The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-08
ALLEN FIGHTS 1.
!. FOR EvELAND
Modern Woodmen of Yakima
Send Out Attorneys to Defend
Neighbor of Charge
KILLING AT THE DALLES
is TAKEN UP BY LODGE
Accused Man, Who Killed While
Protecting His Wife From In
suit, Is a Member of the Order
in This City

Messrs. Allen & Wilson, attorneys
of this city, have been retained by
the Modern Woodmen of North Yak
ina to conduct the defence in his
trial for murder of Fred Eveland,
now under arrest at The Dalles, Ore,
for the killing there couple of weeks
ago of David Mannausaw, ex-police-
man of Tacoma. The facts were re-
corded in The Herald at the time. and
also the additional information that
Mr.. Eveland and his young wife, over
whom the men fought, Mannausaw
having insulted her, were both for
merly of this city and were married
here about year ago. Eveland was
a member of the North Yakima Lodge
Modern Woodmen and that order has
taken up the defence. Senator Allen
went to The Dalles last night to look
into the case and to prepare for the
trial. The following correspondence
the local members in retaining Messrs
Allen & Wilson is an. eloquent ex-
preston of the attitude of the men,
bers toward the principles of their
order. The letter follows:
Letter of Mrs. EveIand
The Dalles, Ore. October "a, 1911.
To the Modern Woodmen of North
Yakima, Wash:
AS the wife of one of your most
loyal members, I beg of you to help
my husband in our distress My hus-
band, Mr.. Fred Orville Eveland, was
pretty well known there and what /
beg of you is to send statements to
prove him of a peaceable nature, who
avoided trouble rather than sought
it, and to circulate a fund petition, as
we must have some money to help
him with He shot and killed Dave
Mannausaw. an eX-policeman of Ia
coma, Wash.
Dave Mannausaw came to our tent
door. and, after cursing my husband
all he could think of, he began
cursing me and calling me the lowest
of names, and then he began cursing
both of us and clenched his right
hand and raised it and stepped upon
our doorstep. Just then my hc>band
took his Colts revolver from the cup
board. The trouble arose over US
selling our tent to some parties when
he said we owed him, which we did
not. Our trial comes November 18th,
1911, or shortly thereafter. Please
send us some statements of your
knowledge of Fred, my husband. Help
u.s. Oh help us in this, our hour of
sorrow. His poor old parents are
here heartbroken. Must they remain
so? You who have wife or mother,
cannot you help us now? Think of
the mothers sorrow. You can help
this poor old mother; you can help
my husband. l beg of you to do so
before it is too late
l am yours respectfully,
MRS. FRED EVELAND,
423 West Sixth Street, The Dalles, Or.
P. Sour not having any means
is due to my continual i'll health since
childhood. My husband has spent all
to get me strong.
Want Aid for Wife
Extract of letter from j. E. Rees.
Clerk NJ. w. A. at The Dalles, Ore,
to A. r. McWain, Clerk NJ. w. A.,
North Yakima, Wash:
But what we want to know is can
your Camp help his wife? She is
"i'HouI Hi'diis VI support ana ism I
able to do any hard work. One of
our members has taken care of her
since the trouble. 1t seems that this
man insulted Eveland's wife and
Eveland being very small man and
the other a very large man, he Just
equalized things with a gun. / sup
pose his trial will be in November,
and he only asks a little aid for his
wife.
Yours fraternally,
]. f. REEFS
AppcaI ia Woodmon