Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-10
EVANS ARRAIGNED.
The Suspected Poisoner Before
Deputy Attorney Giles.
HE SEEKS TO PROVE AN AIIBI
The Prisoner Makes Long Statement In
His Own Defense Three Witnesses for
the State Testlfy-A Lynching Party
Persuaded TO Disporse- Committed for
Trial Next Month.


Special Correspondence Evening journal.
GEORGETOWN, Sept. 10-William
Evans, who was brought here Thursday
from Philadelphia, on the charge of poi
soning the Rosser family at Oak Grove,
was arraigned before Deputy Attorney |
General Giles yesterday afternoon. DR. |
W. f. Haines, who attended the poisoned |
family, Frank Allen, a neighhoring far |
mer. and Detective Witsi testified.
DR.. Haines was first on the stand. He |
swore that the child, Raymond Rosser, |
came TO his death by arsenical poisoning, !
and that water analyzed from the Rosser !
well contained arsenic In large quantities. |
Frank Allen stated that on the night Of
August 4 he was awakened by the .bark
ing of his dogs, that he went down
stairs and ont In the yard whore a man
wanted TO know the way TO Cambridge.
Mr.. Allen then told him the way to Cam
bridge He described the person Us
being OF medium build and wearing a
long black coat and derby hat. and that
he was within few feet of him. Mr.
Allen accompanied Detective Witsil TO
Philadelphia and to Moyamensing prison,
and said that Evans was the man he saw.
The evidence of Detective Witsil was
then taken He said. IL went TO Phila-
delphia August 10. and from there TO
Tacony, and saw Officer Shields and ar
rested Evans. While ia Tacony | saw
Mr. and Mrs. Morrow and Charles Toy,
who said Evans left Tacony Thursday
morning, August 4. and returned Friday
night Mr. Witsil stated that while he
was taking Evans TO Moyamensing
Evans told him that he went TO Lincoln
Park Thursday August 4, and that he
went to the landing at Lincoln Park that
night between . and 10 o'clock and that
the last boat had gone, so he was obliged
TO stay at the park all night, and he did,
returning TO Philadelphia next day. Mr..
/ Witsil said that he inquired about the
| Lincoln Park boats and found the last
one.left Lincoln Park at 1880.
The Accused Tells His story.
William Evans, the prisoner, was next
called and endeavored 10 prove an alibi
He said. 81 deny having made any
threats against the Rosser family and
that contained in my daughters aifi-
dnvit is untrue Evans then gave an
account of where he was on Thursday,
! August 4, and Friday. the following day.
He said: IL left Tacony Thursday,
August 4, at 10 a. M, and went toFrank-
ford to view the ruins of fire that oc.
CURED there the previous day. told
Mrs Morrow that ] might possibly 90
down TO the city TO see my sister and
did not know whether ! would return on
20 to see her from Frankford. When g0i
to the fire / learned that three or foui
persons were victims, and while standing
there / heard the whistle blow for Il
o'clock looked az my watch and to my
surprise found It had stopped and had
therefore no time with me-
Il went down State road until ! came
TO Church street, out Church street TIL
came to Fraukford road. / stood on the
corner until q dummy came and took {
car and went TO kensington, then got {
pass when paid my fare and went tC
Fifth and Berks streets / then walked
down Fifth street TO Callowhill street
thought ! would go TO Lincoln park and
spend an hour or two. / went 10 Lin
coin park. ! saw Mr. Smith and his son
Old Mr.. Smith, / think, lives at Pauls
boro. three or four miles from Lincoln
park. Later in the evening filled my
, pipe, commenced to smoae and fell
asleep.
Some people We're pulling up the
I stream in row boats singing Pull for The
Shore. which woke me up. then hur
ried TO catch the boat from home.
found the gates fastened. / then wen
r back to where l saw two men and aske,
them if the last boat had gone. The,
said it had started TO Paulsboro, bu
1 stopped in a woods and lay down OF
q my coat, and after smoking awhile l wen
to sleep
"When l awoke next morning
started towards paulsboro / saw n
one / knew while in Paulsboro and didn
:. 90 to Mr. Smiths house, as / didn't wan
IL them to know l stayed in Lincoln Par
all night. After a while / started fo
Lincoln Park ! went to the same stan
. as the day before and bought sandwich
This was on Friday afternoon, August
't l then went and sat down on one of Oh
- benches and waited for boat for Phill
delphia. / arrived in Philadelphia
little after o'clock at the Race stree
wharf. / walked down Delaware avenu
q to Chestnut street to look for the Tac0n
{ boat. / saw the boat had gone. / wer
# on the Twilight at 480. got to Tacon
i'm about half an hour Mrs. Moro
n asked me If had been to my sisters.
II rather think / told her ! had not.
II / ulNu Z pay very Auucu ulAcuhlNh W A'
N questions. I don't think that told h'
had been to Red Bank with n
" brother in-law. / said / had been
/ Lincoln Park and toward Red Bank
a al saw Charles Toy all day Saturdl
IA as we worked together. Toy asked Il
m where / was yesterday, as / had M
IN worked. / told him was fishing, ! don
I'd think told him I was down TO see II
g folks, though may have. l did not (
to Mrs. Morrow and ask her TO tell u
sr detectives or the newspaper men that
"a was in Tacony August A, and did II
1t tell her she would do me a worldly fav
y If she would say | was in Tacouy Augu
4. / thought it was on Wednesday: y
r. had work and / told her TO tell people
ne was on that day thathl was in Tacony.
D. At the conclusion Of Evans's stateme
ig he was committed TO Georgetown jail
I'd Squire George w. Wiley, for trial
it In an interview with corresponds
yesterday afternoon Evans declined
talk He said his attorney had advis
him not to do so and declared that all {
newspapers were doing their utmost
TO- hang him.
ch Finally, speaking of his wife's brotl
lr he said trhosp thioviur living scOuu