The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-18

Kansas City, Mo-, August 15.-George
B. Evans, manager of the American
Transfer Company, murdered his wife.
Mrs. Lille Maude Evans, at their
home in the southern portion of the
city, early today. Later he was found
dead in st. Mary's cemetery two miles
distant, having shot himself. Mrs.
Evans was attacked as she lay asleep,
According to a servant girl, the only
witness toEhe tragedy, Evans entered
his wife's 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-
Iiberately placed his revolver against
the back of the wOman's neck and
fired. The shot literally blew The wo-
mans head off. In the dim light the
servant was unable to recognize the
murderer positively as Evans. Dut. In
formed the police whe nthe 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 II
during the night to gain some fresh
air. Evans entered the house through
the pantry window near which his UNI
brelIa was found today and apparently
went directly to his wife's room.
Miss Bette Burns, Il neighbor. slept
with Mrs Evans and narrowly escaped
ct h
latter. Miss Burns awOke daZed.
aroused by the shots fired in quick sue
cessiOn. and Il scream from Mr.
Evans who expired at once without 4
struggle. Miss Burns climbed over the
dead body and saw Evans standing In
the center of the rOOm- He remained
a moment as If spell bound. then hast
lily left. cursing as he went In the
confusion that ensued he left the house
unnOticed.
Mrs. EVANS, who was 20 years old
was Il society woman. She married
Evans in 1895. Last Wednesday she
filed suit for divorce, alleging drunken
ness and cruelty, and at the same time
brought suit demanding that her hus-
band pay $500 for rent of the barn oc-
cupied by the company of which he is
manager. The property, Mrs. Evans
asserted, belonged to her. and in addi-
ton she asked an order restraining
Evans 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 teamSters strike
by driving one of her husbands trans
fer wagons, which the regular driver
refused to take out of the barns for feal
of violence at the hands of the Strik
ers. Mrs. Evans made several trips
perched on the seat of big truck
between her husbands barn and tn
freight houses, driving feariessl!
through crowds of jeering strikers
Once when some OF the strikers trie'
to cut the horses traces she slashed tn
men with her whip and proceedet
without being further mOlested.
Two years ago Mrs. Evans ais
gained notoriety by hOrse-whipping
man who attempted to flirt with her.
Evans was born in Kentucky 5
years ago and his father was sheriff
of Breathitt county. The elder Evan
was himself shot and killed as the re
suit OF a feud. Evans had lived i
Kansas city for many years and
said TO have been married twice be
fore. He married Lille Maude Perry