The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-05-19

With brain reeling from misfortune in
the death of his wife, the second exreri-
snce Of the kind in space of few brief
months, DR.. Q. II Evans, one Of the best
known physicians of Canton, pulled the
sensitive trigger of 32-callber revolver
and sent crashing through his brain q
bullet that instantly ended his life at $50
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
1t was near the close of day in which
the husband had witnessed the death
struggles of his beloved wife and within
a few moments of the time when he
looked upon her throhless brain in the
HANDS of physician who was conduct
Ing postmortem examination to deter
mine the cause of her sudden and wholly
unexpected death.
Anna Saloma Evans had yielded her
spirit at . o'clock Thursday morning,
after being i'll but three days. She was
taclilng lace curtains to a drying frame
when she suddenly threw up her hands
and cried for assistance. DR.. Evans
hurried to her and laid her upon couch.
He at once summoned DR.. A. B. Walker.
An examination disclosed feeble pulse,
showing but 3s pulsations to the minute
The sick woman was placed in bed and
restoratives were administered. She
complained of q numbness that enthraled
her entire body. The day after her at
tack she grew better, and her brothers
and other realtives called to see her. No
alarm was felt by the physicians. Wed
nesday night at 10 o'clock the oyerwhelm-
ming numbnlss became more pronounced
and the pulse grew weaker and weaker.
All that medical skill could accomplish,
by all means known to the science, was
done to save Mrs. Evans fast e6bing life,
but medical skill stood impotent before
the demands Of that greater physician,
and at early dawn the soul of the good,
noble, christian woman assembled to its
Master.
When the last faint gasp for breath
the final remonstrance against being
torn from Mother Earth's posom-told
the story of Deaths conquering, DR..
Evans, who had stood at the side of his
wife all night, completely collapsed and
fell prone upon the floor. He was re-
suscitated and then began day Of awful
mental anguish. The Kaufman boys,
brothers of Mrs. Evans, were present at
the Evans home, $50 East Tuscarawas
street, all day. To them the doctor
occasionally spoke of his deep sorrow,
but mostly refrained from talking at all.
Mr. Orrin Kaufman, who remained close
to the bereaved man, said that he fire.
quently muttered to himself and spoke
incoherently at times
He several times said, "I can stand
trouble like a man, but can't stand
this"
Again he would call the name of his
wife and say, 81 can't live without her
the world seems empty"
At breakfast he looked at the dishes
and then said, II won't, l can't eat
without her" and during the entire day
he took no nou'ishemnt.
One of the first things DR.. Evans did
in the morning was to request DR.. Walker
to have post mortem examination held
on the remains of his wife. He insisted
upon having all the members Of the
hospital staff, of which he was member,
present at the autopsy. In conformity
with his wishes Drs. James Fraunfelter,
II. NJ. Schuffell, A. B. Walker, A. O.
Brant +. j. March, r. A. Biechele, f..
o. Morrow, H. W. Faulk, NJ. G. Foulks,
A. Leininger and e. G. Myers came to
the house in the afternoon and prepara-
tions were soon completed for holding the
post mortem. The top Of the skull was
taken of and the brain removed DR..
Evans was present. The physicians felt
satisfied that blood clot would be found
in the brain, showing the cause of the
partial general paralysis, the numbness,
one OF the supposed leading causes Of the
woman's death. No olot was found
DR.. Evans examined the brain, which
Or. March held in his hand. DIR. March
asked tho doctor as to his wiie's previous
health.
Dr., Evans ans wered plainly the ques-
tions asked him, Then he turned and
went down stairs orrin Kaufman was