, 1873-07-09
, A TRAGEDY,
An EnrnRed l.ovcr Shoots nnd wounds
Httn Supposed. lsfvnt,. mid Tihcia
lslnNYN Out E1lN. Own .IErAfMs., ~ -

An E:nrnRod I.ovcr Shoots nnd wounds
Htfs Supposed, lefvn1.. nnd Thcn
; IslnHvA Out H1ia' Own Israitas.' J. - -
From Tie Whteltno {Ir I'd, 1ntegtnetr, J',tv Z.
) NJ. 4. q. Evans, o printer, who worked In tllta |
city for Aovornl years ut l,s tratlo but OF lato
enployed in tho signal sorvico nnroan at Gin
clhnHti. wAa tho chief actor In . traEody which
took placo OIL John street. noxt to s!lyoy'a srng
OH Saturday lnst, few sni,lutoa before II o'clock:
Evana was apparently az or 30 years old. Of |
rathor small stature, always dressed gentoolly
aud aeat d ws tal S;ory
THIS city he waa novor known to drink to e4coHs
While boarding ut Mrs, parkor's le bocamo ao-
qnasntca with Mrs. Dunlap, widow OF Henry Dun"
1sp and daughter 9f Mrg parker: a1. f. M M1s
loyo know no bounds, md finally grew into
raaaion which obtained comploto mystery over
him. ue onloavorod to induce Mrs. Dunlap to
m0rry him within throo months after her late
Wheeling aud went to Cincinnati, alleging that
he Ind obtained Mrs. Dun]np's col1solit to mar
riago Il lio would provide q suitablo home for
her. While in Cincinnati frequent 1ottcrs passed
hetweon thom, which lettors show TINT Evans
lova vaH, In u nantior, returned. The homo Was
prepared, md Evana camo to Wheeling Tor his
bride, but eho would not oonsont to tho union.
Evans, however, concluded that ho had rival
e M cor Conceived % 70 be- 70 capt. Nike Flanagan, Of tic
oi ls 9nsp vsns 1sssss a sga hs sSae
cinnal, but has ainoo made froquens ViBite TO
this city all tho time by correehond3ence anu IL
him. While In the. city no would write from
thrao to fifteen lottefB day to her which f1o !
would Bend In different ways. Mrs. Dunlap
would sometimes road one, but usually throw
forth spirit Of love aud hatred Which II 10 fear
full to contemplate. In ono sentence ho would
call God to Witness. Ills lovo tor hor. and In tho
noxt to would cali her Bono Indecent name md
Threaten to kill hor.
Evans arrived in the city on hla last Walt about
a week since. His lottors woro Rhowered upon
Mrs. Dunlap moro frequently than oyer thoy
broathod spirit Of hato doopor than beforo-a
ttnic amounted i to nothing short of frenzy: His
threats, which had once boen treated lightly,
werc no longer to DO thus regarded, for it was
quito auro that their author was terribly in ear
chased little ''O. Sharp" four-shooter and =
package of poison. Tho former waa to deal donth
to Mra. Dunfap. and Capt. Flanagan, and tho
the proper dogree Of desperation, on that day ho
did something altogether upuhnal for him-lo
got quito drunk. Seeking Mira. Duulap, he
found the door 1ockad againbt him.. 6ho Ind
concluded 1t would bo safer to keep herself IN
a1l day. Towards tho evening Of the Fourth
ono OF Evans friends took tho revolver away
from him, and shot tho charges out nnd kept
tho weapon until the following morning, when
him. Evaus loaded it, and remarked that "Ho
would laYe use for it boforo nooll." 49,.
Within short timo after this wo hcnr Of
Evana running excitodly into Mrs. Dnnlaps mud
bounding hurriodly up-ataira. Arriving at tho
door Of tho fiat room, be looks quickly in, and
gooing q man on tle bad and q littEo girl on tho
floor, he shoots. At whom ho sloots Ia only
conjecture, but iust in tho oppoaito cornor OF
tho room IN tho closet-door is bullot-holo, tho
course OF which shows Tint tho pistol from
which 1t camc must llavo boon in tho direction
of tile door, and elevated about tho height
Of MI ortlinary man's Shoulders. This, tler,
is undoubtedly tho first bali fired, and it
Ia presumed to ho tirod at tho person On tho
| floor whom lo nlBtook for Mrs. Dunlap, but
| which proved to be her daughter, girl Of u or
| Is yoars old. Capt. Flanagan was on tho bod,
sRRs t spa p enssa snasa Sans L hea %aa snrey sol
short, and, Judging from tho way in which tho
During this struggle, CAPT Flanagan got tho
woro. unable to prevent Evans from.
shooting onco or twice more. One Of
tho shota took effect ia Cape. Flanagan .
| right hand, tho other in Evans hand. One Of
| sion. From this poiut, tho partieR being under
high stato OF excitement. tho testimony ia not
| cioar, but tho noxt or fourth shot, WaB probably
frod atter all had left the room but Evans, and
ard killed him. Peraons who rushed into the
| room found Evans on tho floor near tho centre
OF tho room, with tho pistol lying near him.
Tho wound IN his temple was bloodtng profusoly
an hour, hut was iuaonaible all tho tiuo.
Capt Flanagan being accnaed Of numbering
Evata, walkod up to Judge Johnson's ofloo aud
surrendered himself, giving bail in tho sum OF
| 1000 for his appearance at O'Clock.
Upon examining tho papers Of tho deceased,
many lottare ware found writton to 1frH. Dnnlap,
and othors IN which ho expreaaad his intention
to.kill her and himself on the Fourth. Among
Wheeling, which had beon mailed on tho
Fourth, and received by that gentleman
on the day Of tho tragedy. This had been 70
turnod to Evans that morning. In i ho aaid he
Killed % ss Dunlap IN Snd nms9f In f.
and tho Coroner would got tho lottor tho mex
morning after tho dcod.
The GoEqners jury dsgnea verdict ost to IL tht
piatol-stlot fired by hia own hand.
The witneR8oB were then summoned to nppoh1
before Judge Johnston. .wlero Capt. Flanagan
was to have an examination. No new faots wert
elicitoa before the Justice. package OF letter
found on tho deceaBedfA person wera Ind befort
Judge J. Their contonts woro not fit for publ
cation. Ono addressed to Ills (Eyanso mothe
informed her what he had tlono why he hat
killed h1ra, D. and lmHetf md nskod to be for
given, and requested that ste (hia mothor} woult
kiss number Of tho family for him,
At tho conclusion of tho Testimony Judge J
announced Ills dcciHion, acqnitting the prisone
OF tho charge alleged agninBt him. Ho was &C
cor.lingly discharged, and loft The courtroom
: friends. a.
n Potato.Hrtg Story.
. From The Pittsburgh Ltndsr.