The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-14

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FRESNO TRAIN ROssE9s m JAZZ.
j Eva.s. the Lass Of the Trio. Csps.s>a
Ia Wounded Cosdisios.
vfsAIIA. Cal, June "A son Of the
widow Perkins. living in Wilcox Canyon.
twcnty-two miles northeast Of this city,
came to town about 10 O'Clock last night,
and going 10 Sheriff ksy's Office informed
Under Sheriff Hall that Evans MAS At his
house aud vas badly wounded. Hall
secured posse Of deputies and started for
the bandit Sheriff Scott, OF Fresno, and
his deputy. Rspeiic. also received word by
another source Rapelje claims that he
was on the front porch when Hall and his
posse entered by the back door. the latter,
being piiosed up upstairs by young Per-
kins. and no light being Left on the lower
floor. Hall made the arrest. Evans vas
lying on Cot, with his head and arms
oandagcd. and he Was = foriorn looking
individual. He Was unable to make re-
sissancc, had he desired to, and did not.
lie vas Immediately bundled into . spring
wagon and started for town, Under Sheriff
Hall riding along with the driver. The
arrest was made about O'Clock. and they
arrived here little after this morning.
When Hall walked into the room whore
Evans was. he said: "You are my pris-
oner, Chris" and he answered, "AIi right,
Billy" When asked il he had any arms,
he said he had . pistol under his pillow.
Evans left the place of the Sunday night
tragedy about s o'clock, and il took him till
daylight to reach Perkins place. . dis
tance OF six miles. he washed his wounds
At well. entered the house and went 10
bed without being heard. Mrs. Perkins
and the rest Of the family knew what had
occurred, as they found blood at the well
and heard groaning upstairs. and on going
up they found Evans in bed. They asked
him to deliver himself up, but he refused.
saying he would get well in = few days
and leave the country. Evidently the
Perkins family labored with him all day.
as II was 10 O'Clock at night before Elijah
Perkins came down and gave the informa-
tion--a three hours ride. Evans corrob-
crates the statement Of Sontag about the
latter wishing TO be shot When Evans
was asked about the fight At tho Bacon
cabin, he said the officers fired first and he
was hit twice. but returned the shots. He
says about the tenth shot Scntag com.
planned Of being shot inside. Evans then
fell and fired from the ground. Alter Son.
tag was hit he kept asking for water.
When Evans asked him II he was much
hurt. Sontag replied: "Yes, am shot 10
pieces. can't stand this, old pard; Ill
die"
Evans says the fight was kent up until
Il was good and dark. He says he Was
shot by man standing near the fencs. A
physician examined him ut the Jail and
found that he was shot In tho right eye.
brow. the wound closing his eye. An
other bullet plowed across the small of his
back. making . wound nine inches long,
and he WAS also shot in the left wrist, tho
ball passing upward through the forearm.
These wounds were painlcss, hut ono
broke both bones OF the right wrist and is
IL badly swollen and painful. All thu
wounds were made by rifle bullesa How
ever. he 10 not ~ seriously hurt as Sonsag
and will hare . speedy recovery. sontag
rallied . little this morning and il feeling
much better.
The early hour at which Evans was
brought to town this morning found most
people in bed. and there was not such
such ~ when Sontag WAS brought in.
though IL required the services Of four
officers to keep those who had assembled
from blocking the way TO the door. Among
the fifty men present there were one or
two who stepped to the wagon and said,
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two men. but did not speak only when
one man handling him touched his
crippled arm. The Jail door soon closed
on the bandit and tho crowd quietly dis
persed. There is q feeling Of relief among
citizens and the usual expression all
day has been: "weil. the agony 10 over"
Only . few struggling men were going
towards the Jail At o'clock, while yestcr.
day there was continual stream all day.
Sontag cannot live more than . day or
two.
Mrs. Evans called at the jail half an
hour after her husband arrived. but Sheriff
Kay prevailed on her to postpone her visit
until O'Clock. At that hour she was
promptly on hand. On entering the room
where her husband was EyAns said:
'liow are you, Mollie?" She burst out
crying, while her husband turned TO ono
side . little and closed his eyes. For hf.
teen minutes not . word was spoken.
Then each having obtained control of
themselves. Evans inquired a. to the chill
drcn and then driftcd of into an account Of
the fight in which he was wounded. Their
conversation was calm and cool, though
their faces showed that they realized ths
present condition Of affairs. Al y. IN.
Evans and Sontag were sleeping soundiy
under the ini:uencs of opiates. The two
men are in the same room upstairs and
Mrs. Evans is attending them.
Shortly after 5 O'Clock this afternoon
Evans and Sontsg held levee and fifty
or more persons marched up stairs into
the jail and took look at them and then
marched down again after satisfying their
craving. Then then doors were closed To
all comers. Mrs. Evans and daughter
we're Ut the jail this afternoon. Mrs.
Evans VAS in the room with her husband
and Eya was in the adjoining room with
Suntag. Sheriff Scott, OF Fresno county,
has served warrants on both the men for
train robbery and the killing Of McGinnis
and Wilson. They will bc taken to Fresno
as soon a. able TO travel. Marshal Gard
having consented TO lay his government
warrant aside for the time being. Frank
Byrd. . brother ln-law Of Evans. says
Chris sent Perkins TO town with the un.
demanding that Mrs. Evans should have
the reward IL he surrendered. The reward
in question 10 likely 10 be productive Of
numerous law suits from present mutter.
ings. Physicians are Dubious about SON.
tags condition. lie has been kept under
opiases . good part Of the day 10 relieve
his pain.
The Monterey VIII Ne Accepted.
VALLEJO. Cal, Jane i3--Capt. n. L.
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