The Detroit times., 1911-08-14
OF NEGRO
[TO STAKE WILL Be
| INVESTIGATED
|ov. Tener Terms Killing Of Zach
bry Walker Worst He Ever Heard
Of, and Plans To Bring Per ,
petrators To Justice.
|ictim Taken From Hospital by In
Furiated Mob and Roasted To
Death in View of Thousands.

Iener, OF pennsylvania, To-Day, OF
bred searching investigation Of the
irning OF Zachary Walker at the
AXE In Coatesyille. Pa, Sunday.
This outrage by citizens of Penn
lvGnia is one of the most terrible
lat have ever heard Of" said the
bveInor, today. II have ordered the
ate constabulary TO the scene and
tier | am In possession of all the
cts | shall see that proper action
promptly taken.
While suppose that such crimes
ust occasionally occur In northern
Pnmuniues, | intend TO show that
e heels OF justice move quickly In
ir state. The fact that this Negro
ps not charged with attacking "a
hite woman, makes the burning the
ore difficult for me 10 understand.
Z killed Edgar Rice, watchman,
ho was. I am informed, very popu-
In Coatesville."
According to reports received by
e governor, scores OF persons, re-
rning from attending church SER
ces, Joined the mob that dragged
e Negro to the edge Of the town
COATSVILLE, Pa, Aug. 14.-Zach-
~ Walker. Negro, charged with kill
g Special Policeman Rice. Saturday
ght. was burned to death by an In.
rated mob here. Sunday night Up
ards or 400 men battered down tho
Pors OF the Coatsville hospital,
here Walker was patient, dragged
IN out and carried him half mile
Gnacled to his hospital cot.
The burning was accomplished
hly after the Negro, mad from pain.
hd leaped from the blazing pyre,
nlt over him, and tried to escape.
Tagging the bed to which he was
Pund by his handcuffs. A crowd OF
poo watched the mob leaders beat
70 man, with fence rails and force
m, shrieking, back into the flames.
hree times he bounded up and three
nes was thrust back, until finally
e quiyering body fell into the nre.
Only then was the mob satisfied
be masked men walked back to the
wn and q half hour later they had
spersed as rapidly as they had
kthered.
About OLA band OF 400 men with
Indkerchiefs over their eyes gath
led In front of the hospital
There was no revealing of iden.
lies. The men called their leaders
Marshal" and each other they ad-
|essed as Brother"
Walker was In shackles and bound
a cot In the mems department. on
e first floor. Policeman Howe had
ben stationed to guard him.
Attendants at the hospital saw the
OBJ gathering and ran to the tele-
hone. There was no response over
70 wire. The men outside had cut
wires leading into the building.
The mob stood murmuring on tho
wn and in the street in front OF the
bspital. An ambulance came up the
iveway. In an instant the leaders
Id surrounded II and climbed over
e drivers seat. They thought the
egro was being hurried away.
The patient In the ambulance was
bt Walker Lying fastened to his
II In the hospital he was crying and
embling from head 10 foot. each
me frenzied yell came from the
how'd outside.
Assured that the man they were
tier was still In the hospital the mob
tvanced toward the door. Then, and
len only for an instant, there was d
lling back. Some Of the leaders
opped midway up the lawn and few
ent on alone.
A man In white mask whom the
her men had been addressing as
Marshal" walked up the. steps. He
3rned and faced the crowd on the
wn.
Men," he shouted. Are you 60.
Ig to allow q white man to be down
by a niggerT
Those In the rear of the mob surg
D forward. The others were push
D up toward the hospital steps, and
ith a wild yell, the men ran up 10
be hospital door.
They battered the door. They ham.
|ered glass out Of the windows with
keir fists. In the corridor OF the hos
|tal Policeman Howe met them with
| drawn revolver. He fred two shots,
! ut the mob did not notice IT, They
PUSHED the policeman aside, and
Iished away the hospital attendants.
tho tried To interfere.
Walker lay helpless on his bed, In
be right wing Of the hospital. Into
he ward the leaders rushed, other