Died in jail or a lockup
Evans
The Daily Phoenix, citing an unnamed report published on February 11, 1869, said Evans was one of five people taken from the jail at Dyersburg, Tennessee, by citizens of the town and shot to death. The paper said nearly all of the citizens took part and that no attempt was made to disguise them. Evans was held at that jail when the group removed them and killed them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Phoenix reported that citizens of Dyersburg, Tennessee, took Evans from the jail and shot him to death.
Reported by: The Daily Phoenix (reporters).