Pike County GaArchives News.....“Dad” Davis Electrocuted January 20, 1928
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The Pike County Journal January 20, 1928

Garfield Fuller, alias C.R. “Dad” Davis, was electrocuted last Friday at 
Milledgeville. Before the execution he made confession that he did kill Lillie 
Bell Davis, for which crime he was executed. He also confessed that he had 
killed a white man with an ax at Lake Butler, Fla., some time ago when he 
entered a house for the purpose of robbery, getting $20.00 from the person of 
the white man. He also said he knocked a white woman in the head but did not 
know whether or not he killed her. He also said he knocked a woman in the head 
in LaGrange, Ga., but did not know the result. He also killed a negro in 
Alabama. Also acknowledged that he had assaulted an old negro woman in 
Barnesville a few months ago - a short time before he killed Lillie Belle 
Davis.

Sheriff Allen, H.E. White, Bradley Wood, W.M. Marsh, J.A. Sharp were present 
at the execution. Also G.T. McDowell, father of the woman murdered; her 
husband and one or two other colored men were present.


Additional Comments:

The Pike County, Journal
Friday, Dec 29, 1927

Card of Thanks

We wish to thank the good white people of Pike and especially of Molena 
District for bringing about a speedy trial of (Dad) Davis.

We feel that the interest manifested in this trial in behalf of the colored 
people by Hon. Wm. E.H. Searcy, Judge; Col. E.M. Owen, Solicitor-General; Mr. 
D.S. Allen, Sheriff; Mr. J.S. Dunn, Mr. Robert Pilkinton and a score of other 
white people which space will not allow us to mention their names is beyond 
comparison with any section of the country, north or south.

We heartily thank each one.

G.T. McDowell
Eddie Will Davis


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