Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-15
ALLEGED MURDER
CAR WAS DRIVEN
BYAMER|CUS MAN

Marvin Jones, former resident of
Americus was the driver of the auto
mobile in Macon Monday night from
which it is alleged that a shot was fir
ed which took the life of Miss Rosa
Lee Eubanks, of Macon.
The following story of the shooting
is told in Tuesday mornings Macon
Telegraph:
On her way home from work to dress
for a valentine party of the Philathea
class of Centenary church, to which she
belonged, Miss Rosa Lee Eubanks, 127
Rembert street, fell victim last night
to bullet fired from gun in the
hands of ]. A. Ooc) Branam. The bull
let was fired from an automobile going
at the rate of forty miles an hour driv-
en- by Marvin Jones, ana penetrated
tured her heart and left the body at
the left breast.
The tragedy occurred ON Second
street, between Arch and Oak streets,
at ten minutes to seven o'clock. There
were four eyewitness to the tragedy;
three of whom rushed to Miss Eu-
banks after she was shot.
Doc Branam, who did the shooting, is
held at the county Jail, chadged with
the murder, and Marvin Jones, taxicab
driver for the Stallworth companw, Is
held as a witness The two men were
caught an hour after the shooting oc-
Cured by Sheriff Hicks and Deputy
Sheriff Wiltse Birdsong.
Held Gun on Chauffeur.
Jones told the officers that Branam
shot Miss Eubanks from the automobile
in which he (Jones) was carrying him
to his home. The chauffeur stated that
he received a call from the Saratoga
buffet in Wall street alley about $40
O'Clock, and that when he reached the
saloon at that point, Branam got into
his car. open her up" he is alleged
tc have called to the driver, at the
same time firing a shot into the air.
Jones was driving a Dodge car.
Upon the order of Branam, Jones
stated he speeded the car out Second
street, with Branam firing his pistol
at frequent intervals. "Branam fired
five or six Shots stated Jones to
Sheriff Hicks. "He reloaded his gun
after we passed Oglethorpe street.
took him to j. B. Branam's store On
Oglethorpe street, and he got out thera.
don't know what became OF him then.
/ went back to the taxicab headqua :
ters."
Branam i'm Drunken StupOr.
Mranam was in no condition to talk,
as he was in a drunken stupor when
the officers pulled him out of bed at his
home on Winuship sreet. He talked
at random, incoherently, and was not
conscious of what he had done, AMI
sank off into a drunken stupor when
locked UP in the county Jail.
His pistol was not on him when he
entered his home on Winship avenue,
his sister stated last nighht The Off
GERS are now looking for the pistol.
There was some talk Of violence
shortly after the crime was committed,
and both city and county officers, with
the latter inside and the former out
side, were placed at the Jail as pre-
caution. Little knots of people gath
,red on the corner nearest the jail
waiting to see what would happen
dowever, early this morning nothing
the way of concerted action toward
lakeng the man out of Jail has been
taken, although feeling is high against
lin.
Bfanam was not acquainted with he
'ictim of his bullet, but fired at random
With the effect that Miss Erbanks fell
lead
Car Going 40 Miles an Hour.
According to eye witnesses to the
ragedy the automobile in which Bra
lam was riding when he fired the fatal