Smyrna times., 1911-08-23
MORE ARRESTS
: ARE DUE TODAY
Six Other COatesHIIs Lynchsrs
to Be Taken Into Custody.
CURIOUS THRONG THE TOWN

Crowd of 10000 Persons Visit scens
OF coatesViIIe Lynchine In the
Search for Relics of the Grewsome
Tragedy.
AT least ten thousand people Sun
DAY visited the scene of the lynching
OF the colored man "Zack" Walker.
the slayer of Policeman Edgar Rice.
at Coatesville, Pa, and the charred
pieces of fence rail which had not
been entirely burned by the fire were
cut into bits with penknives and car
ried 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 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 it sorely
enough at this time.
The full confession of Joseph
Schwartz has cleared the way for
final clean up by District Attorney
Gawthrop. AS the result of one weeks
work by this official there are now
lodged in the West Chester Jail seven
men charged with murder. Three men
have incriminated themselves and
each other by their confessions and
statements.
Up to date, under charges of MUIR
der are; Captain AL Berry, Joseph
Schwartz, Joseph Schofeld, Chester
Bostick, William A. Gilbert, Norman
Price, George Stahl
Joseph Schwartz, fresh from his
work at the rolling mill, was taken
before the district attorney, Sheriff
Colder and Assistant District Attor-
ney Sproat and made full confession
that verifies what has already been
told tAe authorities by the other pris-
oners.
1t is said that the three men arl
rested Saturday night have given in
formation to District Attorney Cav
throp which will lead to the arrest of
six others who are said to have been
leaders of the mob.
1t is the opinion here that the probe
cannot be carried on as strenuously
this week, because the district attor.
- vi will havestO make preparation for
August term of criminal court at
%Nt Chester, which opens within
a week. The investigation will
continue until about Wednesday,, and
then will be curtailed until after the
session of the criminal court. None
of the lynching cases will get before
the grand jury until the October ses
sion.
Captain Cecil Wilhelm, of the state
contabulary, was in Philadelphia con
ferring with some state officials. He
returned to Coatesville, hut said thai
he had nothing to give out at this
time.
In his sermon Rev Mr. Weather.!
denounced the Staying of Rice anC
the lynching of Walker and drew
therefrom a lesson for his congrega
ton. He said that he entertained NJ
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 cam
away disappointed. With the exceI
tion of blackened grass and charre
rails there was nothing to show tha
anything had ever taken place there
When the charred pieces of rails ha
been exhausted, the souvenir hunter
started to chip pieces off the nearb
fences with their knives until COZ
siderable amount of the fence ha
been cut away.
The souvenir hunters came from a
over the country by train, trolley, al
tomobile ard team Parties motore
from Philadelphia and other points
License tags showed that some cam
from nearby states.