The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-03-22
CHS EVANS, BANDIT
ne Wrote His Life History Before
He Made His Escape.
VERY EVENTFUL CAREER
Much Injured Man, According IN M.
own Estimate-He Was Merely
Avenging AN Insult.

graph announced recently thar Chr
Evans had gone for life to the prison
FOLSOM, California, many asked:
What did he do2"
1t is enough of description to savtba
ne was the most notorious outlaw q
the Pacific since the days of Blac
Bart. To show what he did his o,,
words are best
AFTER Evans was tried and cor
victed at Fresno he conceived the ide
OF writing an account of his life r.
Immediately set to work, and the da,
before he made his escape he com plete,
MS manuscript, which will probabl,
soon be given to the world in prime,
type and yellow paper binding.
Evans narrative covers his life fror
his birth to his capture after the
famous fight at Stone Corral. Without
any attempt at establishment of anv
Kind' Evans tells plain, matter-off fact
story. He neither braes nor denrec,..s
himself. He makes no threats. nor
promises, no confession Of wrong doing
and expresses no hopes, desires or am.
billions.
Inc detectives have Traced back
Evans life for about 20 years. Prior
10 that his history is somewhat blank
although they claim to have discovered
enough to connect him with several
Union Pacific train robberIes that oc.
CURED In the early 70's. II Evans mar.
rative Is true in dates and details r.
covers the unknown ground. Although
II Is free from sensational events
he tells nothing that would implicats
MIN In any crime prior to the tim,tbat
ne took to the mountains with Sont,g
member Of the Examiner star has
seen Evans autobiography, and a great
part of 1t is here given in the outla wis
own words, without correction or com.
mendatiop.
he was born at Bennington, w.. and
was union soldier under Sheridan
Bits Of autobiography follows;
squad OF us, under cnmm,pd 90
sargent Baker, was on picket dutv
Two miles from camp, on the road lead.
lux 70 maynesboro, and was stationed
ABOUT quarter of mile up the road
"nere county crossroad came in
nid behind a butternut tree, and wbiIe
there one of Mosby's men rode nm 40
ne was going by l covered him with M,
spencer rifle and ordered him to sur.
render. He did so, and told him. IN
answer to his question of what 7 wac
gong to do with him, that would tale
him to headquarters. He begged me
with tears In his eyes to let him eo
Tor II took him to General Sheridan
nc "ouid be shot AS looked into hi.
blue eyes thought of nv far aw,v
nome and my dear mother. for he was
: BOY ike myself, and after making n
lew inquiries as to where he lived, I let
nim Co. took his horse, and when be
was out of sight fred couple of ,bo,s h
ina taking the horse with me went bach a
% sergeant Baker, and was commit. p
nented for my capture of good horse II
Ind saddle. h
Evans recital of his army exner,sr,.. a
On the frontier is long and include, n.
counts of many skirmishes and bat,,ss NJ
With the Indians. OF
In July, he goes on, nv term of &C., nj
Ice expired, and refusing tem,,,nu
ner to re-inlist, went to work on the W
mon Pacific, and In one year and W
ar saved up $500, which / afterward. pc
Pent prospecting and travelling ovsr pl
ne country arriving in San francisco iu
Way 1869, where Istayed two weeks W.
na .nen went to work on the Western
acme In Livermore Pass, and had 20
large OF gang of Cinnamon At gu
lnnel. old
Ev
M ola acquaintance named John Ae
gan VINO was born In st. Lawrence 'ni
UNITY, New York, and now live. ~ ina
P'on' MO-, went with me to look for ~
're work. He wanted to go downtbe .
ast' while wanted to 20 to Calavere. "n
u WORK In the mines. To settle Z, ga
stood .,,c,, q. IL tire,
slim III the middle 49,
tue road and agreed to 20 in 10
direction in which 1t fell. 1t fell in wei
outneast direction, and we .trrct wal
ior Vlsalia, both wearing red shirts VA
accompanied by dog. AT N'''
ana l went to work for w. II. Owen oPi'
ninoniy known as Pike BIZ Owen. We
the spring of 1856 l took chares a. =
Tue erangers' Bank warehouse at ~ .
icy and Alila, and the FOLLOWING 'e'u
TER their warehouse at Tnlars oeu
"n as the Farmers warehouse. and 'nR
ing the summer of 1887 wasman,aa 10 ea
nat one. There | first made the con-
uaiptance of John Sontag. neu
commonplace recital of events of
mmonplace life takes the rs,a. Pa
g until the time of the Colfax tra,, 49,,
'ery and the first of Evans career of r..
oer and outlawry-laborIng ON sho.,
, To the cam Ping posse
no ~ ouying aud threa
TX OF horses and the shooting of a An,
st buobs' creek. Evans and .fohn
az put $1,000 into a livery stable ooo,.,
isaiias, and Andy McGlnnis VIII
AZ stone Corral. did collecting for from
,o., 'uineu and all He e
ios'. Sontag worked on the ra,I- ~
anu afterwards when his lep WA. .h.u
,oms Evans wife To- job
buckle