Zacharlah Walker
Zack Walker was being treated at the Coatesville hospital for a pistol wound to the mouth when, according to The Free Lance, a mob broke in, took him from the building and carried him out of town to the Newlin farm. The Cairo Bulletin reports that he was under police guard and that the guard was overpowered by a crowd of nearly 1,000 people, who set fire to grass and weeds around him. The district attorney of Chester County said a member of the regular Coatesville police force led the mob. Five men confessed to taking part and named others they said were involved, but according to The Free Lance, arrests of the ringleaders were delayed until after a funeral.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Zachariah Walker from the Coatesville hospital, where he was under police guard, and burned him to death; the district attorney of Chester County says five men confessed to taking part and that others, including business and political figures, were involved.
Reported by: district attorney of Chester county; Coatesville hospital police guard (the agency that held him); news reports.