The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-26
(Continaed from Third PdgeJ

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but that groan was the only sound that
came from his lips until he was within
the jail. The crowd fell apart and they
half carried him through the door
Even then the crowd did not disperse.
Chris Evans had passed from sight, but
the Jail that held him was still there,
and that was attraction enough to hold
the crowd for hours.
Once inside the Jail they hurried the
wretched bandit to a Commodlous cell
Just across the way from where his
companion in robbery and murder lay
asleep from morphine that had been
given him that he might endure II e
pain of the bullet through his lung. |
Will Smith, the same hated win Smith |
whom Evans had sworn to kill, held |
his torn arm while the doctor set and |
bandaged it. But Evans had no
longer a stomach for hate or revenge.
1t made no difference to him who held
his arm.
AT REST AT LAST
So they washed the blood off him
and wrapped him in cool, white band
ages, and presently Chris Evans was
lying on the cot in the Jail, feeling the
first moments of peace and rest and
comfort that he has known for months
1t was a luxury, and Evans gr'aned
again, but this time with content, and
presently he fell into deep, calm
sleep, as peaceful apparently as that of
a child.
1t was Nisala's day, and Nisala pro
posed to make the most of it. The
coming of circus could not have at
tracted a greater crowd of curiosity
seekers, and the better class of Nisalia's
citizens, and it is a numerous one, were
out congratulating themselves and each
other that what had long been con
sidered the disgrace of their county had
been removed. The man-hunters took
the sidewalks, and under the awnings
of Visala's hotel discussed the situation
and argued about proper division Of
the spoils of capture. viii Smith,
ThaCker and other railroad officers
went to the Jail to talk it all over and
see if they could bring Evans around
to the same way of thinking as them
selves about train robberies l don't
think they met with much success, he
cause Evans has declined to change his
original statements and Sontag was
under the influence of Opiates all day.
w. +. Goad, of Wells, Fargo & Co.,
was in town and was besleged by all
sorts and conditions of gun-fghters,
who wished 10 know how the reward
was to be divided. He said that he
knew nothing about it; that whenever
a claim was made by anyone for the
reward that the money would be paid
into court and the court could decide
its ownership
KAY AND HIS PRISONERS.
Sheriff Kay came in during the
morning and talked about his prisoners.
He said that an effort would be made
to have their trial take place in the
county of Fresn', where some of theil
most serious crimes hid been com:
mitted, and from which county Crane
Jury warrants had been issued. He
seemed to feel that it would be gooC
thing for Tulare if Fresno would con
duct the prosecution of these men
He called attention TO the fact that the
Visalia Jail was insecure, and unless thu
men were constantly watched there wa
little to prevent their escaping. If h
ever had any resentment towards Evan
and Sontag he has certainly lost it, 70
he said: "My duty now is to give thest
men all the care that is possible ant
heal their wounds as soon as may be
1t is true they have cost me a larg
amount of money and an immens
amount of anxiety but | do not nov
regard them in any light except as un
fortunateS who have fallen into m
hands. OF course | am more thai
delighted at their capture, and special
gratified that it was my own deputie
who brought them in"
As the day wore on and people grey
tired of rushing to the telegraph office
to send out dispatches announcing thu
capture of Evans and S3ntag, the tow
resumed its normal quiet, but the fas
Cnation for the jail was undlminished
At least fifty people stood around tn
steps and in the anterooms all da
long. They did not seem to go ava
for refreshments but just stood ant
stood and gazed. Occasionally tn
arrival of an acquaintance would Civ
them an opportunity to indulge in
few brief remarks, and then the stead
gaze would be resumed. Every ono
in a while the entrance of visito
would create a small diversion. Tn
doctor was an important parsonage
and newspaper correspondents who
could gain access to Evans cell, o
who were permitted to look in ant
watch Sontag sleep, were regarded a
extraordinarily favored mortals.
RELICS OF THE FIGHT.
A good deal of odd information abou
the fight was picked up in town durin
the day Jackson's rifle and Marsha
Cards blankets were brought int
town by Luke Hall, who had founC
them in a wheatfeld near the cabil
yesterday. Jackson's rifle was loadet
and the muzzle was filled with sand