, 1866-03-18
THE BEDFORD TRAGEDY.
EnlI Details Of tho Newlaud- Evans
- : Affair.

Al ~ a4AA \ SAhD - AA>-AS~~
Full Details Of The Newlaud- Evans
- : Affair.
cau.e and 7nrldents OF abe Killing OF
abs sedseer bv eho. Father Of tiaa VIC
rCoirr4to1Irnes tuslxnapoui He1ldl
Akaroap, L&wteoot Cp.. Ind, AaHa -.
The rnbl.c bss t,cen widely tarItlcd by the
Starring event ef the killing of fTof.3 Aladi-
ruu Evans Is DR.. En}a71tn Scxlana-, feaf
xtr.y.ppntk ut IL ahl< Io> k3fe you IN 9rcatsr
..e.Ll thaa has bc&n tcathrd In }rafloot Ae-
counts thc ;artisuIars Of tia affair. LET na
Or. Senhnd h . 1s'xt, {sortly man, r!th
.atr, tnrid crmpackion, thin nosr, . mile
taulliao 4a Its fefnAth%, 4 lttlu b1ld tn the
EgnheaI, u iich ssires that feature thc APPEAR.
Aacc Of saG-u1. lttgh.- lie wears y ntll
hra1t3 and u,ou,t.che, dark bry.u In eotH
1uea, Aucgh composed II appearance; bta1s
ttr Ifnprcss of tie dreadful * pst!ruco oi tho
pA4t tea DAYS. Ills Gauehtsr,. Miss Helm
kevlsEd, wbo4c rEo+ptct& Ii llia t,ase bSsn
thus cruelty blasted, u detTtbed a. A1e
of uic.i.en. khc had graduated at tae II.
Agnea Institute, Te1r MAu.s, having. bss I.
thoroughly educated tn tie csu.l branches.
She vas completing her studlcs OF music,
tr!ierr, ut the sale 1nsu.utita. uit so fhf
time v he7, her unfortunate aitustaou Feuasrtts
Atr Ieiirtmlal n-cctAAFJ. letter, tr!iten
hy Esans Il, Mhs Sc~lsnd, and sent 10 Iesrs
liws,tc, !aslea to reach ket, wnA relhstk:t ~
H<dGnri, sud Il NOW In the hands VI tt.c ljthfn
aud will sr offered ln testimony. The EttcE
Is eight nr uins pages Of pote paper IN lenEth,
apd IN Ii Z, mis- loI<s 10 make an asra1ge-
1nent rome time In Nay 10 prutcct Nis> S.s
character. Whs. IA the nature Ct the - ~
rangs tuent" /. mol clearly shown. ETans
a.ss, rrtu-t~ N1sa =. that hcr father suspects
nnlhIrs, and says tlaa updtr pretenss Of bor-
rowing look, be had E0pc I" StV!Auus
houk.- for the pISfo&e oi AsssTatainS Lis
eutTtict,,ns bad beeu aroused,
Mati.au Esn1,s Is dfke1:hed a luan not
particularly striking fn Liz personal arptar-
nncc, but smooth spoken, oily aud lnsinustluS
In his manner. Hc Was . member es the
Christian Chvreh In Ee*,a sssnshng W t" she
cppr1e ns month. since. ALTHOUGH formerly
In thc Latit Of cxhnrtinc oc<s.ionally, Ae
peyer waA preacher IN the church. +
Ill. vic |. described ~ IN Atuishla And ID
telligr1t vomAn, hlkh.y e,iusattd. md,
sho,1rl, ap1,a.rntiv tt,atA 1a3 rr.esSrd IN de-
of chA1sctrt. lIer malleu p4lne *A4 BATTER
sou, and Eya1s married her fn HkoontnEtus-
Having adhered ~ tho fortunes Of The de-
ccnset, with unrraAonang fidelity and lGvt,
throughout his preysaua dlutcnltira, ahc u
uos almost lexst.nsoken.
rhE rfx>E OF THE vEAckny.
