Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
of the left lung. The woman's condition
Is critical. but the physicians say she has
a chance for recovery.
Stage Name Evelyn Howard.

Stage Name Evelyn Howard.
Mrs. Short. whose stage name is Eve
lyn Howard, is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry A. Lewis of West 111th
street New York. She is about twenty
three years old and has been on the stage
for about three wears. Short was about
thirty-three years Old and a native OF
Livingston Ala. He is said to come from
one of the most prominent families in
Sumter county. His father, Marshall
Short served in the United States Army
in the Philippines.
Mrs Shorts father, Henry Lewis, is the
janitor of an apartment house in Har-
lem, where he, with her mother and her
six brothers. received the news OF the
tragedy. Mrs. Lewis arrived in the city
last night and Immediately went to the
hospital 10 see her daughter, but az the
condition of the latter had taken turn
for the worse, She was not permitted TO
do SO. She remained al the hospital.
however, over night instead of going TO
hotel
Mrs. Lewis believes Short was prompted
TO the deed by jealousy. He met her
daughter when she was but sixteen years
old. and married her without her parents
knowledge. Since then ii is said. he had
made her life miserable. when lie was
released from prison." said Mrs. Lewis,
he came to our home and l took care
of him He secured a position and did
well for a week but since then had done
nothing to speak Of
Records at the New York police head
quarters disclosed according to the po-
lice, that William H. Short was arrested
September ., 1904. on charges of grand
larceny and forgery at a steamship pier,
as he and his wife were about to embark
for Savannah. Ga. When placed under
arrest Short whipped out revolver and
tried to shoot himself, but was prevented
by the detectives He made a second at
tempt on his life on the stairs at police
headquarters. drawing razor from his
pocket and slashing himself on the left
side of the throat
September IL. 1904, according to the
records. he pleaded guilty before Judge
Mcmahon in the court of general ses-
Sions and was sentenced to nine years
imprisonment in Sing Sing, but preSum-
ably was released on parole before the
expiration of his term.
During Shorts first year in prison, Mrs
Lewis says. her daughter made many
trips to see him. always taking him some
present. although she was living at her
parents home at the time and it was a
very difficult matter for her to scrape
money enough together to do 1t.
A year or so after Short had been
sent to Sing Sing Mrs. Lewis says,
Evelyn told me that she had gotten a
place with Conan & Harris production
'Fortytive Minutes From Broadway. She
then went with The Folies of 1909
After remaining with it for a while she
got a position with The Motor Girl
Hunted Her in New York.
Last Sunday she came through New
York on her way to Washington. She
arrived in town late and came immediate
" to the house. She Informed me that
she was in a hurry, as she had to catch
a train for Washington at 2:15. l asked
her if she had seen Short, and she told
70 ba6 7 tnl1 who
him. which she did. His landlady m
formed her that Short had gone out at s
O'Clock, but had not returned About
fifteen minutes after Evelyn had phoned
SHORTS landlady called her and informed
ler that Short had been brought to the
mouse in an intoxicated condition.
she advised Evelyn not to come to
Inc mouse, as he was In an ugly mood
and that a. scene would surely be the re-
SUIT Evelyn left New York without
seeing Short, but she had scarcely left
the house before he came in and de-
informed that his wife was In town.
1oid him that we had learned that he
was in no condition to see her. and that
she had left for Washington. This seem
ed to anger him, and he declared that he
was going to see her.
did not see him again. although
during the week I heard from him sew
erai times l cannot imagine where he
SUI l!Ie IioiIcy Win which to come down
here l am sure he had not worked for
weeks.
Helped to Support Family.
Evelyn. with her two grown brothers.
supported the family. Her father is an in
. valid and she has four younger brothers,
all attending school. Every week that
girl sent me part Of her salary
Several weeks ago, when playing with
show in Connecticut, Evelyn spent
Sunday with me. We had a long talk
about Short. She went into her brothers
room. where there was large mirror,
and was combing her hair when Short
came rushing up the stairs like a mad
man.
There was murder in his eyes at that
time. / shouted to my husband, and for
the first time in many years he arouse
from his chair and attempted to walk
He told me not to let that fellow know
that l was afraid of him and fell back
in his chair. Short came out of Evelyn's
room and, approaching me. said: You
know, Mother Lewis, that I would not
touch hair on that little girls head
Il have practically taken care of that
man ever since he married nv daughter
He would never work. Why, only a week
ago he obtained q position and had a
splendid chance, but he left the office one
day and did not show up again. He did
that with every position he obtained
Short was a shiftless. worthless, good
for-nothing fellow. and he certainly treat
cd my daughter with all the cruelty a