Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1912 — Aided in Death of Woman [ARTICLE]

Aided in Death of Woman

Man Surrenders to Police, Declaring That His Conscience Has Been Troubling Him. New York. —Evan Evanson of 1425 Bath avenue, Bath Beach, an elderly man of Impressive appearance, called at police headquarters in Manhattan and asked to see the person in charge, if there were any one on duty so latent night and it was n<st too much trouble. Lieut. James Dunn, who lately has grown a little sensitive to criticism of the difficulties which persons who desire to surrender for crime or give testimony against criminals are said to have experienced, sent out word that Mr. Evansdn was to come right to - T "Fifteen yean ago,” said Mr. Evenson, "I was responsible for the death of a woman, Margaret Lens, In Brooklyn. My conscience troubles me In my old age and I wish to surrender.” ' The telephone helped to find two detectives in Brooklyn who were willing to come over and take charge of him, and Mr. Evanson was locked up in the Adams street station over night. When he was arraigned before Magistrate Dodd, Assistant District Attorney Lee, who had been looking up the death of Margaret Lens, told the magistrate that the health department books showed that Margaret Lens died July 30, 189R,' of Bright’s disease and that Coroner Delapha had 90 certified. vi “I know that,” said Evanson. “I am not exactly a murderer. But I want to tell the grand jury how I am respon ible.” Magistrate - Dodd committed Mr

Evanson to the Kings county hospital for observation for five days.