The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-07
THE CHEERFUL OLD MUSKET.
Mr., Evans quietly Sits In the Fence
Corner ana Turns II Loose,
Aud wanIOnIy Takes the life Of an In
dusuEious ana worthy Citizen a
FOrcible Flea for Hemp.

Considerable excitement was caused
yesterday morning by the news that a
seemingly unproyoked murder had
been committed about seven miles
east Of the city.
Inquiry elected the following par
tlculars OF the affair; A German
named William Engers rented thirty
acres OF land from Swopsher Evans,
residing seven miles east OF the city,
and paid portion Of the rent money
In advance. Repeated demands from
Fingers failed to get Evans TO stake the
land of, and being DESTROYS OF go.
Ing to- work, Fingers summoned IL
number of the neighbors, who
proceeded to step OF the required
number OF acres, and then went to
work. Yesterday morning between
seven and eight O'Clock Evans went to
where Fingers was at work In the field,
and ordered him to cease blowing.
Fingers refused to do 30, when some
words passed between them, but with
out any serious result. Evans then re-
turned to the house, procured mus
ket, and, waiting In the fence corner
until Engers reached the end Of the
row he was blowing, fired, the charge
taking effect in the right side, and pro
ducing death in few minutes. A
gentleman who heard the shot hur'
ried to the scene, and arrived In time
to 700 Evans running Off and receiv,
Engers' dying declaration that Evans
had shot him.
Evans, Immediately after the muir
der, came to this city, and WIS arrest
ed by Sheriff Barkley, about clever
O'Clock yesterday morning, in the of
tice Of Messrs. Mccoy u Mccoy. II,
stated to Major Bsrkley that no hat
come In town to deliver himself up, N
he had hurt u man out home how
bad, he did not know.
He was placed In Jail, where re
porter for THE HERALD called upoI
him To hear his version Of the affair
In answer to the remark of the repor
ter, stating his object, Evans said III
had but little to say. That the deceas
ed was blowing IN land that he had re
served for garden, ana that he hat
ordered him of, but the deceased re
fused to 90, and struck him. He ais,
stated that deceased and him had sew
eral difficulties about the same matter
before, and that deceased had on othe
occasions struck and threatened HIM
He claimed that deceased always car
ried weapons to the field with him
and that at the time Of the killing h,
had pistol and gun, but the evidenc,
of witnesses who were present short.
after the killing disprove the latter as
sertion. Evans appears to be perfect
ly unconcerned about the matter, ant
views 1t, apparently, rather in TIN
light of joke.
The deceased il represented by hi
neighbors to have been quiet, indus
trious, inottensive man, while tn,
prisoner bears reputation quite tn,
reverse. The general opinion is that
the murder was cowardly, cold
blooded assassination, and if the fact
and evidence prove that it was such
the severest penalty Of the law SHOULD
be meted out to the assassin, and tina
quickly, 1t is getting high time tina
these devilish murders should be stop
ped, and the guilty parties be made t,
feel the vengeance of outraged law. 4
few flrst-class hanging matches woul,
doubtless have a most salatory efiec
upon those cowardly and bloodthirsty
wretches who, at the slightest provoca
ton, real or imaginary, are ready t.
shoot down in cold blood any one VIII,
may happen to thwart their whims
"Let no guilty man escape"
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