Evans ran ads in The Billboard offering a $1,000 reward for its return. Ultimately, the kidnapper himself turned in the mummy for its reward. Evans wanted to return it to Finis Bates, but Bates had died in 1923.
Evans put up ads in The Billboard seeking a $1,000 reimbursement for its safe return. Ultimately, the abductor handed over the mummy in exchange for the payment. Evans sought to hand it over to Finis Bates, but he had died three years earlier.