New Britain herald., 1920-03-18
EVANS ADMITS HE
 MURDERED WIFE
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DOtl. IL WdS tllSis dCtoIuilS tO Evans. that he grabbed the piece of it around her neck, ending her life. He then placed her in the trunk, and hurriedly dressing the little boy. he took the child to the home of his grandm other at Ill Columbia street.
 Expects to Go to Chair.
 As Detective Quinn was about to leave the operating room, Evans ut tered, 'I expect to go to the electric chair for this and l don't care" The news of the capture of Evans and his subsequent statements were tele- graphed to New Britain police last night. and Chief w. J. Rawlings inn J. Richardson to the New York hos pital, to secure a statement from Evans.
 Murder Causes Sensation.
 Conditions resolved themselves back to a normal state today. fol- lowing the discovery of the murder. Not since the sensational Zebris mur- der here several years ago, has the city been so excited over a murder as the Evans affair of yesterday. Through the photographs published in last nights editions of the Herald many persons became aware of the identity of the slain woman. She was we'll known about the city. AS is the case after sensational affairs of this kind, many rumors are being circulated. However, the first theory of the police that jealousy prompted the husband to kill his wife, seems the most logical. There is a belief that Evans had become intensely angry at his wife Tuesday morning l>:,, to a doctor in Waterbury.
 The police have taken letters of the couple, and among these are one from a Mrs. Greenig, of 419 E. Col umbia street. Colorado Springs, Col. mailed on February 25. in which the writer urges Mrs. Evans to send as soon as possible $50 of a bill of s1a6.73 which the woman claims was owed over 8 year. Expressions of regards for the family are contained in the missive.
 Wanted to Go West.
 Evans it is claimed has for some time, tried every effort to gain his Wife's consent to return to Colorado, where he believed this would take her away from her other lovers'' one or two of whom it is said are local men with wives. Mrs. Evans however, would not consent to Journey back to the West.
 During some of domestic quarrels between the couple, Evans had often raised both his arms above her head, while in his angry rage, and has from time to time warned her that should his temper entirely get the best of him, she would be the sufferer. However. Mrs. Evans, if she feared hnr h 4 T the manner with which she treated these remarks.
 Pathetic Scene Today.
 In the funeral rooms of NJ. J. Kenney and Company there was scene enacted this morning, that to the very few witnessing it. was par ticu1ar1y pathetic. Little Teddy Evans. the three-year-old son of the couple. accompanied by Mrs. William Ordner. mother of the murdered wom- an and Mrs. Albert Powell. sister of the victim. called to view the body Against the suggestions of friends of the couple, the little boy was allowed to look at his mother. Instantly the little fellow said, 70! there's mamma and she's sleeping" He seemed happy when he had again looked on the face of the parent he has so piteously cried for since Tues day night. The cries of the boy when told he must leave his mother again. were pitiful. Mrs. Ordner and Mrs. Powell bore up very we'll under the trying ordeal.
 Funeral Services Tomorrow
 The funeral of the victim will be held tomorrow afternoon with sery- ices at the Erwin Mortuary chapel in Fairview cemetery. Rev M w Gaudian, pastor of St Johns Ger man church will probably be the of ficiating clergyman.
 The autopsy by Dr. Costello assist ed by Medical Examiner Waterman Lyon yesterday afternoon, showed that the Evans woman had died of strangulation.
 In the search of the Evans home yesterday by the police, papers were found that show Evans had applied for American citizenship in 1917. al- though he had never been admitted. The only relative he is known to have is brother residing in Boulder. Colorado
 Inquest Held Today. The inquest in connection with the killing of Mrs. George Evans on Tues day was held this afternoon in the of flee of Coroner J. Gilbert Calhoun. A number of relatives of the decease woman were on hand as witnesses. tn to late hour this afternoon. Chief William J. Rawlings had received no information relative to the condition of Evans from Detective Sergeant A. J. Richardson, who was sent to New York 1mm ediately after receiving word of his attempt at suicide and de-