The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-08
OLD MAN DELK A PRISONER.
THREE DETECTIVES OF ATLANTA
CAPTURE HIM NEAR sENOIA.

His son Fires on the Officers and Es-
cnpes Under Ffre-The Detectives
Think They Put "a Bullet in His
Back Relative of One of the
DeIIs Gang Led The DeIISs Into a
Trap.
Atlanta Ca. May Taylor Delk, the
PIKE county desperate. with a prize of
500 on his head for the killing OF Sheriff
Gwiun and wounding several of his posse,
who were trying 10 arrest him and his son,
Tom. was landed In jail here to-day.
lie was captured last night in a swamp
two miles and a half from Senoia by De-
tecLves Looncy. Mehaffey and Hewitt.
For two weeks Detective Looney has
been in the neighbOrhood of Servia. hunt
ing for Delk and his gang. Friday Detec-
tives Mehamey and Hewitt went TO Senoia,
where they Joined Looney in the man
hunt, and were with him last night.
Since the killing of Sheriff Gwinn at the
house Of the Delks, the old man and his
son have been hiding in the swamps near
Senoia.
AT the house on the night of the killing
was Tom LangfOrd. This man was with
the Deiks. and was aided TO escape by
his uncle, John LangfOrd- The Delks knew
that John Langford mad aided one OF
the gang 10 escape, and for that reason
had confidence in him. Detective Looney
secured the aid of this man. who be-
trayed the outlaws into the hands of the
officers.
Last night the Delks, father and son.
went with Langford 10 a swamp near
LanslOrd would meet them. The detecc
tives had hid behind pile of bush and
with their guns concealed, waited Tor the
When the critical moment arrived Lang
ford lost his nerve and yelling ran into
N-aaa o Ia aaaA fnaa
gun carried by old man Delk and jerked it
from him, but Tom Delk began nrlng at
the officers one of the bullets from his re-
VolVer burning a hole in Detective Loon
ey's coat. The detectives fired at Tom
Delk as he ran away and they think he
was shot in the back. This morning they
brought old man Delk heavily troned 10
SenOia, and then TO Atlanta. They We're
met at Senoia by hundreds Of people VINO
heard of the capture, but no attempt was
made TO lynch Delk. All along the line OF
the Atlanta and West Point road the de-
tectiVes We're met by crowds of people
who had heard Of the capture Delk was
much alarmed, as he expected an attempt
to KIN him.
old man Delk is a typical desperate in
appearance. He is tall and angular, with
little gray eyes that roll nervously about
as he talks Il amt no desperate charac-
ter" he said this morning after he was
placed in a cell, and / amt hunting no
trouble with any man. don't want to XIII
no body and don't want no body 10 XIII
me-"
When asked If the published reports that
he had intended to surrender to Joe Allen,
the self-appointed detective, who mar
ried his daughter a few days ago, were
true, he said THAT was a lie from the
start to the finish. 1 never saw that boy
but once in my life, and just wish
had him here now, and 1 don't think l
had any idea of giving up. Some people
have said things against my daughter, but
they are good girls and / will stake my
life on it, / would rather have seen my
daughter dead than for her to marry thar
fellow"
house when the killing of Sheriff Quinn
was DONE When asked why he ran away
If he was innocent, he laughed and said:
when a hundred half-drunken men
swear they are going to hang you, it's
time to take to the bushes"
The Atlanta detectives will continue
their efforts to capture Tom Delk