Cleveland Jones, GA, 1935 July 12

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on July 12, 1935.

Source: The Camilla Engerprise, Camilla, Ga., and
Hartley Palmer, Camilla, Ga.

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on July 12, 1935.

Source: The Camilla Engerprise, Camilla, Ga., and
Hartley Palmer, Camilla, Ga.

on July 12, 1935.

The Candlla Engerprise, feet: Gas, and
Hartley Palmer, Camilla,

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JONES , Cleveland (Bud) © oreo -
_dones, alias Hicks, was a 30-year-old Camilla, Ga., Negro~
laborer. @n 1935, he rode around with Camilla garage
owner Ed Norris who had over $100 in his possession. The ,
_ two men were drinking and Jones later-claimed that he had-
been planning to rob Norris for three months, He deliv-_
_ erately took small drinks and encouraged Norris to take

_ large ones. “hen the white man was thoroughly intoxica=—
ted, Jones drove him into the Negro section of town and _
‘bludgedned him with a stillson wrench. Norris crawled
onto a Negro woman's front—porch where he died. Jones
was captured the next day in Jacksonville, Flag, in
Norris' car and confessed the crime. He was electrocuted

‘July 12, 1935 Pance CARD

JONES, Cleveland (Gua) Ja

Jones, alias Hicks, was a 30-year-old Camilla, Ga., Negro,
laborer. @n 1935, he rode around with Camilla garage __
owner Ed Norris who had over $100 in his possession, The |
two men were drinking and Jones later claimed that he had |
been planning to rob Norris for three months, He deliv=_
erately took small drinks and encouraged Norris to take

large ones. “hen the white man was thoroughly intoxica=—
ted, Jones drove him into the Negro section of town and _
bludgedned him with a stillson wrench. Norris crawled

onto a Negro woman's front porch where he died. Jones

was captured the next day in Jacksonville, Fla., in ee
Norris' car and confessed the crime. He was electrocuted

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JONES, Cleveland (Bua) Sy ees

Diudgedned him with a stillson wrench, Norris crawled
onto a Negro woman's front-porch where he died. Jones
was captured the next day in Jacksonville, Flas, in
Norris" car and confessed the crime. He was electrocuted
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