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Evans, of Edgefield, another brother. arrived
They called on their brother at the jail during
the forenoon and talked with him. In the
afternoon Msj. w. T. Gary, OF Augusta, ar;
rived, and ali three of these gentlemen Will
remain here some days. There mas oeen as
yet no statement from Major Evans or ms
friends. AT the inquest yesterday morning
Mr. James Evans and Judge Andrew Craw-
ford appeared TO look after the interests ol
the defense, occasionally requesting the coro'
to ask certain questions. Judge CRAWFORD mas
not ct been retained to defend Major Evans,
but was only asked 10 be present al the bear.
ing yesterday. Court Stenographer macIeal
attended The inquest and took all the testi-
lnouy pr esented.
90 far as the testimony presen ted Is con.
cerned the only new features were the
statment OF Mr.. w. Z. Muller as to what
took place between himself and Mr.. Evans
when the latter came into his store 10 tee
phone for a docter; the testimony as to the
finding OF bloody water in wash bowl,
Major Evans washing his hands therein after
rubbing the dying mans hands; and Dr,
t,arles testimony as 10 the post mortem
Ouly few with esses were presented. There
are others who from the street heard the shot
and one or two who saw Major Evans come
to the window Immediately alterWard ana
look out IT was also developed outside the
official inquiry that Major Evans had walked
into McMlllAn's drug store, presumably after
he had lelt Muller's store, and had telephon'
ed from that point for doctor, alklng pleas,
antly in the store and saying when asked
what was the matter that there was man
ovor in 1.-The building" needed a doctor.
But all these things will be matters for the
trial OF Major Evans at the proper time.
THE INQUEST.
The great public interest in the peculiar
circumstances OF the case was shown by the
crowd of men OF all classes who gathered al
the county court house yesterday morning
TO hear the testimony at the coroner's III
quest. The jurors were In their places at III
o'clock and the testimony was taken Tor the
coroner by Deputy Sheriff w. {. Catheart:
All crowded close to the witness stand and
listened inrently at the statements made by
those placed upon the stand.
SOME NEW MATTER.
Mr.. w. r Muller. of Muller & Sons. was
fhe first witness. His testimony WAS most
Interesting. He said ~ could not be &C
curate az TO time. but In my opinion IL was
between and half past heard the report
and remarked that II sounded like some one
shooting and walked toward the front door
and looked out ON the street and saw no
commotion. Everything seemed TO be quiet
and l went back into the store and II passed
out of my mind, Shortly after that about IL
or Is minutes. as / have said 1t was long
enough 10 pass out of my mind, MIR. Evans
came in TO the store and came up to me al
deck and he said Rute, telephone for DR..
Taylor, and 1 stated TO say something, and
eiephone and asked II DR.. Taylor was at the
house. Some one answered the phone and
said that he was there. Then gave the mes.
sage: Mr.. Barney Evanes wants HIM TO
come right down 10 the the Greenfield build
ing He said that is not what l want at all
and he took the telephone and was evident.
ly speaking TO DR.. Taylor himself He asked
Or. Taylor fhe would not come down right
off TO the Kendall building. DIR. Taylor evi'
dently could not come he must have given
some such reply. He then left the telephone
and l went with him to the front door, put
my hand on his shoulder and said Bar
p1H ma m ~ q
replied that he was in great trouble and he
Iald come up in my room for q minute. /
put him of and did not want to 90 up there
md told him did not have a minute to
spare and could not go up there then. He
asked me again, come up In my room
won't keep you but few minutes. He then
went up 10 his room by himself and IN q few
minutes came down again, went right to the
telephone and rang up DR.. Taylor. I heard
him say that he would like very much for
hin to come down. While he was at the phone
put on my hat and went up TO the club and
when got there 1t was ID minutes 10 3. He
acted very eXcitedly-it was suppressed ex
citment. He impressed me as being unduly
excited and just pure alcohol IL looked would
not have excited him SO much. He was In a
hurry when he came into the store and seem.
ed anxious to get right TO the phone. l got
IN hack and rode up to the club. 1t was
not over 20 minutes to when lett the club
and 1t could not have taken over two o. three
minutes to 60 TO the club-at the HuO corn.
er. "
Mr.. Muller was positive he heard the
shot between 2 and $50 O'Clock.
