Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
REQUISITI0N HON0RED
W. B. EVANS TURNED OVER TO
TEXAS AUTHORITIES.
Charged That he Assaulted F. M. Will
son With Intent to Murder
Admitted Identity.

Chief Justice Bingham of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia this af-
ternoon decided to honor the requisition of
Gov. Savers of Texas for w. B. Evans.
charged with assault with intent to murder.
Evans was turned over to Sheriff L. w.
Henslee Of Burleson county, agent of the
state, in whose company the prisoner will
proceed to Caldwell Texas.
1t is charged that Evans, December g.,
1900. assaulted F. M. Wilson with intent to
kill him. When taken into court this after
noon Evans admitted his identity, and
made no objection to returning to Texas.
Suspected by Local Police.
Evans was arrested here more than a
week ago on suspicion that he was con-
nected with the murder of Mrs. Catharine
Jordan in Hillsdale. He soon convinced the
detectives that he had nothing to do with
that crime, and his release would have fol-
lowed had not the police known of the
charge pending against him in Texas The
prisoner admitted that he had shot F. NJ
Wilson in BurleSOn county about two years
ago, and that he had left there, after his
release on 81, 500 bail, before the case was
called for trial in the county court.
Il fired the shot in self-defense,' he de-
clared, land I only came away when
realized that my life was in danger
Evans was a school teacher In Texas and
had many friends there. At the time he had
the difficulty with Wilson the latter was on
horseback, and his treatment of the col
ored man, 1t is declared, was such that the
latter felt his life was in danger. The bull
let from his weapon entered his victim s
head and inflicted a wound which it was
thought would prove fatal. Wilson recov-
cred, however, and the colored man was
released on bond. Before leaving Texas
Evans paid the amount Of the bond. to be
turned over to the county, and he came
away under the impression that everybody.
with the possible exception of the wounded
man, was satisfied.
Receives a Warning.
About six months after the shooting oc-
Cured Evans was warned that there was
trouble in store for him, and he left just
before the session of the court was held.
In this city he worked as canvasser for a
book firm and also did some teaching. Sew
eral months ago he was taken Ill on the
street and was removed to the Washington
Asylum Hospital for treatment. When he
recovered he found he had been robbed of
gold watch and chain and other articles
of jewelry Detectives Peck and Miller re-
covered his property for him and arrested
the man who had committed the robbery.
Later he was placed under arrest in Ana
costa in connection with the Jordan case.
Policemen Mccormick and Stewart learned
that Evans had shot man in Texas. and
1t was for this reason that they arrested
him on suspicion in the murder case.
At the time of hts arrest he was living
not far from the scene Of the Gozman muir
der, and when the officers failed to connect
him with the Hillsdale murder mystery
they held him pending the Investigation Of
that case. The officers failed to find any
thing suspicious about his conduct, and
only kept him in custody because of the
Texas affair.
Sheriff Henslee Of Burleson county came
here Saturday night with the requisition for
the prisoner He knows but little of the
shooting affair, as he was not the county
sheriff at the time it occurred. Evans has
been held in the Anacostia station since his
arrest.