The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-30
EVANS OUT OF SIGHT.
The Bandit Reaches His Old
Haunts in the Hills.
PURSUING PARTIES STILL OUT.
Kisberats Plans Evidently Made for
the Escape and Flighs-Ths Part
Taken by Waiter MePsii.

Fnrsso, Cal. Dec. Z.-The excitement
which prevailed here las. evening on sc-
count OF the escape Of Chris Evans from
Iaii has now subsidized. and the quie. Is IS
noticeable a. the stir Of the previous even
ing. Nothing has been heard from Sheriff
Scott and posse since 10 a. n. and /. is
thought they have followed the bandit and
confederate TO SIMPSONS fat There Is
little doubt that Evans inside tor that sec
ton and Is now probably with friends.
Evans condition is against his rouzhing il
ss he did when in the wiids before. but few
think the officers will take him. If they
should be taken alive soon there Is little
doub, that ne and his waiter, Moreli. would
be promptly lynched. City Marshal
Morgan, the victim of Evans bullet
yesterday evening, is doing well and
will not BE- confined TO his room longer
than few days Mrs. Evans has recov-
cred from her fit. and is apparently st
ease. Taxpsying citizens are inauiring
into the cause of this and similar cases
wherein convicted criminals obtain their
liberty. When Judge Holmes had George
sontag hurried TO Folsom he was gener-
ally criticised and accused OF raiiroading
him to Folsom, but the citizens see now
that he was right in the matter. The
court reporter comes in for a share of the
blame, for II he had had his notes COM
pIete sentence would have been passed
and Chris would have been safely behind
the state prison bars instead of a free man.
News from Sanger Is TO the effect that
the sheriff and posse are In the hills and
that pack train of eight mules loaded
with provisions left there for Simpsons
fla. At o'clock this evening. This would
seem 10 indicate that the officers are de-
termined and viii continue the chase for
several days st least.
Late word received at the sheria7s Office
announce that sll the posses except Scott
and his regular deputies are coming home.
The latter will remain. indefinitely.
A girl named Lee, sister of young man
who had been seen riding around with
Moreii, the waiter who held up the taller,
has been arrested as an accomplish in the
Evans Jail delivery. The officers are after
the brother. The reticence of the officials
makes il difficult to obtain minute details
about the arrests ofsuspects, but IL is I'M
derstood that in addition to the arrest of
the Lee girl, two boys named Hutchinson
are in custody. One of theses Jimmy. is
the head of the house where the whole
plan Of the escape was concocted, and is a
brother-in-law of the Lee girl. He lives on
Q street, five blocks from the courthouse.
Los AseELEs, Dec. 29.-Evans' escape
was the theme of conversation at the sher-
ills office, police station and among pr-
vate detectives today. Detective Thacker,
who Ii looking into the Burbank hold-up.
was seen at the sheriff's Office. He was
very much put out. and was not at all
backward In expressing his convictions.
He said:
Evans escape Is what have been look
ing for, and / have repeatedly warned
Sheriff Scott and the Fresno authorities
20 keep good lookout. Detective Hume
has also warned them. We were both
looking for 1t but did not expect IL would
occur SO quickly, but suppose
Hume. Smith and myself being down here
brought the thing about q little earlier.
Sheriff Scott was in Los Angeles yester-
day. lie came down here TO recapture a
vagrant that had escaped from the chain
gang. Ben Merritt, the jailer, is a pro-
nounced friend of Evans, aud 1t is singu-
lar fact that he Was absent from the Jail
last evening. What right had Merritt as
jailer to be absent from the jail without
the keys in his possession, and what right
had Sheriff SCOTS brother to take Evans
out of the tanks at that time. and above all
Things. 20 allow stranger TO come IN and
Zee him This man Moreil Is the same party
who has been acting as a detective for
Chris. We have had our eye upon him
some time. but for the past few days he
has been cut of our sight As far as am
concerned / shall not bother any more
about Evans unless the company orders
me to. ! think he will endeavor to reach
the coast and attempt to escape on some
outgoing vessel"
Detective Thacker says that the fainting
OF Mrs. Evans was only ruse. He declares
IL 10 De his belief that Mrs. Evans carried
the reviewers ana ammunition TO her hus-
band. as well as TO supply him with
goodly sum OF money. which she made
from theatrical ventures. Thacker sur
misses that many of Evans sympsthiyers
have given large sums through Mrs.
Evans,