Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-21

stranger 3 look that made his fiesh creep, and
said:
well, sometimes the niggers runs IL: some
times the old woman gives IL q whirl some
times the cussed thing sorter wobbles along for
myself, and every once in q while some lantern
Jawed, knock-kneed son OF a tiger like you
comes along and wants to try his hand at max
IN. 1t spin; but about the time he gets TO shoot
IN his mouth too free he takes notion to go out
to the horse trough and soak his head, and after
that he's alluz meek enough to mind his own
business for q spell. What In the name of Tom
scott do You want, anyhow: Can't you keep
your coat On till 1 strike the end of this yere
they re goin' TO do with that old pirate I've been
worryin about for the last two months, now
ridin, o9 ,m h S, a MIN Al last You re not
IN in a sweat?'
Just then a darkey stepped into the back yard
ana began pounding joint OF stove-pip with a
broken broom handle.
''Does that mean breakfaste" inquired the
stranger in a humbled voice.
IL Shouidnt wonder a burned bit !" returned
the landlord, as he plunged into his paper.
Suicide Of q SPirituaiist.
WRITING To NARY FOR FORGIVENESS AND GAzr
UP HIS PISTOL AND JOINED HIS GHOSTS
From the New York SUM- Nov Is
John w. Evans, of Scranton, registered on
Monday evening at the Hirschman house. 10
Great Jones street, and had his trunk sent to
room q, on the second floor. He was respectfully
dressed and % years old. He asked TO be called
at q o'clock yesterday morning. He was found
dead on the floor of his room yesterday A pis-
toi lay. by him, with which ne had shot him self
In the right temple, and a two-ounce vial half
full OF laudanum stood on a table. He had APP
paTentiy sat In a chair by the table swallowed
an ounce OF iaudanum, shot himself, and fallen
out OF the chair.
On the table was also found q photograph of
himself and of a handsome woman standiug
by his side, taken by photographer of Scran-
a ha had Lar
photograph indicated that Evans had been
holding interviews with the spirits and most
likely was himself the medium of their COM
munlcations 1t was q half sheet of coarse,
ruled letter paper, creased and worn as il Ii
had been carried in the pocket. On the side
black pencii:
MY DEAR: am so glad to be here tonight. What
BLESSING is to be able to come back to earth
Memory, sweet memory.
JOHN AND SARAH AND THOMAS.
This was written evenly on the ruled lines
SO was this note i'm the same faint black pencil
on the other side of the paper:
o Smnt so my dea; boy We are all here and viii he
come OH. all right Mary is agood girl JOHN.
Both these were in the handwriting of a man.
ana rapid and accustomed writer; and i'm the
same handwriting, dashed across the lines on
this side OF the sheet, with an aniline pencil,
was this:
MARY:-Forgive me- I shall ever think ofyou.
There was a neatly made flourish under the
signature. The paper had apparently been
folded and carried in the pocket after this last
thing written on Ii was written.
On the table was also found a pamphlet enti-
tied spirit Voices" by the National Develop
ing Circle Boston. Evans had written this In
the spirits:
Nov 10, 1sss-l1PM
MY DEAREST Mary: Please forgive me. I am not
TO read your
In Evans trunk were several books on spirit
ualism and these writings:
resolve from this day not to touch any intoxica-
ting drinks of any nd, except 10 OF sickness
to keep this my resolution. John w. EVANS.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL. Oct H. 1885
going to west Penns. lvania for the house. Hoping
you are in good health with love to yourself and
This was addressed to John W. Evans. 222
North Main avenue, Scranton. There were
naturalization papers obtained in Lackawanna
was born in Wales on May Is, 1862. Discharge
papers from the Sixty-first United States cav
IT, 70 SShn aSans In 1860 are supposed TO be
watch, ana mad not much clothing i'm his trunk.
There were a few dollars in his pocket Coroner
An Enxlish sientlenaan Burxlar.
THE ASTOUNDING REVELATIONS REGARDING
AN EXEMPLARY CITIZEN OF BIRMINGHAM
A cable dispatch from Birmingham, England,
to the New York Herald Of Nov. Is says: A man
named John Sturgess was yesterday charged
before a magistrate here with burglary. His
story is as romantic as that of the hero of the
novel, paved with Gold" who was a gentle
man housebreaker. Sturgess was arrested at
midnight in a house at Brom wich, a suburb of
TINS city wedding had just taken place in
the house. The bridegroom was aroused from
bis sleep and found Sturgess making off with
the wedding presents. The burglar attempted
10 use his pistol, but he relented from his pur-
pose on seeing the bride.
The police yesterday morning searched his
c,1aage o,ns at Aston; another suburb. where
The middle aged burglar lived what appeared
70 be q most respectable life. His son and
daughter, who were ignorant of his nocturnal
Search discovered in Ingenious hiding places
what the police return describes an enormous
quantity OF new plated and silver goods, jew
The burglar was noted for the assiduous man.
ner In which he attended the churches and
chapels here on sundays and for the apparently
steady life which he led. 1t now appears that
the burglary Of houses where weddings had
taken place was bis speciality. and that he stole
OF their guard. His love for attending church.
turns out to have been caused by his desire to
hear the banns published. SO that he might get
the earliest Information on weddings, and also
TO lull any suspicion that might arise about his
habits.
Much Of the property discovered has been
burglar to send him into penal servitude for the
rest OF his natural life. His family and neigh
OOfS were uibcTiy dStOuuQtO. lOr MS RELIGIOUS
obeervances had frequently served as q cloth
for concealfng crimes which varied In their
shades Of depravity.
An EX-MAY0R OF 81. Louis AssAasINArEpy-|
An exciting murder occurred In st. Louis last
night, the victim being ex-Mayof John b. Bow.
man, of that city. He was within fifty yards of
his residence when he was shot by an unknown
man, who made good his escape. Persons who
heard the shot rushed to the scene toSind M.
Bowman In dying condition. He could give
no Information. He leaves four children, all
grown, two sons and two daughters. Mr. Row