The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-13
SHE OF THE NAMES.
Mrs. MiIls=Evans on Trial
for Her Crimes.
The Court Undecided as TO Her Mental
Condition She Viii Be Sentenced
Next Saturday.

Is Evelyn L. b. Mills Evans insane or is
she a sure wd adventures That Is the
question which is worrying judge CONTAIN
of Police Court /. and which has divided in
opinion all the policemen. lawyers and
doctors that have ever seen the woman.
Mrs. E. l.. 3. NJ Evans was on trial i'm
Police Court / yesterday morning on the
charge Of having embezzled a gold watch
from her erstwhiie maid, Marguerite Shone,
with another charge hanging over her o.
having obtained $50 in money from her Eng.
lsh nurse, Mrs. Winifred Foster by false
representations Mrs. Evans was not rep
resented by counsel. but made her own De
Tense. She promised a sensation when
brought into court and made it,
The first witness called to The stand WAS
the maid, Marguerite ShOne, who retOId The
oft-tOid story of how she was employed as a
maid by Mrs. Evans at $40 a week and how
her mistress not only failed to pay her. but
borrowed all the money she had and then
took her gold watch. present from her
father IN Germany, and pawned it to get
money to live on.
At the conclusion Of the girls testimony
Mrs. Evans asked permission of the court
TO cross-examine her. II was granted.
Now. you perjurer, you liar, commenced
Mrs. Evans, rising from the criminals
dock, Il want to ask you three questi Us.
Look me in the eye"
The girl could not understand English
sufficiently 10 either comprehend or answer
questions, and an interpreter had to be pro-
vided for the direct examination. TIE
court promptly told the interpreter that he
need not repeat 10 Miss Shune the words
addressed 10 her by Mrs. Evans. tthi,
Mrs. Evans became wrathy and for three
or four minutes made the welkiD ring with
her wild harangue.
She talked about her three millions, said
~ l.,lA
generally oveTdid the insanity business uI-
Ill il became disgusting. The court finally
ordered the woman 10 sit down, which SIZE
did after policeman had taken mold of her.
The prosecution then called Mrs. Wini-
fred Foster, the English nurse whom Mrs.
Evans hired and from whom she borrowed
$50 on the strength of the prospective
IS, 100000 she was 10 get The direct eX-
animation was brief. and then Mrs. EvauS
again demanded the right to cross-examina.
ton.
Now, perjurer and liar. murderer, toe"
she commenced, when the court stopped
her and told Mrs. E. l.. B. NJ. Evans that be
would no longer tolerate such Language
The woman then conteuted herself with au-
other wild outbGrst as TO how she had been
treated and abused.
The thrd witness was LdciaS Figueredo
His direct examination amounted TO bus.
tie, but his cr0ss-eXamination by Mrs. Evans
was picnic for the people that crowded the
courtroom.
Now for the third perjurer. Can | ask
him three questions, Judge?"
You cam" answered Judge Conlan, and
the witness fidgeted uneasily in bis chair.
well. Mr.. Lucas Canoya de Figueredo
did you not promise 10 marry me when gGl
my divorce from my false marriage?"
II did not" answered the witness, hotIy
You're liar" was Mrs. Evans reply
Now, for the second question:" she corr
tinued. Did you not threaten 10 take
revolver and kill me if | did not marry
you?"
NO" said the witness. and was turning
10 the court TO demand protection when Mr.
Evans broke loose in TRADE of abuse. Il
was some little time before the court could
calm the woman, and then he told her ep
phatically that he would stand 40 mo sucH
language from her, and she waived her
third question 10 the third peTjurer"
Then Mrs. Evans took the stand in her
own defense, and resumed, only in more
aggravated form, her previous Wild actions.
The court could do nothing with her, and
finally ordered her returned to the CITY
Prison. saying he would sentence her Satur-
day morning next As stated. Judge Con.
Ian is undecided as to whether the wuman
is insane or simply clever adyentur s.
who knows how TO feign insanity. Most u
the spectators believe her insane. the ma
i0rity of the doctors say she is perfectly
sane. and the officials say they don.
know"
The woman is in the hospital OF the CITY
Prison, where she will remain until sen.
fenced to the County Jail or be again re-
turned for examination by the Commission
ers OF Lunacv.