Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
DESERTS WIFE TO
COMMIT B|GAMy
0theIIo M. Evans, Prominent
Building Contractor of Kan
sas City, Arrested.
NABBED AS STEPS OFF TRAIN
Taken From His Bride on Honeymoon
On Arriving at the Rio
Grande Depot.

As he stepped on the train at the
d. & Il g. depot Friday afternoon. ac-
companied by Grace German TO whom
he had been married in Central city
Neb., August 3. Othello NJ. Evans, a
prominent building contractor of Kan
sas city. was arrested by Detective
Earl g. Ripley on "a charge of bigamy.
Evans Is alleged to have deserted a
wife and three children in Kansas City,
and without the Formally OF securing a
divorce married Miss German during
the early part Of the present month.
The couple were on honeymoon tour
to the coast when the arrest was made
yesterday at the instance OF the Kan
sas city authorities and Percie n.
German. brother of the deluded
young woman
Evans, II Is said, first met Miss Cor
man at Grand Island, Neb., where as a
member OF the firm OF Evans & Mar
shall, he had supervision over the con-
tract for n $4,000 federal building Be
coming attracted 10 the young woman
Evans sought her hand in marriage. He
explained to her that he had been pre-
viously married. but that the marriage
had been annulled by divorce proceed
ings. The parents of the young girl,
not entirely satisfied. asked for the
documentary proof. and Evans prompt
" offered the court evidence. IL de-
veloped later. however. that this evil
dence applied to a former wife. and
not the one at present living in Kan
sas City.
DESERTS SECOND WIFE.
About this time, because OF a lack of
interest on his part in the federal
contract AT Grand Island. his connec-
ton with the firm was severed with
the consent Of the parents OF Miss
German, however, the marriage date
was set. Evans returned to Kansas
city and feigning Illness to his wife
told her he was going into the hills for
a long rest. Providing her with a
scanty 500. Evans left his wife and
hurried back TO Central City. Neb..
where MS marriage to Miss German
The couple had hardly left on their
honeymoon, when the parents of Miss
German received information that
Evans had never been divorced from his
wife In Kansas City. An investigation
by Percie German, the brother. sub
Stimulated the correctness OF the infor-
nation and then the chase afer Evans
began.
Evans and his newly we'd wife were
traced TO Denver and then to Colorado
Springs Evans outwitted the pursu-
Ing officers Mt the latter point, but the
brother hurried on ahead to Salt Lake
and arrived here yesterday forenoon
several hours ahead of Evans
After Evans had been located as COM
ing TO salt Lake on train No Detec-
tive Ripley was In waiting at the sta
ton upon the trains arrival Evans
was placed under arrest and taken TO
the police station. while the brother
took care OF his sister.
Later in, the evening the brother and
sister called at the station and talked
with Evans. Miss German at first
refused TO believe that she had been
deluded into marriage. but after hor
talk with Evans she became convinced
Of the truth OF the brothers story.
Evans, II is understood. has admitted
that he had not been divorced from his
wife In Kansas City. and will probably
return to Kansas without the necessity
or requisition papers. When searched
AZ the police station Evans was found
To have two railroad tickets TO san
Francisco and si75 in cash