New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26
RACE RIOTS IN GEORGIA.
MUCH EXCITEMENT IN DARIEN. WHERE A
DEPUTY SHERIFF WAS KILLED

Dor,ar "a Aug 25-To-day was one or
great anxiety and intense excitement among
tho white people. An outbreak by the negroes
has been momentarily expected since the Kill
ING of Joseph Townsend prominent citizen
and deputy sheriff of this county, by John Der
gall. colored. last night To-day Sher1H biouii'
sent the following TO Governor Gambler:
Please order Liberty Independent Troop 10
renort to me- mounted, at once. situation crH-
ical One deputy killed another Wouhoeu
N' T. B. BLOUNT. Sheriff.
co,oro, 1outon late commander Of the %
Georgia Regiment, United States Volunteers
o,so te1epranbed the Governor to send guam
tity of carbines and ammunition for the soi-
d,ers Colonel I,awton has been ordered by the
Governor to take charge Of what troops may
he sent there He has enough men, II ls pe-
lieved. easily to handle the situation.
Tho seventv-fve members of the LIST Georgia
Regiment who were left here two days ago
when Deagall taken TO Savannah are
patrollng the town tonight. All saloons are
closed and the strictest order is maintained
Nearly every negro left town this evening, ana
tonight word comes that they are massed IN
DeIagalrs camp twelve miles from town. They
ore known 10 be armed and posse OF citizens
left on a special train for the place at o'clock
They will maintain guard over the negroes
and keep them from doing any damage In the
night. A telegram was sent TO Brunswick
urging all white citizens to come TO Darien.
boat was dispatched to carry them to this city,
and a special train will be ready In case more
want to come.
The presence OF the white men is wanted 10
overaWe the negroes who are well aware OF
their superiority in numbers The Sheriff and
his deputies continue to make arrests Of the
rjoting negroes. and the Jail has a large number
in il notwithstanding the fact that the town
boat Iris left this morning for Savannah with
twenty rioters. This a precautionary
measure to prevent an attack on the Jail by the
negro friends of those imprisoned, and to make
room for those arrested since the removal
The negroes apparently have no leader. 1t Is
estimated that the negroes outnumDer the white
reople in this part OF Georgia five to one, and
The latter are consequently apprehensiVe John
Delagall the negro who killed Deputy SherlH
Joseph Townsend and wounded Deputy Hopkins
last night cannot be found he is tne son i VI
Henry Delagall, whose arrest for assault started
tho race war The two deputies went last night
,o the house of Henry Delagall to arrest his
two sons John found at the house, ana
Townsend entered. The negro showed Wiling
ness TO accompany the officers. Hopkins. VINO
was in the moonlight OUTSIDE. was lolheu ID
Townsend and the two waited for the negro
70 come ont He came to the door, and negro
woman handing him gun. he nred on the Oh,
Ncers Tompkins died in few minutes. ana
was brought to this place by Hopkins VINO is
badly wounded. The white people thought inns
would be signal for attack' am u lna.S ~, 1
on their arms all night, as they VIII do to-nlgnt'
The county officials have offered SlOO Tor John
Delagail and Governor Gambler VIII De asheu
TO increase this amount