Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-17
HOTEL MAN SLAIN
BY DEMENTED SON
John ]. Evans Found Dead in
Bed With Bullet Hole
Through His Head
INSANE BOY TELLS
POLICE HE DID IT

CHESTER, Pa, Sept. 17.-John J.
Evans, one Of the best known hotel
men in this city Was found dead with
two bullet holes in his head, having
been shot by his son, Richard, whose
mind has been deranged for several
years.
When the elder Evans did not come
downstairs at the usual time for sup
per those about the hotel thought It
strange and. upon entering the room
his body was found by William Nick
erson, a boarder, with a chastity
wound in the head. FROM the position
of the body, the shooting was appar-
entity done while the man was asleep.
So far as the officers can learn the
shooting must have occurred shortly
after 2 o'clock, William Evans, the cid
est son, saw his father in his room
alive about o'clock. At the time,
Richard the demented son, was up
stairs and appeared in good spirits.
Later he was seen upon the streets,
but nothing was known of the shoot
ing.
Slayer ceehc Aetlums
The police started an investigation
as soon as the body was found and
in short order learned that the lad
who did the shooting went direct to
Kirkbride's hospital, in Philadelphia,
where he was refused admission. The
boy had been an inmate OF this insti-
tuition upon two occasions.
After being refused admission TO
tall -
TO the training school at Elwyn, ar
irving there in an exhausted condi-
ton.
Evans asked to see DR.. Barr. the
Superintendent. He was very much
distressed and not knowing that he
had killed his father, DR.. Barr had
and put him to bed. Some time after
this DR.. Barr received word from Chief
OF Police McCarey, of Chester, to the
effect that the young man had killed
his father Without letting Evans
know that he was in possession of the
facts, he talked further with the young
man, who told him that he was wait
ing for his brother to call for him.
When confronted by Chief McCarey
the young man admitted that he had
killed his father, saying that he did
It for the reason that his father was
responsible for placing him in an in
sane asylum.
Injured In a Football Game.
II has not been long since young
Evans was brought home, hts family
thinking that he was ouch better and
that he would do no harm His con-
dition was caused by an injury to his
head received while playing football
TOUR years ago.
Upon several occasions before fire
arms had been found upon his person
but we're taken away before he did an,
damage except to shoot several val
liable dogs belonging 70 his father ant
) 1.-The neighbors.
When questioned further by Chief o
Police McCsrey young Evans said tina
he killed his father because he move
his heart when he was a child b.
pushing q stick down his throat, H
also told the chief that his father trie
10 kill him.
No man was more kind TO his chill
dren and did more to make them hap
py than Evans. His wife died shor
time ago. He leaves three sons an
one daughter, William, Edward, Johi
and Mary.
A new revolver was found in tn
room Of the demented boy by his sis
Ter after the shooting. Chief Of Polio
McCarey and Deputy Coroner Whit
are hunting tonight for the dealer VII
sold the young man the revolver wit
a view of prosecuting him. Evans wa
locked I'D in the Media Jail at lat
hour The murdered mans wealth
estimated to be S250,000.