The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
THE VOTE ON THE WHIPPING
QUESTION,
Commissioner Walker Says That He
Has MOI hnnt, Rn1ant.tA cd CArNACflV.

Com missioner Walker Says That He
Has Not been Reported Correctly
Editor Morning Ne,Us: In publish
ing my note to you you omitted
the first paragraph, which | think should
have been given to the public. Your com
ments on my letter compels me again to cor
rect you. did not express myself against
the resolution, and your statement that 81
expressed myself very decidedly against the
resolution" is utterly and absolutely
Incorrect You have misrepresented my
position entirely. ! was strongly III favor
of the resolution, and in my letter TO you
stated that | had not voted, because as
chairman do not vote except in case of
tie. This statement was made to meet
statement in the Ereuing Times that Com
missioners Walker, Estill and DOrsett voted
III favor of the resolution and
Lawton and Casey against it,"
The only remark made by me
during the discussion was, that the party
who had made the most serious statements
against the Chief of the Guard ,Schuman)
was one who had been an applicant for the
same position. Had your report of the
meeting stated that three Commissioners
favored and two opposed the resolution
directing the board to investigate the whip
ping" it would have been just as far from
stating the fact as your comment on my
position is. Since your report of the meet
ing appeared | have seen Commissioner
Casey, and he states that he did not vote in
the negative. / therefore am sustained in
the assertion that there was no negative
vote, and that the resolution was unani-
mously passed. ROBERT d. WALKER,
Chairman County Commissioners.
Savannah, Jan. %, 1888.
1t was hoped that the explanation given
in the MORNING NEWS of Monday would
have ended the matter of the vote of the
County Commissioners in regard to the in
vestigation of the brutal whipping of James
Collins at the convict camp. Had Col.
Walker stated in his first communication
that it was intended to inject statement
i'll the Evening Times" probably the re-
marks in it would have taken a wider
range, but he did not refer to that paper,
though from what he now states about the
omission of the first paragraph,
it might be inferred that he made such
reference. To satisfy the public on that
point, and also Col. Walker, the paragraph
referred to is now published. 1t reads as
follows:
LAS no reporter was present at the meet
ing of the County Commissioners on yester-
day, the report Of the meeting in the NEWS
this morning will be considered as made by
you, and as correct statement of the pro-
ceedingsn
1t will be seen that there is no reference
to the Erening Times. The paragraph
was not printed for the reason that the
MORNING News had not stated that there
was reporter present, and for the further
reason that Commissioner Estill did not
write the report To have pub
lished the paragraph would have
necessitated a lengthy reply to Col
Walkers Notwithstanding that
it was thought desirable to avoid.
Commissioners Estill and Dorsett say
that Commissioner Casey voted a distinct
and positive mo, -" and that Col. Walker said
that there was no use for an investiga-
tion," or words to that effect.