Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-11-25
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MURDER IN HYDE PARK.
[From the Scranton Republican, Nov. 1871

tFrom the Scranton Republican, Nov. Is.
A most sanguinary affair took place in |
Hyde Park yesterday afternoon AT halfpast |
four O'Clock, in n saloon on Main street, |
nearly opposite the postoflice. The saloon
In which the affair occurred is called the
Mechanics House, and is kept by q man
named ID. II. Evans. II is one of those low
grog shops where the roughs resort, after
their days labor, to spend any surplus left
of their months wages.
When we got to the scene of the afiray
we found an excited crowd gathered around
the door, and evidences of the bloody deed
that had been done, on every hand. BLOOD,
blood was seen on every side 4; the door
steps were slippery with the sanguinary
flood and the door frame was all bespater-
cd with it. The saloon WAS crowded. Be-
hind the bar woman sat, screaming. In
front of the counter, and with his head
leaning upon it, was the saloon keeper, in
woful state of contrition aud remorse,
perhaps produced by rejecting on his part
| in the deed of blood.
There were in the saloon at the time of
The occurrence five individuals, ID. II.
Evans, the saloon keeper, John Loucks,'
Ned Sharpe, John Evans, the murderer,
and Benjamin Hughes, his victim. From
John Loucks, who was an eyewitness OF
|
ment. He says that Benjamin Hughes is
a mincr and lives in Wilkesbarre. lie was
formerly resident of Hyde Park, and had
come up yesterday to see some OF his old
acquaintances, among whom was John
Evans. The parties named were in the sa-
loon together, and were all drunk. Evans
and Hughes were sitting at one OF the tables,
and had several drinks. A disagreement
took place as to who should pay for some
of the drinks, and some sharp words passed
which finally resulted in Hughes knocking
John Evans down. Loucks demonstrated
with Hughes for doing so, saying that
Evans was an old man, but Hughes knock.
ed him down again. Evans then told
, Hughes that he would stab him if he did
so again. Hughes desisted, and moved
away from Evans to chair at the end o
the bar, but after moments silence Evans
put his hand in his vest pocket, drew there
from a knife, and taking il in his lett hand
went up to Hughes as he sat Oh the chair
, and stabbed him in the throat The wounc
Ills about two inches in length, and extends
s from the medan line of the throat back
wards and upwards, coming in contac
with the carotid artery, which was severed
, The moment the stab was given the maj
fell from his scat and the blood rushe,
fromo the wound in a torrent. Recoverin;
, his strength, however, he ran To the door
opened it, gained the sidewalk and i1ti
: down the street until opposite DIR. Gibbs
, office, where he fell. Some person who saw
the man shouted police, and Q. w. Rocsler
/ being near by, ran to arrest the man. "A
, soon as he saw the nature of the occurrence
, he made for the saloon, where he founC
John Evans making desperate effort T.
cut his own throat while several wome
tried to prevent him. The knife wa
, wrenched from him before he could do any
a thing more than to intlict flesh wound il
the side of his neck. The knife is regula
. jack-knile, having blade about three in
ches in length, very sharp, and with ,
p spring in the back of it to prevent It's shul
. ting except at the optcn Oh the owner
! Evans was taken bcf're Alderman Jones
+, who commi.iru him to Wilkesbarre Jail
Urghoo was carried into the saloon, an(
several doctors waited on him, who pro
nounced death inevitable. Hughes is abou
thrty-two years of age, and is unmarried
, Evans is about fOrty-iivc and has wifi
, and children in Wales. While going wit
the officer to the depot, Evans uanfeste
, the deepest contrition, and said tina
Hughes was his best friend. Thus rum ha
given the grave another victim, and pei
haps another soul to perdition.