John Rushin
John Rushin, a 55-year-old Black man, was taken from Deputy Sheriff Herbert Kennedy by a mob of about 200 armed men as the deputy was leading him to a vehicle for transport to Thomasville, Georgia. The mob took him to a creek near Pavo and shot him, with five or six bullets striking his body. A coroner's jury found that he died from bullets fired by persons unknown. A superior court judge said he would investigate the lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Deputy Sheriff Herbert Kennedy said a mob of about 200 armed men took John Rushin from him while he was leading him to a vehicle for transport to Thomasville, and a coroner's jury found he died from bullets fired by persons unknown.
Reported by: Deputy Sheriff Herbert Kennedy (the agency that held him); coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).