New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-18
SUICIDE OF A SPIRITU4LLST.
MANY LETTERS LEFT BY A YOUNG MAN WHO SHOT
HIMSELF

MANY LETTERS LEFT BY 4 YOUNG MAN WHO SHOT
| HIMSELF.
Among the transient guests at the small
hotol No. 10 Great Joncsst on Monday evening was
slender young with black hair and deiOrmeo ielt
leg. lie wrote his name " John W. Evans on the hotei
register I'm bold, round nand. AZ the table he was
pleasant and tukatve o said that he had como 10 tne
city from Scranton PENN aud going to be travel
ling salesman for o tea house In tdis city When he
went TO his he asked q waiter to call MIN ~ :
| O'Clock in the morning. About midnight fireman III
the neighboring engine house heard pistol shot ONO
two bosrcrs in the hotel also heard the report put
took notice of IT, The walter who knocked on the
door OF Evans's in tho morning could get no re-
spOnse, but he noticed that the gas In the room was
burning brightly lie opened the door with pass Key
and found the dead body OF the young man on the Moor
Evans had disturbed his bed and had only remoVcd
his With revolver OF large calbrc, which lay Oh
the floor. he had shot himself in the head
whlo seated in a chair in front OF
mirror. The bullet must have killed him
Instantly In his pockets cheap watch and plated
chaln and diamond scarf pin. but there was no money
On scrap OF paper had been written freshly with pen
Gil:
Mary, forgive me shal ever think Of you BIRD.
on tie same piece OF paper had been written, IN
wouan's hand. long before:
Ny DEAR-I am so glad to he here tonight What
bcssiDg it to back to earth scenes again am
Memory, sweet memoIyl
Just so my boy; all hero and VIII be often
with yOn don't be dOwn-heartcd. You will come out
all right. Mary Is a gooi girl, John
Tho scrawng I'm which the writing was placed
on the paper indicated that the message the FORK OF
medium at n spirituastlc seauce. There also was
letter in envelope addressed TO joint w. Evans No
222 North Main ave-, Scranton Penn" The letter was
written jacksonville. H., last month, and ran
thus:
DEAR JACK: | shall he home In day or so. am
going To work Pennsylvania for the house Hoping you
In good health with love TO yourself ana aunt FROM
Your anectiouate brother, Tow II. EVANS
Photograph taken IN Scranton, represented Evans
as seated by handsome young woman. Deputy Cor
Conway opened small trunk which Evans had
brought 10 the hotel In II were found number Of
books and papers which showed that Evans was
spirituast passport gave information that he was
born in Wales IN SG2 and to this country In 1881
Another document proof that he had served ap-
premiership with n tea merchant In England There
also deed for n plot OF ground In Scranton, FOR
which $3.50 had been paid. This pledge found
among the papers:
NOVEMBER !. 1855.
resolve from this day not TO touch intoNlcat ling
drinks OF any kind except In OF sickness, and uay
the Supreme Power aud the Holy Angels help me TO
keep this resolution. JOIlS WILLIAM ENANs
bottle half fun OF laudanum indicated that Evans
had used Of that drug since he took tie pledge To
refrain from liquor Dr. Conway sent tho body 10 tho
shop Of Undertaken Kennedy and said that Lvanss rc
tiycs would DO Informed OF his death.