Pearlie Evans, MS, 1939 February 10

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Evans had protested againstthe stim lant. and opiate, He
—yielded-to the urging of doctors, ‘I'm just—dying because
I didn't havemoney to defend myself,' Evans told ministers
and deputies in his cell where he had been taken from the
Hinds County jail at Jackson, ‘They swre 1 was a desper=
ado, I've never been tried for anything, They said I
shot my,sister. The truth is we were small children and
my mother was away in thefield, picking cotton, a gun was
pulled. and it went off,' Evans insisted up to the last
that he slew his farmer-neighbor, K, C.jone, 19, father

of 2 children, becausehe had molested. Mrs, Evans and a
daughter. The Smith County Court found him guilty of mur-

der and the State Supreme Court upheld the verdict (184
SOUTHERN 66)," MONIGOMERY ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Alas,

Feb. ll, 1939. (11-1). Was white. cyaRToN-IERCER, Jack-
son, 12-25-1939 (10/6.) UWioy ~L4AMAG Fert

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Evans had protested against“the stimlant. and opiate. He |
-yielded-to the urging of doctors. ‘I'm just-dying because
I didn't havemoney to defend myself,' Evans told ministers
and deputies in his cell where he had been taken from the
dinds County jail at Jackson, ‘They swre I was a desper=
ado, I've never been tried for anything, They said I
shot my. sister. The truth is we were small children and
my mother was away in thefield, picking cotton, a gun was
pulled. and it went off,' Evans insisted up to the last
that he slew his farmer-neighbor, K, C.Jone, 19, father
of 2 children, becausehe had molested. Mrs, Evans and a
daughter. The Smith County Court found him guilty of mur-
der and the State Supreme Court upheld the verdict (18h
SOUTHERN 66)," as eames Montgomery, Alas,
Feb. ll, 1939. (11-1). [99 white. CLARTON-LERCER, Jack=
son, 12-25-1939 (10/6.) “Zan Par OG Exc Vt fla

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Evans ad protésted against “the stimlant, and opiates He
|-yielded-to the urging of doctors, 'I'm just dying because|
I didn't havemoney to defend myself,' Evans told cored
and deputies in his call where he had been taken from the
Hinds County jail at Jackson, ‘They swore I was a desper-|
ado, I've never been tried for anything, They said I
shot my. sister. The truth is we were small Soe and
my mother was away in thefield, picking cotton, a gun was
pulled and it went off,' Evans insisted up to the last
that he slew his farmer-neighbor, K, C,Jone, 19, father
of 2 children, becausehe had molested Mrs, Evans and a
daughter. The Smith County Court found him guilty of mur-|
der and the State Supreme Court upheld the verdict (164
SOUTHERN 66)," Paes ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Alas,

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| EVANS, Pearlie Houston ~ Za lO 7 FS
"Raleigh, Miss., Feb. 10, 1939-The oe of MissifSsippi

| today hanged Pearlie Houston Evans, who was convicted of
killing his neighbor after an argument over a dog. Given
a hear stimulant and an apiate to quiet his nerves, the
39-year-old father of 7 children waspronounced dead 3
minutes after Sheriff D. L. Lack dropped him through the
gallows trap in the courtyard of the Raleigh jail, ‘I'm
just dying becausel didn't get the right trial,' said
Evans a few minutes Before his life was jerked out, 'Men
who I thought were my. friends, lots of them, are here now,
were not my friends.' & Actually only a dozen witnesses
saw thehanging but among the hundreds outside the jail

were Evans's widow and four of his children, crying. For
a few moments after theman had bee cut down doctors no-=

ticed a heart flutter as the body lay on the ground but
they said it had been caused by BXSXXK the stimiante

| EVANS, Pearlie Houston Be-[O- out
"Raleigh, Miss., Feb. 10, 1939-I'he State of Mississippi
today hanged Pearlie Houston Evans, who was convicted of
killing his neighbor after an argument over a dog. Given
a hear stimlant and an apiate to quiet his nerves, the
39~year-old father of 7 children waspronounced dead 3
minutes after Sheriff D. L. Lack dropped him through the
gallows trap in the courtyard of the Raleigh jail, ‘I'm
just dying becauseI didn't get the right trial,' said
Evans a few minutes Before his life was jerked out, 'Men
who I thought were my. friends, lots of them, are here now,
were not my friendse' & Actually only a dozen witnesses
saw thehanging but among the hundreds outside the jail
were Evans's widow and four of his children, crying. For
a few moments after theman had bee cut down doctors no-

ticed a heart flutter as the body lay on the ground but
they said it had been caused by BXSXXX the stimiante

EVANS, Pearlie Houston Sa kG) al
"Raleigh, Miss., Feb, 10, 1939-The State of MissiSsippi
today hanged Pearlie Houston Evans, who was convicted of
killing his neighbor after an argument over a dog. Gi

a hear stimilant and an apiate to quiet his nerv

39-y ‘-old father of 7 children waspronounced ae a 5)
qantas after Sheriff D, L, Lack dropped him through the
gallows trap in the courtyard of the Raleigh jail,

just dying becausel didn't get the right trial,' said
Evans a few minutes Before his life vas jerked out, 'Men
yho I thought were my friends, lots of them, are here now,
were not my friends.' % Actually only a dozen witnesses
saw thehanging but among the hundreds outside the jail
were Evans's widow and four of his children, crying. For
afew moments after theman had bee cut down doctors no~
ticed a heart flutter as the body lay on the ground but
they said it had been caused by AGO the’ stimiant.