Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-13
Confession of Evans.
A TERRIBLE TAI
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According to the confession of Evans
in 1853, he stole away and killed a litu-
niece in Derry, New Hampshire, aged
five years. In 1861, he assaulted and
cut the throat of a girl of fourteen yeaB
in Augusta, Maine. Cor which, by The
way, another man died in prison Il
1865, he outraged the person of Isabella
joyce, fourteen years ODD and theH
killed her and her brother John, a boy
of twelve years of age, in Bussey' woods.
near Boston. In 1872, June 10th, he Is
charged with a similar crime upon tbs
person of a woman found dead in tie
woods, near FitChburg, Massachusetts,
and during the same year he OUTRAGE
and mutilated the person Of and mur3e,.
ed Georgiana Lowering, a girl OF twel7.
wears in Northwood, New Hampshire
! His confession in regard to all the abo7s
crimes are brief and indefinite, except 81
/ to the joyce children, which was unia
1 Deputy Sheriff Henry A. Drew, who ar.
rested him, and had him charge ten DAY.
before committing him to Exeter Jail. AMI
seven DAYS before he revealed TO hin
tbr secret of the murder of Georgian
/ I,overing. Mr.. Drew said that, aftE
Evans had confessed the murder, BE-
questioned him as to his whereabouts 70,
the last fifteen years. Finally, sal
/ Mr.. Drew, Il traced him TO Rhode Is
and and then back to ROZburT. Ma.
sachusetts. His mention Of RoLbr
and the similarity Of the two mur5=,.
suggested to me for the first time, tl1
he might have perpretrated the mrr.-
of the joyce children, Of which e.
then but a faint recollection, and Of t..
cumstances of which have now t1t A.
tie knowledge. 1 then interrocatall a
on the subject and the questions or -r
part and the replies on his were ls-ua
by me of so much importance. t-a {
Immediately reduced the substanceos.
conversation TO writing.
The following covers the main a-
of the confession elected in reganlto-=
joyce children: Question, by sl-1
Drew-WeI. Frank, what DO yout-l- e.
now. Tell me all about it. Wfr- --
, in Roxbury or were you in MaucAal-
. Tell me just as it is. Evans-Mr li--7
-, I was right there when that boy aas =
were killed. Drew-Was he stabas- e.
not? Evans-Yes, he was eyeralt-
, Drew-Did the girl make much 81
Evans-Yes. Drew-More than t-
( boy did? Evans-Yes. Drew
. did she? Evans-She was raped. De
a ask me any more than I have told ST.
r Drew-Was the act committee 5--
= she was killed Evans-lcs. Il
/ Drew. I won't say any more. / --.
G told all about it now. Drew
+ Frank. I guess you have. But oret--
more. Was the girl bruised ml-
o Evans-Yes. I wont answer you a.
y other question. Drew-Wel I Wa
i ask YOU any more. Mr.. Drew st4.-
= that Evans further said that the hE~
= where the children came from was e.
the left hand side as you went into b.
ton from Roxbury and was a two -,-
4 house. Drew said to him. No, Fran
a it was a little cottage house on the riga
p hand side as you 60 into Boston. ET--
f replied. 1t was a two story house FL
# the left hand side as you go into Bo,.
a from Roxbury.
The following affidavit is corrol-
tive of Sheriff Drew's statement. 3D..
> Azariah Waldron, of Strafford. in cir
county of Stafford, and State of Nh
Hampshire, depose and say that H1
: keeper oYer Franklin B. Evans. at As-
: nv A. Drews house that had a o'1
, versation with Evans in regard to i-
, JOY &c children. Evans said to me.
E hope they won't bring that up tall q
through with this. il they do. Wis
will they do with me ? [ answered. t-
will hang you twice. Evans sail III
cannot kill but once
AzARTAH WALDRoE.
Strof0rd, ss.-Sworn and subscribe
to before me.
HENRY 4. DREW.
I Justice of the Peace