The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-16
ATTACKED AS
SHE LAY ASLEEP
Foul Murder of Mrs. Lille Evans
at Kansas City.
HER HUSBAND DID THE DEED
THEN HE SNUFFED OUT his
OWN LIFE.

Kansas City. No, Aug. 15.-George
B. Evans, manager of the American
Transfer company. murdered his wife.
Lille Maude Evans, in a most cold
FLOODED manner az t'teir home in the
southern portion Of The city early to-
day. Later he was Sound dead in
Mount st. Mary's cemetery, two nile
distant, having shot himself. Mrs. Ev-
ans was attacked as she lay asleep.
According to the hired girl, the only
witness to the tragedy, Evans entered
his wifes apartments at about day
light and fired two shots at her. Meth
er took effect. and then, dragging Mrs.
Evans toward him by the hair, he de-
liberately placed his revolver against
the back of her neck and fired. The
shot literally blew the woman's head
off. In the dim light the hired girl was
unable TO recognize the murderer pos
itively as Evans, but informed the po-
lice 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.
A Society Woman.
Mrs. Evans, who was 26 years Of age,
was a society woman. She was married
TO Evans in 1898. Last Wednesday she
filed suit for divorce, alleging drunk
enness and cruelty and ut the same
time brought suit demanding that her
husband pay $500 for the barn occupied
by the company of which he is mara
ger The property, Mrs Evans as
serted, belonged to her and III addition
she asked an order restraining Evars
from dispOsing of two valuable race
horses and other property which she
said also belonged to her
Mrs. Evans attracted much attention
last March during the telmgter's strife
by driving one of her husbands trans
fer wagons which the regular drive~
refused to take out If the barns for
fear of violence at the hands Of the
strikers. Mrs. Evans made several
trips perched on the seat of a big
truck. between her husbands barns
and the freight houses, driving fear
lessly through crowds of iee-Ing strik-
ers. Once when some of the strikers
tried to cut the horses traces she
dashed the men with her whip and FRO
ceeded without being further nOIested.
Two years ago Mrs. Evans also
gained some notoriety by horse whip
ping man who had attempted &c eirt
with her
Feared Her Husband
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 strange fatality unfastened it dur
ing the night to gain fresh air. Ev-
ans evidently had planned the tragedy
deliberately. He spent the night in n
neighboring saloon. Returning home he
entered the house through the pantry
window, near which his umbrella was
found today, and apparently wenc di-
rect to his wife's room. Mrs. Evans.
awakened by the first two shots. was
heard to scream. In a moment more.
when the third shot had been fired.
her screams ceased and when the hired
girl reached her room Mrs. Evans was
dead.
Cursed as He Left.
Miss Bette Burns, a neighbor. narrowly
ESCAPED being hit by the bullets fired al
Mrs Evans. Miss Burns was aroused by
the shots, fired in quick Succession. and
scream from Mrs. Evans. who expired
almost Immediately and without a struE-
gle. She climbed over the. dead BODY a
minute later ana saw Evans standing in
the corner of the room He remained a
moment as If spellbound. and hastily left.
cursing as he went IN the confusion that
resu-ed he left the house unrestrained
Evans was born in Kentucky thirty
eight years ago and his father was s7Tcr-
iff Ct Breathitt county, the scene of MANY
bloody feuds. The elder Evans was him.
self shot and killed as the result of a
feud. Evans had lived I'm 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. E G. Perry. a widow Of Argentine
Kan, against the latter's wishes Evans
built up a prosperous transfer business
from $4,000 given him by the woman he
killed.