Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-05
kS1{RY CONVICT
REVEALS IDENTITY
..ob [. Evans, Mining Engi-
...r and Wounded Veteran,
in Jail for Store HoId-up \
,,aooN EFFORTS STARTED

J0scph u. .. .,.;.,
.nS ,S nearly five years service wit"
.,s .".,r,lian and American armies over
~. y. college graduate and exnert mining
~ 80. ;s seeking n pardon which
cr =, him free from the Eastern
",,.n,iary y" and restore his rights as
!. American citizen.
" r,,n, has been ''man OF mystery
!, tho Eastern Pcnitentiary since his
,.,;or December .. 1919. Of rob-
.V"'' rho, he was sentenced to from
i,, to seven years.
stcadfastly he refused TO d'vu'sc the
NJ his parents. tho location OF
'a y. homo or the name Of the college
-, which he graduated. During the
~. [ hc bas served in the pcnitcntiary.
- ho was assigned to clerical work
\. Warden MrKenty. he has aided tho
s.onacr men who have wanted to I'M
vo,s their time in prison by study.
!,d oven initiated some ct them INTO
A. prlminarirs of meta1lurgy ana
lining engineering.
Judge Is for Pardon
p,co,tly he told his story and an
sart is being made to get him par
IAN II Is understood that. Judge Nc
Trh,el, who sentenced him. has in.
.s,isatcd his case and will recommend
o.,don, His case likely will come up
s.t.rs thc Pardon Board April 10, or,
nlins that. at the May session.
rvsns. It has been learned. is the
"f Oliver and Elizabeth Evans. of
..,s Col. lie is a graduate of the
c.,"r.jo school of Mines. one Of the
..t noted institutions Of its sort In the
s..rv ~. lie is twenty eight years old,
."I ionc before the United States en-
@ .",a ,be war went abroad and enlisted
nm the Australians.
III Ws served with them two years.
Fh,n when the Americans began to ar
lien IN France. he obtained a transfer
md served under his own flag until the
Sar was over.
Viz was severely wounded several
Mines. One wound cost him the sight Of
an sye Another pierced his skull. so
tht hc wears n silver plate to cover
ESs hole made by jagged bit Of Ger.
man shrapnel. \ third bit of German
t~l remains in his head beyond the
reach of the surgeons:
Though he has told something Of his
history, he has not told the motive
Which prompted to crime for which he
has sentenced. IT was hOld-up
NTH many unusual features. and in
ovcd another man.
November %. 1910. Evans. with an
vhr soldier. Alan l.. Bridges. the
pn Of a wealthy lumber merchant Of.
Bcssner. Ala. entered the clothing
tore Of Sam Barr. 256 North Ninth
trpet
The two men had just been dis
harged from the service. Young
Bridges had run away from home TO en-
ist in the army. Both were war
Weary and both pcnniless.
We want TO get fitted out with
omc civilian clothcs." said Evans.
'Giye this youngstcr here the best
IOu'vc got.
hc cost would b" Sl1S.
well. haven't any money" said
Evans. but we need tn" clothes and
guess I'll have to stick you up
With tha, he pulled out an army
(idol. The younger lad ran out of the
place. Barr and his assistant rushed
Evans, and he backed ont Of the store.
brlns several shots. all Of which Went
EIl. lie was chased and caught on
hc roof Of an eight story buil,lin. ut
Twelfth and talowhill streets. Evans
sfuSed 10 give the name Of his "buddy."
lonng Bridges. however. was caught
pnd admitted his identity.