Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-17

the ywent Jones lived on farm
occupied by Mrs. Fulford, mother-in-
law of Bennie DeVane, some dis
lance from the DeVane neighborbood.
One rumor is that Jones had made
an innocent remark concerning the
incident Of two weeks previous when
Floyd Flurnoy, a negro from Taze-
well, insulted Mrs John DeVane on
the highway near her home by asking
her to ride in his buggy, Flurnoy
being subsequently arrested by
posse, jailed at Ellayille, then taken
TO Columbus for safekeeping, whore
he is now held. Another version of
the origin Of the trouble is that Jones
who was a thrifty farmer and a good
citizen, did not approve of the liquor
traffic and was suspected on giving
out too much information for the
pleasure of the DeVanes and others.
Jones was in bed when the mob
called at his home Sunday night, ac-
cording to the story he told r. F.
Allen after the first shooting at his
home, He said someone Knocked at
his door and asked for an auto tire
patch. He replied he had none, but
that possibly Mrs. Fulford, his land
lady, had one. After Z time another
| knock was heard and a voice asked
for a lentern. Jones replied he had
none. Silence again Then came a
! request for a match and Jones push
ed two or rhree through crack in
the door. Then q Voice called him
to come out, that it was he who was
/ wanted Frightened, he declined.
His front door was then attacked by
T several men, knowing they would
soon break in, he grabbed his shot
gun and ran oJt the back doorA As
he did so he was shot and in turn
shot Bonnie DeNane and Harvey.
Negro Asks Shelter.
Making his way wounded to the
farm of R. T. Allen not far away,
he STOPPED at the home of one of
Mr., Aliens negroes and asked him
for shelter, The negro, seeing there
had been trouble and hearing Jones
story, was himself frightened, fear
j ing a mob would be pursuing Jones
and would find him there and ac-
cuse him of giving the fugitive
shelter SO he ran to Mr. Aliens
! home for help in getting rid of Jones.
! Mr. Allen responded and asked Jones
father@in-law nearby to take care of
Jones, but that relative possessed Of
the same fears as the other negro,
refused to have anything to do with
Jones. 1t was then that Jones re-
quested Mr. Allen to take him to the
home of his uncle, Tick Hart, near
! LaCross, which Mr.. Allen did
Returning, Mr.. Allen went to Ella
vile, where he Informed Cullen Bat
tie, local merchant and cousin Of
! Sheriff Battle, of what had trans
PRED. In the meantime the mob that
later lynched Jones had been organ
lied and was searching the Allen
neighborhood for him. Cullen Bat
tie, according to information, sent
word to the, mob that it was no use
to look there for the negro any fur
Their, that he had been taken away
from the neighborhood He told
them he didn't know where, but that
Bob Allen knew. Shortly the mob
appeared in Ellaville, quickly locat-
ed Mr.. Allen, according to the story,
and forced him at the point of pis-
tolls to pilot them til the negro's
hiding place
| They were seen to approach small
| shanty some distance from the road
and then firing was heard as if they
| were driving the occupants out of the
house. Then there was silence, fol
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