From Days Gone By May 26, 1922

May 26, 1922.
    The capturing of Charles Atkins, the 15 year old colored boy confessed to the cold-blooded, dastardly deed of shooting Mrs. Elizabeth McAfee Kitchens, last Thursday morning as she was carrying the mail on her route out of Davisboro. The posse captured him and lynched him by burning and shooting and all the details incident to the awful tragedy which aroused this end of Georgia, are thoroughly familar to Johnson County people.
    The dead woman was known by many of Johnson people and was a relative of some of its leading families, and this, coupled with the awful crimes more recently committed in the county, created a wide-spread interest in the crime in Washington County, and people from every part of the county visited the scene of the crime to view the surroundings, learn full particulars and later to see the dead body of the criminal youth.
    The press of the state has carried news daily from the different near-by points and Johnson people are familiar with every late occurance connected with the crime and its results.
    Gainor Atkins, his wife, father and stepmother of the boy, and Sim Atkins, his brother, were hurried Friday evening to Macon where they were lodged in the Bibb County jail for saftey reasons. Since then quiet has prevailed and no further trouble had been anticipated.
    People visiting the scene declare the armed citizenry went about the inquiry and final conclusion of their work with no boisterousness, swearing, cursing, drinking, that all the time the crowd was quiet and orderly.
    Mrs. Elizabeth McAfee of Harrison was married to Mr. William R. Kitchens and had been a rural mail carrier since 1917 and had been married only five weeks. Her father has been postmaster at Harrison for 25 years. Her body was interred at Davisboro.
    Charlie Atkins was only 15 years old. When he was captured he had the stolen money, and the automobile and admitted to the crime.
    Gertie Lee Davis, a colored girl of Wrightsville, was adjudged guilty fully of stealing about $40 in money from Mrs. J. D. Martin several days ago. She got 11 months on the State Farm from the court and with Gladys Jackson will be taken there soon. George Lewis, prosecuted for getting goods through fraud, drew a limit fine on the county gang.
    William V., the 18 month old son of Mr. & Mrs. William V. Tyson, died after about a week in their home near Wrightsville. He was buried at Westview.
    Reuben, better known as "Doc" Dent, with the tractor and street machinery, is getting the streets of the city in good condition. Rube is good when it comes to road building.
    If you want good meal bring your corn to N. D. Norris' mill, also get your vehicle's tires shrunk while he grinds your corn. You can also buy your groceries there. He sells as cheap as anyone.