The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27
Situation as Critical.

Whites-GOv. Gambler Regards the
Situation as Critical.
DARIEN. Ga, Aug. 26-The roundup
OF riotous negroes in Mcintosh county
by the military today resulted in the
surrender of Henry Delagall, the mur-
derer of Deputy Sheriff Townsend, and
the location for future arrest of Della
CALLS brother and the women directly i'm
plicated in the killing
Delagalfs surrender was made to
Lieut.. o. Wood who, with a detachment of
Savannah soldiers, was stationed Is miles
in the country to back up the sheritfs
posse who were securing the swamps.
Delagall tonight stated that he surren,
dered to the troops for protection, as he
saw the sheriff's posse was closing in on
him, and his capture was only a matter
of a few hours or minutes.
The arrest of DelagaIl and the arrival
of reinforcements. for the military seem
to have broken the backbone Of the
defiance of the law by the negroes. A
in and about Darien, under command of
SOl Law IOIl, OuI II Is IOl DSI6N6Q In6I6
will be further bloodshed.
There are still several ringleaders of
the blacks wanted by the officers of the
law. Unless they come in and surrender
or are brought in by their friends and
turned over to the authorities the troops
will go after them tomorrow.
NIGHT OF ANXIETY.
Alton ,,jrl,+ of ;,,+apeo oovia+1, ,-i+L
the militia on every street and all white
citizens under arms at their homes and
at the jail, the day began with no par
ticular incident. The court house had
been turned into barracks for the SOL
diers, and those who were not constant
ly kept on duty were allowed to rest
there Many of them tonight are COM
pletely exhausted, having been on duty
for three days and two nights.
Col. LaWton was here at an early hour
keeping himself informed by courier, and
sending frequent messages to Gov. Cand-
Ter, in Atlanta. At noon a courier from
the swamp, eighteen miles out, arrived
and reported that the negroes had con-
gregated in and around the house of the
Delegalls, six miles from the swamp, and
would not surrender or permit the Del
agalls to be taken.
The sheriff, with a posse of 100 men,
went to the Delgalis house, but returned
without making an attack. He gave out
the information that he would need more
men to enforce demand for the much
wanted negroes and set about enlarging
his posse.
Col. Lawton, after communicating with
Gov. Gambler, ordered the Liberty Inde-
pendent troop Of right cavalry here, and
they left Jones station almost immedi-
ately and came through the county over
the wagon roads, distance of twenty
five miles, arriving about 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Col. Lawton also ordered the
First regiment, Georgia volunteers, at
| Savannah, to proceed at once to Darien.
They reached here this afternoon at G
o'clock. Col. Lawton has ordered tents
and all camp equipments for the men in
case it is needed.
NEGROES IN THE SWAMP.
1t had been reported here that 1000
negroes were in the vicinity of the Del
agalls house, having come from all parts
of Liberty and Mcintosh counties. Re-
connoitering was done by couriers, but
as the negroes are scattered for several
miles through the swamp their number
was not definitely ascertained.
| Col. LaWton, late in the afternoon, or
! dered the Fourth regiment with COM
| papies at Brunswick, Valdoosta, Way
| cross and other towns in this section, tC
! be prepared to move at a moments no.
tice. The soldiers at Brunswick and
! Waycross are in the armories awaiting
| orders to proceed to Darien The white
people were aroused for miles around
and came in during the day in large
numbers, and every available white mar
in Mcintosh county was deputized by
Sheriff Blount, but stiM he could not
muster a very large posse. The negroes
number five to each white man, and out
side assistance was considered necessary
Business is suspended in Darlen for the
time being, and it is reported that farm:
III the county have been temporarily
! abandoned.