Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-22
THREE ARE ARRESTED
 IN LYNCHING CASE
Politics Fails to Prevent Action Against Men Who Burned
 Negro

COATESVILLE, Penn, Aug. 21.- The county and borough authorities have scaled the political will that Chief of Police Umstead declares barred the way to prompt action in apprehendinS the leaders of the mob that burned Zach Walker, the negro murderer Of Special Policeman Edgar Rice on Sunday night in Newlins Hol- low. and arrested three men on tie charge of murder in the first degree.
 The prisoners arc Joseph Schofield. special policeman for the Conestega Traction company: Norman Price, 8 steel roller in tho Worth Brothers company, and George Ston, a clerk ia the gas works rolling mills here. Scho- field was arrested on evidence o0- tained from several young men of he town to whom he talked rather freely, according to the police His accusers say that Ee boasted that he was one of the first to reach the ne grO's bedside ia the CoaLesviie hos pital Price is said to have made q similar boast, although he stoutly de- nies seeing Walker burned.
 Price is said to have confessed that he heard the plotters making their
 
 co'npany's headquarters in Main Street on Sunday, and al their request accompanied them to the hospital. According to the police he said that he entered the hospital. followed the mob 10 Newlin's Hollow, and saw the lynehing, but did not take any active part.
 These arrests occurred shortly be- fore o'clock today Previous to that Chief Umstead made a wTathful re- ply to the numerous questions regard ing his sincerity in this investigation. lie said that politics was blocking justice, and that the citizens of the town were not aiding him but rather hindering him. He likewise hred a broadside into District Attorney Cav throp. which, whether justified or not, had the satisfactory effect of starting the wheels Of justice spinning and real action transpired within au hour.
 Shortly after the arrest of Scho- field, Price, and StOll, J. NJ. Leachv, superintendent of the Parbesburk 6 Conestoga Traction company, which employed SchoGeld. communicated with James Pugh, a merchant. in an effort 10 obtain the release of Scho field on bail
 Mir Pugh got in communication with District Attorney Gawthrop ana informed the official that he vas au- thorized by Mr Leachy to offer bail in the sun of $100 to s50,00O for his release Mr. Pugh will be one of the pall bearers who will o.hciate at the funeral of Edgar Rice.
 MT. Gawthrop, Chief Umstead and the other county aud borough officials were in conference for a short time eaIly in the day and then sent fof Kennedy Boyd, the Conestoga Trac- ton company lincnian, who was ar- rested last night. Boyd was brought before them and was told that he was suspected O. being one of the ring leaders. Boyd not only proved tha- he was not implicated in the crime of Newlins Hollow, but Tefuted every charge of complicity that the young district attorney sought to fix upoP him. and was released.
 Mrs. Myrtle Gibson, who lives on a farm house on the brow of hillock at the side of the hollow. where Wal ker was burned to death, was another witness. Mrs. Gibson's home made an admirable view point from which Co see the work of the mob on Sun day night and she was asked to tell whom sEe saw. What she told the officers remains 8 secret.
 The district attorney and Chief UHl- stead declared, however, that the ar rests yet to be made will startle the county. They imply that several of the most respected citizens Of the borough will be locked up.