The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-26
MOVING ON THE MURDERERS.
ARMED POSSE OF WHITES LOOK
ING FOR THE DELEGALs.


pected and Posses Will Attack the
Entrenched Mob To-day.
Darien, Ga. Aug. 25.-The riot situation
between the whites and blacks is more in
tensiied in Mcintosh county tonight
than at any time since Wednesdays out
break of the negroes. The scene of action
has been transferred from Darien to the
country districts.
To-day Sheriff Blount sent the following
TO Gov Gambler: please order Liberty
Independent Troop to report to me, mount
ed. at once. Situation critical One depu-
tv killed; another wounded.
IT b. Blount, Sheriff"
Col. A. r. Lawton, commander of the
First Georgia Regiment, also wired the
Governor to send a quantity of carblnes
and supply of ammunition for the soldiers.
The sheriff and his deputies continue to
make arrests of the rioung negroes and
the jail has a large number in it notwith-
standing the fact that it has been relieved
of some This was precautionary meas
ure to prevent an attack on the Jail by the
negro friends of those imprisoned. The
situation here is regarded as critical, al
though with determined military control,
1t is thought further trouble can be pre-
vented The negroes apparently have no
leader upon whom they can rely. 1t is
estimated that the negroes outnumber the
white people in this part of Georgia five
TO one, and the whites are consequently
apprehensiye.
Every man of family in Darien is guard
ing his house, while the military are
patrolling the streets or resting on their
arms prepared for immediate call. Rein
forcements of whites have been asked
from Brunswick, and all the tug boats
of the Darien and Sapelo Towboat Com
pany have been called in by General
Manager R. d. Wylly to use in the emer-
gency of sending for men.
The steamer Iris has gone to Savannah
with negro prisoners from the jail here
under military escort, and the steamer
Crescent City has been dispatched by
Manager Wylly to Brunswick to bring
over all the armed men that can come
70 help search for the negro murderers
and their friends who aided in the killing
of Special Deputy Sheriff Joseph Town
send to-day and the wounding of Special
Deputy o. Hopkins.
The people living at 1.-The Ridge" Da-
rens swell resort have appealed for mill
tary guards, and tonight a detachment
OF fifteen soldiers are plcketed around,
aiding white residents in guard duty. The
remainder are parolling Darien's streets.
Today's developments were precipitated
by the willful murder of Deputy Townsend
aud the wounding of Deputy Hopkins Del
legal, the negro about whom the Darien
trouble originated several days ago had
two sons who were ringleaders among the
rioters. These two sons were wanted, and
Deputies Townsend and Hopkins volun-
teered to arrest them. The negroes lived
several miles from Darien, and at ;
O'Clock this morning Townsend and Hop
kins drove to their cabin
Arrived there, Hopkins knocked and the
door opened with the negroes standing in
ia woman looked out and seeing only two
men, showed double-barreled gun for
ward and, ordered the Deilegals to shoot
Inc first load of buckshot tore Deputy
townsend frightfully and the next man.
sied Deputy Hopkins shoulder. Hopkins
returned the fire, and the negroes re-
treated
Hopkins then went for his buggy and
returned to face a mob of negroes that
sWarmed from the cabin, threatening to
mn nm With gun in hand and bleed
ing shoulder, Hopkins defied the mob ana,
P4aclng Townsend in the buggy drove off
with him.
Towns nd died in Hopkins arms while
~ route home. His body was brought T. ere
"Nutr military escort to-day and turned
over 70 the Masons. Capt. Grayso1 aGd all
We inlhtary turned out and presented arms
a. 'he body passed heir armoly.
X x, Hopkins, brother of the wounded
man, and party and w. r. Townsend ana
son' Al rod brother and nephew cf The
H.u Icd man, rived his afternoon fiom
DI uhS"ick, and a conference was .mme-
Nidle heli with the author. ties The
s"trl1 posse left tonight by the public
toau tor south Newport, and the citizens
Posse teit by special train for the slme
ont wnere they viii find hcrces awaiting
t'etH' var that point infoima ion comes
t',at u negroes are massed ard tntre CHI
~ dense swamp to protect The Dele
eos ana thcir woman comOani- H.
rom south Newport the two posses will
move at daybreak to Riceboro where ii
understood the Liberty Independent
ltoop forty strong will meet them. Bv
~ hour the Brunswick reinforcements
".i reach them by special train, and the
lure Iorce viii move In wall-lika array
rough the swamp and arrest all armed
eeutl returning to Darien tonight
5.a}e that the negroes are strongly en-
uNHehed and have thrown out pickets to
arm me main mob when the whites draw
t'sar' II Is expected that by noon to-mor-
~" every negro Will be captured, but
l'ous trouble Is feared before the can
'os are effected. The negroes have sent
'fd they viii not submit to arrests. and
whites are determined to bring them
il The firing on Daren and West
man ana passenger rains continues
l aA train crews ana station men are
Wis armed.
mayor kenan ordered all The barr ons
"a day ard they are w und r
""+rE turFen u nee by Conf. Grayson 5
10 be kept e'ostd until an noIbie II
several famllles have bacn senta away
'nht Inc men could JON ~ searching
nc negroes. Mayor Kenan ana other
~ cbiz rs say TIC people greatly go-
'H tAe pr sent situation but that th
are wh.liy resp nib itCapt.
20 says ihe - uat on seems fnore