The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-24
VICTIM Of Lash
CAUSES ARRESTS
Mrs. Charles Evans SWears to
Complaints Against Mother
and Son

ALAMEDA, Sept ga melodrama,
having for its characters well known
residents of this city and the stage the
homes of the interested parties, with
friendship, hate, jealousy, vengeance,
accusations and denials interviewer
through its plot. has followed the
horsewhipping which was given Mrs.
annie Evans, wife of Charles Evans, a
master mariner, at her home. 1901 Gin
ton avenue, last night by Mrs. Alec la
9iant Sr Mrs. la Plant, who lives at
e4u oak street, alleges that her victim
Is her husbands affinity. Mrs. Evans
TO-DAY swore to warrants for the arrest
or Mrs. la Plant and her son. Alec la
Plant Jr., charging battery, and has
instructed her attorneys to file suit
Tor damages against her assailant, al
leglng defamation of character
Mrs. Evans has added another thrill
20 the plot by her declaration that
When' her husband, who is due home
from % months voyage tomorrow,
arrives he will forthwith shoot Alec la
Plant Jr., who. she alleges, held her
Whlle his mother dashed her with a
whip.
HUSBAND TO RETURN
My husband will not wait for a set
tlement when he arrives home tomor-
row., said Mrs. Evans. He'll shoot
Alec la Plant for his outra geous con-
duct"
Alec la Plant Jr. defends his moth
er action and AYERS that he is certain
that his mothers charges that her
husband was consorting with Mrs
Evans during her absence in the east
are true
My father did not have brains
enough to. see where his actions would
end, was the statement of young La
Plant We have witnesses to prove
That he was with Mrs Evans on many
occasions at places where he should
not have been. I deny the charges of
Mrs Evans that l held her while my
mother piled the whip. All that 1 did
was to defend my mother and to hold
the door of the Evans home open"
HUSBAND SILENT
Alec la Plant Sr. remained reticent
and refused to make any statement ex-
cept that his wifes action was the re-
suit of hearing idle gossip. He added
that he would retain an attorney but
Tor what purpose he would not say
His wife is staying at the home of her
son In Fountain street.
Mrs Evans appeared in the Justices
court for warrant for the arrest of
the La Plants early this morning, and
after obtaining it went to the office of
Shook & Church in Oakland to file her
suit for damages. She said:
WOMAN DENIES CHARGES
IT have never attended a theater or
other place of amusement with La
Plant at any time and we were merely
friends. The thought of alternating his
affections from his wife never occurred
to me and it is untrue. La Plant often
passed my home on his wagon and I
always spoke to him. Mrs. la Plant
and I have always been good friends
and when she went east I accompanied
her to the train. When she and her
son called at my home last night I
thought that they had come for a
friendly visit. When Mrs, la Plant
grasped hold of me and her son held
me by the wrists and tried to blacken
my eyes with my own hands I was hor-
rifed and 1 thought that they had both
lost their minds. I asked what was
the matter and the son said, You sat
next to my father in the nickelodeon.' -"
The La Plants surrendered them
selves today and were released on their
own recognizance. They will appear
before Police Judge r. B. Tappan next
Tuesday.