The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-24
THE PRISONER TAKEN FROM JAIL.
Brought to Savannah
Under Guard.

Two hundred of Savannah's troops went
to Darien yesterday afternoon under the
Governors orders to bring negro pris-
oner charged with rape to Savannah and
TO suppress a threatened outbreak by arm
ed negroes.
Capt. NJ A. O'Byrne, adjutant
of the First Regiment of In
fantry TO whom the Governors
order, addressed to the commanding Of
fcer of the troops at Savannah, was
turned over, at once notified the officers
OF the regiment, and it was not long be-
fore the men were at the ar
mory. In surprisingly short time they
were equipped and on the way to Darlen
under command of Capt. p. f. Gleason of
the Irish Jasper Greens, senior officer of
the regiment. The detachment consisted
of the Republican Blues, Irish Jasper
Greens, German Volunteers Oglethorpe
Light Infantry and Savannah Cadets. AS
the regiment passed the armory of the
Georgia Hussars, that command fell in
line.
Florida Central and PenlnsuIar. with one
of its swiftest engines. The run to Oar
len Junction was made in short order
Some of the men caught the time between
mile posts and found that It was but ff
ty-four seconds. The distance was made
in an hour and half, the troops arriv-
ing in Darien just before dark The trip
over the Darien and Western, which is
twenty-one miles from Darien junction
was much slower than that over the
Florida Central and Peninsular but the
distance was short, and the men, impa-
tent to reach the scene of action and anx-
ious to share in any scrap that might be
In progress or imminent, had no lengthy
test of their patience The thought
ranked, however, that there had been an
other company ahead of them. as it was
reported that the Waycross Rifles
had also been ordered TO the scene and had
already arrived. Al the glory was vvanta1
by the Savannah soldiers. if glory
there was to be won, and they knew il
was rather likely that one company wouId
have been enough TO put down mob of
Darien negroes. The event proved. though
that their fears were without reason. as
II developed that they were The first on
the scene. The Darien Dragons. a semi
defuuct military organization. had been
rejuvenated for the occasion and was as
sembled at its armory, though il took no
part in the work against the mob. The
company Stood ready, but there was no
need for its services
on the way down Capt. Gleason called
the officers into his car for a consultation.
He wished TO make arrangements for the
entry into Darien. 1t was suggested that
there would possibly he danger Of the mob
firing on the train. If It were ugly. and
II might therefore, I've a wise measure to
pick number of men from each company
to stand on the platforms and on the en-
gine to return the fire. That was done.
the details taking their places at Darien
junction. They loaded their pieces am
mun.uon having been issued 10 an the
companies ou the way down, but there
was no occasion 10 use them.
The Town Filled with Negroes.
Darien wore no perfectly peaceful air
as The train pulled N. There was no ap-
appearance Of riot or disorder. but 81 was
noticed that negroes We're ln evidence ten
90 one, white people being seen only here
ana there. Crowds of %, gro men and wo-
men were about no" depot evidently great
~ Impressed with the troops The half
Of them looked as II they did not know
whether Co run or stand, accordingly both
moasares were taken some breakins ga
"Aa flight, while Others STOOD sllien.s