The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-21
TOM DELK TAKEN TO TOWN.
HE HOLDS Up A HUNTER AND THE
LATTER OVERPOWERs HIM.

The Capture Effected siugIc-Hand-
ed and One OF the PIuckicSt on
Record-The Outlaw Had Robbed
the Nimrod and Was Firing Isis
Gun When the Latter suddenly
spranE Upon Him and Made Him "A
Prisoner.
sriin Ca. May 3l.-This afternoon ].
H 1IcWiiliams at Senoia. town ABOUT j.
miles from this place. started out on
squirrel huns. but before his return he
had captured the biggest game that had
been caught in thar section for many
years. ard AR. McWl,l.ams was not lunt-
ing this kind Of game either. Mr. McWN-
l5ams Is a quiet. conservative citizen and
when he found trace of the same that be
was after squirrels stopped in the woods
and waited for the squirrel TO appear.
While waiting about o'clock. be heard
a slight noise aSd turned 10 find himself
looking down the barrel Of rifle and be-
hind the rifle was no less a person than the
notorious outlaw Tom Delk. Mr.. Delk,
prefaced his remarks by requesting Mr..
NcWhiams 10 hold up his hands which
he promptly did. Delk then proceeded to 20
through Mr.. McWIlliams after the most
approved method, relieving him of his
money, watch, gun and ammunition and
talking all the time I'm very threatening
manner.
His next move was to take McWilIams
gun and shoot out the loads, intending
presumably to give back the weapon. but
he never got the chance. Mr.. MeW illiams
is large and muscular man, much strong
er than Delk. and when the gun was rails
ed, he took advantage of the opportunity
and jumped on Delk, knocked him down
and subdued him and at the point of the
OuLlEW own gum marched MIN into Sen
ola, where he was taken IN charge by the
proper officials and Will be sent to At
murderers Of Sheriff Gwinn. His father is
now in jail at Atlanta. Tom Langford is
still al large, but probably Will be captured
soon.
BY the Southern Associated Press.
Atlanta. Ca. May pa special from
Senoia, Ca, TO the Constitution tells of the
capture Of the desperate, Tom Delk. who
is wanted for the murder of Sheriff Gwynn
OF Meriweuher county. Delk was captur-
ed by 7; II. Now iiliams, farmer, In a
hand-to-hand light. Delk was heavily
armed. hiding in the woods. At SenOia
he told the story of his capture. He
said that he was sitting out in the woods
when McWillams came up and ordered
him 10 throw his rife down. But Delk
did not do IL. Instead he sprang behind
a tree and then commanded Williams TO
throw down his pistol. This McWilliams
did. Delk made him give up all his
money and then began to deliberate Nc
Williams proposed that they lay in wait
for man who would soon be along with
500. While they We're talking McWilliams
jumped on Delk. They fought for fifteen
minutes. Delk tried to get his pistol to
Kill McWilliams. Finally McWilliams
snatched It and dubbed the desperate
with it. Then McWilhams marched his
prisoner half a mile 10 his own farm
house, and had the bell rung for help.
When the farm hands came they chained
Dek and started with him for Seuoia
Delk fought against being put on the
train for Atlanta, and he was chained
securely TO a wagon and started across
the country for Atlanta, thirty miles
away. They expect TO reach Atlanta
about 3 o'clock in the morning.