The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-08-16
DOMESTIC
TRAGEDY
George B. Evans Kills His
Wife and Himself.
WAS BORN IN KENTUCKY
Woman Attracted Attention
on Different Occasions.

Kansas City, Aug. 15.-George B. Evans
manager of the American Transfer COM
pany, murdered his wife, Mrs Lille
Maude Evans, in a most cold blooded
manner at their home in the southern
pjortion of the city early today. Later
he was found dead in Mount st. Mary
cemetery, two miles distant, having shot
himself. Mrs. Evans was attacked as
she lay asleed. According to the hired
girl, the only witness 10 the tragedy,
Evans entered his wife's apartments at
about daylight and fired two shots at
her. Neither took effect and then, drag
ging her towards him by the hair. he
deliberately placed his revolver against
the back of her neck and fired. The shot
literally blew the woman's head OF. In
the dim light the hired girl was unable
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, who was 26 years old, was
a society woman. She was married TO
Evans in 1898. Last Wednesday she
filed suit for divorce, alleging drunken
ness and cruelty. and at the same time
brought suit demanding her husband 10
pay $500 for rent of the barn occupied
by the company of which he was man
ager. The property. Mrs. Evans asserts.
belonged to her, and in addition she ask
ed an order restraining Evans from dis
posing Of two valuable race horses and
other property which she said also be-
lonsed to her.
Mrs Evans attracted much attention
last March during the Transfers strike
by driving one of her husbands transfer
wagons which the regular driver refuse
to take out of the barns for fear OF
violence at the hands or strikers. Mrs.
Evans made several trips perched on the
seat OF a big truck between her hus-
bands barns and the freight houses,
driving fearlessly through crowds of jeer-
ing strikers. Once when one Of the
STRIKERS tried to cut the horses traces
she lashed the man with her whip and
proceeded without being further molest-
ed.
Two years ago Mrs. Evans also gained
some notoriety by horse whipping man
who had attempted to iirt with her
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 il during
the night to gain fresh air. Evans evil
IDENTIFY had planned the tragedy deliber-
ately. He spent the night in a neighbor-
ing saloon. Returning home he netered
the house through the pantry window
near which his umbrella was found tc-
day, and apparently went directly to
his wife's room.
Mrs. Evans. awakened by the first two
shots. was heard to scream In moment
more when the third shot had been fred
her screams ceased and when the hircd
girl reached her room Mrs. Evans was
dead.
Miss Nettie Burns, neighbor, slept
with Mrs. Evans and narrowly escaped
being struck by the bullets fired at the
latter
Miss Burns awoke dazed by the shots
fired In quick succession and a scream
from Mrs EAyans who expired almost i'm
mediately and without a struggle. She
climbed over the dead body a minute
later and saw Evans standing in the
center of the room. He remained a mo-
ment as IL spell bound, then hastily lefr
cursing as he went In the confusion that
ensued he left the house unnodced.
Evans was born in Kentucky 3S years
ago and his father was sheriff OF Breat-
hitt county. the scene Of many bloody
feuds 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 mar
ried twice before. He magied Lille
Maude Perry. the is year old daughter
of Mrs. z. c. Perry. widow OF Argen
tine, Kan. against the latters wishes.
Evans built up a prosperous transfer
business from $4,000 given him by the
woman he killed.