Zack Walker
Zack Walker, a Black man, was being treated at the Coatesville hospital in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, when a mob took him from the building. According to the district attorney of Chester County, the mob took him to the Newlin farm a mile outside town, where he was killed by burning. The district attorney said five men confessed to taking part and named others, including men prominent in business and politics. Warrants were sworn out for the ringleaders, but arrests were delayed until after the funeral of Edgar Rice, a watchman.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The district attorney of Chester County says a mob took Zack Walker from the Coatesville hospital, where he was being treated for a pistol wound, and burned him to death at the Newlin farm.
Reported by: District attorney of Chester County.