Evening star., 1948-05-13
MAN Surrenders
In Shooting Of
Wife and Baby
H. D. Evins Confesses
Attack on Family
At Arlington Home

Herman D. (Chuck) Evins,
32-year-old Government worker,
surrendered to Arlington police
this morning and confessed
shooting his young wife and in
fant son last night in their Ar
lington home, according to
County Police Chief Harry L.
woodward.
The shootings, which resulted in
the wounding of Mrs. Elizabeth
Evins, %, and Robert Herman Evins.
10 months, occurred at 4l00 North
Thirty seventh street shortly before
10 pm.
Mrs. Evins today was reported in
fair condition at Arlington Hospital,
suffering from gunshot wounds in
the head and right arm, and the
baby was in Georgetown Hospital
with a bullet wound in his head.
but the hospital said he had good
chance of recovering.
| According to police, Mrs. Evins
and the baby were shot by Evins
as they entered the bathroom in
response to a call from Evins. Mrs.
Evins had the baby in her arms,
police said.
Surrendered at Langley.
Chief woodward said Evins sur
rendered to Arlington and Fairfax
police at a Langley service station
about 9 am. today.
He still was wearing only the pair
of gray trousers which he had on
last night when he fed.
Chief woodward said Evins told
him he wrecked his car on the road
to Great Falls about 3 miles west
of Langley last night. After mess
ing around" until this morning.
Evins decided to surrender, Chief
woodward said. He then went to
the service station and asked an
attendant to telephone police. The
Arlington dispatcher said the at
tendant, who did not give his name,
asked if police wanted Herman
Evins and when told that they did,
said "he will be waiting here"
Evins, a former Army sergeant
and now an employe of the Army
Map Service here, made a state
ment to the effect, Chief woodward
said. that trouble with his wife's
family was the cause of his attack.
Family Disagreement Reported.
Commemorative Attorney Dem
man T. Rucker quoted Evins as
saying the shootings occurred after
disagreement over whether he
and his family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ephriam P. Hansell should move
out OF Mrs Winston's house. Mrs.
Evins and Mrs. Hansell are daugh-
ters of Mrs. Winston.
Mr.. Rucker said the man told
him that after the sisters objected
to moving he found Mrs Evins and
Mrs. Winston taking Mrs. Evins'
and the baby's belongings out Of
his room. He quoted Evins as
saying he then called his wife to
the bathroom and started shooting.
The commemorative attorney said
Evins could not explain why he
shot the infant and declared he
didn't know what became of the
25-caliber pistol he used. He was
being held on an open charge.
pending changes in the victims con-
ditions.
Evins surrendered to Fairfax
Police Chief Carl Mcintosh, Fairfax
Policeman John Wahl, Mr.. Wood
yard and Arlington Detectives Louis
Elliott and j. E. Cullins. He was
brought to Arlington in a police
car.
Family Describes Shooting.
Police quoted members of Evins
family as saying they had noticed
nothing unusual about Evins' actions
last night before the shooting. They
described dinner as proceeding in a
normal manner and said they had
no indication of what was to hap
pen. police reported.
Police, called at 9:58 pm, said
Mrs. Evins' mother and stepfather
and two sisters and brother -in-law
gave this account of what happened
after dinner:
Evins called to his wife to come
into the bathroom and as she enter
ed with their son in her arms, he
fired at least three shots at point
blank range, striking Mrs. Evins in
the head and arm and the baby in
the head.
AS the shots rang out, the step
father, William H. Winston, ran
from another room on the second
floor, reaching the bathroom just
as Evins started out the bathroom
door. Mr.. Winston grabbed at
Evins but managed only TO get hold
of his undershirt, which was torn
off Evins continued downstairs and
outdoors to his car.
Mr.. Winston found the baby and
the young mother on the bathroom
floor.
Mr.. Winston placed Mrs. Evins
in a bed in a nearby room. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hansell bundled up the baby
and started for GEORGETOWN Hos