The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-13
BAKING PONDER.

With Baughn and Mr.. Thomp-
son, Lieut.. Reilly took his way down the
railroad track to approach the house
from another direction going slowly in
order to allow the other party time to
| cross the swamp. Constable Baker
was to give the signal when the two par
ties were to approach the house, as he,
being a colOred man, could approach it
| attracting less suspicion than the officers,
who were in uniform.
About an hour and a half was con-
sumed in reaching the house, which is
upon a rising piece OF ground and com
, mands the view for some distance around.
This enabled Walker to see the party
on the railroad track before they could
get near the house. He ran out with his
gun in his hand and started toward the
swamp.
FIRED ON THE OFFICERS.
At the fence which surrounds the
house he stopped and, taking careful
aim, fired The ball whistled by Mr..
Thompson's head Walker reloaded his
gun and dodging down behind the fence
appeared to be trying to get another shot.
He was about to fire again when Sergeant
Baughn. who had taken careful aim,
fired. The ball struck Walker on the
left side of the chin, scraping off the flesh
for rbout an inch and then entered his
neck, passing through and striking the
vertebra, dislocating the neck. Walker
sprang into the air and fell forward on
his face. When the officers arrived he
was gasping and was soon dead
The party from the swamp arrived just
in time to see the fight without being
called upon to take a hand. Walker did
not appear to see them and if he had not
been killed so quickly would undoubtedly
have run in their direction.
Everything was very quiet around the
house when the officers reached it. Pres
emily Walkers sister came out and ap-
preached the body. rs he deadl" she
asked.
KILLED BY THE SHOT.
One of the officers turned the body over
and examined it.
LAS dead as a mackerel," he an
nounced
The woman then began crying and
screaming, which was not unnatural un-
der the circumstances. Several men
came out of the house on the porch.
| There seemed to be a number there and
they looked very ugly. There might
have been trouble, but Officers Floyd and
Mcclure and the colored constable ar
rived at this juncture. The crowd saw
that it was likely to 20 hard with them
The wagon which had been procured at
Ways station had been left about a mile
from the house. 1t was brought up and
Walkers body was placed in it,
Walker was killed about IL o'clock,
twelve hours after the detachment left
Savannah. The party arrived at Ways
station with the body about 10 80 o'clock.
Lieut.. Reilly Immediately telegraphed
Mayor McDonough. 1t was a little after
I / ~ vyh WY I'D ha
telegram.
A bulletin was posted at the MORNING
News announcing the killing and giving
the details in brief.
THE MARCH BACK TO THE CITY.
Lieutenant Reilly and Sergeant
Baughn remained at Ways station in
| charge of the body while Officers Floyd
and MCGUIRE were sent to Kings Ferry
to bring the horses back to the city
( They had a rough trip of it through the
storm. From Ways station to the ferry
| they walked through water a large part
of the distance. The water was fire.
! quently over their knees. The road was
very rough, the water frequently be-
ing three and four feet deep
| They arrived with the horses last night at
8o'clock, within few minutes of the time.
Lieut.. Reilly and Sergt. Baughan arrived
! with Walkers body.
The freight train on which the party
started 10 the city was three hours late
and did not arrived until nearly
o'clock
Chief Green was in waiting for the
body at the depot with a squad of thir-
teen policemen in charge of Sergt. Kill
loury. The services of the police were
not needed, however, as there was only
q small crowd when the body
arrived and there was no disposition to-
wards any disorderly conduct apparent.
The body was placed in the police ambu-
lance and taken to the barracks under the
escort of the police It was taken inside
| and placed on the floor of the stable in the
rear Of the quarters The only watchers
were the horses Of the police officers and
there were no mourners in the city so far
as known.
THE BODY IDENTIFIED.
Walkers body was viewed at the as it
lay at the barracks last night. 1t did not
| appear to be much disfgured. Walker was
a tall, well-built negro, with a high fore
head, and the head is bald clear back to the
crown.
This peculiarly would have marked
him anywhere. He did not appear to be
| as old as As years, though this is said to
| have been his age. The body was posi-
lively Unidentified by several parties. What
! disposition will be made of it has not yet
been determined. 1t will pro bly, be buried
in the potter's field to-day This is the
| plan preferred by Mayor McDonough. 1t
| has been suggested, however, that it be
sent to one of the medical colleges of the
state, and this proposition may be given
consideration. Should his relatives APP
| ply for the body, however, it will proba-
| bly, be turned over to them for burial.
WHO WILL GET THE REWARD?
Will the police officers who effected
Walkers capture, resulting in his death,
receive the rewards offered by the city
and the state2 This was the question
| generally asked yesterday. The general
verdict is that they are entitled to the
rewards and should receive them. There
| is question of law, however, whether,
being police officers in the dis
charge of their duty, they can
receive the reward. This may prevent
them from securing the reward offered
| by the state, There is nothing to prevent
the city carrying out its offer and bestow-
| ing the reward offered for Walkers APP
prehension. The technical point that
! the officers are employees OF the city, paid
to do their duty under such circumstan-
ces and specially detailed for the work
they performed, might be waived under
such circumstances.
NOT AFTER THE REWARD.
1t cannot be said that the efforts Of
these officers were due to the hope of re-