The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-03

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TlsAUkNNN, June g, Special, n
au early hour this morning large rruwd'
ufpruplr began pouring int" the city {,
witness the hanging uf nur, Walker
f. trul0rcll, NJ I. m, alpul is'' prnpl,
had assembled in fruut uf the court
house, Precisely at l;in T., ~, the pro-
cc,,iuu was formed in the Jail corridor
ani the march a. the gnllows com,
I commenced, Walker marched
erect with nrm step
I assembled the srafinld nnd tu0k
/ a seat perfectly cool aud apparently NJ,
I torly indifferent as Ia his lnlc, \ rolOrcd
| divine, after making few remarks Ia
/ the assembled crowd, gave out u hymn,
! which WAS Joined in hy several thousand
"ulurcd peupl" present, after which n
very calm and impressive prayer was
/ offered, The sheriff, &, T.. Dixon, then
read the death warrant and put an
I tho black cap, adjusted the rope
around the neck of the condemned, and
aud NJ 2G2l 4, M, cut the rope ana
Walker was launched into eternity, lie
had u drop at scNon feet. At s;lO =, M.
his pulse ceased Ia beat and he WAS
pronounced dead. The body, after hang
ing fifteen minutes nftcr the DROP was
sprung, WAS cut down and placed In II
rough pine coffin and delivered Ia his
wife, IN accordance with his wishes,
Walker slept hut little last night, but ate
hearty dinner to-day, lie said he WAS
perfectly rcconcilcd Ia his fate and hoped
Tor forgiveness,
TItE CRIME
for wich doe Walker IolorciI was hung
was ~ follows: ON the Sunday before
the homicide of Lucius Grant, lcolorcdl
the victim Of Walker went To Walkers
house aud during his stay There cN-
changed vcA and shoes With Walker.
Ou the Monday following, Doe became
dissatisfied vii hhiS bargain and went To
Grants house To "ruc" his trade. Not
finding Grant nj home he returned and
went again "a few days after but
failed again To see him and
ON the following day armning
himself with II shotgun, he declared To u
number of friends that he was goingto
see Grant and have his shoes ar Grants
life. When he arrived nj Grants house,
which WAS about seven miles from
Walkers, he found Grant in the field ut
work. lie rode up Ia him and said,
.I.uciuS. | have come for my shoes"
Grant said II was fair trade, and he did
not propose To- give them up. Walker
rrDllCd that ho had come for them, and
he would have them or his life.
Grant then told him that aS the
weather was cold he couldnOt give them
M luSt tncn, nut II ne Wolllt VIII UIllll
the following Sunday he would come up
and bring them to him. Walker SAID
he would have them then or would Kill
him. Grant turned 10 walk away,when
Walker discharged load Of shot ut
short range into his back, killing him
instantly. Walker was arrested before
he left the place by Capt. Jack Roberts
and brought TO the Jail and delivered To
sheriff Dixon. He was indicted and
tried at tho March term of the Miller
County Circuit court, which resulted in
u conviction of murder in the first de-
gree. 4 petition was circulated few
days ago, praying the Governor to com
mute the sentence to life imprisonment,
but the Governor wisely refused to inter
icrc. So the law took its course and
Doc is dead. Tho character of the Walker
family is none of tho best. \ brother of
Doc was guilty of n dastardly assault
upon white lady in Louisiana . mum
Der of years ago, for which crime he SUI
fered burning mt the stake at tho hands
of an infuriated public. This il tho third
loyal execution that has taken place in
the county since its organization in
1874, all being negroes.