What kind of a person was Evans?
James Roderick Evans was a young man who was a very clever prisoner. He was famous with the name of ‘Evans the Break’ as he had escaped thrice times from the jail. He didn’t have violent nature but he had a disease called congenital kleptomaniac which means he used to steal things due to this disease. He was very good in mimic the person.
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