Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-04 | Page 3 | Mobs Lynch Third Negro in South during Past Week

Mobs Lynch Third Negro In South During Past Week PAVO AVO Ga GaMay May 4 AP Lynch AP-Lynch Lynch law striking twice in Georgia and once in Arkansas today had bad reached a new stage with the killing of three negroes in less than a week John Rushin year year old old farm farmhand farmhand i hand became the third victim near here yesterday when a mob arnob of at about men shot him to death in rev re- re re revenge revenge re- re v for the slaying of at Marlon Marion Pate year old white m man man n. n In Atlanta Arthur Raper field and research secretary of ot the inter interracial raci racial l commission said he was almost almost almost al al most certain that never In modern times had southern mobs killed in three places In the space space of a week The other victims Lint Shaw 45 taken from a jail at Royston Ga last Tuesday and shot at the scene of a reported attempt attempt at at- tempt to attack two white girls I Willie Kees ces 19 wrested from a marshal by 10 masked men at Lepanto Lepanto Le- Le pan panto to Ark found shot Wednesday not far from the spot where he was accused of an attempted attack on ona ona ona a white woman In each a coroners coroner's jury returned a verdict of de death th by gunshot wounds at the hands of persons unknown Deputy Sheriff Herbert Kennedy of Thomas county said the prisoner was snatched from him as he turned his head to answer a query while on the way to his automobile The mob rushed the negro away In Ina ina i in a n truck Kennedy said the gang had taken his automobile keys II Rushin's torn bullet body was dragged into Pavo and dumped iha in ih ina ina a negro school yard where it remained remained remained re re- re- re several hours I