The New York herald., 1871-08-23
DEC0YED TO HIS DOOM.
Fair and False-Fatal Ass
siGnatiOn.
SHOT by WILIG HIT.
Cowardly Assassination by a Father
and His Two Sons.
A wOMAN's REMORsE
ATLANTA, Ga, August is, 1871.

York as regards the excitement It occasions and
the theme 1t affords for conversation to all the
grown-up portion OF the population and which here
Will continue for days-the number OF days varying
according to the magnitude Of the affair and the
social standing or political Importance OF the par.
ties engaged-as, for instance the exchanging Of
shots by two men in little, quiet passage at arms.
Is about forty-eight hours wonder; when moro
persons participate week scarcely suflces for tha
discussion OF the subject
Last night
PISTOL TOURNAMENT
of unusual proportions occurred just In time before
bedtime to furnish pleasant topic OF conversation
to those people who enjoy nothing so much as bic
OF scandal
sPICED WITH POWDER,
and OF which Kind Of people there is goodly
sprinkllng In this little town.
The circumstances attending the fracas alluded to
above being Of more than ordinary interest, r
thought 1t worth half an hours time to write them
down for the benefit or the HERALD readers.
About eight O'Clock, just at dusk, the dwellers on
Walton street, one OF the prettest and quietest
streets in the older portion Of the city, were startled
by the
SCREAMS OF WOMAN,
followed by the rapid discharge OF firearms. Seve-
raj persons hurryng the locality indicated by the
SOUNDS they found Mr.. q. Clark conductor on the
Atlanta and West Point Railroad lying In the street
In an unconscious state, bleeding profusey from
severai wounds. Standing him Messrs.
7. w. Turner, G. V. Turner ana G. f. Turner, resi-
dents OF this place and also employed Oh the Atlanta
and West Point Railroad. Each OF these three men
had pistols In their hands, from which the smoke
was still curling up from the freshly discharged
chambers.
COUPLE OF POLICEMEN
being In the crowd they Immediately took the three
mr. gfO n hpi mtt linn thaf
1t was them who mad shot tue wounded man cons
veyed them to the calaboOse. Meanwhile parties
had looked after Mr.. Clark, and finding him dan-
gerOusly hurt and unable to he was carried
into the nearest resldence ana q physician sum-
mOned TO attend nm. in all
FOURTEEN SHOTS WERE FIRED
at the wounded man, and but for the gathering
would have been ridled with bullets, his assaiiants
firing upon him from the snort range Of hall dozen
PAGES. AS It was but Two shots took effect either
OF which, however, being sufficient to produce
death; necessarily mis- wounds must prove fatal.
stll the doctors hope 10 proong his life long enough
to enable the Coroner 10 take MS
ANTE AORTEa STATEMENT.
Mr. Clark distinctly recognized The parties attack.
but unfortunately, he cannot tell which one OF
them it was VINO fired the two shots which struck
him, and It Is alr to presume that the prisoners
themselves cannot tell, tnelr firing being rapid
and lndiscriminate.
The prisoners, on their arrival at the caaboose,
gave the following version oi the aalr:-That they
had long suspected Clark Of an
IMPROPER INTIMACY
with their sister, whom, IL believed by them he
had seuuced from the paths Of rectude and virtue,
aud that they had been waiting to fix the crime
upOn him. thai they might award him the summary
punishment they Iet ne deserved hat the day
preceding their attack on Clark they mad inter-
cepted letter from him 10 their sister. appointing
an asslgnatlon wnereupon tney determined To take
the matter into their own hands and to deal with
the offender as they chose. 10 this end they
planned the ambush on WALTON street.
