The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-19
VOL. 96.
ANOTHER ARREST.
For Conspiracy to Secure the Reward, Horace
Eveland was Arrested at Hazleton
Saturday.

came this time IN the shape OF the
arrest of Horace Eveland, the man
who preferred the charge of murder
against Jacob Evans, and who since
the death of her husband, up to
short time ago, has been boarder at
Mrs McHenrys house in Nescopeck.
The charge against Eveland is one Of
criminal conspiracy to secure the re-
ward of $500, offered by the County
for the arrest and conviction Of the
man who murdered Thomas McHenry
at his home in Rohrsburg Sunday
morning, February 3rd last, and was
the result of second confession from
the lips of Mrs. McHenry in which she
admits that the story recited and sworn
to by her at the preliminary and habeas
corpus hearings of Evans, in which
she charged him with the murder Of
her husband is absolutely false.
Eveland was arrested at Hazleton
Saturday by Constable John Crawford
of Mt. Pleasant township, and brought
to Bloomsbury on the afternoon train.
Shortly after their arrival here the
prisoner was given hearing before
Justice of the Peace Guy Jacoby. The
evidence against him, confession
from Mrs. McHenry, was produced.
1t was made at her home in Nesco-
peck to c. c. Yetter Esq, and her
brother William Gilbert, of Forks. In
it she said that TIM former evidence
given and sworn to by her, incriminat-
ing Evans were false, that the whole
story was concocted and put into her
mouth by Eveland, and that he pre-
vailed upon her to give the testimony.
Eveland's counsel objected to the con-
fesslon being offered as evidence, and
objection was sustained by the Justice
and the prisoner was allowed to go.
A second warrant sswas Immediately
issued and Eveland was rearrested,
and Tuesday morning set as the time
for another hearing. He was then
taken to Jail. The hearing Tuesday
morning was to have been held at the
Office of Justice Of the Peace r. H.
Rlngler on Centre street. The room
was entirely inadequate to hear the
case properly or to accommodate the
people who sought admittance, and
the Court House was used. There
was quite delay in getting started
owing to the inability of Hon. H. M.
Hinckley, Evans attorney, to get here
until the eleven o'clock train arrived
from Danville.
1t was few minutes after eleven
o'clock when Mrs. McHenry, the only
witness called, took the stand. The
audience nearly filled the large court
room, but their presence had no effect
on the witness whatever. Instantly
upon the calling of her name she walk
ed to the witness box, and putting on
an indomitable front. sat down in full
view of the assemblage, and answered
every question put, with a promptness
that was surprising.
The examination was taken up by
District Attorney Harman. She said
that she had moved to Nescopeck the
latter part of March, and has since
been conducting boarding house at
that place. Shortly after her arrival
at Nescopeck Eveand came to her
house to board. This was the beglnn-
ing of the formation of the conspiracy
to have Jacob Evans arrested. Eve.
land had told her that the majority OF
people believed that she kuew who
killed her husband, and he Impressed
upon her that to place the blame up
on Evans, would be the best course
for her to pursue. Eveland was to be
benefited, that is he would receive the
reward, in the event of Evans con-
viction, and she was to have the re-
fusal of his hand in marriage. In an
swer to Mr.. Harman's final question
the witness said that all her testimony
given at the previous hearings and be-
fore the Grand Jury against Jacob
Evans was untrue.
at is false"
"Evans never met me on the back
porch of my house." "Its all lle."
These are samples of the vigorous
denials voiced by Mrs. McHenry In
retraction of her first story. With
supreme nerve she denied everything
Her set answers 20 all queries that
were in any way incrlminating to
Evans were:
"No it is not so" and "Evans never
said it."
In the cross examination which was
conducted by Fred keller Esq, the
witness adhered strictly to her story
Some of her answers created quite a
little merriment, especially those In
relation to her probable marriage to
Eveland. She reaffirmed that the con
fession was made to c. c. Yetter Esq
and her brother William Gilbert, vol