Clarko Evons

Clarko Evons was held in the Carrollton jail in Greene County, Illinois. According to a St. Louis dispatch, a large group of disguised men took him from the jail before dawn on June 21, 1874, and hanged him from a tree near the edge of town. The dispatch says none of the lynchers were recognized. It does not say whether jail staff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A St. Louis dispatch reports that a large mob of disguised men took him from the Carrollton jail before dawn and hanged him from a tree.

Reported by: St. Louis dispatch (reporters).

Source

• Public Ledger, June 22, 1874, page 2 Public Ledger, June 22, 1874