The Meeker herald., 1898-12-31
The Dillon Tragedy.


ing an affair at Dillon. Colo, in which a
former well-known resident OF this val
ley was mixed. The affair has since
turned out 10 be deplorable tragedy.
The following details are taken from
last Wednesdays Leadville Herald
Democrat
LAS the Denver and Rio Grandc train
sped eastward yesterday noon it carried
back to Missouri for burial in the
family plot at Glasgow, the remains Of
a coniiding young girl whose life had
paid the forfeit of her confidence in one
unworthy of it. Her death at St. Vim
cents hospitalcar yesterday morning
was the closing act on tragedy that
has for three years been unfolding in
the little camp of Dillon. There the
actors In this tragedy are weli-known
and SO intense has been the feeling in
the community as the duplicity of the
man suspected of the girls downfall be-
came evident, that nothing but his es-
cape from the place at the time the
denouement was near, prevented Il
double ending.
Carrie Williams, yo',ng girl of
charming features, refined, educated
and possessing some mcaus, had for
three years lived in Dillon with her sis
ter, Mrs. j. a. Thomson and her hus-
band one OF the leading merchants of
the quiet little town.
Into this retreat had drifted Harry
Evans, broken down actor, fioatsam
from the variety halls of Denver Here
the man Of the world had found occupa-
tou as deputy postmaster. His profess
sion had given him a plausibiiity that in
Dillon passed for polish and a gilt tongue
that likewise gained currency for educa-
tion and wisdom. He became a man of
affairs in Dillon; the society of the place
was open to him.
"Of this man OF the world, double her
age. the innocent young girl became en-
amoured. After three years of constant
association, her love is said by all to
have amounted to infatuation and in
her infatuation she was insauely jealous.
Did Evans look at another woman, Miss
Williams was certain to upbraid him
and TO spend hours in tears at his neg
lect.
six months 4go, Miss Williams was
called to the death-bed of her mother at
the Old home in Missouri. There letters
from Evans followed her daily. The at
tachment was believed to be mutual.
The mother died and the young girl
hastened hack to Dillon. To her from
her mothers estate came Il small legacy
"a few hundred dollars. 1t is here that
the people of Dillon begin TO charge
duplicity against Evans. 1t is claimed
that on IA promise to marry her, Evans
borrowed of the girl 500. representing
nearly the whole of her inheritance, and
her sister says the girl spent money in
hiring buggies to drive ont With Evans
and in going TO visit him while he was
absent from Dillon. lie having spent
several weeks IN Breckenridge during
the early autumn months.
"Others say that about this time
Evans began to insiuuate about the
character of the girl and to repudiate
all intentions OF marrying her. 1t ap-
pears to have been his insinuations that
have most incensed the people of Dillon
their indignation at one time having
taken such phase that the object of
them found it expedient to leave town.
For three Years matters between the
two had been approaching the climax
On Monday, December 18th, two ladies
came from Breckenridge to Dillon
One of them, a married lady, had been
much with Evans in Dillon society and
it seems had found that her meetings
with him had formed the basis for the
Jealousy of the Williams girl. On this
evening, Evans called on the ladies from
breckenridge. On his way to visit them
he stopped at confectionery store kept
by Mrs. Lundstrom and left a note
for Miss Williams saying that be could
not meet her until after 10 O'Clock. His
| madlY Jealous victim received this mess