The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-07


Dr.. A. P. Hancher, Geo. Kingdom. J. Z,
Hooion, VIM. Fisher, John Watt, Henry
SevcTing and Vim. STANLEY.
Prosecuting Attorney CIacTat. was
present and assisted in the examination.
The following testimony was elected
Jennie Anderson slaorE-I was sitting
on the floor near the bed short distance
from where Nj. Rvans' feet now 1rei Mr.
Flanagan was lying on the bed there was
no one else in the room. Evans came in
side the door and fired his pistol in the
room. l don't know whether he shot Of
me or Mr.. Flanagan. After he fired, Mr.
Flanagan jumped up and Mr.. Evans
rushed in the room and they got hold Of
each other. Flanagan hAlloOcd for some
one to take the pistol away from Evans.
then ran out OF the room down into the
alley. only saw one shot tred -
Ms Parker SporH-I was in the
front room with Mrs. Dunlap and Mrs.
Bond. nv sisters, when VIC heard the
pistol shot. We rau into the room and
found Evans On the floor with the pistol
in his hand pointed towards the ceiling
and Flanagan irving TO hold him and
calling for some one 20 take the pistol
away from Evans. Ms. Dunlap and !
tried t6-lake Il but could 2u;, Apoibtr
shot was then fired passing through ny
oyerskrt. Evans s4idtWO or three times
Let me kill MYSELF / did not hear any
noise before the first shot.
Mrs. Dunlap S:norn-l was in my room
with my sisters and heard the report o!
the pistol and Immediately aiter, the crash
of the whAt-not breaking. I and my sis.
ters ran in and found Evans on the floor
with the pistol In his hand and Mr.. FIan.
agan trying 10 hold him and asking for
some one 10 take the pistol. ! tried 10
take il but could not. Mr. Evans told me
a few days ago that he had paid six dol.
lars and . half for pistol 10 kill him and
me. was in the house all day 90 the
Fourth not daring to go out for tear he
would shoot me.
Joseph Hih, sto0rn-Was in MI shop
directly across the street, about eleven
O'Clock, when heard the children over
here crying; l ran over and ran up TO this
room where Evans was on the iioOF about
where be now lies. Mr.. Flanagan and
two or three women were here trying
TO hold him and takc the pistol away from
him. tried to take the pistol, they tell
ing me it was empty, but could not.
Just then another shot was fired and !
ran out into the front room. In a mo-
ment 6tSrted out and as l passed the
door Of this room. l saw Evans get up and
heard him say ITS all gone" and then
saw him shoot again. l ran down stairs
and went over 10 my shop.
DR.. ". j. BATES, Jr, Sth0rN-l have eX.
amined the body Of the deceased. Find
a wound over the len temple which was
evidently made by pistol ball. l have
probed It 10 the depth Of four inches,
The ball passed through tie brain and
Is probably lodged against the skull in the
back Of the head. The wound was sufti.
cient TO cauSe death ms very short time.
By the powder marks around the wound,
the pistol was close 10 the head, not over
two feet Of, and from the direction the
ball took the pistol was on parallel with
the eye. There is another wound on the
chin, which was probably made by the
passage OF q pistol ball, which was also
made by Q pistol held quite close, as the
flesh is somewhat burned. There is also
q wound made by pistol ball in the fore.
finger of the left hand. ] find no other
wounds on the body Of the deceased.
Dr.. Baguley's testimony was substan.
tally the same as Dr.. Bates.
jas. NeAG1RlJ StaorT-l was OF the
street when / heard the noise; l came
into the back yard and climbed up over
the shed and came in the window. Evans
was Nics on the floor where he now Is.
There was no one in the room: a revolver
was living there near the bed. l went
out in the hall and 10 the door Of the
front room sind SIS they would not let me
in l burs. open the door. found Flsna.
gan and Mrs Dunlap and Bond and
0shers there. l arrested Flanagan as thel
murderer. He said, He Evans shot
himself and me through the hand
= II. J. Rgps Ennru-I was just coming
in the back door down stairs when heard
q man fall. After came up s!Sirs saw
Evans on the floor and saw them bEeak
open the door TO the frrut room and ar
rest Flanagan. tNr. Hanna testified 10
the same facts as Mr.. Hope.) i
Mrs.. Bond S.n3Tn-I cSme this morning
to see Capt. Flanagan on business. Found
him on the bed and spoke few words 10
him, when l passed into the front room
with my sister, Mrs. Dunlsp. In few
moments l heard shot. Coming in this
room with my sisters / saw Evans on the
floor and Flanagan trying to take the pis.
tol away from him. Ny sisters and l also
tired 10 get The pistol but could not, and
when another shot was fired l ran into the
front Ioau.s Captain FlsnagAn soon c9nei
ir and ItOid-h him TO lasten The door !
n. ". MEler stnorH-I was in my store
on Market street; heard the shot and i'm.
meiiately after the children crying. !
ran ont into the yard and heard another
shot, and saw smoke coming out Of the.
window OF this .room. l thea heard q
third shot, after which l climbednp over
the ehed and in at the window. / found
Evans on the door Thee he now IS and
q pistol lying on the door near the bed.
Some one said the man who shot him was
in the front room. Several OF rS enierelt
aud found Captain Ei&cagaH with hls
hand bleeding. We arrested him, bat be
said Swans shot himself. ilried to get in
the little room bu; could not, IS some one
was Inside holding the door. forced the
door open and man came ont do not
know his name, but know him by sight
he passed on down stairs after getting ont
Of the little room.
Jas. Hlmitan st'0rn-I WAS acquainted
with deceased. l met him Yesterday
morning on the corner Of Quincy and
Market streets asked him il he had
come 10 take the widow OF. We then
went across the street and sat down in
front Of Hubbard'a He then told me all
his troubles; sad he had given Mrs Dun.
lap square deal he had dealt the cards
and allowed her 70 cut them and she had
no one to blame for what might happen.