New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-25
a DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
AN AGED MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY HIS IN
SANE SON.

SANE SON.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. A.-Early this morn
ing, Mr. Thomas L. Evans, aged 60 years, killed by
his Marshall H. Evans at the house of Mrs Belshaw,
No 3O6 South Tenthst The house is occupied in part by
the family Of Mr. Evans. The family were assembled at
breakfast and had entered into general discussion OF
the strange behavior OF Marshall Evans for some time
past and they had determined that the father after
breakfast, should visit the family physician DR..
Van Dyke-(who had expressed his conviction
that the son was insane, and should be sent
to an asyum)-in order to procure from the doc
tor a certificate Of the sons mental condition.
Just the conversation concluded, Marshall came
into the breakfasroom and took his seat at the table,
His father babe him good morning. but he made no reply
to this autation, and IL suspected by all present
that he had overheard the conversation He ate heartily
and while he thus engaged his father left the room
TO change his dressing gown for coat, and procuring
his hat Mr. started down the front stairway IN
the mean time Marshall had stepped out INTO the hall
toward the front door, and his father was stepping
into the vestbule the son drew revolver and
fired three shots In rapid succession The
father then retreated through the saloons to the
hall again and back toward the dining room Gn
In passing the pantry he cutched at the door and tnen
fell into the arms Of Mrs Belshaw. She laid him on the
floor Marshall followed HIS father all the way back ana
IA the body was lying on the floor he leaned over IT, Dnt
said nothing Mrs. Belshaw remarked TO him, Marshall
what you have done % TO which he made no answer
The young ladies hearing the Shots and seeing Marshall
with pistol in his hands, away shreking and the
alarm brought assistance from the street. when Marshall
taken into custody On being questioned, he replied
81 don't feel right" The father died soon after the
firing Of the shots Young Evans 96 years Of age He
has been afflicted with rheumatism for many years
Recently he has behaved in frantic manner toward
his wife. threatening her life. They were living
at Riverside, NewJersey He 10 this city yeser
day. followed by his wife, and reaching his fathers
house behaved strangely During the night he threat
ened his father with knife After the father got up this
morning the got possession OF the pistol that the
elder Mr. Evan had given 10 the young present
years ago This was the weapon used in the tragedy
The OF the homicide Is very near that OF the
Twtche murder DR. Shapleigh has just concluded the
pOst.mortem examination He found five balls in the
body entered the body three inches above and 70
the left OF the navel passing through the stomach ana
spleen. and was found under the skin in the back
another entered about inch and half from the right
end Of the ensform cartilage passing through the liver
and found in the back under the skim both OF these
wounds fatal another entered the left side SIX
inches below the armpit another entered the back one
and half inches 70 the left OF the spne aud was found
In the spinal columns the fifth entered the outer side OF
the left foot and found embedded in the bones OF the
foot The inquest will take place tomorrow at II O'Clock