THE srAfsaENr OF rHE DYING NAN
puts very different face the AFFAIR, and IT. as 1t Is
on what Is destined To be his deathDed are proven
the tnree men now in confinement are In fair
way to
that has been unooiled for hanging purposes in At
lanta since 1862
Mr.. Clark's statement is. that some lew days ago
he received through the general post ollce note,
III neat feminine hand, IN. rurner,''
him to meet writes ut any place ana
on any evening convenient for MIN to appoint. as
she very much wished to see INN. rnat though per-
sonaly unacqualnted with the author oil the note he
knew her TO be the sister VI Two brothers named
Turner, employees on the same road as himself AMI,
by reputation,
He had, beslles, seen the young lady once or
twice on the street IN this city. Though surprised
at her iinprudence Ill writing him, lie nevertheless
resolved TO answer her billet, designating Walton
street. eighi O'CLOCK Z. M. Monlay, the l4th INST,
as the place and time Tor the meeting.
Proceeding last evening to the appointed rendez-
Greeting MIN with q sm le and u
CONSCIOUS PRESSURE OF THE HAND.
which ne interpreted 10 mean tnat there should exist
a perfect understanding between them. she took his
arm and The two proceeded up Walton street, haif
from observation In the deep shadow Of
the overhangng branches Of the trees, which so
thicky hue the Sidewalks OF that quiet little
suddenly as they arrived at the nrst street cross
ing, three men-the Two brothers aud the lather Of
Miss Turner-Sprang from around the corner OF q
building, where they bad been secreted, aud, with
out other words OF warning tnan IrghIul oaths,
FIRING UPON BIN WITH PISTOLS
At the first alarm Mr. Clark's companlon drew
back with loud scream, though retreating no fur
ther than place herself short distance In rear Of
the attacking party, where she continued to stand
Al observer o the exciting scene.
Being entirely unarmed and having no means OF
defending himself Mr Clark attempted to spring be-
hind the nearest Tree and hallva for help. At the
irst simultaneous discharge OF the three rev0lvers
Mr.. clark fell, wounded with y
BULLET HOLE THROUGH HIS LUNGS,
but being very powerful man he sprang to his
eet and, stated, endeavored to shield mis- person
behind tue friendly trunk OF small tree standing ~
Tue side Of the walk. This he but partially able
to DO HIS assaants kept up their murderOus fire
upon pm from their repeaters and a second bail
striking hin, this time In the stomach, he sank
On the strength OF Mr.. Clark's statement together
with the note from Miss Turner whicn he had pre-
placed In the hands OF the officers OF the law tho
authorities promptly ordered the
ARREST OF MISS TURNER
and she consequently passed the night in the Gala.
Doose, a cell being assigned her near that occupied
BY her alher aud brothers. his afternoon the un-
happy young woman, through the enorts OF her
,oun ,el, was admitted to ball In the 0f $4,000.
owing to the exhausted condition Of Mr.. Clark
he examination OF the prisoners eOuld not be held
oday. Iney are therefore Still IN durance vile the
Justice declining To x the amount OF bail In their
several cases until he mas heard all the evidence In
.he case.
Before Miss Turner was released from the Gala
ooose she made statement which win prove most
to her fathers anu brothers. cause, and
wDich stamps tneir attack upon Clark's life AZ
most
PLANNED AND CowARDLY MURDER.
Alarmed at the extent OF MIR. Clark's INJURIES,
and stung by the keenest remorse for her partcl.
patlon IN the fatal array Miss Turner confessed
mat she wrote the note To CLARK AT the demand of
ner brothers, VINO. she alleges nave for months
narDored q bitter enmily against Clark, threaten
ing repeatedly that they would ''yet drive him or
the [ralll road;' that when she received ClarKs
reply To ner note, appointing Walton street as the
place o, their meeting, II was planned by her TWO
brothers and her father tnat she should walk with
her dnpe up walton street ana past certain desig.
mated house. behind which they were to- await con-
cealed. that upon ner approach with CLARK they
TO spring out and attack nim she flying out VI dan
ger at given signal from thenl.
How successfully this heilish plan has been carried
out mas been seen N0x 1t remains for the autnori-
lies do tnelr duty and bring the iour conspiring