Fvans lived on The alll, about the f,u1h Of
n mile uo,th q to~n. ANes calling At TIC
hp,use, o., the taial night, Sevlaua Started
back 10 torn. and met Evans At the fool OF
The bill. There were no wftneases, hui Iastsef
1IsiIx near A1t reported 70 have hcsrt thu
ctAilensr, the reply, Tho shooting, The Fo!cc
af tie iy!Lg ruaa, Inn 1;lnrtnx to be allowed 70
ttey, IN Al he mi
thr ayenecs, Aal The death strr:Eia which en-
sued. TArsr u 91r1i DIAL OF Wild Talk about
! this uat,er+ which II mol su6Btaeutiy authea-
Tic 10 tear repetition.
TAKIyo yuE nour HoHA
Nse. Esaus ID said to have suspected moth
{rR from Dr. kewlandfs Thi., and did not
kesr ths .hpt h tie hollow 5eIow the hou.e.
snythinE Ayenx, H4A visit ahont 8 O'Clock
fruhs Eide1 Gathcs. 7rthtnFahIed h5 eotne
I tr,nste ffierds. Knowing that The rausuhl
| 1:ht peItrn,lct erlt tillnss OF sunr SORT Nrs-
r. Afst ttrng u that her tather. VITO had hesn
| quit. ssek, y dead, and her first eIe!a,nA-
:lon was, My Godt! | u father deal!" soe
| w.s told thst I: VS. ~o1se-ttAt DR.. New
| lanl had killed her hE.bxnd. Fseat1c With
| sF;ef, horror stricken, The wo1An's love Of
| The woman still tlunx to the nuwortAy man
nfo haA bn.u:ht .hstpe upon her, sua h1s-
Erxet to Anoshcr harry household, and she
I
huese. Ia the meantime The ltslsas snd
aansled rrualns OF tie il',estine were tAk.s,
| 10 hII office, Washed elezn.cd Of Ito blond
stt4ns, aud dresaca, No ~ to present less
eha.aly ntrcaEuee. 1he dresdtGl gashes IN
| tho lh.oai ~wfr 7t~u u7, End hL cTxvat ~
arsaac-s, u to lij. the xopud. It which eoo.
.l.;lcn Lc Rs taita losne.
| TIE worNps-
There IL sorne dsE+.trce of opinion u te
wbesAes Sc4land Erred one Or txo shofs- Al
sry rate, ont snot look s1ort In the aide,
1ust shove Tie bly,. F'aes,nS through tho intes
| ,!ae4, and ind1dec ,i,:der the skt. on The othel
side, inttlf.t1;;, = taorAl wou7a. There i
apo.htr rouud IN unr OF 1ae arnf, tellort<
b. Acme 10 have hetn pistol Ahut. In id
/ dIs.uu, ttere MA 4 heavy ga4h 90 tbs chin
and two others, hishif1l In c1tent, ID Iht
thrs!-ene tust t+io~ tho ehin, :. II ~
| the 1,ttry and rirJea out. and aus,ther Of ths
~.n- character lower dewn- Une Of th'
tant. y "a - N Tho bone - II the dytnt
| uxn .Lal RrAtpcd tho Aa.st, go fhrr~ Eesl
( s,s+o npnt t.cus stabs h the b*rk Of !hE c."'
| acd .hoaIdtrs- The kr1lc r.ed Fas 3 1nug
two rdgcf1 and .lt1p INSTRUMENT, caltsl b,
sur:es,n. cst'.n2, an3 nsed In operating +
ts . fearful llostrunant In tao hahas N = de
tl4nI,,ea lnau, but 10 highly ee1ofesod Is /,
ae liaols 10 tseak. Us did tab onc.
rnA 4EnA1aHnES7.
!About ten O'Clock thIl morning, Dr.. New
ls,:d waS brought Into Court for irish. ii
! great auount of kKal talent Is szrnyed O
! each AIDE, md there nrr plenty Of meuns =
tht command Of the Prosecution. - well s
TIC defene~. Ths pts.oner y represented ,
| 4. 2. Carleton, T. 2. cohb, y. F. Mal1ott. Z
| Beutofd; Co1. Dick Thompson, Govcrra
{ Du1uIn.. JEd.sc Ianr1 l.. Nn1lna and Co
\ C5fu1 l.. NunhAt1. It is alao thoasht II
: 41an. Datilel W., Voorhees, viii he fetainct
Fer The p1oxceutlo1 sppearr Mf<e- Dnnn,
: Tc"a.as II: pfnwn, tseu. Morton G. ilunte
and Jonathan ". Gordon, of TIL. city. Hna
| Of wt.nelsas hare sseen sSu.aaoHed, &ac!aais.
