The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-19
His Shirt and Note Book Was Found on
the Bank Of the Canal. He
Was Recently Married
ard Was fn Bad
Health.
Health.

4S0AlNs LIZ WS0-O OGe0 CUOSQ U1S u40
By Jumping from the, Congaree bridge
into the river. Els shirt snd suspend
ers and the pad upon which the note
had been written ware found by q
searching party near the canal, which
parallels the river, snd from the spot
tracks as Of man running led to the
waters edge, with ncne returning.
So tar no steps have been taken to
drag the canal, because OF certain In
dications that Evans may yet be- alive
and we'll, but in hiding.
Evans Is q young man Of twenty
three OF four, who can1c to Columbia
eighteen months or two years ago
from Goldsboro, N. O., and mas since
besn employed continuously by the
State Company. He is a member In
good standing OF Columbia local, No.
"a, Of the international Topographic
cal Union, and Is regarded as good
printer. He Is not known as drink
ing man. Abou5 Two mouths ago he
married Miss A. BU tbs Pennington.
Of 2015 Marion street, who was for
some time a popular member Of the
sales force at the department. store OF
the Jas. L. Tspp Company. Mr.. and,
Mrs. E7ans made their hcme at 1417
Taylor street with MI. Geo. D. Bad
clife, stage manager Of the Columbia
theatre.
For soma time Evans health has
been failing and lately he has become
addicted to the habit OF using NOR
phine, whicn was prescribed for some
Temporary relief by his physician.
This morning a small fire, which oc-
CURED 1T tie residence at 2bout6
o'clock, may have 80 aggravated
Evans nervous disorders that hjs
mind became temporarily deranged.
Mr.. Radcliffe is almost positive that
Evans was still in the house when he
started downtown at about 8 O'Clock
this morning, but others are Of the
opinion that he lett the city the night
bstore. Shortly after Mr.. Radcliffe
left the house 3 little white boy, Ben
Daniels, delivered to Mrs. Evans 8
note signed by Evans, declaring his
Intention Of drowning himself In the
canal OF the river. Mrs. Evans noti-
fed Mr.. Radcliffe and the police and 3
searching party set cut to explore the
banks Of the river and the canal. In
the searching party were Mr.. Rad
cliffe, Coroner Walker, Ohacar. Star
ling OF the S. P. G.. A., Orderly Ser.
gent Uatbcart. Policeman Hutchiu.
son and several Of Evans printer
friends. Dividing, the searchers
thoroughly examined the banks Of the
canal and the river.
About $50 yards below the long
trestle by which the O., N. and L.
road crosses the canal and the river.
Messrs. Startling and Radcliffe found
hanging upon bust near the canal
Evans shirt and suspenders and bis
PAD and pencil, the pad bearing his
name. Presumably this was the pad
be used in wriSing the sinister note to
Mrs. Egans. From the bush, tracks
far apart, as II made by man rpn-
ming, led down to the edge Of the wa
ter, which Is here about seven feet
deep, but there were no tracks re-
turning.
Further Investigations are being
made this afternoon. It Is known that
Evans has been broodidg over bis
physical condition, and that the des-
pondencY resulting from this has been
deepaned by worry over financial at
fairs and the excessive use Of NOR
phine, but e E7ans' friends and the po-
lice are not satisfied With the evt-
dence that he is dead. 1t is hoped
that bis mind merely became tempo
rsrily deranged aad that he WILL
shortly turn up safe and sound.