The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-08

say what their business was"
"were they oneers from Boston after me for the
! murder of them children ~
81 did not ask then what they wanted"
"Bid they say nor Mr.. Drew. they were after
| me; you won't let them have me, will your"
"Let them have you no; they shall not have
| yeu. Why do ysu worry about that, Frank DID
| that girl make much adof"
'.Don't ask me-"
"Why notH They shall not have yeu.''
II know if they carry me there shall have to be
! hung.n
NOW, Frank where were you when those chill
dren were kileda'
81 was right there, and II you let them have me
cannot get out Of 1t; know
| I SHALL HAVE TO BE HUNG:''
Cannot hang you, Frank, II you did not 40 II:
| harm you II you did"
''DOnt ask me that"
"Tell me where You were at mat time"
81 nave told you"
"Where was it2n
'Iwas there; SO don't ask me.n
brief period went into the room again, when Evans
} remarked, 'Mr. Drew, l have been thinking that
matter over how can get out of 1t; there is but
one way"
chow is thatg'
al was minister az that time in good standing,
and II can prove my character by the ministers 1t
well, Frank, it may help yon. cannot see
| children, when have told you they should mot
have you and carry you there, even If you did
"Mr Drew, don't ask"
| "Why not Come, tell me-"
~ have told enough"
az WAS RIGHT THERE.
| told you was right there when they was
| killed; don't ask me any more"
| The above conversation was on Sunday, after the
finding OF the body OF Georgiana Lowering, the Kill
he's he had hidden her dead body, he having himself
shown 1t to Mr.. Drew. Mr.. Drew states that alter
and a while ne was % nine
! Drew Ii he thought they would come to the jail
after him to carry him 70 Boston.
Drew answered, al don't care whether they DO
| or not, If you won't tell me all about t.'
"Mr. Drew, don't ask me; l have told you enough
''What have you told me p"
81 told you was there when they were killed. l
will tell you all about it some time.",
! The conversation on the subject here dropped,
until just before they got to pover, where they
were to take the cars for Exeter.
| Mr.. Drew said, "Well, Frank, what you tell me-
! you must tell me now; tell me all about 1t. Were
you IN Roxbury OR in Manchester Tell me all
"Mr. Drew, was right there when that boy and
| girl were killed."
STABBED THE BoY-ourRAGED THE GIRL.
/ "Was he stabbed or nOtY"
| eyes, he was, several times"
''Dld the girl make much adof"
more than the boy dids"
why did she ~
sDon't ask me more; I have now told you"
| 'WaSthe act committed before she was kiedf"
eyes. Mr.. Drew, won't tell you any more; l
| have told you all about 1t now"
"Well, Frank. guess you have one thing more.
Was the girl bruised much 7"
ayes; won't answer another question:
"Weli, won't ask any more"
| EVEN REMEMBERS THE HOME OF THE CHILDREN.
Mr.. Drew stated that Evans said That the house
where the children came from was on the lett hand
side, as you went to Boston from Roxbury, and
Drew said to him, mo. Frank, it was little cot.
tage house on the right hand side, as you go into
Evans replied, .It was two story house on the
left hand side, as you 60 into Boston from Rox
| bury"
The Messrs Berry, who have been mentioned
above and Mr.. Harrison HILL or StraffOrd, were in
the room and heard portions Of conversations be-
tween Drew and Evans They are some OF the
most respectable citizens ofthe county.
| AFFIDAVIT OF TIRE KEEPER.
The following is the afidavit in the hands of Mr..
Waldron is a respectable and well known citizen
II, Azariah waldron, Of STAFFORD, in the county
OF Stratford, State OF New Hampshire, dep0se anG
say that was keeper over Franklin b. Evans a.
Henry A. Drew's house that had conversation
said to me, 4 hspe they won't bring that up till
get through with this. II they do, what win they
s twice., Evans saiG They cannot kin me- Su'
once.' "AZARlAH WALDRON."
WOULD NOT DIvULGE HIS NEXT CRIME.
Mr.. Drew has no doubt that Evans has committed
several other similar outrages upon and murders
OF children. He says ION the morning after find
woods at Northwood, on his way home with Evans
who had shown him where 1t was, Evans said Let
get e s ANN and There IS crime
that Is the little child over to Derry"
ANOTHER CRIME IN AUGUSTA, ME.
Mr.. Drew further states that while on his way
to the Jail Evans said "Mr Drew, l want to ash
you two or three questions, and want you to tel
me has there been any officers for me from ou
beyond BOSTON, | believe it is place beyont
Lowell, near Leeminstero."
| lfr nra,v ceaHV ha n la yvaa
He said IL was a few miles above LeominsterO.
Drew asked HIM what had been done there
Evans said-"There was one out there THU
He then asked Mr.. Drew if there had been any
| body from Maine alter him.
Drew said:-
s.What part Of Maine 9'
Evans replied down somewhere near Au
Drew said, "whats happened down there
Evans replied. There was one down there about
Drew asked him he could recoect the year.
He said it was In 1861 or 1862
Drew again asked him what 1t was.
IT WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
Drew then asked him what was done to her.
Evans replied, "Her throat was cut" and he ther
| earnestly begged OF Mr.. Drew to tell him whether
or not there had been anybody after him from any
MIR. Drew told him no, there had not. Evans
then SAID, 81 won't say another word about it,
| then"
Mr. Drew desires to state that the reason why he
has said nothing about this before is because
Sheriff Odln, OF Rockingham county, wrote him
that the Court at Portsmouth, then in session, had
| instructed him to request him to keep everything
still and have no more talk until alter the trial.
| GENERAL BELIEF IN THE VILLAINS STORY.
The Chief OF Police OF Boston and other officers
who were engaged upon the crimes to which
| Evans cOnfesses, believe that he tells the truth
This Is the opinion OF all who have cOnversee
with Evans, and a leading member Of the
New Hampshire bar, who had been asked
i to act as counsel for the prisoner, after hours
I consultation told him he believed he ought to be
hung, and refueedto appear in his defence, and he
subsequently expressed the belie That ne murdered
| the Joyce children The other tragedies referred
| to by Evans were unknown to Mr.. Drew at the
time but 1t has been since ascertained that there
| were such occurrences concerning which the pri
sOner was correctly informed. Though his state
ments concerning the Bussey's Woods tragedy ma
not afford conclusive evidence OF his guilt the,
would most certainly warrant his arrest on suspi
cion II he had not been convicted of simila