The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15
DIR. EVANS.
Gossip About the millionaire Dentist of
Paris.

of Vermont is to leave 81, 900, 900 to his
niece, Mrs. Evans, the wife of the rich
Partisan dentist. Truly the Bible say
ing holds good, ito him that hath shall
it be given"
Evans is already several times a mil
llonaire, and this will be a pretty addi-
ton to his fortune, which is increasing
at the rate of hundreds of thousands
yearly. 1t is generally supposed that
he made the most of his fortune filing
teeth. But this is a mistake, as the fol-
lowing talk with one of the oldest dem
lists in the United States, a man who
was years ago connected with one of the
imperial courts of Europe, will show:
DIR. Evans" said the gentleman,
was born in Lancaster county, Penn,
and he started life as a jewelers. appren.
tice in Lancaster, the same town in
which Buchanan began life as a young
lawyer. After learning the iewelry
trade he went to Philadelphia and there
III some way got into dentistry. Before
he knew much about it he took a notion
to go to Europe, and got letters from
the College of Dentistry at Baltimore to
Brewster, who was her the leading
American dentist in Paris. Evans was a
money making fellow and very plausi
BILE. When he called on Brewster,
Brewster saw he was bound to make his
way anyhow, and fearing if he did not
employ him Evans wouldh hurt his trade,
he entered into a partnership with him,
The conditions of the contract'were that
Evans should work for Brewster three
years at a nominal salary, and at the
close of that time Brewster should 90
out of the practice and leave it to Evans,
pnd he was bound thereafter not to
Aractlce within three leagues of Paris.
afterwards he found that Evans was
aorklng entirely for himself and not at
all for him. He would spend hours on
a filling, making it shine and finishing
it up beautifully at the expence of the
office. Then Brewster tried to break
the contract, Evans fought him in the
courts and beat HIM. And Brewster
was thus crowded out of Paris.
when did Evans become Court den
fist"
Il don't know the time. He saws. [
understand, that he vas filling Euge-
MES teeth when Louis Napoleon came
to his Office for some dental work, and
that here the two met, and from that
meeting afterward sprang their mar
rage. Napoleon owed much to Evans
in many ways. You know he saved the
life of Eugene one night as she left the
Grand Il1anpo HnTTnA OIL 49, ,A4.-A.A
was made to assassinate Napoleon by
throwing hand grenades. He afterward
aided Eugene in escaping to England
and went with her in 1870. At this
time everyone else had deserted the En-
press, and she fled to DIR. Evans house.
The doctors wife was at the seashore.
and Eugene, dressed in Mrs. Evans
clothing, was passed off by Evans as his
wife, and driven in his own carriage to
the Norman coast. Thence they got a
boat to England.
CDR. Evans, this gentleman went on.
els worth several millions, and he has
a grand palace in Paris. His office
practice in the Rue de la Paix nets him
probably $50, 900 a year, but this is not
how he has made the most of his money.
When Napoleon was President of the
Republic he was quite poor. He died
very wealthy, and much of his money
was made through Evans. Napoleon
knew what action was going to be taken
on public matters, and he also knew
how this would affect stocks. If he
could use his information in buying and
he could make large sums easily.
But it would not do for Napoleon to be
connected with a broker. There must
be some trusty go-between, added to a
banker. Evans, lam told by good
authority, was the go-between, and
his position as dentist enabled him
do it to the best of his advantage.
He had access to Napoleon at all hours,
he was the only one who could take
precedence ven the Cabinet and every
else. He attended him at his toilet
vt 8 o'clock in the morning, and was On
Us close terms with Eugene as with
Louis Napoleon.
Zone day Eugene said to him: DIR.
at IL o'clock tomorrow an order
will be issued withdrawing the French
roops from Rome Evans at once
vent to the broker and invested in GER
ain securities which he knew would be
Effected. At II the next day, after the
was issued, these securities went
Up like ashot, and Evans made $50, 900.
course, Eugene came in for her
hare for her pin money.
''Dr. Evans" continued this gentle
nan, occupied this position during all
hat time when Baron Haussmann was
improving Paris, and he and Napoleon
nade great sums in specializing on the
dvances in property to arise from the
hanges. When the avenue de lTmper-