The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-31
AWFUL STORY


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his bed and which lay glowing red.
hot i'm the center of the embers.
The chains we're quickly snatched
from the Goals and dipped into water
and then broken up as souvenirs.
Soon the crowd began to dispense
the majority of the men and boys flock
ing back to town, but few going to
their homes so intent were they of re.
naming about the streets in readiness
for any trouble. About the edge of
the crowd and on the hillsides in the
immediate vicinity of the burning,
many women were seen, all discreetly
remaining at a distance from the fire,
but within sight.
On the streets after the affair many
women mingled with the men and
boys all eagerly listening to the ac-
counts as told by those who had either
participated or had been witnesses.
Guard Tried to Save Negro.
After the excitement had died down
to some extent it was learned that
Stanley Howe, the policeman left to
guard the nego Walker at the hospital,
had put up a valiant fight to protect
his prisoner from the mob, but to no
avail
Vigorous Prosecution.
COATESVILLE, Pa, August A.
Every person who is found to have
been directly or indirectly connected
with the lynching last night of Ezekiel
Walker, the negro he'd for the muir
der of Policeman Edgar Rice Saturday
night, will be arrested and prosecuted
to the full extent of the law. This
was decided upon today by Sheriff
David NJ. Colder of Chester county,
District Attorney Robert S. Gawthrop,
Burgess Shallcross and Chief of Police
Entrekin of West Cheste", the county
seat of Chester county, who held a con-
ference to determine what action to
take in the affair. It was decided to
at once place all the detectives avail
able on the case, to get the names of
as many persons as possible who were
in the mob and have warrants issued
for their arrest Immediately.
1t was said at eleven o'clock this
morning that the authorities did not
have the name of one Lerson who was
directly connected with the burning
of the negro, although many men are
suspected.
An investigation Independent of that
being prosecuted by the Chester coun-
ty authorities leads to the belief that
men prominent in the community and
who are numbered among the best citl-
zens in Coatesyille are implicated in
the lynching. Every one suspected
of having forehand knowledge of the
proposed lynching or who are suspect
ed of having been drawn into the af-
fair denies knowing anything about
the burning.
mo One on SITeeIS.
The number of persons who claim
to have been out of town last night or
in bed early is astonishing to the au-
thOrities.
The sheriff and district attorney be-
lieve, however, that because of the
large number of persons who partici-
pated in the lynching they will sure
ly get some one who will tell them
enough on which to base warrants.
Sheriff Colder and District Attorney
Gawthrop who were summoned here
late last night and went to the scene
of the burning early today, expressed
the greatest Indignation at the work
of the mob.
1--WE will go the limit to get the
perpetrators of this affair." said the
sheriff He and the district attorney
said they hope to make arrests soon
and declared that neither friendships
nor political affiliations will deter