Evans

Evans was one of five people reportedly taken from the Dyersburg jail by a group of citizens on a Friday night in early February 1869 and shot to death. According to The Appeal of Memphis, citing its Dyersburg correspondent, no attempt was made to disguise the group, and nearly all of the citizens took part. The sources hold no details of Evans's family or life. How the jail's officers responded to the group is not recorded in these accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Appeal (Memphis), citing its Dyersburg correspondent, reported that citizens took Evans from the Dyersburg jail on a Friday night and shot him to death.

Reported by: The Appeal (Memphis) (reporters).

Source

• The Athens Post, February 5, 1869, page 2 The Athens Post, February 5, 1869