Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-16

ARTHUR DEVANE,
HENRY HARVEY,
CLARENCE ROBINSON,
I TOM BROWN,
GEORGE PHILLIPS.
Two unidentified soldiers, believed
to have beer from Camp Benning,
are also accused under John Doe war
rants.
DeVanes Are Brothers.
The three DeVanes accused are
brothers. Bennie DeVane is one of
the two men wounded by the negro
Jones Sunday night, his hurts being
slight, and he is regarded as q leader
of the lynching party. Johnny De-
Vane is the husband OF the white
woman who was accosted by the me-
gro Funnow ON the highway weeks
| ago by being asked to ride with him
inshis buggy, an alleged Innocent re-
mark about this incident on the part
of Jones having resulted in his DEATH
according to popular report and be-
lief.
Clarence Robinson is a brother-irl-
law Of the DeVane brothers, having
married their sister, and lives in their
Ineighborhood in the Hopewell vicini-
| ty north of Elnville. Tom Brown
is not relative of the DeVanes
or Mr. Harvey, but resides in their
section, and is a tenant farmer.
George Phillips is sonof Rev. Har-
| dy Phillips, well known and re-
spected Primitive Baptist ninisteg
living midway between EilavilIe and
lOglethorpe, The son resides in the
Lowe neighborhood not far from the
Sumter county line near where the
shooting Of Jones took place. His
mother, highly respected aged lady,
died about two weeks ago. He IS
not related to the DeVanes or, Mr..
Harvey, it is understood.
Harvey Hardly In Mob
just what led to the warrant be-
ing drawn against Henry Harvey il
not known here, as it is certain that
the seriousness of his wounds from
the negro's shot gun prevented him
from participating with the mob.
Whether all of the others were identi-
fled by r. r. Allen, the chief Wit
/ ness before the coroner's jury, as
members of the mob, also has not
been established. No official in
formation is yet to be had, Coroner
H. U. Rigsby stating that an agree
ment was had at the inquest not to
give out the names or the terms of
verdict until arrests had been ac-
complished.
Sheriff Battle, who is a farmer
and devotes most Of his time to his
farm, resides six miles south of Ella
vile, in the Friendship section, close
to the Sumter and Marion county
| lines. This is distance of at least
ten miles from the DeVane neighbor-
hood, and considerable distance from
where the lynching of Jones occurred.
The tense feeling in Ellaville and
Schley county is reported to be SUBJ
siding today, although it is declared
the, community leaders and church
element are holding to their express
ed determination to see justice done
and the accused men brought to trial,
| feeling that cloud has been cast
on the good name of the community
which must be removed by stern ac-
tion.
Drinking In Mob
4 According to information that has
leaked out concerning developments
at the inquest, Benny DeVane acted
as spokesman for the lynehers, sew
ieral of whom were drinking. The
two soldiers were picked up by the
llynchers, after Allen had been taken
from his home by the party, and
lwhile the mob was on its way to seize
4 IJones. The names Of these two men
i have not yet become known, and it
lis generally said that they joined the
mob more through a spirit Of excite
. ment and adventure than because Of
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