Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-19
SAM EVANS TELLS HIS STORY.
ALL ABOUT THE ALLEGED CONFESS
SION TO SHERIFF. WEAVER.
Officers Tried to Get Him 60 Make n
Statement, but He Had Nothing to
Ten as lie Knew Nothing of the
Robbery.


berry. and who was arrested at Corsl-
cana by sheriff Weaver. ON an alleged
confession which that officer claims he
made to him, has, as Is wen known.
been liberated under nominal bond.
The alleged confession was sensation
at the time. and as there Is a question
OF yeraelty between Evans and Weaver
and as the former has never been given
an opportunity TO express himself in
print. he was asked yesterday to give
his side OF the story. He did SO to a
Gazette reporter, and told many things
which the public has already known.
lie said that he had received propo-
siton from two men. one OF whom he
mud formerly worked with on a ranch.
10 hold IN a train at flag station
north OF Corslcuna on the 10th inst
lie said that he went to Sheriff Weaver
with the hope Of interesting that officer
IN an effort to trap the fellows and get
the reward. Evans said: saturday a
I We-l ago walked up to sheriff Weaver
IN Corsicana, who was In the court
house, and said to him: Would you
{ treat a man white and right II he
should put you onto a scheme to hold
up trainr lie said yes that he
@
I him and told him the whole thing; that
these people were to meet me there at
I Coraicnnu on the 18th.
lie told me to just 80 ahead and get
them Into II and he would arrest me
with the rest and then turn me loose.
! toid MN mat / would not do anything
VI the Kind that he would have to get
I me Notwithstanding to show that
l was no train robber.
Ihen he looked me right In the eye
and suid:
what do you know about that train
robbery at Fort Worthy"
Il told him that / knew nothing at
an, Then he said. What are YOU get
ting 80 red In the face for?'
Inen placing his hand on my Shout
DER he said. Consider yourself under
arrest. Then he called TO two on His
deputies standing In the court house
door one deputy took me by one arm
and the sheriff by the other arm and
the other deputy walked behind me.
ara they took me over 10 The ian. They
TOOK me IN the Office there and yearch-
ca me and found a pocket knife and a
dollar aud five cents ON me Then the
sntIllt TOOK me up stairs and locked me
UP IN cell He came up to the cell
two or three times that night ana
wanted to know II / was ready TO ten
the names OF those fellows who were
10 meet me there on the 18th. / told
Hlh thnt ! ala not see III to tell the |
names OF those fellows. lie said: Wen, |
- thhn you to Fort Worth and you
WIZ ten lic came up about O'clock |
Suhday morning and told me to rst
ieauy' ] was then ready to start as |
ma Kept my clothes ON aud had NOT |
llld down to sleep any at an, seeing |
mat the bed was dirty ] had walltci /
tne moor an night, what there was OF |
~ Tor inc cell was about six bv six |
foet We then went down TO Tho donnt
ana got on the train to come TO Fort |
worth. Just before We got To NVnva.
haGhie l said; Mr. Weaver. to save mo
4na you trouble let's get on here and .
ptoNe 10 you that | was at work
the nay the train was robbed
ne haldi Young man, remember.
you are my prBouer AS the trnin
aloWeu M saw ono Of the men + hnd
peen Worklng for, one OF the Nvr,,r,
nfothef9. lie had come 10 put mea,
on the ram for section house on ais
guy or WaNahNchic, which worI,
mad done myself while / was worting
Tor nm ] called TO Mr. N,4um ma
lAc she1n made me hush and toiJ
me not to forget that / was a prIsonc,
Luen We came on 20 Fort Worth. We
stopped az Hollingsworth's restaurant
~ lett my yalisc there I had rot
iiiIS NGiae while on the way from fhe
lWl " the depot at Corslcann, we cntno
by, Newolrs restaurant there. where
had LETT It. called to Newell 10
p'nb me my valise He said la cnr,c
ana get ~ ! told him thar / couid
not' that / was under arrest. Then
ne brought IL TO me-
I'VE got lunch at IIolllnqswortb, ,.,.
u rant mere was very hungry. as
1 had not had anything to cot since
tNe gay before az dinner Thpv nod
not ohered me anything while / was In
~, ~ ~ Corhlcann. | got through
VNulg before tho others aid and was
,..,,ll M, ~ IN the door picking my teeth
Wien George Norton, "a friend OF mine
tuIhe along and started to talk TO mo
/, Iold MN 4 couldn't say anything M
was nndcr arrest. IIe went m NO
street ana Bob Young, another Inland
u nilhN' came along shortly after.
Maru ana asked me what tho trouble
WIS ABOUT ms Norton had lust. toid
MN that / was under arrest ,eig
nun 20 come 20 the jail after no bnd
hRd MS dinner and l would tci NJ,
what y was about Bob Young ca,,,a
20 tne jan that evening but they would
''When they flrst NM
INC Jail they went on and John Whtte
y butcher, came along lie Wa. ~
ne Jhli 70 SEQ somebody and ala Nv
ShoW was IN there until called hin,
sent MN after Irby Dunitlln tbe
aver. BEFORE my lawyer came Weav.
i,.,,-s,W NN WIN county Attorney
lerrNl Terrell had a pencil ana
piece OF paper In his hand. Thev taoi, {
he OUT OF the cell and down stairs !
way down to the northeast corner ~ /
ne JAN and closed several Iron Snovs
ls,nlnd us Terrell, Weaver Ms dennt,,
slilett and Bob Orr, Terreips assisfsSt
'tt2rhey, were there. Ben Terrell .si,S,''
!. NOW, sam just toll me The wbot,
hlns ana III write you an agresme,,
aght here not 10 prosecute Won anS ,
urn Non lonse right now" "'u ,
asked him what he meant n.
, ,,anl, zen me all about that train rob.
asked him what train rohh....
n ~. ne said You know what train
Ioneeryi the = nbrook train rohher,.n' I
sAid ! told MI Weaver mar 49,. 9
lo,hlng OF that robbery. Thcn IAN |
lr ca led me on to one side ana snI Sp J
90 here, Sam, We were raised ~ ]
'elner ana I am your friend M. I
gu w this whole thing. ana wsT
elp you out of II we know vo,,ir
q u; we were looking for Won 6efore
VT weaver braught You here C
tod him that II he could nrova S
lan iopned q tain 20 go ahead Tbea n
90 err left M by myself ana 49, II
,qnVersaion with the sheriff ana Tor' :
don't know what thew ~ =