Aleck Walker
Elliott Walker was held at the Union jail in Union, South Carolina. The Anderson Intelligencer, citing Columbia Union, reported that on January 11, 1871, a group of disguised men broke the locks of the jail after the jailer refused to surrender the keys, and took six men out, Walker among them. The paper said he was shot to death a short distance from the jail. According to the account, no one appears to know who the attackers were.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Columbia Union, as reported in The Anderson Intelligencer, says disguised men took Elliott Walker from the Union jail after the jailer refused to give up the keys, then shot him to death.
Reported by: Columbia Union, as reported in The Anderson Intelligencer (reporters).
Sources (15)
- The Daily Phoenix, January 7, 1871, page 2
- Alexandria Gazette, January 9, 1871, page 2
- Worcester Daily Spy, January 10, 1871, page 1
- The Anderson Intelligencer, January 12, 1871, page 2
- The Republican Journal, January 12, 1871, page 2
- Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle, January 13, 1871, page 2
- New Orleans Republican, February 15, 1871, page 1
- Yorkville Enquirer, February 16, 1871, page 3
- The Anderson Intelligencer, February 16, 1871, page 2
- Yorkville Enquirer, February 16, 1871, page 2
- The Daily State Journal, February 16, 1871, page 1
- The Working Christian, February 21, 1871, page 2
- Bellows Falls Times, March 3, 1871, page 2
- Worcester Daily Spy, November 7, 1871, page 1
- The Charleston Daily News, April 23, 1872, page 1