLauter
come to the window and gaze around for a
little while as il he suspected something
wrong. The detective laid low, and after
the robber had again retired he reported to
his chief what he had seen.
just as day was breaking jackson gave a
low whistle, the signal agreed upon, and
the detectives closed in around the house.
THE DETECTIVES CLOSE IN.
Then The orders were given briefly but to
the point. Detectives Bedford and Bssch
were to enter first and cover the robbers
with their pistols aud the rest Of the party
would follow aad iron them
DeLauters father had just come out OF
the house as the detectives reached il and
was talking to negro. jackson went to
MIN and asked il two young men named
DAVIS and White were stopping at his house.
DE replied no. While this conversation was
going on the officers had begun to move.
IN THE ROBBERS ROOM.
Detective Bedford was the frat 20 90 into
the room, and seeing DeLauter with his eyes
closed. apparently asleep and Turner and
Perkins in another bed wake, he made for
them and covered them with Detective
Wetherhorn's big Colts armory pistol
which he had brought from Savannah.
While Bedford was covering Turner and
Perkins his back was turned to DeLauter.
The robber leader had not been sleeping
when the detective entered, and be stealth
lily raised up and grasped his big 44-caliber
revolver and raised it to send bullet into
Bedford's back.
A GUN AT HIS HEAD.
Detective Basch sprang into the room
just at this moment. and, planting bis gun
almost against DeLauter's head, ne ordered
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had to deal with one Of the most deter
mined Of men DeLauter dropped the
revolver and surrendered The other de-
tectives then came into the room and put
the handouts and chnins upon them. They
were ell surprised and sullen and had little
TO say.
DeLauter's father, who is a lawyer,
rushed into the house while the detectives
were making the arrests and demurred at
the proceedings.
DE LAUTER'S PARENTS GIVE HIM UP,
Supt. Myers took him to one side, and,
after explaining the state of affairs, got his
consent not to throw any obstacles in their
way. DeLauter's mother was also much
excited, and spoke rather warmly about
having her boy treated in such
manner. Detective jackson told
her the story of her sons crime.
and added: "Your son, Mrs. DeLauter, is
very bad one He intended to bring
under your roof. had we not arrested him,
one of the most abandoned of women-a
woman Of the lowest grade nd palm her
off upon you as his wife"
When DeLauter's mother heard this she
broke down and cried bitterly and, going
ia her room, offered no further objection.
After letting the robbers put on their
clothes Detective jackson gave orders 10
start for Madison jail.