Walker

Walker, who was Black, was held at the Union County jail in South Carolina when a large party of disguised men came for the prisoners. According to a Pawtucket Gazette and Chronicle account published January 13, 1871, the men took Walker and five others out of the jail. The same account says Walker was shot.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper account reports that a large party of disguised men took Walker and five others from a Union County, South Carolina jail and shot him.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle, January 13, 1871, page 2 Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle, January 13, 1871