James Evans

James Evans was held in the Dyersburg jail in Tennessee. According to a newspaper account reprinted by The Athens Post from Neat's State Gazette, about 150 disguised, armed men surrounded the jail around 1 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 1869, disarmed the sheriff and his guards, and took the keys. The men removed the prisoners from the jail, and a group took Evans to a bridge and shot him. The account is the only source given for these events, and no other account of the killing is cited.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Neat's State Gazette, as reprinted by The Athens Post, says a party of about 150 disguised men took him from the Dyersburg jail and shot him on a bridge, and The Daily Phoenix, citing an unnamed report, says citizens took five people from the jail and shot them.

Reported by: Neat's State Gazette, as reprinted by The Athens Post (reporters); The Daily Phoenix, citing an unnamed report (reporters).

Sources (4)

• 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 Daily Phoenix, February 11, 1869, page 1 The Daily Phoenix, February 11, 1869
• The Athens Post, February 12, 1869, page 2 The Athens Post, February 12, 1869