Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-04
MRS. EVANS GIVEN
PERMIT To ATTEND
/. HUSBAND FUNERAL

Permission was granted Saturday
by Judge John B. Hutchinson, of the
Stone Mountain circuit, for Mrs
Hazeline Cobb Evans, in Jail at De-
catur awaiting hearing on lha
charge that she killed her husband,
w. w. Evans, Atlanta policeman, to
be taken from the Jail Sunday morn
ing and escorted by two officers OF
the county to Mr.. Evans funeral.
which will be held at IL o'clock at
Wesley Chapel. A. S. Robinson,
chief Of county police, and L. S.
Henderson, member of the Dekaln
county, were designated for that
duty.
Mrs. Evans continued under the
care of DR.. W. S. Ansley, county
physician, who had been called in
to attend her Saturday morning.
Mrs. Evans had spent bad night,
and was i'll. The physician found
her nervous, exhausted and weak
from lack of nourishment, Mrs.
Evans having been able OF eat prac-
tically nothing since she was first
confined in the Atlanta police jail
early last Thursday. 1t was not an
ticipated, however. that she would
be unable to attend the funeral
No preliminary hearing will be
asked in behalf of Mrs. Evans by
her attorney, Ben w. Tye, it was
stated.
~ Grand Jury to Act
The Dekalb county grand jury,
assembling Monday morning, is eX'
pected to take up the charges
against Mrs. Evans Immediately aft.
err it organizes for the term. Wit
nesses have been subpoenaed. So
licitor General Claude c. Smith, whn
will lay the matter before the grand
jury, will prosecute Mrs. Evans il
a true bill against her is found. EJt
has requested Robert c. w. Rams
peck, solicitor of the Decatur city
court, to assist him in that event.
1t was announced Saturday that
the law firm of Branch & Howard
has been retained by the brothers
of the slain man to represent them
in prosecuting Mrs. Evans.
w. P. Evans, who swore' out the
warrant charging Mrs. Evans with
the murder of his brother, said Sat.
urday that he and w. w. Evans
were together throughout almost the
entire day preceding the tragedy.
1--WE met at the stockyards about
10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Windsor was there, waiting for me
when l arrived. We stayed there till
about 4:90 that afternoon. trading
mules. He left then, saying he had
m oio xxrifn a nd
was late already. L would stay
and help you get through, but you
know she will be raising CAIN he
said as he left. Those were the last
words l ever heard him utter.
ReasG% for Warrant
ct believe he was murdered in cold
blood while he was sleeping in his
| chair. For that reason 1 swore out
| the warrant against his wife and
demanded justice"
Mrs. Evans continued to deny
| that she shot her husband, repeat
| ing her original story that his pistol
was discharged accidentally while
| she struggled to keep him from
| using it.
Il believe he intended to kill me
first, then kill himself" she said,
Members of the Atlanta police de
partment, and of the evening watch
| o (which he worked, will act as pail
bearers at Mr.. Evans funeral Sun
day morning. These aer Captain A
J.. Holcomb, L. f. Busbey. J. n
Sewell, V. H. Whitley, J. D. Viii
liams and C. D, Evans. The serV
ices will be held at Wesley Chapel
with interment in the church Gem
! oterV