tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607453347005063143.post269782056028403080..comments2023-12-24T09:45:14.932-05:00Comments on Coatesville Dems: Reconciliation and Revitalization Dr. Tonya Thames-TaylorJames Pitcherellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239270205876141965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607453347005063143.post-30315288078284152512011-06-13T18:11:59.226-04:002011-06-13T18:11:59.226-04:00My new book is out and now I can give more informa...My new book is out and now I can give more information on the lynching. I found that Zachariah Walker had been in PA for some years previous to his arrival in the spring of 1911 in Coatesville. He had been arrested for shooting at two elderly black women in Williamsport and several other offenses including assault and shootings. The Coatesville Record in November 1911 ran a piece on his criminal activity including 1902 in Lebanon, PA. At the time of the shooting death of Officer Edgar Rice Walker was on the run from a previous murder he had committed; that was his motive for killing Officer Rice. In his confession he admits to both killings and says that he had decided to kill Rice because if he was arrested on lesser charges the authorities might find out about the previous murder. He also bragged that he was the faster draw and that he killed the policeman easy. The other migrant black steel workers in Coatesville told of his past criminal record in Virginia where he had also served time. After killing the policeman he, within the short time when he was captured the next day, shot at several more people, attempted to kill one or two, robbed two people. The book names names, you will know who drove the wagon with Walker to the hospital, who the other officers were on board, who was on the posse's. It gives particulars that haven't been seen for 100 years. I am a native of Coatesville, born at the Coatesville Hospital on August 13th. I had hoped to put more photos in the book but things don't always work the way we hope they will. It does have a photo of Officer Rice something most people have never even seen.<br />Its available on Amazon.com or at https://www.createspace.com/3583642 right now.Janet Tallonhttps://sites.google.com/site/insidethecoatesvillelynching/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607453347005063143.post-82840123834291100462011-02-23T17:08:31.745-05:002011-02-23T17:08:31.745-05:00A new book I researched and wrote on the Coatesvil...A new book I researched and wrote on the Coatesville Lynching will be out in the Spring of 2011 in time for the 100 year anniversery. I have drawn upon grand jury testimony and testimony in the court cases connected with the case, as well as newspaper articles and other media to find facts and information on Zachariah Walker and his victim Edgar Rice. The information presented in the book is documented and gives the reader an indepth chronological time table of the shooting killing Rice, to the final court cases. The criminal background of Walker starting in VA, to his arrests in PA including a previous murder he committed, several attempted murders and attempted murders. Information on his marriage and family are included. The reader will receive ALL of the court documents to read the evidence, or lack of evidence and the testimony of witnesses; Doctors Pratts, Wm. Worth, Vincent Rice, nurses at the hospital, Stanley Howe who was the only police place at the hospital with the prisoner. Details that up until now have remained buried in history will give readers a look at who was in town, what they were doing, and as many details as it was possible to uncover. Pictures of Stanley Howe, the entire police department, Officer Rice are also included alone with Judge Butler, W.W. MacElree, district attory Gawthrop, the governor and others. It will not justify the lynching, however, it will give the reader a chance to see the setting in which the killing of Edgar Rice occured and the mood of the community that saw the killing of Walker. So, another look at the incident has been researched and documented and will be available soon. <br />Janet Messner TallonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com