The evening world., 1911-08-14
WILL OFFER REWARD FOR AR.
REST OF GUILTY.

Coatesville to-day is quiet, though the
people are more or less excited. Every
where the iynching Is being talked
about and everybody wants to know
who was In II. Negroes compose about
a quarter OF the 1000 population OF the
town. All saloons have been closed by
orders OF D!strlc.-Attorney Gawthrop.
and the police will allow no one to
loiter on the streets or corners.
Mrs. Annie Rice. widow of tho MUIR
dered policeman. to-day declared that
Walker had got just what he deserved.
Her only regret seemed to be that she
had not been permitted to light. the pyre
on which the colored man met his
death.
~ knew nothing Of the lynching,''
salt Mrs. Rice, until I heard the
crowd pass my house. It sounded like
q great roar, n then I know that
trouble was brewing. I did not recog-
nizs any ono, but they held me In the
house and would not permit mo to Join
them. I begged to be allowed to go
along. but they said: mo, Mrs. Rioe
you stay here
~ heard the noise a. the crowd took
ShA ~ ASskAs~A' ""o ~
to set him ON nrs. I would have lone
anything TO nave got lear him, blu,
they would not let me. After 1t was
ALI ovsr they told me about it and Their
I was satisfied that the death Of my
husband had been avenged"
Some time during the night all that
was left of the body OF Walker, a
charred piece of the torso that could b,
taken In two hands, was placed in 4
soap box and carried to the lane leading
10 the entrance OF the hospital. On tn,
side OF the box Is scrawled with a blu,
crayon: Return to relatives" 1t wa,
later removed by the authorities.
Coroner George Myers Will hold an In,
quest over the fragment left OF Walker
The same jury that sat In the case o.
the dead policeman Will make the in
v~estigation.
The Chester County Commissioner
will meet tonight and probably vii
offer a reward for Information leading
to the arrest of the guilty persons.
Thousands OF persons journeyed on
TO the scene OF the burning to-day
Even before dawn people began t,
gather at the spot. Every sort OF We
nltlt WAS UEoukHl ~ anu OFFICES u
take people to the place quickly wen
up. The distance to the Newland farm
where the lynching occurred. Is not far
and a steady stream OF curious peopl,
kept moving out to tho scene.
NOTHING BUT ASHES LEFT oil
VICTIMS BODY.
Nothing Is left OF Zacharias Walker
the victim, hut his ashes. all unburne,
portions OF the hospital cot that forme
part OF his pyre had been gathered u
by souvenir hunters,
After the shooting yesterday Wake
was caught hiding In n tree In tn
woods near Coatesville. He had tw
revolvers with him. and when he wa
surrounded by the posse he ,hreatene
them. Several OF the man hunters fire
at him and wounded him slightly. Ev
IDENTIFY believing that he was about I
be shot to death. Walker tried suicid,
sending a bullet into his head.
lie fell to the ground n was quickl
eap,ured by ne crowd. with p
thought Of lynching but wit the detc
mlnation o. having him tried quick
for the murder Of Rice, the posse In.
him across three shotguns and Carl,
hin to u waiting automobile, viii,
brought him 10 the toatcsyIlle llosplt1
When he reached the hospital walk
confessed his crime to Chief OF Poh
umstead and District-Attorney Ga
throp. Walker said: IA been o
drinking gin and / was feeling pref
good. | got out there near tho Wor
mills. anois tae hunk!es, u lust