Evans was appointed municipal judge for the city of Tulsa in May 1917 and was the judge who oversaw the Tulsa Outrage.

[1] Evans campaigned for Mayor of Tulsa in 1920 on a single issue platform: approve the Spavinaw Water Project.

[2] He was considered a compromise candidate, having previously served as municipal judge.

[5] After the massacre, he blamed it on a "negro uprising" and advocated for building a railroad and rail station in the Greenwood District.

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