The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-02-11
PITCHER EVANS
IN TOLLS
Twirler of Brooklyn Team
Taken Here on Seri-
Gus Charge.
SAYS HE'S INNOCENT
Left Blank Checks With
Wife, but She Did Not
Know About 1t.
CAN FIX IT ALL UP
Evans Says His Father IS
Prominent in Kansas
Wants Bowling.

A neatly dressed man OF athletic pro-
portions and apparently 30 years of age
was taken into custody at II o'clock this
morning by City Detective Jerry Muir
phy. At the Jail the prisoner gave his
name as Roy Evans The charge entered
OIL the Jail blotter was obtaining money
under false pretenses by passing three
worthless checks on the saloon Of Tickell
& Spargo."
Evans was then taken into the private
office Of Chief Reynolds. where he told
a story full OF interest He may or may
not be guilty of obtaining money under
false pretenses, but the officers will hold
him until word can be had from the
East
The prisoner declared himself a mem
Der of the Brooklyn baseball team in the
National league.
"l'm one of the pitchers of that organ
ization," he said to the chief, "and have
never been in trouble OF this kind be-
fore. | am sure there is some mistake"
Two Blank Checks.
According to Evans story he had rea-
son TO believe there was enough money
in bank at Hannibal, Mo-. to cover the
checks he presented James Tickell,
amounting to $40. He said that his wife
only left for her home recently and that
before leaving he had given her two blank
checks, but bearing his signature. These
checks, he declared. might have been
filled out for amounts unknown TO him
and presented at the bank by his wife,
who was ignorant Of the amount Of his
deposit in the Hannibal bank.
Il can see no crime in that" said Ev-
ans. 1T was simply a mistake on the
part of my wife in overdrawng what |
had in bank"
Where is you home?" asked the chief.
I'm Emporia, Kan. My father is pro-
bate judge there at the present time.
What did you come to Butte for?" was
the next question.
Il was sent here by the management of
the Brooklyn baseball club to try and
secure players for the team"
WHO is there in Butte you want =
Is After Bowling.
81 want Pete Dowling; in fact. have
his promise to play with Brooklyn this
summer. provided McCloskey will release
HIM. NlcCloskey is far in the Northwest,
and thus far | have been unable to reach
him either by wire or letter. Pete played
with us in Louisville several years ago,
and in the East is considered star.
Evans was locked in Jail until something
can be learned of his record. 1t seems that
he passed two checks of SIS each. and one
check Of $40 on the saloon firm OF Iickell
& Spargo. These checks were deposited
in Clark's bank and then sent to Hannibal
Mo-, to be honorcd Immediately mes
sage was teegraphed to the bank here that
the checks we're worthless. The telegram
also advised that Evars be arrested and
that the Pinkertons in Kansas City be no
tilted.
Murphy Arrested Him.
On the strength Of this Detective Muir
ply went to Evans room in the Hamilton
block and arrested him.
When the officer stated his mission
Evans demanded that he first produce
warrant. but Detective Murphy took him
to police headquarters without taking the
trouble OF going through this formality
When Jailer Levy searched Evans 2
batch of kilograms were found in one OF
his pockets. Most of these were from
prominent baseball officials in the East,
and some of them were in the nature OF
messages sending him advance money.
Ed. Hanlon, the big Baltimore magnate,
was the signer of one of the kilograms