The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-01
A FIENDISH CRIME.
An Old Nan Murdered and Rob.
bed Near Trenton, No.
His House Burned and His Body
Consumed.
Suicide of One OF the Supposed
MurdererS

One Of the most revolving and !iendish
cases of murder and robbery We have vet
had to chronicle comes TO us from the
small town of Tindall, Mo-, ten m. = north
of Trenton, on the Chicago x Rock Island
Railroad. On the night of the 22d OF
March, Monday, the houseof the Rev. John
Evans was broken open, himself murdered,
the building fired and the body consumed
He was living entirely alone, his wife hav-
ing been dead some years, and his children
all being married. The supposition is that
he had been murdered for his money, as he
was known TO be in the habit of keeping
money about the house. Search was made
in the rubbish to find some gold, and re-
suited in finding what they supposed would
amount to fifteen hundred dollars, part of
it SO melted that it cannot be used with
out going through the mint, but they found
thirty-seven twenty dollar pieces, and some
smaller ones, which can be used. This was
found by direction of one OF his sons, who
supposed he kept his gold in bags hanging
to the rafters, next to the roof, and searched
about the spot where they supposed it
would fall. How much other money he
may have had is not known, but in all
probability considerable amount. He
was known to have had money loaned out,
but as all notes and other papers were lost,
there is no evidence to be found
On the 18th of March brother OF Cor
valid hanged himself near the scene OF the
murder, and ii is thought lie was impli-
Gated.
Three men have been arrested for the
crime, VIM. Corwald, Biliips and Sares
The last named one has turned States evil
dence, and told how they murdered the old
man. Carwald held the horses and stood
outside TO guard, in order to give the alarm
should anyone approach. Billips went into
the house, ard with a club killed his vic
tim, and then took what money he could
find. The sheriff took Sares up 10 Tindall
from Trenton a few days ago, where the
other prisoners are now confined, but al
though he promised to give further particu-
lars, in regard to the finding Of the money,
so far nothing has been ::elicited from
him. They were brought back to TiBdall
on Friday last. Great excitement prevails
in Trenton, and threats are freely uttered
in regard to lynching the murderers.
Mr.. Evans was a minister of the Old
School (hard she'll Baptist faith, and was
very much disposed to hoard up his wealth,
not even telling his own children anything |
about his business He bought fine mar
bic monument year or so ago. costing over |
one thousand dollars, with an inscription |
for his wife filed out, and one for himself |
finished, except the date of his DEATH This |
he had set up near his wife's grave. We
understand his bones, what could be found |
Of them, We're buried there. Some wears
ago he erected a church building in his
known as the Paint Lick |
Church, with his own money. Most of the |
family live in the same neighhorhood. Mr..
Evans was an uncle OF Mrs. Elizabeth |
of ST. Joseph, wife OF the city
editor of the Herald oil that city.