The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-05-09
DIR EVANS.
Gossip About the Millionairs Dentist of


So Charles Howard, the millionaire
of Vermont is to leave 81, 600, 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 mill
%Iionaire, and this will bea 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 fortdne filing
teeth. But this is q mistake, as the fol-
lowing talk with one of the oldest dem
fists in the United States, a 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 asa jewelers. appren.
tice in. Lancaster, the same town in
which Buchanan began life as a young
lawyer. After learning the jewelry
trade he went to Philadelphia and there
in some way got intodentistry. Before
he knew much aboutit he took a notion
to go to Europe, and got letters from
the College of Dentistryat Baltimore to-
Brewster, who was then the leading
American dentist in Paris. Evans was a
money making fellow and very plausi
bic. When he called on Brewster,
Brewster saw he was bound.t to make his
way anyhow, and fearing if, e.did' not
employ him Evans would 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 go
ont of the practice and leave it to Evans,
pnd he was bound thereafter not to.
Aractice within three leagues of, Paris.
wfterwards 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
thus crowded out OF Paris.
when did Evans become Court den
tist?"
II don't know the time. He says, I
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
in many ways. Yon know he saved the
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 Eugenie in escaping to England
and went with her in 1870. At this
time everyone else had deserted the En-
press, and she fed to DR.. Evans house.
The doctors wife was al 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 d
boat to England.
"Dr. Evans, this gentleman went on,
lis worth several millions, and he has
q grand palace in Paris. His Office
practice in the Rue de Ia PAX nets him
probably $50, 900 q year, but this is not
how he has made the most Of his money.
" hen 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
nv, 7N11I.lin rooftoao ar1 Ia ala L. 49,
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 a broker. There must
be some trusty go-between. added to a
safe banker. Evans, Lam told by good
authority, was the g~o-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 oyer the Cabinet and every
one else. He attended him at his toilet
at 8 o'clock In the morning, and was On
as close terms with Eugene as with
Louis Napoleon.
lone day Eugene said to him: Or
Evans, at ii 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 II the next day, after the
order was issued, these securities went
up like ashot, and Evans made $50, 900.
OF conrse, Eugene came In for her
siiiare for her pin money
"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 III specializing IN the