The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-27
The Greed Of the Noted Fresno
Outlaw.
Eva Says That Her Father Is Good
Shot.
The Stage Caused the Separation of the
Latter From Her Husband-No
Divorce Proceedings
Yet Begun.

sons have been moved there from Visa
liza, and Mrs. Evans said yesterday that
this would now be their home.
'At least this will be our home for
the present." eaid Mrs. Evans, land l
know of no definite reason why we
should change it. Something may oc-
cur which will necessitate our going
away, but cannot think of any thing Of
this kind at present. Regarding my
husband, where he is and what he is
going to do, and all those things the de-
tectives have been talking about, know
nothing and can say nothing. In fact,
have absolutely nothing to tell"
The house OF the family of the outlaw
for whom a score of men have been
hunting with Winchesters is unpreten-
tious but comfortable. The room in.
which Mrs. Evans was interviewed had
ON its floor dark red carpet, which
gave an air of cosinsss while the rain
was falling heavily outside. Some pic
lures, one of a religious character, were
on the wall, and on the mantel were
several large and email photographs of
Eva Evans as she appears in different
costumes in the Evans and Sontag Up
to Date play.
Mrs. Evans youngest child, plump
faced boy OF about 3years, climbed upon
her lap, and once in while white
headed child older than the one in her
arms walked in.
II had to get my children together
and move up here" said Mrs. Evans.
That trial in Fresno cost 80 much
money that when it was through l had
not cent left-not one cent. l had to
go to work again. AS for United States
Marshal Gard and Detective Thacker
saying they had not lately been in pur-
suit of my husband, knew myself that
they are not telling the truth. Gard
spent several days in Fresno, and while
there openly told what he would do
when he and others got out after my
husband again. If he is here now |
suppose it is just because he ia spying
around me. That is probably the whole
secret OF it."
Ms. Evans said that her hus band was
fatalist. He believed that what was
to be would be, and nothing could pre-
vent it, and that for this reason the ef-
forts of Gard and the men who have
been lately following him did not bother
him. He looked upon it with entire
serenity.
A moment later Mrs. Evans left the
room and Eva came in. She disagreed
with her mother in her opinion about
Marshal Gard.
"He told me-" said Miss Eva, "that
he had not been looking for Papa this
time, and that he wouldn't. He said he
wasn't going to have anything more to
do with the case. l don't think he will.
Still you cannot always tell what these
men will do. OF course, it is their bust
ness to make you believe one thing, if
they can, and then 60 off and do some
thing else.
II think papa will be equal to them,
and to anything that is done. He is
fatalHt. We all are, even down to the
children, except the little ones, who are
not old enough yet to think about such
things, and my mother. l guess she is
not fatalist.
Now there is Morel. l never knew
him; never set eyes on him, nor did any
OF the family. Not one of us knew him;
yet right at the moment when some one
was needed this man rose up. The
whole affair is a mystery, and demon
strates. as | said just now, the
where he came from or why he
happened to be at Fresno. but at the
moment he was there. Since then |
have learned that his home was form
erly in Philadelphia, and that he has a
divorced wife and three children there.
This Miss Kincaid of Fresno, too, about
whom there is 80 much in the papers, ia
not Mise Kincaid but Miss Morel.
She used to be Miss Kincaid, but she
and Morel were married in Fresno
several months ago. Since Morel ran
away with papa she will not admit the
marriage. That 10 the story they tell
me-"
Mics Evans was asked if she thought
that her father, having this time with
difficulty secured his freedom. would go
away to some foreign land, like Guate-
mals, Salvador or Nicaragua, and posi-
bly, leave not only the United States, but
the continent, and begin life anew.
II think he will" said she; YES, I
think he will. Still, you cannot always
tell about papa. Sometimes he does TIE
very thing you wouldn't expect him to
do.'
with one eve gone and only one
hand can he defend himself as In times
gone by ?'' was asked.
"Oh, yes, he can shoot pretty we'll yet.
He can shoot 90 we'll as any of them. OF
course he has lost one hand, and it is
quite possible that he cannot hold gun
AS we'll now as in the past, but he can
shoot just as far "a ever. You see, while
his lett hand is off and pretty we'll up, it
isn't off as we'll up as the crook in his
arm-the elbow-and he can rest his
guu in this and shoot just as we'll as
before"
The faxen-hsired daughter of the out
law drew herself up, extended her left
arm, crooked as she had described, and
shutting one eye, leveled an imaginary
gun at hypothetical foe, to illustrate
how we'll it could yet be done. She also
said that the loss OF one eye did not de-
tract from her fathers capable marke.
manship.
THAT never interferes," said che. 81
have read in books OF a number of men
who excelled in shooting, each of whom
had but one eye, and | think | have
heard OF some famous crack shot who
only had one eye. Papa can ehoot we'll
enough TO take care of himself. | am
sure OF that. But the men who have
been hunting him are all out of the
field now and have quit, go, for this rea.
son, guess Marshal Gard is not going
out, and | need say no more about
papa's shooting"
There was rumor yesterday that
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