Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-12-10
WALKER HANGED
FOR FIENDICH CRIME
Paid Penalty Of Death for Grim
inal Assault
coNFEssEO TO AWFUL DEED
Mob Captured Prisoner and Prepared
for VsnssaneS Wren Sheriff Prompt.
" Rescued HITN-spscial Term Of
Court Called % Try Prisoner.

SouTH Salle4 ~ w F''sV"S''
Atlanta, Dec. s,-Jim Walker, self.
confessed assaiIant of Mrs. G. W..
Moore, Of BpOokwOod. near Atlanta,
who was reScue from a mob by Sher.
IN helms and DO quickly tried and
convicted on De own startling adnlis-
sion that ne was the right negro was
hanged at the Tower by Sherl1 helms
Friday morning.
Walker reiterated ais confession to
the last, and the night before ais exc,
cution. he had professei conversion,
and had declared that be was ready to
die and unafrald.
There was no hitch in the arrange
ments. The rope had been tested,
aud all preparations lad been made,
The execution was private, only @. W,
Moore, husband Of the victim Of Walk.
er's assault, his two sons. John and
Cliff. the negro's counsel and physi.
clans, and representative OF the news.
papers having been granted admission
to the jail by Sheriff helms
Walkers arrest, following the as.
sault on Mrs. Moore. mis- prompt iden.
tihcation by her, the efforts Of the oiii.
GERS To take him to town, and the de-
termined efforts OF a mob Of Brook
wood people, armed and determined, to
lynch the prisoner; followed by his res
cue by Sheriff Nelms. his speedy trial.
his dramatic confession and now his
execution. complete q story Of crime
hardly without q parallel.
History Of the Crime,
The crime for which Walker paid
the penalty Friday morning was with
out a parallel in the history Of the
state. In bread daylight on Thursday
morning. Oct. &c, Walker crimIhally as
saulted Mrs. Alice Moore, wife Of @
w. Moore. who lives on Peachtree road
near BTOokwood Ia turnip patch
within q stones throw o. her home.
and In sight OF a store which was kept
by Mrs. MoOre's husband,
the assault. Posses we're quickly form.
ed and sent out In every direction 10
apprehend the H4Ailant Although a
pack OF bloodhounds followed several
trails. nOthing could be learned Of tho
negro. Several persons claimed TO
have seen the negro. and although q
number Of suSpIcior persons we're TAX.
en- IN custody. nond was idontihod BY
Mrs. Moore ~ Der asuailAat
Arrested IN FaiFSuFn.
Friday after the crime had been com.
mitted Marsaai stephens. Of FalFburn
arrested q strange negro named Jim
Walker The negro was kept 10 the
FairbuFn Sail for nearly tea days afteF
the crime vas committed. When hs
vas carried In me presence Of Mrs.
Moore she positively sl4entlAed Jim
Walker a. her sssaiihnt
Immediately after the idautiheatiOn
q crowd secured walker from MarHhal
Stephens and sheriff WifkaFaon. uho
lad aim IN custody. Threats % lynch.
Wers made and The negro vas roughly
treated. hAaiiy being Tuacued b. ghsF.
90 Neims. Who. hAVing heard % the
iGsnhaeatisn u Walker. hHFFisd 20 ne
scene n 90 aalomoblis. GssriR Noima|
pleaded vita the mob. 80 with Mr
MooFs'S oOussni. tiae priaanef vas civ.
en- lHf0 custody Of GheFta Neimn,
a special term q ooaFt va called
~ yBdgs nnah. % shs sggogi0F CouFt.
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% Justice. nrse % Ailanin'a most
ven knDWA hvyfrs wefs appoiuiea eel
WALKERS isGai hfvissrA TIE nsgF3I
plsa9 guilty. en- ssatsseat Waa passsaI
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