The Pike County Journal. Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia, Jan. 10, 1896 He’s a Dollyvarden! Delk Is Into It Again, For Highway Robbery. Last Saturday night Bob and Henry Connally, two very old bachelor brothers who lived together, near Warnerville, Meriwether county, were assaulted and beaten up badly by two men who, no doubt, intended to rob the old men of some money they were supposed to have. The men were thwarted in their purpose by Mr. Clark Sullivan, who chanced to be passing the home and heard the old men crying for aid. The would-be robbers escaped. A few days after, on strong suspicion, Taylor Delk, a notorious character who makes his headquarters at Concord and operates throughout the adjacent country, was arrested and given a committal trial. He was placed under a $500 bond, which he was unable to make there and asked to be carried to Senoia, where he said he had friends. The officers in charge started with him to that place, but on the way Delk picked his chance and made good his escape. The officers are eager to recapture him, as he is a bad character. One of the old men is badly hurt and there is but little hope of his recovery. The people are very much incensed at such an outrage. Sometime ago, Delk was accused of robbing an old man by the name of Harris in this county. Later on he was arrested in Griffin for cow stealing. He is from Atlanta, and could not live there on account of pesky police who are always putting their noses in other people’s business. (Transcribed 11/15/02 Lynn Cunningham)