The Republican journal., 1873-02-13
THE CONFESSION or EVANS.
A Horrible Story.

ROsrON, Feb. I. According to the con
fes~on Of Evans. in 1853 he stole away
and killed n little niece in Derry, n. II.
aged } wears; in 1861 he assaulted and
cut the throat OF a Girl OF ii years near
Augusta, (for which, by the way, another
man died in PRISON. in 1863 he outraged
the person Of isabella Jovce, IA Years
Old and then killed her and her brother
john, a hoy OF L. in Bussev's Woods. hear
Boston in 1872, June 10Th. he j. charged
with = similar crime upon The person of a
woman found dead in the woods near
Fitchhurg, Mass. and during the same
wear he outraged, and mutilated the per
son Of and murdered Georgiana Lover
ING. q girl Of y years, in N0rthwood.
N. II.
His confessions in regard to al! the
above crimes are brief and indefinite, pN-
cept a. t. the Joyce children, whish was
made 70 Deputy Sheriff Henry A. Drew.
who arrested him and bad him in charge
ten days before hc committed him to
Exeter jail and seven days before he re
vealed 10 him the secret OF the murder Of
Georgiana Lowering.
Mr.. Drew said that after Evans had
confessed the murder he questioned him
~ to his whereabouts for the last Is years
''Final|y," said Mr.. Drew. u traced him
to Rhode Island and then back 10 Roxburv.
Mass. His mention OF ROXhurv and the
similarity OF the two murders. suggested
to me for the first time that lie might have
perpetrated the murder OF the joyce
children, OF which ! had then bnt a dim
recollection and of the circumstances of
which have now but little knowledge
i then Intercepted him on The subject and
the questions on my part and the replies
on his We're deemed by me OF so much
Importance that Immediately reduced
the substance of the conversation to writ
in@." The following covers the main
points OF the confession ELECTED in regard
to the Joyce children
Question by Sheriff Drew-Well, Frank.
what You tell me you must tell me now.
Tell me all about it. Were YOU in RoX-
bury, OF We're you in Manchester? Tell
me Just as il is
EVans-Mr. Drew, | was right there
when that boy and GIRL We're killed
Drew-Was he stabbed. or not9
Evans-Yes, he was, several times.
D--Did the girl make much ado9
D.-More than the boy did,
Eyes.
D,-Why did she
E-She was raped Don't ask me any
more have now told You.
D.-Was the act committed before she
was killed?
| E Yes Mr. Drew, | won't say any
! more. | have told all about 1t, now.
| Dwell, Frank, guess you have.
! But one thing more; was the girl bruised
much2
Eyes. won't answer another ques-
| ton.
| Dwell, | won'task YOU any more.
! Mr.. Drew states that Evans further said
| that the house where the children came
! troGl was on the lett hand side Is YOU
went into Boston from Roxbury, and was
4 two-storY house, Drew said TO him,
''now, Frank it was a little cottage, on
| the light hand side as you 90 into Boston -
| Evans replied, at was two-story house,
on the LETT hand side as You 90 into Boston
from Roxbury."
| AFFIDAVIT ny EVANS KEEPER.
The following affidavit is cofroborative
OF Sheriff Drew's statement
/, Azariah Waldron, OF stafford, in the
| County of Stafford, State Of New HAMPSHIRE
| depose and say that was keeper over Franklin
| +. Evans at Henry A. Drew'S house thai
| had 4 conversation with Evans in regard to the
Joiceschldren. when Evans said 10 me- II hope
| they won't bring that up TIL get through will
| this If they DO, what will they do TO me?'
| an' wered, They will hang you twice" Evan,
sad, They cannot Mill me but once"
AzARIAH WALpR0N
Sworn and subscribed 10 before me, Henry 4
Drew, Justice of the Peace.