Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
pouch was carefully examined, but this
particular letter could not be found.
NO. 2 TRAPPED.

Inspector Irving, In order to thor
oughly cover the ground Of his lnvestl-
cation, cut oil packages Of letters dis
patched to this train and nothing what
ever could be seen of the missing let.
Ter. he wired Inspector Owings at
newport News that the letter could not
be found. Mr.. Owings went at once
to the postofice and informed the post
MASTER Mr.. Frank Read, that decoy
letter mailed at the Newport News
Office ut S;45 Tuesday evening, contain
ing five one dollar bills, was missing
and requested him to call George E.
evans, the stamp clerk, to his private
Office. The request was complied with
and Evans was brought before the in
spector. He was informed that the
above described letter was missing and
requested to place what money he had
on MS person on the table. He first
drew from his pocket q one dollar bill
and about one dollar In silver Then
he was asked IL he had any more
money on his person, and he went into
MS pants pockets the second time and
drew out the five one dollar bills THAI
nld Deen placed in the decoy letter
when interrogated as to where he goi
TINS money, Evans refused to answer.
subsequently, when asked what he did
Win the letter containing the money.
ne replied that he had burned 1t.
Evans was taken before United States
commissioner A. c. Garrett, who com,
lifted MN Tor the action OF the gran6
Jury of the May term of the 1TnttaI
States Court at Norfolk. IN tSafanIt 81
$4,000 BAIL VI
A SAD DISAPPOINTMENT.
UP to the moment of his arrest Evans
Was me most trusted employee of tho
+uuwporI news postoiiice. and a warm
personal friend of Postmaster Read.
VINO, in the presence of the inspectors
and with tears in his eyes. said Evane
was the last man that he would ever
nave suspected of committing such an
act, as he had the utmost conf3dan,.>
In his integrity.
Inc prisoner Is @ man about 80 years
Oh age and has wife and two children.
,oSses az thls Office during the las.
'wSLve months aggregate over $780,
Inesc arrests were made within for.
eight hours Of each other. !
WIFE AND CHILDREN SHOCKED
The Virginian-Pilot's Newport News
correspondent writes:
me arrest was q terrible blow to hie
~, VI. Evans insisted on being taken
nome TO his wife so he could tell her of
ms arrest Deputy United States Mar
s,l,il west, who had taken the man in
charge, reluctantly took him to his mr.
,ie nome ut No. 1913 Twenty ninth street.
MIS-. Evans met them at the door and
seemed to perceive that something Was
wrong at once. Evans made several at,
tempts to tell her and failed. He then
turned to the officer and said: "You
tell her; I can't" The officer told her
as gently as he could, but the shock
was more than she could bear. and shn
tainted. Just then the two little bows
came In; They are about five and seven
years old, and strangely enough, by
some sort of instinct, the little fellow,
knew at once that something was
wrong and began to cry. saying that
they were going to take their papa
away. Deputy West says 1t was one of
the saddest scenes he ever witnessed.
lie took his prisoner away as soon as
he could and incarcerated him in jail.
a telegram has been sent TO the
fnther of the prisoner. Mr.. Edward
evans, well-known and respected
business man, conducting a jewelry
store at No. 2663. Richmond street
philadelphia 1t is expected that the
father will come on here and bail his
son.