Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-30

laborer, the mechanic, the banker, the
lawyer, the merchant, the clerk, pressed
forward to the point where the mortal re-
mains of B. C. Evans lay. The
clerks in the house came
from every counter and gathered about the
remains. The doors were closed hastily TO
keep out the crowd and hide from those
without the body Of the dead and the Weep
4kfShployes. Yes, many wept, as there
was cause, for the best friend many man
and woman in that house Lad would never
again speak kind word or lend a helping
hand.
BREAkING THE NEWS
to the widow was heart-rending task.
Two lady relatives went at once 10 the
family residence on Lamar street and told
the wife with choking sobs that Mr.. Evans
was badly hurt. Then Mr.. Whit Dryden, a
brother of Mrs. Lvans, came and told her
that the injuries We're severe: that the
doctors had little hope; that DR.. Burts
said there was no hope. And then came
friends bearing the corpse of him who
had been so much to her, and who but
few hours before had kissed her and his
children goodbye, stopping at the TIRES
hold 10 take little Ethel, his two-aud-One-
half-year old baby grill his arms, and en-
braced her for the last time on earth. They
bore the form into the parlor and laid it
gently down, and even then the widow
could not believe him dead, and the agonize--
children called for him and to him.
y In another home friends came and told 4
stately old lady of siXty-five that her son
was in jail and why he had been placed
there. That boy was her all, lie was her son
and she wept for him. He had supported
her and had been kin in her old age and
she grieVed, he woulu have given her own
life to have undone that days work, but
too late and the ineXor ble laws of time and
God went on with their work
THE FACTS OF THE CASE.
As far as careful and rigid investigation
could arrive at re facts, they are these:
Six years ago ]. W. Davis entered the en-
ploy of B. C. Ey-ns. Previous to that
time he had b IN with the st. Louis dry
gooG company. He was 4 trusted EN-
ploye of Mr.. Evans, who had been very
kind and lenient to hin on many occasions
When sick the employer had zone to
see him and saw that he warted
for nothing Davis was addicted TO drink
ing, ana Mr. Evans had repeatedly spoken
to him about the evil effects of the habit
and its damage 10 his busine prospects
Davis vas in the clothing department.
and some time ago, his drinking continu-
ing, Mr.. Evans placed James Johnson in
charge OF the department making him SUI
perior in rs k to Davis and at he same
llll4t Ict' tCltlS HIS SdidIN- 6 ItTudA HlOII-
lag DaV 5 came to the store and it is said had
been drinking. Mr.. Evans mad a converse
lion with him in the morning and told Da-
Wis he could stand his drinking no niger:
lie must stop drinking or quit his en-
p!Oy; he must begin new Monday or get an
other place All. 1T moor Da~is went to \
j. Anderson S and bought a !. Thor pistol,
savin~ he wanted it to Kill dogs. He re-
turned the store audit is in evidence that
he abused Mr.. Evans to the other clerks
and made threats against his life About
3:l5 ire conduct of L Wis and the
threats made induced Robert SIM
didge, one of the clerks, to 90
t Nh, Holm sworth, tho treasurer of the
company, al ell him that Nj. Evans
Davis intended harm but feeling that if Mr.
Evans were told f Davis actions the
threats of Davis would be axecuted. moth
ing was said TO MIN and he was utterly IN
conscious of his danger.
& Mr.. Fleming, who "A in the store about
80 'a'llins 20 Mr.. Evans, noticed Davis
Wa king up Ind down the rpe' room while
he WAS there, buO thought moth ng of it.
He lett about 3:35 and Mr. Evans seated
himself in chat. At the desk in the Office
and, picking up yesterday GAZLTTE, began
TO read it. Mr.. .. ID. FolllngswOrth, who
WIS in the back part of the carpet
room wit Hugh Ellison saw
Davis walking down the store to whore
Mr.. Evans was seated. He turned his head
f II 4 second, when he heard u shot. He
faced about and saw Mr.. Evans hold up the
paper with both hands, and heard him say:
Don't. Davis; don't" He saw Davis fire
again, and Mr. Evans fell from the chair
fOrw.rd on his face. Davis continuing to fire
into the BODY of the PROSTATE man.
Charles l. White, the man who went in
the store just after the last shot was fired,
cl1al
The same time. Farmer went TO Davis, who
vas standing aboht the middle of the room,
took the pistol from him and ar
rested him. White ran TO Mr.. Ev-
ans and lifted him up, tie dying
man Gazcd into his face and o euSh
Of blood issued from his mouth He
gasped and sad ''Oh, my God Again
he -aEped and the blood flowed from his
mouth Il second time. II a feeble voice he
said My God and his eyes closed and his
head dropped. Mr.. White says: when |
rot to Mr.. Evans he still had THE GAZETTE
in his Lands, his right hand clutched the |
fifth page, his left rested on the editorial |
page. In falling bunch of keys dropped |
from his right pocket. l gently took the |
paper from his hands and as ! did so the |
blood gurgled from his throat onto my |
hands. l sent for blankets and we placed |
MS head on them as pillow. / then went |
Tor Justice Reynolds and he came and |
viewed the remains and took testimony as \
10 the cause of death
When Marshal Farmer said to Davis, |
'We had better get to the jail Davis re- |
marked Il must get my hat, " and not find !
ng II he picked up straw hat and told |
Jerk to charge it TO him; it wasn't his, but |
% charge it. Arriving at the Jail his shoes |
we're taken off and be was given pair of |
slippers, h. removed his coat, vest and hat |
md was placed - 4 cell.