The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-17
LYNCH LAW.
A Terriblo Tragedy in Tennessee.

We clip the following particulars Of midnight
murders perpetratcd in Dyersburg, Tennessee,
on the night of the 9TH, from Meals Slate Ga
zetto, published in that place:
In our last issue we stated that three men,
James Evans, Giles Moody aud Bud Evans,
were being tried in this place, charged With
horse-stealing, and that it was supposed they
belonged. to well-orSanized band OF outlaws
that have for s)me time been terror to
thus section OF country. Up to Friday
night their trial had not been concluded,
and they we're remandcd to Jail until the mex.
morning, being in the custody OF Sheriff
Shaw and guard Of seven men. At about
one o'clock the next morning Saturday the
iail was quietly surrounded by about on: hun
dred and 1iTly armed men, disguised, ana co'a-
manded by three officers. Onc-half tho mrs
terious visitors were dismounted, the remaln-
der on horseback, ali uniformed in el:cli, trim
med with white, each man having vide wulte
band around his hat Their appearance at tho
jail was sudden, and the sh eritfs saw ut glance
10 resist was maduess. Ele and his ,,uards
surrendered, were relieved Of ttoir arms, and
together with the jaier, placed under guard III
front Of tho midnight cavalcade. Ihe lal! Keys
we're secured and tho prisoners taken ouc QUO
his back with loEG whitc rope, winch was NJ
lowsui 10 drag on he ground
AT er tho prisoners were placed hear inc
sheriff and his gulrds, the men wno had taken
mon themselves the fearful responsibility OF
dooming three human beings 10 instant dt@th
took NJ their silent march, not an unnecessary
word beng spoken by either party. At The
wooden bid 70 which spans tue For ied Deer ut
this place Toy halted. A few minutes was
eIyen the prlsoners-Bud Evans, Giles Moody
and James Evans-for PRAYER, after which de-
tall of eight men was allotted to each as execu-
TONERS. Each OF the prisoners weio then sta
toned at different point several yards apart,
when the fatal sigual was given and the detauS
fired their dreadful volley. and Moody and
James Evans fell dead in their tracks. pierced
with dozen balls. Bud Evans Was only wound
ed, and he IAN hundred yards, utterlng such
wells as can only come from the doomed
and despairing. lie was pursued anu
shot, dying in front Of MIR. Alfred Stevens
residence. The sheriff and his guard were
now released and in ten minutes the masked
horst men, who had executed their horrlpie
work with stillucss, cooln. SIS and military
prec siou that was truly surprising. had en-
tirely disappeared in different directions; After
| they had Lett, the sheriff, together with such
! citizens as had boen aroused by tho firing,
went for Souire Simpson, when On inquest
was held over the Lolics of the au9htercd
men. and . verdict reLd:red in accordance
with tho above facts. The dead bodits were
then taken TO the courthouse, where large
crowd OF excited aud wondering men fcastcd
their eyes upon tIo CHASTITY spectacle until the
remains were conveyed 10 their homes. abou!
ten miles from II. ers b Ig. Aid thus ended
the most f,ightiul tragedy that stains the his
;ory OF Dyer County, the perpetrators OF Which,
arc suppOs cd 10 ue no -res:d ,nts oftlls o'uu.ry