The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-08
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TACOMA, May z.-fspscial. l-Nichsei
-. "a inmate Of the soldisrs' Home
ESx fmta Nonico. Cal, says he viii not
|En attsmpt 70 kill his divorced wife,
niss Bsvsns, Who - living with her,
1hrss sons, when he 10 released from
~ hsre Gahan married Jennie Carey.
20 woman in the case, q Gaiesburg, Ill.
EEsy-ons ysars ago, and because his wifs's
Ennlly psrsistsd In living with him he had
nhis with her, and finally. while he was
y With fever at Los Angeles, shs secured
1Ivorcs ss Fairvjss. in that state, and
1T q live with Bsvans, former boardsr
Sm ~ Gahans' hotel - Ogden. Utah.
unon had previously kept hotsl q Gales
- Councii Bluffs and Omaha, but in
- Instance. he claims. the Carey family
n1os1srsd.
Gohan claims his wife got away with Ill
r. neney. aggrsEating 5000. He went
- Los Angeles TO San Francisco In
osch Of health, and finally entered the
1diss' Home ct Santa Monica. He
Bssd - sailor during the rebellion. and
&IInws . pension Of SO month.
While he Was sick and psnnilsss. he says,
Nh Gahan went away with Bsvans. who
b1eangss than her oldest con. That was
tout ten years ago. He lost a1i track Of
-. Three weeks ago ~ got : leave Of
lssnes for sixty days 70 come here and
81 Il the climate would not b beneficial
~ health. He had practicsd shooting
~ revolver until he could put bullet
! trough half dollar silver piece when
fkrown into the air, but he claims he did
S1et come hsre 10 revenge himself upon his
Emily or BevAns, and only BY accident
- he learn Of their presence In this city.
N wife saw him on the street from her
1p1es and recognised him. 0ahan was
~ she had been here four years and had
m16om been seen on the street: that she
imported the entire family By making
1uit basksts ct % csnts pr loo. ard that
- work nearly killed her.
6Ahan secured rooms near the house
eoenpisd BY his wife. and with IN opera
1laas watched the movements Of the fam
m. Gradually he learned that his sntifs
hmiiy were going By the name OF Bsvans.
osespt the eldest boy, william, who
eooptsd the Irish Of the English Gahan,
"a called himself 0uhssn. That dis
lofbed ham, and when in quick succession
~ harmed that his son William vas living
ulth woman alleged to BE- Of bad char.
eetsr. and, finally. that the whole family
~ disordsrly. Gahan decided TO put an
nd TO them. He bought two rsvolvcrs
I'D got into the house. bat 1t the critical
nomsnt the firsbsll rang. "Thas spoiled
q my plans. he said last evening from be-
Mind the bars In the county jail, whore he
/ = hsld In default Of q, 200 bail. "Evsry-
lody rushed out, and while was waiting
lor them 10 return heard my con say I
uas . Did fool and ought 10 b killed.
Vas sscretsd in the water closet with cold
sweat standing out oil over me, and finally,
whom some one saw me. went at them.
lsaw my wife 6rst and fred Ut random At
Aer. The light went out and fired three
shots in the dark. but did no harm. Later
Tried to shoot Bevans and my son, who
we're talking Of killing me, but the self
seeking revolver did not work and the
shois did not take effect. The climate
agrees with me and shall remain here all
summer"
Gahan WAS particularly anxious TO kill
hsvans. His sons are aged 80, IS and IA.
the latter being messenger boy. Gahsn
b aged 81 The condition in which he
found his former wife 's6rcd" his brain. he
nave