The record-union., 1897-10-30
Town in Mourning Over the Death
of Sheriff MCEV0y.
The Wife of the Dead Officer Nearly Bersft
of Her Reason.
Mrs. FIanneIy, the Mother of the
Parricide, Also in a Critical
Condition, and Fears Are En-
tertained That She Will Not
Survive the Shock.

REDWOOD CITY, Oct. 29.-The feel
ing OF anger and excitement so mani
fest yesterday and last night over the
fate OF Sheriff McEvoy has given place
to-day to one of sorrow and regret.
Flags are floating at half-mast and
crowds still throng the streets in the
vicinity of the County Jail and gaze at
the structure wherein lies the body of
the dead officer. Beside it are sorrow
ing relatives and his young wife, who
is we'll night bereft of her reason.
Scarce three months have passed
since she became the bride of w. p.
McEvoy in a union that gave promise
of happiness and contentment. Little
wonder that it's tragic ending has al
most caused her death. The mother Of
the parricide, FIannelly, is also in a
critical condition, and it is feared that
she, too. will not survive the shock.
The deceased Sheriff was a prominent
member of the local parlor of Native
Sons, and that organization is now pre-
pairing for his burial, which will take
place tomorrow at 10 o'clock. The
ceremonies will be held at the Catholic
Church, from which the murdered
father of Flannelly was buried yester-
day, and the attendance will, no doubt,
be large, as Sheriff McEvoy was one
of the most popular citizens of San
Mateo County.
The Board of Supervisors will meet
next Monday to fill the vacancy caused
by his death, and in the meantime
Coroner James Crow will be the acting
Sheriff. THERE'S but little doubt that
the present Under Sheriff, Joseph h
Mansfield, who participated in the
deadly battle on Tuesday night and fin
ally succeeded in subduing the murder
Gus son, will receive the appointment
Mansfield is brave and efficient Off
Ger. 1t was he who captured Azoff, the
Santa Cruz murderer, two years ago
and turned him over to justice He has
been McEvoy's deputy since the lat
ter's election, five years ago.
MURDERER FLANNELY.
SAN JOSE, Oct. 29-Thomas Flan-
nelly, the Redwood City murderer, is
resting comfortably in his cell at the
County Jail here to-day. Under Sheriff
Benson informed him this morning that
Sheriff McEvoy was dead. Flannelly's
only notice of this was; "Qs he?"
He has painful wounds, but says he
does not suffer. The opinion is ex-
pressed that he received such a shock
to his nervous system that his nerves
are deadened, and the pain will come
later. He is reported to be still III
great danger of blood poisoning, par
ticularly after his hard and exciting ride
of yesterday.
The officers here do not anticipate
that any effort will be made to take
Flannelly from the jail by a mob, al
though such rumor has been afloat.
Later in the day F1annelly made
statement to Jailer Black to the effect
that when the officers came upon him,
they did not tell who they were. Il had
$40 in my pocket he said, land when
the men came to the door and COM
menced to break it down / told them if
they came in I would shoot. They forced
the dor and entered, and commenced
shooting. I am sorry about Mr. Nc
Evoy. He was my friend, and l worked
for him in the election. Mansfield was
my friend, too Mansfield did the shoot
in, and not McEvoy. 1 regret it much"