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

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not here disclosed, we shall be glad
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for the night. which he ala, handing
lis chair which he occupied in the cor
ridor to one of the negro prisoners
and telling the negroes to look aft
er the white prisoner who was prac-
tically helpless because of his wound
ed left hand. The reporters left as
suring the prisoner that they would
be glad at any time to publish his
side of the story exactly as he
gave it.
Calls Harvey Good Man.
Sheriff Battle was, courteous to the
reporters and even assisted DeVane
in answering several questions He
said he had found DeVape at home
on Ills first trip there, and that he
had visited the home of all the other
accused men and had been unable to
locate any of them except Harvey.
During the conversation in the Jail
someone mentioned the name Of Bob
Harvey, of the Times-Rccorder, who
was present as a spectator. Sheriff
Battle asked if Mr.. Harvey was relat-
cd to Henry Harvey, accused mem-
Der of the mob. Someone laughed,
which caused Sheriff Battle to remark
this this was nothing to laugh at, as
henry Harvey was good man.
Henry Harvey is shot in the right
side of the back and back of the
right arm, with about as many shot
as penetrated DeVane's arm and
hand. According to the story told
by the negro Jones to Bob +. Allen,
who gave the principal evidence be-
fore the coroner's jury, DeVane stood
on one side of his back door on the
night Of their visit to his home and
Harvey OH the other and as he came
out fleeing when others started to
break in at his front door they both
shot at him, one of them shooting
him through the body, The negro ear
ried single barrelled shot gun, and
fired first at DeVane. DeVane yell-
ed that he was shot, and just as the
negro slipped the second shell into
his gun Harvey turned and started
to run away toward DeVane. Jones
fired and the charge struck Harvey
in the back.
That was between 10 and II
o'clock Sunday night, it is said. About
midnight DeVane and Harvey were
both brought 10 the office Of Dir. r.
r. Stewart in EIlaville for treatment
of their wounds. Just who brought
them has not been disclosed. DR..
Stewart is still treating DeVafe and
Or. B. l.. Bridges is now treating
Harvey. DR.. Bridges stated yester-
day that Harvey would soon be well,
the period for the development Of
pneumonia which he feared having
passed. 1t is believed Harvey will
be brought to jail within a day or
two to join Bernie DeVane lie is
now guarded by a bailiff.
The Point of Mystery.
No one appears to know any reason
why the mob, half Of whom it is said
were different persons from the nine
who conducted the lynching Monday
went to Will Jones home Sunday
right or for what purpose, or those
! who do know will not say. Anyhow,
they went. Jones lived on farm
occupied by Mrs. Fulford, mother-in-
law of Bonnie DeVane, some dis
tance from the DeVane neighborhood.
One rumor is that Jones had made
an innocent remark concerning the
incident Of two weeks previous when
Floyd Flournoy, a negro from Taze-
well, insulted Mrs. John DeVane on
the highway near her home by asking
ner to ride in his buggy, Flournoy
being subsequently, arrested by a
posse, jailed at Ellaville, then taken
to Columbus for safekeeping, where
be is now held. Another version Of
the origin OF the trouble is that Jones
who was thrifty farmer and good
citizen, did not approve Of the liquor
traffic and was suspected of 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
ladyss bad one. After time another
knock was heard and voice asked
for a lanters. Jones replied he had
none. Silence again. Then came q
lrequest for d match and Jones push