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Deunis George, Gun User, Is Arrested After Fatal Gim Play; Family Quarrel Led To Shooting: To Hold AutopsyWilliam Strode Evans, 24, a well known resident of Nauvoo, West Side, was shot five times by ms brother-in-law, Dennis George, *7, also of Nauvoo. at 5:30_ Sunday afternoon. One of the bullets pierced Evans* heart and his death was instantaneous, he shooting occurred on the front porch of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry George, parents of the gun user and where the Evans family raided. Shortly after the shooting George disappeared and hi was not arrested until 10 o’clock last night. He took to the hills hack of his home after the fatal gun play.Sheriff On SceneWhen Sheriff Dunhnm and Deputy Sheriffs Reno mid Glms and Coroner Fowlor arrived upon the scene hR(l passed nwny. his bullet-ridden bov being found on the porch. T he body was hucr moved to tlm Daeliler mortuary oil Ninth street, where an autopsy was held Monday by CoronerFowler. .A cursory examination o£ Inc lionj last night revealed that the bullet ■which snuffed out livuns' life entered his left arm below the shoulder and then plowed Us way Into Ids heart The other wounds were superficial. One lodged In Evans’ right knee, one near the left an kits hut did not shatter a bone, one passed through the edge of the left thigh and one seared the victim's abdomen.Powder marks on tlie shirt worn by Evans offered conclusive proof that he was shot at close range,Started Sunday Morning According to members of the George and Evans families the trouble started Sunday morn lug when George went to the Evans' home and picked n quarrel xviib bis sister, Mrs. Murgareot. Evans and u wife iC the mau who was killed. It wus stated today that George and bis sister hare quarreled frequently ami members of the families 1 old ft Times man last night Hint tliey could not get along at all. When George reached the Evans' home Sunday moi*niaft lie is supposed to have quarreled witli his sister and climaxed it by slapping Mrs. Evans and burling potato peelings ntul rotten , potatoes Into her face. George later j disapseurecS and did not return to | the Evans home until early Sunday evening. By this time Evans, who had been gutlierlng hickory nuts hud also returned and his wife told hlui what had taken place with her brother Dennis George. Wien George and Evans met the latter called George to task for slapping his sister and they became Involved In an argument, which soon led to blows and the fatal gun play. Evans was shot flown before members of his family.Gun User ArrestedThe gunuser. who was taken Into custody at a late hour last night at the borne of Fred Malone on Hyfenn Run, where he was found In bod by Deputy Sheriffs Robert Reno, KarlJ lt;I m n A ll T TT1/-!o tfvr* n rt/T Kl*rvil lt;rh 1returned Strode had come and was on ilir front porch with Pad. As 1 came up on the porch I heard Strode nslt Dad 'what do you think of a fellow thru would slap bis sister' to which Henry George,' the father, made no reply. Strode then started to take me to task, accusing me of slapping *Mng’ and during the argument which followed Strode struck me on the shoulder knocking me off the porch to the ground and threat- | onlng to kill mo. grabbing a polishing [ stone ami hurled It at me. striking i me on the jaw and head. Strode jumped down into the yard, got the I stone and returning to the porch threw It til me again, this time miss-| 5rig me entirely, when I drew a revolver and starred firing at Ids legs. | When the gun had been emptied 1 ! threw the weapon down and left the scene, going over the hill to Fred Malone's where I expected to spend (he night and go to work at the N-■ TV. shops Monday morning. ■Had GtuiGeorge in answer io'a question where ho got the gun said ihal he had borrowed It during the afternoon, obtaining It nt the Or ley Welcher home, for the purpose of going squirrel hunting. The revolver, a IT-calibre Smith and Wesson, was picked up at the scene of the tragedy ami turned over to Sheriff Dunham.The prisoner denied Intention of killing Evans but expressed no regret over taking the life of his brother-in-law, remarking sheriff, you know a fellow can’t he run over all the time.George exhibited a small wound on Ills head which lie clniined was inflicted when he was struck by the whet stone thrown by Evans during I the encounter. He strenuously de- 1 denied slapping his sister. though he admitted they were not very friendly because of frequent rows between them.Mrs. Evans told officials and a Times man lest night that George not only slapped her and shipped her hard but throw rotten potatoes into her fnce and threw plenty of them. It was rumored that George had been drinking. Some relatives averred he had while others insisted that he had not had over one or two drinks, If‘any. Evans was not. a drinking man. Tn addition to his wife he leaves ft 10 months oldDeputy Sheriffs Robert Keno, Kari wuu ue lonea * GIms and O. IE Foster, and brought daughter, June, to the county jail, later gave his ver- Coroner Fowler saysI . ■ lt;i . nf H i L. r- ft n r- TV, i 1 t-sfon of the trouble In n staUnieat to Sheriff Harry M. Dunham.■ Relating the events which led up to the shooting, George said, “r had been taking my meals at my parents' home and sleeping’at the home of my wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bam Rridwell nearby and. when I went over to get my dinner I heard rny sister, Mrs. Margaret Evans call mother a tirsr and I told her she ought to be ashamed of herself, I started to pare some potatoes nnd during the argument which ensued I threw a bandful of peelings at Margaret and the row ended when my ....... . . .. .... . that membersof the Evnns family told him that George said yesterday Dial lie was going to clean one the Evans family and force them to live by themselves.Evans, who was employed in the Selby shoe plant, was R son nf Charles and Mary Evnns, well known residents of Nauvoo. He leaves the following brothers and sisters: Thomas of Scioto Trflih Louis. James Charles and Bland of Nauvoo and Mrs. Victoria Sexton and Miss Ida Evans of Third street this city and Miss Ada Evans nt home.George the gun user lias been working for the N. W.. He is aKaJAJL II ■ HI tHU Hill CIRILTJ IIIJ a • ■ - r — _sister went to another pate, of the I son of Henry and TCffle George or house. After finishing my ineai I [Nauvoo and Is well known by til? went over to Brid well's nnd when I*nickname Peanuts' George.
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Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Mon, Sep 27, 1926
Page 10
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