The Omaha guide., 1933-05-13
& Lake Residents
Thrown Into Panic bv
Brutal killing
Domestic Trouble is Cause

40 va AOO
On Wednesday evening at $50 ped
estrians, motorists and residents in
the vicinity Of oath and Lake SITS
were thrown into a panic when John
G. Evans, SO, fired 9 bullets into the
Frustrated body of his wife Lula ID
According to Evans statements.
Mrs. Evans left him last Monday
Wednesday when he returned home
ne found his wife packing her cloth.
ing. He talked to her and tried to get
her to stay, but she refused. They
both left the house and caught a
street car on which they rode as far
as oath and Lake SITS. Alighting with
his wife from the northbound street
car another argument ensued. Evans
then drew a German automatic, felled
her with n shot and then, STOPPING
over her body, fired eight more shots
into her head, causing instant death.
With witnesses in great confusion,
Evans then walked west. reloading
his gun from 80 shells in his pocket.
A hurried call to police sent many
cruiser cars to the vicinity, and Evans
was arrested at 18th and Burdette SITS
He offered no resistance when captur-
ed. On German luger All Galore au-
tomato gun, number 5725-39-471 Cal
loaded shells, 7-471 Cal. empty shells
l clip, l brown leather holster were
taken from Evans.
Police took him back to the scene
of the shooting to find traffic in a
hopeless tangle and an estimated 400
persons gathered there. The crowd
~converged on the police car containing
Evans but was dispersed.
DR.. G. B. Lennox pronounced Mrs
Evans dead and the body wasy order.
ed to the Lewis Mortuary by Coroner
Steinwender.
Evans said that he has lived ir
Omaha for "a years. married three
times and lived at 2420 P St, South
Omaha.
Causes leading up to murder, saws
Evans, were namely; that
!, "My wife's nephew lived at home
with us for six years and 1 had to
support him. I got tired Of doing this
and objected and told my wife that
my nephew had to leave. My wife a.
bused me every time I threatened to
make him leave my house.
have not made but Sc per week
since last January and my wife
said she'd quit me and get a mar
to move the furniture. | love that
woman and l took a lot of mess of
of her. So finally l said that Iwon't
support your nephew any longer
which led up to the final argument
and she left me last Monday and
came back the following Wednesday
with a police officer to get some
clothes. l begged her all the way
from South Omaha to oath and Lake
St, not to leave and asked, Lula. is
you going to stay with me, will you
forgive me?' Lula said that, You're
getting too old and I'll have to take
care Of you. I'm going to get me an
other man. | said to Lula. after we'd
got off the a at oath andLake that
If | can't live with you. I can't live
without you and, I'm going to. kill
you. Lula said, No, youwon't.' And
shot her, I shot her about eight
ttimes."
When asked by the Omaha Guides
reporter whether Evans thought it
was right for him to commit his crime
or not, Evans began to weep and re-
piled: 1T amt right, but / lost control
Of myself and killed her."
When asked what Evans thought
would be the outcome for this crime
he replied: "I'm looking for death out
OF this and all I've lived for is dead
/ love that woman, I We nothingto
live for, I don't want to live."
Some of the people who witnessed
the shooting were Frank Lindee, Sam
uel Chambers, L. L. Mcvay. r. W.
Hammons, DR.. G. Singleton, Mrs.
Evelyn Singleton, n. B. Mclaughlin,
] and Raw L. Williams.