St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-08-19
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Negro Taken from Hospital
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straw and Rails,
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Icoatesyille, Pal. Aug. 4s--The
fearful work Ut, a frenzied mob here
;,ast night swher it dragged q wound
(. "a negro fromla hospital and burn
- Mn to..de3th for the killing of
f5(!s,.1.s4leoJ policeman Saturday
night, hasfaroused thesgreatest in
dipaation Tin this community, and
everything possible will be done to
Bring to justice the ringleaders OF
ths mob. That such an affair could
d occur in a Quaker community like
that in Chester county was not be-
x lieved possible.
Thousands of persons .journeyed
~ Quito the scene of the burning today
Even before dawn people began to
gather at the spot.
Nothing is left of Zachariah Walk
er, the victim, but his ashes. All
II unburned portions of the hospital cot
that formed part Of his pyre had
/been gathered up by the souvenir
kgnterg.
III Me Cantuse of the Prisoner.
# Among the angriest people in the
M community are some OF those VINO
captured Walker yesterday afternoon
n in q woods near here. he had TWO
reyolyers with him, and when ne
was surrounded by the posse, threat
ened them. Several OF the man
hunters fired at him and wounded
him lightly Evidently believing that
he was about to be shot to death,
sg Walker tried suicide, sending bullet
z into his head.
4 He fell to the ground and was
quickly captured by the crowd. With
81 nc thought of lynching, but with the
N determination of having him tried
Il quickly for the murder OF Rice, the
posse laid him across three shot-
guns and carried him to waiting
automobile, which brought him to
the Coatesville Hospital.
When Ne reached the hospltal
4 Walker confessedl his crime TO Chlef
of sPoIice Umsted and District At
Gawathrop.
- 4fter the mob left the hospital
III night and had gone a short dis
snce it dropped che bed upon Wnlcn
3Rhe negro was trapped ana theIi
draggeda the half crazed victim, Win
II feet. and hands still tied to the PED,
along the road. The negro evidently
believing the mob was bent upon
Iyching him, begged plteousiy not
to be strung up.
Wr;roled Out of Flames, But Thrust
Back.
His wild cries startled the people
living on the farm adjoining that on
which tho pyre was built. Several
| reached the field as the match was
annlied to the dry hay, but not one
demonstrated with the mob. AS the
Are blazed up around the victim ne
wriggled out OF the flames only TO
be thrown back again.
Once more with display of super
human strength, he weakly Wrlggied
through the flames and tried to drag
lmself away, only to be again hurl-
hack. His cries of agony finally
diminished as death came. Wnen
crow d left the scene they walk
,ietIy along the road until with
hort distance of the borough
and then dispersed, the men,
and women scattering as II by
y 3 assstrict Attorney Gafathrope came
! over from West Chester tonight ana
saiis every effort would be made 10
an &oyar the identity OF the ring
leaders of the mob.
4 masked Men melted the Lynching.
/ News Of the murder Of Rice, VINO
/ was very popular among the people
here, spread rapidly. There had been
nther crimes committed In this neigh
&srhood that had been blamed on