THE ARREST
Police Officer James Dunning related how
DR.. Gibbes had come to the station, told them
OF the trouble and warned them that Evans
was crazy drunk and had a large pistol
lying on the table: This testimony was AZ
given esterday. He, DIR. Gibbes and Officer
Willingbam went 10 the room. III went up
10 the room, keeping perfectly quiet. Every
thing was perfectly quiet. l asked DR.. Glib.
bes 10 knock at the door, thinking he would
let DR.. Gibbes In before US, az he had been in
before. Meantime Judge Gary came up and
said he believed he would call him. He cali
ed him several times by his name Barney
He came TO the door. Judge Gary told him
that the officers OF the law were up there and
he had to come out OF the room. / would
like TO say here that DR.. Gibbes and Mr.. vii
ingham were standing 10 feet from the door
down the hallway. was standing by Judge
Gary and l walked up to the door and he
said. You all can't come in here Barney
Evans said this TO Judge Gary and myself.
Laying his hand on my shoulder he said to
me. You all can't come In here told him
1t was our business to come in and we we're
going on. He attempted to close the door.
We went on In and he offered no further re-
sistance. Myself, DR.. Gibbes, Judge Gary and
Officer Willingham entered the room. He
ordered Judge Gary out and told him 10 get
out DR.. Globes walked on 10 where the man
was lying on the bed. He ordered DIR Gibbes
and he had given him an Injection and
thrown the syringe away and he wanted DR..
Gibbes 10 get out. DR.. Gbbes told him II he
did not want him to attend the man he won Id
not do 1t. He said he wanted doctor, but
did not want DIR. Gibbes. We told him we
would get any doctor he wanted. l asked
him how DR.. knowiton would do and he said
he did not want him, Then called DR.. Phil
pots name and he said he would do. / step.
ped TO the room door to send for DR.. Philpot.
saw DR.. Flshburne IN the hall and asked
him II he would do and he said 'no'-he knew
nothing about him. l saw officer Scott aud
minutes DR.. Philpot came. We opened the
door and DR.. Gibbes came on with him. He
ordered DR.. Gibbes out again and told him to
get out OF the room: DR.. Philpot said he
wanted DR.. Gibbes. DIR. Gibbes said be was
there and was going to remain and called on
us TO protect him and we told him TO remain
and we would protect him as officers. He
told Mr.. Evans he had taken enough Off OF
him and he was going ahead with his work
and II had TO stop. They came very near get
ting into fight.
"Dr. PhiIpot walked around and felt the
Wounded mans pulse and pronounced him
dying and MIR. Evans ordered him out Of the
room, meantlme.we took MIR. Evans out We
had 10 humor him good deal and coax him
like you would with drunken man. We
put him In hack at the side gate and took
him 10 jail. told the jailer that there was
man shot in Mr.. Evans room. and the doctor
had pronounced that he was dying, and asked
him TO take charge of him until we could see
the sheriff He asked us 70 telephone the
sheriff aud tell him about it, We lelephoned
the sheriff and they told US hs was al his
Office and we called the Office and he answer.
ed the phone. told him we had Mr. Barney
Evans al the jail and there had been a man
shot in his room aud that the doctors had
pronounced him dying. | asked him If the
Jaller could not take charge OF him and he
told me yes, TO take charge OF him. told
the jailer the circumstances and about the
conditions and We asked him to give every
consideration he could that he was gentle
man and he said he would. Then Officer VIII
lingham and myself went back to The room
where the shooting occurred and we made an
examination OF the wound and found blood
on the fuotboards OF the bed posts. we traii