The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
MARTIAL RULE IN DARIEN.
NEGRO mon TURNED OFT TO PRO-
TECT BLACK LEADER.

Sheriff Forced to Take His Prisoner Back
and Carried tho Man to savannah-Clash
Between Races Ia Still Greatly Feared.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. Aug 23.-One thousand or
more armed negroes captured the seaport
town OF Darien. near hero. to-day and pre-
vented the Sheriff from removing Henry Dom
egal. negro politician. from Darien to tho
train for Savannah. where he was to be carried
for safe keeping. Donegal has been In jail in
Darien for week charged with assaulting a
white woman. and the negroes OF the
surrounding country. believing that he was to
he lynched, massed and confronted the Sheriff
this morning as he was carrying Donegal to
the train. They demanded Donegal's return
to the Jail. The white people OF Darien then
wired Gov. Gambler for assistance. and he
despatched three military companies from
Savannah to the place. They were hurried to
Everett on special train and there trans
ferred to another special train with two engines
They arrived In Darlen tonight. ninety strong.
quick march was made to the jail and mob
OF several hundred negroes was dispersed.
Donegal was taken out OF the Jail between
rows OF fixed bayonets and escorted at double
quick TO the railroad station. where the train
was waiting.
Forty-fve OF the soldiers were placed on
board and the train pulled out for Savannah
with them and the prisoner
The other forty Ave. strengthened by the
M"lntosh Light Dragons Of Darien and tho
surrounding county and armed citizens then
began to patrol the town. They will aid Sheriff
Blonnt tonight in arrestinE many OF the me-
Rroes who held the sheriff and his prisoner up
this morning and whose Identity is fully
known.
The negroes OF Camden county got the idea
that tho whites were going to lynch Done
gal. and as his trial was set for an early
date they had been armnR themselves and
guarding the Jail for several nights. To-day
whom rumors were afloat that mob was COM
ing from Liberty county to take Donegal out
and lynch him Sheriff Bount decided to re-
move his prisoner to Savannah. The negroes
around the jail gave the alarm. and It was
quickly carried through town by the incessant
ringing OF the negro church bells. This bell
ringing was done by previous arrangement.
and the blacks swarmed In from all the sur
rounding places. The lumber mills we're de-
serted and had to shut down. and every raft
in the rivers was deserted by its men who
fiocked to the jail armed with rifles. shotguns
and other weapons
Negro men. women and children were in
the crowd. which grew to 900 or more, and
eRal.
The whites Of Darien were unprepared for
the attack and were powerless to help the
Sheriff He quickly carried Donegal back to
jail In response to the negroes demands and
wired the Governor for aid The coming OF
the soldiers has temporarily restored quiet
but more trouble is feared. and the
IN llitia in Brunswick and Savannah 10 holding
itself In readiness to go to Darlen.
Great excitement prevails all over this Sec
tion in regard to the situation. and inquiries
and proffers Of aid are pouring into Darien
from every place near by. The negroes out
number the whites about ten to one in Darien.
Additional Savannah militia reached Darien
late tonight. making tho total number 200.
Judge Sea brook OF the Darien Court arrived
on the last train. and made a speech to the as
sembed negroes, assuring them OF a fair trial
for Donegal. Sixty-two soldiers are patroling
Darien's Streets together with armed bodies
OF citizens.