The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-27
DELEGAL is UNDER ARREST.
THE OUTLOOK AT DARIEN MUCH
IMPROVED THEREBY.

other Arrests 10 BE Made before
Normal Conditions Are Restored.
story of the Arrest of the Murder
er of Townsend and the Movement
of the TPOOps-SOIdiers Prepared
for Campaign.
Darien. Ca, Aug. 26.-The roundup of
negroes in Mcintosh county to-day re-
suited in the surrender of Henry Delegal,
the murderer of Deputy Sheriff Townsend,
and the location for future arrest of Del
egaTs brother and the woman directly i'm
plicated in the killing.
DelegaIs surrender was made to Lieut..
Wood, in charge of a detachment of thirty
Savannah soldiers stationed fifteen miles
IN the country to back up the sheriffs
posse who were securing the swamps, and
Deegal tonight states that he surrender
"a to the troops for protection, as he saw
the sherif's posse was closing in on him,
and his capture was only a matter of a
few hours or minutes
As scheduled in these dispatches last
night the posse left at o'clock this
morning on horseback for a night ride to
the Delegal rendezvous in a thick swamp
The posse was composed of Deputy Sher-
in Tom Bailey, Richard d. Wylly, John
Hopkins. Charles Falton, George Smith,
Alex Bailey, Jim Townsend, Robert Ger
man, Lee Russel and Frank Wolfe of Nc
Intosh county, r. R. Hopkins w r.
Townsend, A. o. Townsend and c. w
Deming of Brunswick anu Joseph l.
Bond of Savannah These fifteen were
each mounted on good horses and armed
with Winchesters and fifty rounds of am
muuition.
SIX miles from Darien all of the posse
were sworn in as special deputy sher-
ifs, and in this order proceeded legally on
the man hunt.
Arrival of Reinforcements.
At o'clock the military special with
Lieut.. Leonard Wood, Lieut.. David Barrow
and twenty-five men left Darien. The two
forces combined at Eulonia on the rail-
road twelve miles from Darien and the
eherf's posse leading by half mile spread
over the country. Every negro was arrest
ell as the posse proceeded and held by de-
taehments for the approaching militia.
courier between the two forces carried
Information continually of the progress of
the hunt. Men, women and children were
Iiaced under guard to prevent Information
Icing carried across country TO the en-
trenched negroes, and five miles from Eu-
llnia where the road forks to The Deue-
gai stronghold and forms triangle around
big negro settlement. the troops halted
for conference. This resulted in the troops
marching down one road and the sherins
posse spreading for big drive of negroes
TO he thickest portion CT The swamp where
a battle was expected. This drive flushed
several parties of negroes before the grand
rush came, and when the Delegal swamp
stIement was approached the posse went
at tremendous ga,lop across an open
fed
At the swam9's edge heavy tangled
woods and vines impeded its progress and
a slow walk over raluesnake dens, swamp
tmler and bushes was made in sinE.e
file, und not word was spoken. Every
man was on the alert as negroes cou.d
have hidden by hundreds, and safey am
bushod every man without danger of be-
ing seen until too late.
when the open was again reached the
posse spread and across the country made
a run through rice feds and mud up to
the horses belly in many Places.
The Dolegal settlement sits on a bluff,
aud as the posse dashed up to the houses
negroes scurried to their holes like fright
ened rats Fights cabins were surround
cd, pckets strong out and each man,
beside his horse, prepared for fight.
The negroes sent their women and CHI
dren out, and this was followed by the
posse c.osng in, arresting all the men and
searching the premises. Search proved
iruitess, but confession of Delegars
whereabouts was obtained and the posse
divided, half going to the swamps.
Surrender of DeIegaI.
The swamps were being beaten closely,
While the military lined out on the bluff,
prepared 20 send volley into the OUT
pouring negroes as they came before the
posses. At the critical juncture Delegars
aged mother came out of the swamp with
request that Delegal be allowed to sur
render to the soldiers
Lieut. Wood took the matter in hand,
'nen, and after conference
with Messrs. Townsend, Robert Hop
ans and Deputy Sheriff Bailey,
the details Of surrender were left to Lieut..
wood to arrange. He did his dUtp splen-
olaiy' and after comforting with Delegars
mother She agreed to carry a detachment
OF soldiers 20 Dclegal.
Lieut.. Wood agreed on his part TO in
uoe the Messrs. Townsend ana Robert
HopAins especially, whom the negroes
t4"sl feared, and all the sheriif's posse. TO
4eaYe the immediate settlement.
me sheHus posse agreed to withdraw
iohs enough for Delesal to surrender and
t'"ul. Wood accordingly detailed Corpl.
4angford and Privates Kavapaurh ana
DOS stWick TO accompany Delegals mother
10 lae swamps
Iae troops withdrew to Eulonia and
wan me commissary supplies IN charge
~ oiney william Gignllliat of savan-
'l' De@au dinner the FIRST meal they had
eaten 10 twonty-four hours
a. % clock no word had come from the
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