The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-24
TROOPS SAVED DARlEN.
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whipped from their holsters The tu1z-
zles of tho nls,,ss neo,..f from, tb.. y.in.
-,
"O"S' '"" '''e cars i"l''S "'9'l'o WIN
! them il would have been sight worthy
| OF the Cuban war had there been only
! day,ieht for lis aisr,oV
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i"' 'O"N"E "' tue me" III 'ne N"'3
went for naughC however. They could
get no glimpse Of those who had fired At
/ the train nor or tho man ,rb, how'd
49,.
'"0 'NNN '"V"an 1t was uaNe-'H6 ~
no l'st speed the train was yet getting
on rapidly enough for Il to have passed
the SPOT before the soldiers co1ld rstur,
the fire. In any event. il would have
boon al tho flashes nlono that they coull
fire for The 1arkn,-4 ohscured every
thing There Wos no iitte iolfng among
the men after the incident each telling
OF how fast the others had moved ana
how small they had made themselves
1t was AT $50 when the train left Oar
len The run back 10 Savannah was slow
ana il was no4 until 11.3o That the danht
was reached The commands were at
once formed and marched TO the ian as
an escort for the negro. sheriff Bloint
lodged him safely
Al the companies of the FIRST Reg
ment then nartook Of the Hospitality OF
the Georgia Hussars. Lieut. 4 & l.
Cunningham. who was i'm command in
vted Capt G.oasou TO bring the com
panies to The Hussars' club. telephone
instructions having been sent i'm from down
the road to have everything In read ness
for the entertainment of the tirsd ana
thirsty soldiers
The regiment was brought 10 n halt ON
| Liberty street lust east of Rul The or
der was present arms. and the tIussars
marched by at the port. The regiment
followed INTO the club and tbo davis hat
ment of the refreshments the companies
returned TO their quarters aud mt mn
Their equipment
ncItcco,.s 4iioo,., c.,...
Nhetuer beueSal is guilty Is a question
upor winch the people Of Darien are d.
tlu5u II Is quite generally believed mat
ne - nor Builty OF me CRIME with Whlch
~ -, 10 .""'S gu 'l'ousH lHele are some VINO
sly 'i%uInoe TO 'ne story oil me woman
sue mas reached oepth OF
Of ara 80" as' ~ nJ Selv,u
gro to a certain extent. though the svm-
patty is linked with loathing and abhor-
renee, for the thought of his alliance Grim
inally with the woman. even with her CON
sent, is repuguant. He stouty denies his
guilt and asserts that he Is innocent, not
only OF rape, but OF any intimacy with the
woman.
Some two weeks ago Matilda Ann Hope.
young white woman of some % years,
! gave birth to a colorod child The woman
lives about twelve miles northwest of Da-
| rien. 1t is claimed by her father that
! he knew nothing Of her condition until
| about a month or so ago Her husband.
/ however, the story goes, had learned of
/ IL and deserted her
1t was upon the birth Of the baby that
/ the woman made her charge. She told of
! a story of force, threats and terrible treat
ment that, If true merits awful punish
| ment for Dellegal but. The woman's
! father swore out the warrant for Dele
| gals arrest the account his daughter
| gave him of the assault upon her being
| believed by him.
She said 1t was last December that the
! deed was done. Her father, brothers and
| husband had gone fishing The hour was
| late and she had retired. leaving the door
| unlocked for the convenience of her rela-
! tives on their return DellegaI she says.
was to have gone with the white men on
their fishing expedition, but knowing they
would be away he chose that night as an