The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-04
BLACK MANS CRIME.
Evans Refuses to Tell Why He
Shot His Wife.
DOES NOT REMEMBER DETAILS.
He Is imperturbable and VIII Not Talk
Mrs. Evans fingered Until
Yesterday Afternoon.

James @ Evans, the negro coal miner of New.
castle, who murdered his wife at Franklin
Wednesday night, was brought TO this city yes
terdsy morning by w. C. Bredwsil and George
Aonon, who had been commissioned special
ofheers by Justice of the Peace Wells, and was
placed in the county jail.
The train which brought the murderer to
Seattle arrived at half past O'Clock and was
met at the Columbia * Puget Sound depot by
Deputy Sheriff Jack Mcdonald. The negro was
IN lovial mood and evidently expected 10 be
allowed to walk quietly to the county Jail. He
was surprised when Deputy Mcdonald told him
he would have to be handeuffsd, and objected to
what he termed an indignity with considerable
venemence. The manaeles were put on his
wrists, however, and he was taken up the hill
on a cable car.
Evans Is q very black negro, but he has good
humorsd face and an intelligent expression. He
Is about &c years old, and has the frame of
Hercules. He possesses more Imperturbability
than common with his race, and his intelli-
gence, combined with smsttering of knowl.
edge, has made him cunning rather than
cautions This trait was plainly brought out
yesterday afternoon when q PosT-INTELLIeEN-
GER reporter saw him in his cell
Tbs negro was reposing his bury form in the
hammock bed, putting vile cigarette, when the
reporter entered. When asked, ISIS your name
Albert Evans?' he sat up, laughed until every
one OF his ivories glistsned, and replied equivo-
cally:
"Wsll, that's not what my mother named me"
He was not inclined to give his true name,
but finally said it was James Q, Evans. He was
then pressed to tell why he had shot his wife;
but he drew down his features and assumed .
knowing leer and responded:
No; the fact OF the matter Is that l do not
want to talk until am in court know how
the newspapers blow q fellow. because l have
been here three years and watched the working
of it OIL can read, you bet
Do you know Jackson, whom you found with
your wife?
No; not any more than the man in the moon.
have seen him, but never knew him.
Did you shoot at him?
Well, to be honest, do not know whether
did or not
How many times did you shoot your wifei
Do you know what kind of q weapon you
used?
have had 20 little to do with firearms that
do not know the make or the cslibsr OF the re-
vOlver
Do you know If your wife IN deadf
have not heard q word.
His only information was derived from q let
ter he received by the hands OF the special off,
GERS from Justice Wells, which read as follows:
This man, Mike Evans, came to me last even
ing about o'clock and gave himself up and
wanted protection from being lynched. He de-
clared that he had shot q woman and said that
II she was not dead he was sorry OF it. placed
MIN unucr hIreet Auu appoluscu Usorsc Mouou
to guard him and got dozen men ready to help
in case mob came. / went to the woman's
house about 10 O'Clock last night and found
that she was shot twice-onee in the head and
once in the aide. Either of the wounds would
be fatal, and DR.. Smith, who has just come
from her bedside, says abe cannot possibly live.
All can see TO do is to turn Evans over to you
and await the result. / appointed w. C. Bred
we'll and George Monor to deliver the prisoner
to you. Please see that these men are properly
paid for their services
Jackson has until recently been working at
the Newcastle mine, but at his urgent request
he was transferred about q week ago to Frank
lin. From this fact and the fact that he has
since been living with Mrs. Evans, il il sup
posed that he desired the transfer in order that
he might be with her.
A dispatch received last night from franklin
says that Mrs. Evans died at $50 p. M, after
great suffering
Coroner Horton is at Eagle Gorge. and will
probably return today in time TO go TO Franklin
to hold the inquest request was received
from Justice Wells last night that he should
come at once.