!. .1nst oi the young ladies Of Bedford.
, Tie court room was crowded with excite
i spectators, Nhcp Mr. Cobb sroso and pnessn
q tue athdAsits Of numerous eitfzens, a1,egnl
| thai 4uch feeling uh.ch Ii the eomuuult
. ! thai the p1isener eoula nut get M ;mpA1lt
| trial, nn1 asking for eLanEc Of renue. II
IS 1upst prrtounl suliueta prevailed during Il
+. rcadIaS Of tho atHdktit. judsc Btckuell. att
taking tse Eastter un&leF rdY!ssEnrat, dectat
y thai ihc aty1Gastt OF the defendant alone VI
II justification for granting the demand. and 4
% [ cordially changed tho venue 10 Fluy1 cou
A. y. fixing T1'eAt,ay the eI day Of May. - q
.. t1y for tlial. Washington county wa9 u fl
suggested, a II was Understood that bo
=. l1otcect!un and defence wrrc anxious I
Il 1E<edr trial, hut there being already Two mt
rs. der ra.t. In that cotsnty, Floyd was hnaliy
m crptc,3-.ha: beiac he last county Of the {
;, c1l:., y That The seEus tasy W ro.stlnael
adjournntnt Until ibe ease IL anlshed. T
u, deitsd<nl ~sa .Asnitt<d to t,al! III tlc s1,n
d. ia, ,oa,, hiz rnclc, NJ. EliI4h Scwlaui, )
e. Mrnapeh, of fa3czn. Henry {. Houston, &c
a. 4: Mitchell md Wlllihm 4. Ke;s3..iale, of u
y; lord, going or his t<'nd.
,, -cE TEE,sSa-
I'll ~ .:iacnee,l bY ;he application tor chas
- 9: vsnue, there : sssoa= seslinY an taWee1
n. cunaty .4sains: Dr.. Scslaud.: Gntott unal
ID I Tie affair has assumed something Of pol
y. 4 .snx. Tie {rial. wleo II cothes ou, wlll
Antly contested. md 10 etEnFts will be sra
=. on t{.c part of tho rrn.ccntson to rass c
"a victf,n, If Il L rca.fhlc to convict 4 t
rt under such c.rrtmstAnccs-
~, TIE CHARLESTON C0prERHE.
II. E10T. L..
III .Arrr~& OF an implicated Party.
FIRM tho Ma.:oon Hsxe,ta, 1Atn.
. Rentsmiu I, serTelI, one or The parties
plIcaied in the assassination Of Major FG
nc IN the EoPperbcad sict At cha1ic4tnn. "a
T. u. county, trn Years ttnce. ras aTestcd By
i's iIs lIesman Nostetf on the trala bound cast,
=" ThundaJ mon. When hsonEht before !
,ice Fi.her for trial, II ~a+ prnved that :
~ re}i lives 1t Tene 1fante, and jutl pre- viou
les- bis asr..st VIZ on visit to Windsor. she
a'e county, one Ut tic principal loca ..le4 infe.
r n# by Cappcthead hushwhaekets, In TIL. sect
.,p rs, Ii lst4 Al that place ho txpres1sl n
! cs .athheiior. lale'x. hstf sne deata Of
!ee- / Lincoln, and fsld that Nj. Lincoln Has
The only abolhsontst that bad heen kllt
s., thst Nc knew the raan who Killed u
IT | York, was ,.w!tA him about the t
ien and locA chArtc Of. and Kept The Fi*tol I
which the dassara'y work WA Aonr-
ms ! converrhtlup. report I'd to havo occurred
T.. twecn 9et7r1l and his b7othct-in:l law, cor
heta | 10 the eatt Of Dr. Wesley York, troulc
, =. 70 3lsL York, ssrrell xa4 arrested tu Tic =
tsoo leAyiDe on The ttain a. above stated. X
, - Iuxffrr F4sfrrf ef1Iue nffetD ar tNtEtY