LYNCH, EUGENE - Hamilton County, Tennessee | EUGENE LYNCH - Tennessee Gravestone Photos

Eugene LYNCH

Union Fork Community Cemetery
Hamilton County,
Tennessee

May 22, 1858 - March 7, 1895

"We will not forget our son."

Constable Eugene Lynch succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one week earlier when he was ambushed by an escaped prisoner.

Constable Lynch had arrested the man and a female acquaintance the previous day on a warrant charging them with assaulting the man's father. Later in the evening, after the arrest, the male subject was able to escape from Constable Lynch's custody.

The following day Constable Lynch was escorting the female prisoner to the local depot. As they crossed a railroad trestle the male subject opened fire from a hiding spot in nearby bushes, striking Constable Lynch in the abdomen with a shotgun blast.

Constable Lynch's condition deteriorated until he died on March 7, 1895. Both suspects were arrested in Georgia the day after Constable Lynch's death and returned to Hamilton County to face charges.

Constable Lynch was survived by his brother and other family members.

Series of articles - Chattanooga Daily times March 7 - March 10, 1895

Contributed on 2/27/23

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Record #: 248717

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Submitted: 2/27/23 • Approved: 2/27/23 • Last Updated: 3/4/23 • R248717-G0-S3

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