The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-13
A BULLET BROKE HIS NECK.
The RaViShGr Of Mute Helen Young
Killed BY a Rifle Shot.

prised, He Attempted to Escape to
the Swamp and Fired on His Pur-
suers-Sergt Baughn's Winchester
Laid Him Low-The Body Brought to
the City and Held at the Barracks,
The Story of the Chase and Capture
! March Walker, the ravisher of mute
Helen Young, is dead. He was killed by
ball through the neck from Sergt.
| Baughn's rife.
The killing took place at the house
of Walkers sister, in Bryan county, three
miles from Ways station.
Assistant Chief Reilly, Sergt. Baughn
| and Mounted Officers Floyd and Mcclure
were sent out by Chief Green Wednesday
night, by order of Mayor Melon
ough, to investigate a report that
Walker had gone to his
relatives near Ways station. The report
was made by Fred Won Kamp and Police
man Scully upon information brought to
Won Ramp by a cousin of Walker named
| Dennis
The party returned last night with
Walkers dead body. They had to kill
him TO get him. The first information of
Walkers death was a telegram received
By Mayor McDonOugh at l 0 clock yester-
dav from Lieut.. Reilly. 1t read;
81 have Walker but had to kill him to
| get him. What shall do with him}"
Mayor McDonough telegraphed 10 bring
| Walkers body to Savannah.
THE FATAL CLEw.
The mayor was presiding at the meet
| ing of the council night before last when
word was brought him that there was a
! clew to Walkers whereabouts. He asked
| permission of council to absent
| himself for a few minutes and went
| into his Office. There he found Police
man Scully, who said he had a clew to
| Walker. He had a written statement
from Won Ramp of information brought
| him by negro named Dennis. Won
Ramps report was as follows Walker
| was at Dennis house between and 8
o'clock Monday night He said the re-
port about him was made up. He had
lost his razor, he said. He
said he was told at his
house to skip, as men were hunting for
him with pistols. He was at our house
won Kamp's) Monday afternoon He
| heard every word that was said about
| him Sunday, as he was hiding under the
| house and no one knew he was there.
Dennis said that Walker had gone to his
! people, about five miles from Ways sta
ton, and he had gone out on the Ogeechoe
| road, which leads to his fathers house,
| and that they would hide him and look
| out for him. He wanted to borrow Dennis
| pistol, but he refused to let Walker haveit.
| Walker also said to Dennis that he would
| write him this week. Dennis is to let
me know Sunday at IL o'clock positively
where Walker is. Walker asked Dennis
| to go and look for his razor at the corner
of Best and Montgomery streets"
POLICEMAN IN A CLOSET.
Dennis was at Won Ramps house
| Wednesday afternoon or night Police
man Scully was there at the time, seek
| ing information as to Walkers where
! abouts. He was put in closet by Won
! Ramp while he talked with the negro, and
! heard the conversation between the two
| Scully was confident that the information
| brought by the negro was correct, and he
| reported to the mayor what
he had learned as soon as posi-
! BILE. Dennis is cousin of Walker
and was probably sent by him to Savan-
nah to get information of what was being
done for his apprehension by the officers.
| 1t was not likely his intention to cause
| Walkers death or arrest. Dennis was
! employed as an oyster opener at Monahan
| & HenderSon'S restaurant at Broughton
and Drayton streets last season.
! The result of Policeman Scully's report
was the order given by the mayor to
! Chief Green to detail Lieut. Reilly and
three good men to so out to the neighbor
| hood indicated and make a thorough
search for Walker Four better
men could not have been selected for such
a mission. All four are cool, courageous
men and good shots. Lieut.. Reilly has
record as a marksman and Sergt. Baughan
| made one yesterday Officer Floyd
| was selected as being we'll acquainted
| with the roads in the section to which
| the party were going, and Officer Nc
! CURE is one of the best of the younger
members of the police force. He was re-
| Gently made mounted officer.
THE MARCH TO WAYS.
The detachment left the barracks a
| little before midnight. They were mount
| ed and carried Winchester rifles with six
| teen rounds of ammunition each and
! Colts revolvers. They took the Ogeechee
road, the same route which Walker was
reported to have taken forty-eight hours
before. The party arrived at Kings Fer
ny on the Ogeechee river at 4:30 O'Clock.
| light to cross the river, as the
ferryman was afraid to cross in the dark
| At six o'clock they were on the other
side OF the river. They had 10 leave
| their horses in the care of the ferryman
| as he had only a small boat and there
| was no way to take the horses across
Leaving the river they took the old plank
| road to Ways station, three and half
| miles distant. There they made inquiries
and learned that Walkers step-father
! lived about three miles west of the sta
| ton. A wagon was secured and the
party left for the house. They were ac-
| companied from Ways by w. @. Thompson
| and Constable Baker, colored, who were
! well acquainted with the locality in
which Walker was supposed to be in
hiding. At the place indicated they
found a small negro settlement. All the
houses were searched without finding
| any trace of Walker. The people were
evidently well acquainted with Walker,
but gave no information Of his where
abouts, even If they knew. They said he
had been out there two months ago.
TRACKED TO HIS HIDING PLACE.
Lieut.. Reilly, however learned one i'm
portant fact, and that was that
Walker had sister living about a
mile and a half distant across the
swamp, and from what was said
he WAS satisfied that Walker had been IN