The record-union., 1899-08-27

DARIEN (Ga.), Aug. 26.-The round
up of riotous negroes in Mcintosh
County by the military to-day resulted
in the surrender of Henry Delagell. the
murdered of Deputy Sheriff Townsend,
and the location for future arrest of
DelagelPs brother and the woman di-
rectly implicated in the killing.
Delagell's surrender was made to
Lieutenant Wood. in charge of a de-
tachment of thirty Savannah soldiers
stationed fifteen miles in the country
to back up the Sheriff's posse who were
securing the swamps
Delagell tonight stated that he sur
rendered to the troops for protection,
as he saw the Sheriff's posse was clos
ing in on him and his capture was
only matter of a few hours or min
utes.
The arrest of Delagell and the ar
rival of reinforcements for the military
seem to have broken the backbone of
the defiance of the law by the negroes.
"A whole regiment of troops are now
on duty in and about Darien. under
command of Colonel Lawton, but it is
not believed there will be further
bloodshed. There are still several ring
leaders of the blacks wanted by the
officers of the law. Unless they come
in and surrender or are brought in by
their friends and turned over to the
authorities, the troops will go after
them tomorrow
The courthouse here has been turned
into barracks for the soldiers Many
of them tonight are completely ex-
hausted, having been on duty for three
days and two nights.
At noon to-day a courier from the
swamp, eighteen miles out, arrived and
reported that the negroes had congre-
gated in and around the house of the
Delagells, six miles from the swamp,
and would not surrender or permit the
Delagells to be taken. The Sheriff, with
a posse of 100 men, went 70 the Della
gell house, but returned without max
ing an attack. He gave out the infor-
nation that he would need more men
to enforce a demand FOR the much
wanted negroes, and set about enlarg-
ing his posse.
Colonel Lawton. after communicating
with Governor Gambler ordered the
Liberty Independent troop Of light
cavalry here, and they left Jones' sta
tion almost Immediately, and came
through the country over the wagon
roads, a distance Of twenty-five miles,
arriving about 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Colonel Lawton asa ordered the First
Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, at Sa-
vannah, to proceed at once to Darien.
They reached here this afternoon at
o'clock Colonel Lawton has ordered
tents and camp equipments for the
men in case they are needed.
1t had been reported here that 1000
negroes were in the vicinity Of isela-
CELLS house, having come from all
parts of Liberty and Mcintosh Count
les Reconnoitering was done by cour-
ier but as the negroes were scattered
for several miles through the swamp,
their number was not definitely ascer-
tained.
Colonel Lawton. late in the afternoon,
ordered the Fourth Regiment, with
camps at Brunswick. 'Valdosta, Way
cross and other towns in this section,
to be prepared to move at a moments
notice The soldiers ar Brunswick and
Waycross are in their armories await
ing orders to proceed to Darien.
The white people were aroused for
miles around, and came in during the
day in large numbers and every avail
able man in Mcintosh County is depu-
tized by Sheriff Blount. but still he
could not muster a very large posse.
The negroes number five to each white
man. Business is suspended in Darien
for the time being, and it is reported
that farms in the county have been
temporarily abandoned