River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-05-08
DIR. EVANS.
Gossip About the millionaire Dentist o,
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Evans IS ALREADY several IlIneS q mil
tionaire, and this viii be qretty 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 mistake, as the fol-
lowing talk with one Of the oldest dem
fists in the United States, man who
was years ago connected with one Of the
imperial courts of Europe, will show:
"Dr. Evans" said the gentleman.
was born in Lancaster county, Penn,
and he started life as 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
in some way got into dentistry. Before
he knew much about it he took notion
to go to Europe, and got letters from
the College of Dentistry at Baltimore to
Brewster, who was then the leading
American dentist in Paris. Evans was
money making fellow and very plausi
BILE. When he called on Brewster,
Brewster saw lac was bound to make his
way anyhow. and fearing il he did not
employ him Evans would hurt his trade,
he entered into partnership with him,
The conditions of the contract'weFe that
Evans should work for Brewster three
wears at a nominal salary, and at the
close of that time Brewster should 60
ont of the practice and leave it to Evans,
pnd he was bound thereafter not to
Aractice 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
filling, making it shine and finishing
it mp 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
tist?"
81 don't know the time. He says,
understand, that he was 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
riage. Napoleon owed much to Evans
life of Eugene one night as she left the
Grand Opera House, and an attempt
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 vas 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.
Or. Evans, this gentleman went on,
"is worth several millions, and he has
grand palace in Paris. His Office
practice in the Rue de la Paix nets him
probably $50, 900 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
selling he could make large sums easily.
But it would not do for Napoleon to be
connected with broker. There must
be some trrsty go-between, added to a
safe banker. Evans, | am told by good
authority, was the go-between, and
his position as dentist enabled him
to do it to the best of his advantage.
He had access to Napoleon at all hours,
and he was the only one who could take
precedence over the Cabinet and every
one else. He attended him at his toilet
ut o'clock in tho morning, and was on
rs close terms with Eugene as with
Louis Napoleon.
''One day Eugene said to him: DIR.
Evans, at IL o'clock tomorrow an order
will be issued Withdrawing the French
troops from Rome Evans at once
went to the broker and invested in GER
tain securities which he knew would be
affected. At u the next day, after the
order was issued these securities went
up like shot, and Evans made $50 900.
OF course, Eugene came in for her
share for her pin money.
s'Dr Evans" continued this gentle
man, occupied this position during all
that time when Baron Haussmann was
improving Paris, and he and Napoleon
made great sums in specializing on the
advances in property to arise from the
changes. When the avenue de fImper-
atrice was to be laid out, Napoleon,
taking down drawing, showed Evans
certain property and told him to buy it.
Evans did so and this in few days af-
ter was worth from thirty to fifty times
the amount Evans paid for it. 1 sup
pose that he and the Emperor afterward
divided the profits.
"But DIR. Evans practice alone
amounts to a great deal. He has deal
ings with many of the courts of Europe.
and though / do not consider him a
good dentist, still he has that reputation,
and makes great deal ofmoney. When
Napoleon was on the throne it is thought
he acted as Napoleon's diplomatic
agent in quiet way ON the pretense of
his trade Going, for instance to Rus
sia, the rest of the world wondered what
Louis Napoleon and the Gar was up to
He received from the sovereigns in
Europe diamonds, jewelry and pictures
for the work he did them, and his house
is filled with beautiful things which
came from his practice. Washington