The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-28
THROUGH THE TRAP
Launched Doe Walker NJ TeNarkana
Yesterday.
NoNcHALANr 70 TIE LAST,
The starry or Ills Cn,G-Elnodcd Crime
graphically Ioid-A Pnir of shoes
tost Two iiScs-Thr Last
of Very HID Lot.

TENARRANA, June q. Special. AT
an early hour this morning large crowds
ofpcoplo began pouring into the city To
witness the hanging of Doe Walker,
tcolorod). At Il m. about i,Ooo people
had assembled IN from, of the court
house. Precisely at 40 =. M. the pro-
ccssion was formed IN the Jail corridor
and the march 10 the gallOws COM
commenced. Walker marched
erect with u firm step,
assembled the scailold and took
u seat perfectly cool and apparently ut
tcrly indifferent ~ Ia his fate. A colorcd
divine, after making n few remarks Ia
the assembled crowd, gave out hymn,
which was joined in by several thousand
colored people present, after which n
very calm and impressive prayer was
offered. Tho |hcriff, e. T.. Dixon, then
read the death warrant and put on
the black cap, adjusted the rope
around the neck of the condemned, and
and at 2:3l =. M, cut the rope and
Wake. was launched into eternity. He
had drop of seven feet. At 2:IO p. m.
his pulse coased Ia beat and he was
pronounced dead. The body, after hang
ing fifteen minutes after the drop was
sprung, was cut down and placed In II
rough pine coffin and delivered to his
wife. in accordance with his wishes.
Walker slept but little last night, but ate
II hearty dinner to-day. lie said he was
perfectly rcconcilcd 20 his fate and hoped
for forgiveness.
THE CaIlE
for which Doc Walker (colored) was hung
was as follows: ON the Sunday before
the homicide of Lucius Grant, (colorcd)
the victim of Walker went To Walkers
house and during his stay there cN-
changed vests and shoes with Walker.
ON the Monday following. Doe became
dissatisfied wit. hhis bargain and went to
Grants house 10 "ruc" his trade. Not
went again II few days after but
failed again to see him and
on the following day armning
himself with n shotgun, he declared To
number of friends that he was going 10
see Grant and have his shoes or Grants
life. When ne arrived at Grants house,
which was about seven miles from
Walkers. he found Grant in the field ut
work. lie rode up 10 him and said,
"Lucius, ! have come for my shoes"
Grant said IL was Il fair trade, and lac did
not propose To give them up. Walker
replied that he had come for them, and
he would have them or his life.
Grant then told him that as the
weather was cold he could not give them
up just lntll, blIl u Nv Nbull NHit uhNil
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 to walk way,when
Walker discharged load of shot at
short range into his back, killing him
instantly. Walker was arrested before
he left the place by Capt. Jack Roberts
and ,rmplit tuthdJaii and delivered to
Sheriff Dixon. He was indicted and
tried ut the March term of the Miller
County Circuit court, which resulted in
n conviction of murder In the first de-
gree. A petition was circulated Il few
days ago, praying the Governor to com
mute the sentence to life Imprisonment,
but the Governor wisely refused to inter
icre. So the law took its course and
Doc is dead. The character of the Walker
family is none of the best. a brother of
Doe was guilty of Il dastardly assault
upon white lady in Louisiana Il num-
ber of years ago, for which crime he suf-
fcred burning at the stake ut the hands
of an iniuriatcd public. This is the third
legal execution that has taken place in
the county since its organization in
1874, all being negroes.