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Indiana, and from him the story was learned.Evans and another .young man, Tilghman Hanna, were going to see the same girl near a little town in Putnam County called Groveland, and a hot rivalry existed between the two for the hand ot the young lady, tor some reason twang was not looked upon as favorably as his rival, who successfully pressed his suit and a marriage followed. The couple went to house-keeping and Evans held his counsel,being shrewd enough not to make any outward display of his feelings, although his actions indicated that he was cut to the quick over the jilting he had received.One morning in March, 1861, it w^s noticed that the house in whichthe recently-mated pair lived had not been opened, and considerable wonderment was expressed. All day the curtains remained drawn and the door unopened. Towards evening the neighbors deci led to make investigation. In those days murders were few and robberies fewerand doors were seldom locked, unless the occupants of a house went away to remain some lay*. When the door to the little house in w hich the couple had started cut in life was tried it was found to be unlocked, and, when opened, a horrible sight met the eyes of the searching party.On the cnly bed in the* house lay Hanna and his wife dead and weltering in tbeir blood. They bad been murdered with a dirk during their sleep, and twh had been stabbed in the heart, The weapon with which the killing v s done had been driven to the hilt iu the husband’s aide, where it still remained, pinning to his breast a note in a nervous scrawl-» i. _Moati Evans killed Dick Adams in the streets of Roaehdale June 2, J891,rand in the presence of the wives ot both men. Early on the morning ot the day in question Evans and his wife, who lived in the country, drove te Koachd.de and stopped in front of Adams’ home at 7:30 o’clock. Evans got out of his buggy and called Adams to the door, his wife following.He beckoned him to come out to the buggy, when he turned around to his wife and said: “Is this the man who outraged you,” to which Mrs. Evans replied “yes.” Evans was armed with two revolvers, which he began firing at Adams.Eight of the shots took effect, the first one fired penetrating the heart. The murderer climbed into his bugay* and, with his wife, drove away, warning the crowd that had assembled that it would not be good for any one to follow..Subsequently he surrendered and put in the plea of temporary insanity. Adams was an opium eater, as was Mrs. Evaas. The two went to a sanitarium together. After they had returned, Adams, while drunk, boasted of having been intimate with Mrs. Evans, which caused the murder.It was afterwards proven that Eyans had frightened bis wile into admitting Adams’ statement was true. A cousin of Evans is a prominent attorney at Lebanon, Ind., and if was through him that his neck was sayed. At the time of Adam a’ killing he was just recovering from an attempted assassination six weeks previous when some unknown person, now supposed to be Eyans, fired at him from Ambush.
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Jeffersonville National Democrat
Jeffersonville, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 09, 1895
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