Bud Evans

Bud Evans was held at the Dyersburg jail in Tennessee in early February 1869. According to the Neat's State Gazette, as reprinted by The Athens Post, about 150 armed men in disguise surrounded the jail early on Saturday, February 6, 1869, disarmed the sheriff and guards, and took the men held there out one at a time. The paper says Evans was taken to a street in front of a warehouse and shot to death. The account attributes the killing to the mob that took him from the jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 150 disguised, armed men broke into the Dyersburg jail, disarmed the sheriff and guards, and took Bud Evans out and shot him, according to Neat's State Gazette.

Reported by: Neat's State Gazette, as reprinted by The Athens Post (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The New Orleans Crescent, February 5, 1869, page 3 The New Orleans Crescent, February 5, 1869
• The New Orleans Crescent, February 5, 1869, page 2 The New Orleans Crescent, February 5, 1869
• The Athens Post, February 12, 1869, page 2 The Athens Post, February 12, 1869