Died in jail or a lockup
Evans
Evans was held in the jail at Center, Texas. On May 21, 1928, according to a United Press report, a mob of about 50 men stormed the jail, dragged him out and hanged him from an oak tree in the courthouse yard. The jail's officers' response to the mob is not described. Evans was Black, and no other details about him are given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 50 men broke into the Center, Texas jail, took Evans from it and hanged him from an oak tree in the courthouse yard, according to United Press.
Reported by: United Press (reporters).