New Britain herald., 1920-03-18
Prisoner Closely GunIIcI.

U1osely guarded in Bellevue hos <, pital, New York, last night was
 George Evanoff, alias Evans, confes- \ ssed slayer of his wife, Mrs Anna Qrdner Evans at their home at 652 < West Main street, this city. follow ing an attempt at suicide in his room { at the Park Avenue hotel where he ssecured a sleeping apartment at II o'clock Tuesday night, a few hours after his successful deed in ending
 the life of his wife
 Evans anticipated the idea of tue local police that he would try to make his getaway in a northerly di- < 1ection, and went south It was z about II o'clock Tuesday night, when - stranger walked into the office of the Park Avenue hotel. New York,
 and registering under the name of sS"George E. Vaue, Denver," hired q room on the third floor with a bath, for which he paid $5, after remon- strating against the price. As he
 had no baggage he paid the room rent in advance.
 Found With Throat Cut. Nothing to excite any suspicion on part of the hotel attaches occurred until yesterday morning at 10:30 q o'clock, when chambermaid named Annie Dempsey, entered the room
 
 his bed unconscious. Examination showed a gaping wound in his neck. Fragments of a glass bottle told the story of how Evans tried to end his life. There were also some tablets in bottle, also some on the floor and in his pockets. The only other things in his possession were two theater stubs. It. is evident that Evans had paid the last money he had in the world for the sleeping quarters.
 pr. De Noually, the hotel physi- clan, responded to the alarm of Miss ~ Dempsey, and gave the unconscious man first aid treatment, and then ordered his removal to Bellevue hos pital. Detectives James Quinn and Anthony Quinta were notified of the mans attempt at self destruction and they proceeded at once to the hos pital.
 -s ConfesseS to Murder.
 Evans was placed on the operat- ing table and Dr. Tyree began to sew up three-inch gash which would have severed the iugular xein had it been an inch higher. As the operation proceeded, Evans, who had regained consciousness, began to yell in a hysteric manner. In der that he might make his state : ments lear. gauge that had been
 Applied to his mouth was removed. TO Detective Quinn, Evans disclosed his identity and told of the killing of his wife on Tuesday morning. s>a Alleges InfdeIity. .t& Evans declared to the detective r that his wife had been untrue to him, and this was the cause Of the quar- .Jel on Tuesday morning which re- astlted in his fiendish act. Evans also Stold the officer of the illness that < caused him to be confined in the s New Britain General hospital for Sk two weeks, and which he also blamed 2 on his wife The dramatic part of sthe entire adm ssions made by the q, husband came when - he told of the saquarrel that occurred over little Teddy Evans, the three-year old son zspf the couple.
 ~ Was Protecting Child. According to Evans, the murdered woman had spoken very obscenely in 7 the presence of the child. When he 4 demonstrated with her and finally
 asked her what was to become of . the boy, the woman showed no con %Scern, and threatened to leave them .7 (Continued on Tenth Page)