The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-03
NJ.
HARRY EVANS DEAD.
The Circus Row Results in
Murder.
z ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.

ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU.
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.
1t was just q week ago yesterday since
Rentz's circus was here aud Harry
Evans was Knocked in tho head by
Buck Toner. For several days past,
despite the constant attention of DR..
Baird and the careful nursing of Mrs.
Evans, the wounded mani has been
s steadily getting worse. He has not
lacked for friends, for several times the
Rev. c. A. Miller, his wife and some
& ladies have been to SEQ him, besides
which those living in tho a.eighborhood
have ever been ready to help. Thurs
day night he became unconscious and
from that on he was dying until a little
after l O'clock to- day, when death ended
his sufferings.
AT $3.50 p. m. Justice j. II. Camper,
acting coroner, held an inquest at the
Revere House and empanelled the fol-
nah, J. A. Finke, M. j. Ballard, f. G.
Weber and Frank a. Lovelock. This
jury viewed the body and had Dr. Baird
to thoroughly examine the case, after
which they heard the evidence of Jesse
#. Lloyd and Eli Beggs, both of whom
saw the row. Their verdict is that
Harry Evans came to his death on the
second OF October by having been struck
on the head by Buck Toner with some
blunt instrument, on tho night of the
oath of September or early in the morn
ing of the 35th of September. Common
wealth's Attorney Ballard was present
and took notes of all the circumstances.
He sent constable to Abingdon last
Wednesday with a warrant to arrest
Toner, but the man was not with the
circus.
Two other warrants had been pre-
yiously sent, one to Christiansburg and
ono 10 Pulaski for the arrest of the
murderer, but he could not be found,
and it is surmised that he has skipped.
The great trouble seems to be that
funds for the arrest of escaping Grim
inals have to come out of the pockets
of private individuals. AS an instance
of this Sheriff Zircle spent $50 out of
his own poke. assisting Detective
Weber to bring Charles Watkins from
Wilmington TO Salem, and not one cent
of this can he get back from the State,
Governor Mckinney having positively
refused to allow it. This makes Off
Gals seem somewhat slow in these
matters.
Mrs. Evans has had the body of her
husband embalmed, and will start to-
morrow Saturday morning with tho
corpse for the home of her parents in
Hillsboro, Ill where she will bury the
remains in the same grave with those
of her little son.
Your reporter has been asked to state
that as there has been rumor that Mr..
and Mrs. Evans were not married to
deny the same, as Mr.. Eli Beggs and
his sister, of the Revere House, were
both shown the marriage certificate of
Mrs. Evans, who has in every way con-
Quoted herself to win the esteem and
sympathy of all who have met her.
Circuit Court.
In the Roanoke county circuit court,
Judge Blair presiding, the following
business was transacted today: The
morning was taken up in calling tho
writ Of inquiry docket and number of
judgments were entered. Mr.. j. E. AL
lemong qualified as an attorney. Tho
afternoon was occupied with the case of
ID. M. Motley against the Virginia Fire
and Marine Insurance Company before
petit jury, Mr.. G. w. Crumpecker, of
Roanoke, for the plaintiff and Colonel
Hansbrough for the defendant The
history of the case is somewhat as fol-
lows:
Last winter D. Nj. Motley opened
small grocery in small building on
Union street, near the freight depot,
which was burnt down and was insured
with the Virginia Fire and Marine In
snrance Company for between $500 and
$500. The company refused to pay
Motley on the grounds that he was not
the owner, and that the value of the
goods was much less than whatswas
claimed, whilst they also limited pretty
strongly that they were of the opinion
that liquor was sold there, although
this was not legally roven. After the
case had been argued it was given to
the jury, who in few minutes brought
in verdict of Sl60 for the plaintiff
MIR. Bartlett Enthusiastic.
Mr. John FL. BARTLETT of Roanoke,
was attending court to-day on business,
and in conversation informed THE
TINES reporter that the Columbia Land
Company and the Pittsburg and Chicago
Land Company, both OF whose prop
critics lie between Roanoke and Salem,
have ordered from Milwaukee firm
10000 copies OF map which will give