The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-04
her to admit that such was true.


Nothing remained undone. however,
that could be done for the woman, when
l. was realized that the doctors were
wrong in their statement that she was
shamming. But the woman had allowed
herself to become so weakened that
medicine could not help her.
Stamey Is Grieved.
G. v. Stamey, alleged to be the prin-
cipal in the burning of the dwelling
and goods for insurance. almost broke
down this morning when talking of the
woman and her death
Il don't know much to say about it."
he said, his eyes filling with tears. I'm
sorry she is dead although have al
ways bought this would kill her. She
could not stand it. I don't know what
to think of the many things she has
told men as I have found that some
of them were not true.
Mrs. Evans told me. her husband,
Elmer Evans was dead and lad COM
mitted suicide four years ago in ST.
Louis. She showed me a death GER
tificafe purporting to be the one made
out in connection with his death. Now
know that Evans wa salive and wriIr
ing to her last October. She showed
me certificate that she had secured a
divorce from a man named Crafts. 1
don't know now whether this is an
other fake or not.
'The last time I saw her before 1
was arrested she took her handker-
chief out of her purse and something
dropped out. Of course. I wanted to
find out all that I could and 1 picked
it up when she looked away. 1t was
a letter. I forgot about it until
couple of days afterward. Then L
read it and learned that Evans was
alive and waiting for her to come to
him and bring the baby. Before had
a chance to speak to her about it 1
was arrested.
Expected to Marry Her.
ct expected to marry the woman,
and took her into my home. She
drove my children away and 1 fol-
lowed them. I'm sorry for any woman
that dies and I'm sure if she had lived
she would have helped my cause
rather than hurt it,
When all efforts to rouse Mrs. Evans
had failed, Stamey was taken to her
cell in the hope that he could get her
not speak. Stamey says this is the
only time he had an opportunity to
talk to her after he found the letter
showing that Evans was alive.
Mrs. Evans was woman who
preyed upon the heartsand passions of
men for her own profit. She first met
on her trip to Topeka for the
purpose of marrying a farmer near
Silver Lake. Stamey. who is the only
one now at hand who knows. says he
believes the name was Blush. She Sc
cured rig at his barn. Their ac-
quaintance then begun, ripened into
love, at least on Stamey's part, and
he installed her in his home,
expecting to marry her. Trouble be-
tween the woman and Stamey's chill
dren led to a separation.
Mrs Evans claimed that Stamey was
the father of her child. now said to be
four years did. Where the child is
now no one knows. Stamey says he
made a trip to st. Louis to ascertain
if there was a child and was told by
the people who knew her that she had
no children. Yet the letter from
Evans tells Of a baby which Evans is
other prisoners in her cell that she
had a child now four years old.
Punishment Followed.
And if Mrs. Evans played with the
affections Of men her punishment fol-
lowed the offense. Four time she is al
legged to have married. But when her
last illness came there was not a word
OF inquiry about her. The only ones
in her fate. excepting, per-
haps, Stan1ey himself. We're the county
officers who wanted her to recover so
that she could be punished for her
crime. Mt a letter came to her, nor
a word of cheer. Other prisoners were
visited by love ones and friends but for
the woman no one cared. Is there any
wonder that she sought death?
Mrs. Evans was arrested about two
months ago at Logan, West Virginia.
Evans, her husband. was at Holden
few miles distant, where, it is said, he
was foreman in a coal mine. At the
time of her arrest the woman was keep
Ing house in a couple of rented rooms. |
Mrs. Evans is the first woman to die |
waiting for trial in the county Jail be- |
cause of inactivity and refusal to eat.
The woman was in horrible condi-
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