Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-27

WCMAN DIRk1lI1 lMFLllsA-
TED IN THE MURDER OF DEP
UTY SHERIFF TOWNSEND,
HAVE BEEN LOCATED AND
WILL. BE ARRESTED-A WHOLE
REGIMENT OF SOLDIERS ON
THE GROUND. BUT FURTHER
BLooDSHED is NOT EXPECTED.
DARIEN, Ga, August 26.-The
roundup OF riotous negroes in McIn-
tosh county by the military to-day re-
suited in the surrender of Henry Dele
gal, the murderer of Depty Sheriff
Townsend. and the location for future
arrest of Delegals brother and the
woman directly implicated in the kill
ing.
Delegal'a surrender was made tc
Lieutenant o. Wood, in charge OF de-
tachment of thirty Savannah soldiers
stationed fifteen miles in the country
to back up the sheriff's posse, who are
securing the swamps. Delegal to-
night stated that he surrendered to the
troops for protection, as he saw the
sheriff's posse was closing in on him
and his capture was only matter OF
few hours or minutes. The arrest
of Delegal and the arrival OF reinforce
ments Of the military seems to have
broken the backbone of the defiance
of the law by the negroes. A whole
regiment of troops is now on duty IN
and about Darien, under command OF
Colonel Lawton, but il Is not believed
there will be further bloodshed. There
are still several ringleaders of the
blacks wanted by the officers OF the
law. Unless they come In and sur
render or are brought IN by thelr
friends and turned over to the author
flies the troops will go after them to-
morrow.
After a night of intense anx--
iety with the militia on every
street and all white citizens I'M
der arms at their homes and at
the iail, the day began with no par
ticular incident. The court house had
been turned into a barracks for the
soldiers and those who were not con-
stantly kept on duty We're allowed 70
rest here. Many OF them tonight ara
completely exhausted, nnng bon -
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 Governor Gambler in Atlanta. At
noon courier from Swamp, eighteen
miles out, arrived and reported that the
negroes had congregated in and around
the house of the Delegals, six miles
from the swamp, and would not SUR
render or permit the Delegals to DO
taken. The sheriff, with posse OF a
hundred men, went TO the Delegais
house and returned without making an
attack. He gave out the information
that he would need more men to en-
force a demand for the much wanted
negroes and set about enlargtng his
posse. Col. Lawton. after commune
eating with Governor Gambler, ordered
the Liberty Independent troop OF light
cavalry here, and they left Jones Sta
ton almost Immediately and came
through the county over the wagon
road. distance Of fifteen miles, arrly-
ing about O'Clock this afternoon.
Col IAwton also ordered the First
regiment Georgia volunteers at Savan-
nah to proceed at once TO Darien. They
reached here this afternoon at o'clock
Col Lawton has ordered tents and all
camp equipments for the men Ia case
1t is needed.
II has been reported here that enc
thousand negroes were in the vicinity
Of DelegaTs house, having come from
all parts OF Liberty and Mcintosh
counties. Accommodating was done by
couriers. but as the negroes are scat
tered for several miles through the
swamp their numbers were no etdflnite-
Nv agcertalned Col Lawton, late In
the afternoon, ordered the Fourth reg
iment, with companies at Brunswick,
Valdosta, Wayeross and other towns in
this section. 10 be prepared 10 move at
moments notice The soldiers at
Brunswick and Waycross are in their
armories awaiting orders TO proceed 10
Darien. The white people are aroused
for miles around. and came In during
the day in large numbers and every
available white man in Mcintosh coun-
ty was deputized by Sheriff Blount.
But still he could not muster very
large posse. The negroes number FIVE
TO each white III. and outside assist
ance was considered necessary BUSH
ness is suspended in Darien for the
time being. and IL Is reported that
farms in the country have been tenn
pcrarily abandoned.
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