Wesley Everest

Wesley Everest was held in custody in Centralia, Washington, in late 1919. A 1934 report in The Daily Worker says a mob took him from the jail, mutilated and tortured him, and lynched him. The report says his body was hung from a bridge and riddled with bullets. Wesley Everest was a man, and the report names him as one of the people killed in that way.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1934 report says a mob took him from jail, castrated and tortured him, and lynched him.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Daily Worker, January 5, 1934, page 3 The Daily Worker, January 5, 1934