The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-25
CUTTERS BOUND OVER
All Gave Bond Except Geo.
TankerSIey.
EVANS STILL lIMPS
Wound in His Side Was
Seven Inches Long.


urinary hearing of George Z. Tanker
sIev. Edgar Drake, Charles Crawford,
Fred Harris, Roy Ham, George Peach
i'm and Lee Bowers, was held before JUS
tice Of the Peace Z. Z. Enoch. wherein
they are charged with having assaulted
nIsssrs. Earle W Evans. Walter Vincent
and Alfred Lewis it'll intent to kill The
testimony. while substantially the same
as related in the Eagle at the time Of the
stabbing consumed nearly all of the after
noon. The crowd was limited to some
81 or 40 people, who staid throughout
the hearing. Mr.. George w. c. Jones was
che counsel for the defendant and Assist
ant County Attorney James +. Comfy,
REPRESENTED the state. The prosecuting
witness yesterday was Mr.. Evans, the
gentleman most seriously Injured in the
ARRAY.
Justice Of the Peace Enoch, after hear
ing the testimony bound all of the men
arrested over TO appear at the district
court in the sum of $500 each. The case
against Lee Bowers Was dismissed All
Il VIII be remembered that on the ev-
euing Of August % the Christian Endeav-
or Society Of the First Presbyterian
church, gave a lawn social on the lawn
Of Colonel II. W. Lewis at 3O5 North To-
1eka avenue. A gang Of young toughs
in0lested the guests and when Mr.. Alfred
Lewis went ont and asked them TO leave
they did 50 but re-appeared very shortly
and made a disturbance more disagree
able than before. Mr.. Lewis went out
on the sidewalk and made a rush for
them. He was assaulted by the gang
and surrounded. Messrs. Evans and Vim
cent seeing his plight went 90 his rescue
and all three of them were badly cut
Mr.. Vincent and Lewis have entirely re-
covered from the wounds inflicted by
some members Of the crowd, but Mr.. Ev-
ans is yet walking with a cane and limp
ing. However. he has recovered sufficient
" to be at his office.
The first witness called was Mr.. Ev-
ans. He was Intercepted by Mr.. Comfy.
What is your name?"
Earle ". Evans"
where were you on the evening OF Au-
gust 25?"
Il in company with Mr. Vincent went
to Colonel Lewis where lawn social
was being given"
Describe what occurred, il anything
out Of the ordinary on that evening"
Mr.. Vincent and myself had been to
the church and were rather late in get
ting to the social. I would judge we ar
rived there between and 10 o'clock We
were on the east side of the house and
to the south partaking of the refresh
meuts afforded. Noticed several men or
boys talking loud and making disturb
ance. At that time l was talking to Rev
Bradt. We were standing near the side
walk leading to the south gate. There
ere four or five outside,I cannot say just
how many. I saw Lewis surrounded and
went to his assistance. l put my hand
around one Of the boys neck"
can you point him out in this room,'
asked Mr.. Comfy.
Mr.. Evans pointed to Tankersley.
Il was on the run We clinched and
both fell off the embankment into the gut
ter. ! did not feel any wound until had
fell on top of him Then I felt the blood
trickling. I called out that 1 had been
cut and Mr.. Vincent said that there IS
the man who did it. ! could scarcely
stand. was rather dazed- 1 then went
into the house"
Mr.. Evans then described the wounds
he received. He said that he had got
knife wound about seven inches long and
three or four inches deep in the left side.
Three deep gashes in the back besides
some few wounds that simply made an
arasion of the skin.
Mr.. Jones cross examined him. He ask
Ell him If he was positive that it was
Tankersley with whom he had been scuff-
ling. He said he as not positive but he
thought it was Tankersley.
Did you see any knife in Tankersley's
hand?"
NO sir"