The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-22
THE TENNESSEE TROUBLES.

THE ACCUSED-ANOTHER ESCAPED NEGRO
FORMER LAwLESsNEss-A LONG STORY OF
CRIME.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 1.-THE parties arrested at
Pickettsville, by United States soldiers, on a
charge of completely in the Trenton outrage,
will not arrive here until this evening. They
will be taken before the United States COM
missioner for examination. Another of the
negroes taken from the Jail, and who escaped,
is here, but under the advice of the United
States officials, refuses to communicate any
thing in regard to the affair, beyond the fact
that they escaped. Six were shot near Trenton
The Avalanche gives the following history OF af-
fairs in that section: During the civil war this
region of country was overrun by SQUADS of
guerillas claiming allegiance to both Northern
and Southern armies but really serving neither
of federal marauders, chiefly made up in the
counties adjacent 10 Sioson, and several parties
P PUoP rom Citizens at VIII nr %a %SF
| ing the period. At the close of
hostilitles many of these guerriles remained in
was a regular understanding between them. In
| the ranges OF country embracing Dyer, Gibson,
Madison, Upton aud McNary counties and
over the whole range of country from the Mis-
| sissippi to the Tennessee river, rapine, arson,
robbery, and murder was of almost daily occur
renee. One Bud Evans was the acknowledged
| leader of these predatory night-hawks, and q
perfect reign of terror prevailed among the
most respectable of the citizens. Gov. Brownlow
and administration were reigning authorities but
| they were powerless to stop the bloodshed or 20
check the lawessness. People were torn from
| their shrieking wives ard children and were
| shot down and left by the roadside, often not
being allowed time to say single prayer and for
no Known offense. The governor threatened to
call out the militia, but nothing came of Ii, nc
could the authorities suppress the evil deeds OF
these evil, worthless men. Finally the citizens
became so exasperated that they could bear e
no longer, and during the summer OF 1868 q party
| of some forty or more, headed by former army
| captain. went forth to search for the rascals.
| Bud Evans and three others, his (EvansD kins.
man named Fox, and another named Stations,
with II more were taken in quick succession.
The captain and his followers and all was put
| to death without trial delay. Evans, the
leader, when first taken and chained, threat
ened dire vengeance on his captors, and said his
| turn for vengeance would yet come. The cap
/ tain replied to his threat, that when he got
throug he would not be in a condition TO seek
revenge on any one. AS Bud went forth to ex-
ecutiOn, seeing his time had come, he begged
for and asked for time to saw his
prayers. He was told that through his
| long career he had dispatched many of his fell
lows without mercy, granting them no time for
prayers or anything; and so he was executed.
This action broke up the outlaws entirely. Those
| of Evans band who were not killed left the
country, or are living in quiet retirement, and
until the recent troubles, little has been heard
of deeds of lawlessness until the affair at Pick
| ettsville was started by incendiary threats and
deeds of the blacks, and the subsequent break
mercilessly shoot unarmed and helpless prison.
ers.
LATER: The men arrested at Pickettsville on
the charge of completely in the assassination Of
the negro prisoners taken from Trenton jail ar
rived here this afternoon under a guard of sol.
diers, and were taken to jail They will be ex-
| amined before the United states Court to-mor-