The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-16
HIS SUICIDE FOLLOWS
Mrs Evans Not Only Lashed Strikers
Who Sought to Stop Her Team but
Previous to This Horsewhip-
ped Man Who Attemp-
ted to Flirt With
(By the Associated Press, ,

10y lHe Associated -PreSS.l
Kansas City, No. August George
Il. Evans, manager of the American
Transfer Company, murdered MS wife
Mrs. Lille Maude Evans. at their home
In the southern portion of the city, early
To-Day. Later he was found dead in st.
Nary's cemetery, two miles distant hav-
ing shot himself
Mrs. Evans was attacked as
she lay asleep According to a
servant girl, the only witness to The trae
edy, Evans entered his wife's apartments
at about daylight and fired two shots
at her. Neither took effect and then,
dragging Mrs. Evans toward him by the
har. he deliberately placed his revolver
against the back of her neck and fired
The shot literally blew the womans head
off.
In the dim light the servant was un-
able to recognize the murderer positively
as Evans, but Informed the police when
the alarm was given that she believed she
recognized The voice as his
Evans escaped and his body was found
only after several hours search
Mrs. Evans had feared that her hus-
band would kill her and had talked of
her fears last night. She locked the door
OF her room when she retired, but by a
strange fatality unfastened it during the
night to gain some fresh air. Evans en-
tered the house through the pantry win
dow, near which his umbrella was found
today, and apparently went directly to
his wife's room.
Miss Bette Burns, a neighbor slept
with Mrs. Evans and barely escaped be-
ing struck by the bullets fired at the
latter Miss Burns awoke dazed aroused
by the shots fired in quick succession. ana
Il scream from Mrs. Evans who expired
at once without struggle Miss Burns
climbed over the dead body and saw
Evans standing in the center of the room.
1e remained moment if spell bound,
tier hastily left, cursing as he went In
the confusion that ensued he left the
house unnotlced.
Mrs. Evans, who was twenty-six years
old. was a society woman She married
Evans IN 1898. Last Wednesday she filed
suit for divorce, alleging drunkenness
and cruelty, and at the same. time brought
suit demanding that her husband pay $500
fer rent of the barn occupied by the com
rany of which he is manager. The prop-
eTty, Mrs. Evans asserted, belonged To
her, and in addition she asked a1 order
restraining Evans from disposing of two
Valuable race horses end other propertv
which she said also belonged to hers
Mrs Evans attracted much attention
last March during the teamsters strike
by driving one of her husbands transfer
wagons which the regular driver refused
to take out of the barns for fear of yio
lence at the hands of the strikers.
Mrs. Evans made several trips. percbed
OF the seat of big truck, between her
husbands barns and the freight houses
driving fearlessly through crowds of ieer-
ing strikers. Once when some of the
strikers tried to cut the horses: traces
she lashed the men with her whip and
proceeded without being further 1nolcsted.
Two years ago, Mrs. Evans also gained
sCme notoriety by horse whipping a man
who had attempted to firt with her.
Evans was born in Kentucky SO years
ago and his father was sheriff of Breath
lit county. The elder Evans was himself
shot and killed as the result of feud.
Evans had lived in Kansas City for many
years and is said to have been married
twice before He married Lille Maude
Perry. the 16-year-old daughter of Mrs
f. c. Perry, a widow of Argentine, Kas,
against the latter's wishes.