Tale 1 (in the form of notes) Llais Ardudwy September No.37

W.E. -farming with his brothers - wealthy family - owners of several houses -Pendryn, Porthmadog. At the Pendryn fair - steers by W.E. - collecting rents at the same time. Owned a horse. On his way home laden with sovereigns - stopping at Maentwrog - quenching his thirst in a pub. Two suspicious men see him paying from a pouch with sovereigns. Plotting to go ahead of W. E. - hiding and robbing - he was attacked from behind - he was a strong lively man - very difficult to throw into the ravine - his feet sank into the clay as he tried to save himself. (The remains are there today) W.E.'s horse goes home without his master (compare the Wernddu horse - in the novel Gwen Tomos by Daniel Owen) - A maid waits for the master - suspects that something is wrong - wide search - finds the body at the bottom of the Gorge - the two thugs have taken off with the money.

Tale 2

No fair or steers. W.E. collecting rents. Walking - no horse. Turns into the pub on way home. A challenge from one of the drinkers "For a wealthy man to fill the jug (i.e. a beer jug) with gold." W. E. pours his sovereigns into the jug. The next morning his body had to be retrieved from the river in the Llennyrch Gorge.

Tale 3

There is no basis for the belief that he had brothers, nor that the Llennyrch family visited, over the years, the premises where William Evans was murdered. According to one tradition it is said that the family used to tidy and keep the place in order.

Tale 4

Some time after the incident, two men went away to America (Canada according to some) and they went rather quietly. They both confessed on their deathbeds that they had murdered W. Evans.

Tale 5

That a "well known man" had been brought from Bala - that he was standing at a farm building - leaning on the doorpost of a cowshed and saying, "He is an interesting character." In a little while, the man arrived - they were milking - came and went - it was said he was a man from Lennyrch y Moch - a local belief that he changed his ways after arriving in America - exceptionally strong - he was a boxer there .

Tale 6

The horse is said to have thrown W.E. to the river as the thieves shouted - and that it's the horse's feet marks that are on the ground and the bark of the tree.

Tale 7

That the fingernail marks of W.E. are to be seen on the bark of the tree.