DAVIS, John
"Columbus, Ga., Sept. 4, 191)-When John Davis, a forty-
year-old negro, was hanged in the Muscogge county jail
just before noon today for the murder of Oscar McGinty, a
well known white man and planter of the Upatoi district,
the first hanging since the lynching of three negroes some
fifteen years ago occurred in Muscogee, In fact, today's
execution is about the third legal hanging in the history
of the county, and it naturally attracted widespread
attention, (Note: This statement is wrong - Watt Espy)
The Davis negro was hanged on the gallows erected for the
execution of James Jefferson, the young Columbus man char-
ged with killing a police officer who committed suicide
mestevce? OF the night before he was to be hanged for the
HOURNAL, Atlanta, Georgia, September , 191) (2:2,)
DAVIS, John
"Columbus, Gas, Septe , 191-When John Davis, a forty-
year-old negro, was hanged in the Muscogge county jail
just before noon today for the murder of Oscar McGinty, a
well known white man and planter of the Upatoi district,
the first hanging since the lynching of three negroes some
fifteen years ago occurred in Muscogee. In fact, today's
execution is about the third legal hanging in the history
of the county, and it naturally attracted widespread
attention.(Note: This statement is wrong - Watt Espy)
The Davis negro was hanged on the gallows erected for the
execution of James Jefferson, the young Columbus man char-
ged with killing a police officer who committed suicide
mesdekea™ on the night before he was to be hanged for the
o
HOURNAL, Atlanta, Georgia, September l, 191) (2:2.)
TAVIS, John
"Columbus, Ga., Sept. , 191h-When John Davis, a forty-
year-old negro, was hanged in the Muscogee county jail
just before noon today for the mirder of Oscar McGinty, a
well known white man and planter of the Upatoi district,
of the county, and it naturally attracted widespread
attention, (Note: This statement is wrong - Watt Espy)
The Davis negro was hanged on the gallows erected for the
execution of James Jefferson, the young Columbus man char-
ged with killing a police officer who committed suicide
Agtteyeg? on the night before he was to be hanged for the
woul, Atlanta, Georgia, September li, 191) (2:2.)
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Roomy uetate, sworn, Sptnter ly UL (426)
