The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-09-02
 EVANS WOULD NOT HOLD UP HIS HANDS z s.N s@s ssst *sF .
"HOld-up your hands,
 'I never have held up my hands before and will not do so now"


 The above was the short convcsa- ton engaged in yesterday morning be. tween Deputy United States Marshal Isaac Evans and William Dempsey, alias Cummings. ,..
 The conversation took place in the nlleyway to the rear of the Hartman National Bank Building when Evans was taking Dempsey to the Federal jail.
 Following the conversation Dcmp- sev fired dnd the duel between tha man and the officer started.
 Late yesterday afternoon, Mir. Evan' conversed for some time with Dr. Ro- mig. Mir. Evans told Dr. Romig that he picked Dempsey up after the iattcr had come out of the railroad building where he had gone to cash his tmH check. Evans walked across the street with Dempsey, into the office; and a. cr questioning Dempsey seemed po%i- tive that he was the man wanted. Go ing into the office Dempsey had drop ped his pack in the alleway. Coming out and on the way to the jail, the above conversation took place.
 Evans said Dempsey stopped and drew his automatic, at the same tune telling Evans to "hold up his hands.
 Evans made his reply. reached for his own gun and Sprang around tn" corner CT the office building. onto Fifth Avenue. Dempsey shot, but Evans said the bullet did not hit him Evans backed towards tho north Sld" of the office building holding his gun n such a manner to get Dempsey when he came out of the alIcyway to Fifth avenue. Evans had reached the northside of the office building. The ground slopes upward at this place md Evans slipped forward. At tn" same time Dempsey appeared from Inc alley way Evans shat, and it K Sclieved that Dempsey shot at the ;omc time, Dempsey's bullet hitting Evans. for the range of the bullet ln' ,iicates that Evans.waS crouching win his gun trained on about the height of Dcmpscy's head when he would emcr' ge from the alleyway. Evans then backed north of the office building ant Dempsey down Fifth towards Adams When Dempsey disappeared around the corner of the bank building down Adams. Evans though perhaps Dcmp- soy had re-entered the alleyway try ing to find a place for escape. Evans went around the little office building and through the alleyway down to FIT tn. Leaning against the building hH called for assistance, saying he had been shot.
 Dr. Romig and H. o. Roberts, at the time of the shooting were walking down Fifth avenue from the entrance of the railroad building towards Adams street towards the depot. Dr.. Romie went to assist Evans, and Roh- erts started to follow Dempsey.
 Dempsey threw his coat away at
 n | Sixth avenue and kept going. Roberts following him down to near Seventh then Dempsey, running like deer disappeared in the grove, Fred Know lton and others were coming up from the station and Roberts asked them if they had seen a man running. Knowlton said"yes". Roberts told hlm of what had happened and Knowlton returned to the depot and sounded the alarm over the phone system. This IS when Judge Green answered the call and did his bit, trying to stop Demp' ) sey who was speeding north on a handcar.