The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-10
WALKER STILL IN HIDING.
The ASSaiIant Of Helen Young Success
fully EludeS Arrest.

bis Crime spent Almost WITHIN
Sight of His Victims Home and OF
the Police Barracks-The House
Where He Stayed-A Trap Set fol
His Capture.
The sensation in the assault case yes
terday was the discovery that the negro
Walker had spent Saturday night and
until nearly o'clock Sunday night,
about twenty-four hours in all, in hiding
under a house on Habcrsham street
within six blocks Of where his crime was
committed Walker might have been at
the same place yet had not hunger driven
him from his hiding place.
The place in which Walker hid was be-
meath the house Of Frederick Won Kamp,
at Habersham and St Julian streets.
Walker was we'll known to both Mr. and
Mrs. Won Ramp, and frequently did odd
jobs of work around the house He was
very familiar with the place, and knew,
as was evidenced by his actions, that
there was considerable space between the
ground and the floor Of the house.
THE HIDING PLACE.
There is no basement to the house, but
it is bricked up all around except two
places about large enough for a man to
crawl through. and this, with the brick
wall around the yard and closely adjoin-
ing the house, made as good hiding
place as could be desired
Mrs. Won Kamp was in the kitchen, in
the rear of the house, about 7 o'clock
night before last preparing TO set the sup
per table when she was startled
by the appearance of a man at
the door, who demanded water and
something to eat.
She looked closely at him and was bad
ly frightened when she discovered it was
March Walker who made the demand.
She handed him a can of water which
was near at hand and plate of biscuits.
Walker drained the can of water and
then retired in the darkness to eat the
biscuits.
TOLD HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Won Kamp ran into the house in
fright, and informed her husband that
March Walker was outside in the yard
and had been hiding under the house.
She asked her husband to send him away
Immediately Mr.. Won Kamp went out
side on the back porch. He saw man
standing in the darkness, and found it
was Walker. He asked him what he was
doing there and what he wanted.
Walker did not make any sat
isfactory reply, but, coming up closer.
asked Mr.. Won Kamp if he could
get him a wagon Mr. Won Ramp asked
get away from town" he said ''Those
people are after me" When asked about
his crime he denied it, saying that the
girls mother was mad with him because
he had not done some work as she wanted
it done, and had started the story of the
rape in spite
WANTED HIS PISTOL.
He then asked Mr.. Won Ramp if he
would go TO his room on President street
and ], f,,al D, u
what he meant by that thing" and said
he meant his pistol, which the people at
his house would give to him if he asked
for it.
Mr.. Won Ramp says that to pacify
Walker and detain him, he agreed to get
him wagon and to go for his pistol
He then went inside the house and shut
the door. The parley had occupied some
time, perhaps fifteen or twenty minutes
Mr.. Won Kamp then told his wife that
he was going 10 the barracks to inform
the police of Walkers whereabouts He
started out of the house, he said, with
negro named Smart, employed around the
house, when Mrs. Won Ramp called him
back She declared that she would not
stay in the house alone and thai one of
them must stay with her.
Mr.. Won kamp agreed to stay, and sent
the negro Smart to the barracks to inform
the police
WENT TO SEE THE CROWD.
1t was Just at this time that the crowd
which had come up from the Central rail
road depot was standing around on Hab-
ersham street in the neighborhood of the
barracks and the Jail, awaiting the arrival
or The rapist, whom they supposed had
been arrested. Hearing the talk Smart
gives his excuse that he thought it was
Walker that had been arrested, and
spent some time hanging around
the crowd listening to the talk. He
finally went into the barracks and deliv-
cred his message. 1t was then about 30
O'Clock. Detective Morgan was in the
barracks talking with Sergt. Mock at the
time and volunteered to go at once to the
place, which he did. He heard Mr. and
Mrs Won Ramps accounts and then made
thorough search of the premises, but
without finding anything The bird had
flown. Whether the negro Smart had
stopped and given him warning before 60
ing to the barracks or whether Walker
had concluded that steps were being
taken for his apprehension, he had GER
family taken time by the forClock and es-
capped, is not known. He carried with
nun the tin bucket in which he had been
given water
THE BOAT STORY.
He announced his intention of doing
this to MIR Won Ramp. saving that he in
tended 10 steal boat and escape across
the river, and he would need the bucket,
he said, to bail out the bout
Mr.. Won Kamp said while hewas stand
ing talking with Walker, he attempted
to strike match so as to get a good
look at him, but Walker struck the
match out of his hand Walker
declared that he was armed and that he
would shoot the first man who attempted
to arrest him. Walker was barefooted
when he first came out from under the
house, but afterwards went back and put
on his shoes
There was boat missing from the
West Broad street dock yesterday morn
ing, and 1t is supposed that it was stolen
by Walker, who used it to make his es-
cape across the river.
A CURIOUS PLACE
The Won kamp house was visited by
hundreds of curious people yesterday The
place where Walker had hidden himself
was under the house on the south side. He
had built up a barricade of loose stones ut
the hole where he entered so as to pre-
vent himself from being seen in case any
one should happen to glance under the
house. A plate was found under the
house, supposed to have been the one in
which he was given the biscuit
There was a false alarm at the Won
hamp house yesterday afternoon. About