The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-22
More lyOClcis May Be.
Taken Into (uStCdyIOddy.
BIG CROWD All COATfSVIllfI
ThrOng of 10000 Invades Chester
County Town In the Search For
Relics of the Lynching Of
Zachariah Walker.

Coatesville. Pa. Aug. 2l.-At least
ten thousand people Sunday visited
the scene Of the lynching Of the col
ored man "Zack" Walker, the slayer
OF Policeman Edgar Rice, and the
charred pieces of fence rail which had
not been entirely burned by the hre
were cut into bits with penkniyes and
carried away as souvenirs.
other than this, the town was quiet
With the exception OF Rev. w. H.
Weatherly, colored pastor Of a little
Baptist church in the east end OF the
town, not q minister who preached IN
this place or vicinity gave utterance
TO an opinion on the subject OF the
lynching. Several who were inter
viewed stated that they felt that the
people felt the shame OF II sorely
enough at this time.
The full confession OF Joseph
Schwartz has cleared the way for a
final clean up by District Attorney
Gawthrop. As the result Of one week
work by this official there are now
lodged in the West Chester jail seven
men charged with murder. Three men
have incrlminated themselves ana
each other by their confessions and
statements.
Up to date. under charges of muir
der are: Captain Al Berry, Joseph
Schwartz. Joseph SchoAeld, Chester
Bostick, William \. Gilbert. Norman
Price, George Stahl.
Joseph Schwartz. fresh from his
work at the rolling mill. was taken
before the district attorney, Sherin
Colder and Assistant District Attor-
ney Sproat and made a full confession
that verifes what has already been
told the authorities by the other prls'
Oners.
More Arrests Today
II is said that the three men ar
rested Saturday night have given in.
formation TO District Attorney Cav
throp which will dead to the arrest OF
six others who are said to have been
leaders OF the mob. These arrests Will
probably take place today.
It Is the opinion here that the probe
cannot be carried on as strenuously
this week. because the district attof-
nev will have TO make preparation Tor
the August term Of criminal court al
West Chester. which opens a week
from today. The investigation VIII
continue until about Wednesday. and
then will be curiaiied until after the
session OF the criminal court None
of the lynching cases will get before
the grand jury until The October se'
sion.
Captain Cecil Wilnelm. Of the state
contabulary. WAS IN Philadelphia con
ferrine with some state officials. lie
returned to Coatesyiile, nut SAID that
he had nothing to give out al this
time.
In his sermon Rev. Mr.. Weatherly
denounced the Staying Of Rice and
the lynching Of Walker and drew
therelrom a lesson for his c0ngrega-
ton. He said that he entertained no
bitterness against any one, but de
clared that the guilty should be pun
ished for the good Of the town.
The thousands of people who Wis
tied the scene Of the lynching came
away disappointed. With the ex'ep
ton OF blackened grass and ch1Ted
rails there was nothing to show thai
anything had ever taken place there
When the charred pieces Of rails had
been exhausted, the souvenir hunters
started to chip pieces of the nearby
fences with their knives until a con
siderable amount OF the fence had
been cut away.
TIE souvenir hunters came from ali
over the country by tain, trolley, au-
tomobile and team. Parties motored
from Philadelphia and other points.
License tags showed that some came
from nearby states.