Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-01-15
bob" TURNER THE FIEND!
A TERRIBLE RECORD or CRIME!
Two Victims Already Found
Two Others Reported to have
been Murderedi
a Blood Thirsty Lunatic Turned
Loose on the Community!
INTENSE EXCITEMENT AMONG THE
PEOPLE!
MURDERS HIS BROTHER.


hole where he was at work. Anoth.
er brother. Newton, was in an adjoin-
ing shaft, when Bob called to him,
81 have killed Al, come up" New
/ ton started to climb out, but discov-
cred his brother with the drawn axe,
who proposed to kill him, Newton.
unless he consented to assist in hiding
the body of Alfred, and promising se-
crecy. To all of which Newton .of
course assented. Bob said that he
had SKILLED Alfred because there are
too many in the family to support; let
as cover him up and tell the folks he
has gone off" Newton readily con-
sented, and persuaded Bob to throw
away the axe. On getting out of the
hole, Newton started on a run for Po-
tosi, closely followed by his infatuated
brother. Seeing that pursuit was use-
less, the murderer turned and fed to.
wards this place. Newton fastened
to Potosi, alarmed the people, and Of
fcer Wilmot was sent to capture Bob.
The officer mounted on horse over>
hauled his man about six miles from
Potosi, but having no weapons, he
passed him and called at farm house
where he procured revolver. Re-
turning, he confronted the murderer
and told him to surrender
SHOWS FIGHT.
Turner placed himself in defen-
siye attitude and prepared for a fight,
but the open countenance of the off,
GERS revolver soon brought him to
terms. He was taken back to Potosi,
had his examination and ordered to
Jail. His actions in Jail since his cap.
ture, his murderous assault on a fell
low prisoner named Skellinger, has al
ready been published in these columns.
HIS OTHER VICTIM.
During the latter part of November
and the first days of December, Bob
Turner was in the employ of Mr.. r. |
Bailey in the town of Clifton, engaged
in cutting hoop poles. Living with
Mr.. r. Bell in the town of Ellenboro,
was 10y named Olney Neeley.-
Tuesday. Dec. I'd, the boy Neeley start
ed from Bells to visit his mother, who
resides in New California. His road
lay through the timber belonging to
Bailey, where Turner was at work.
That was the last seen of young NoA-
ley until the 9th of January.
HIS REMAINS FOUND.
The people residing in the ne;ghbor-
hood, having heard of Turner's muir
derous propensity, and knowing that
young Neeley he'd to pass near where
he was at work, turned out on Friday
last to hunt for his remains. Eight
men started from Bells and searched
the ground each side of the road
When they arrived upon the premises
where Turner had been chopping,
they found the body, which lay as it
had fallen over six weeks before.
THE INDICATIONS
showed that Turner had commenced
to cut down sappling, having struck
two blows on the left side and one on
the right. The second blow evident-
ly was the one that killed the boy
The position in which the body lay,
the course the blow from the axe had
taken-all indicated it. The boys
head was nearly cut from the body
only hanging by small piece of the
skin on the back and front of the
neck; the axe having gone clear thro'
the neck. When found, young Nee
ley had paper parcel under his arm,
just as be was carrying it; in his
pockets were new jack-knife, some
marbles and fifty-cent script.
THE INQUEST.
The body was taken care of and a
jury impanelled to hold an inquest
and the verdict was that Olney Nee>
ley, aged IA years. came to his death
from the blow of an axe in the hands
of Robert Turner.
OWNS 1T UP.
When the body was found, Turner
was confronted by Richard Swale,
who asked him to tell all he knew
about the boy. Turner said he was
cutting poles and the boy came to-
ward him yelling, with club in his
hand. He first struck him with the
pole of the axe, and then chopped his
head of.
COMPRISES TO MoRE VICTIMS.
Monday afternoon last, Marshal Ben
nett visited Turner in his cell, and
asked him how many more victims
he had Turner answered, two
Zone of them was q red headed fell
low that / killed in the deep rsviue
back of the poor farm. The other
was man on the road to N Iscods.-
| went up there to get work, and
when abou. two miles from Huscoda
l met man in the road whom knew
wanted TO kill me. / had four pound
weight in my pocket that / had got
at 8 store, and / struck him two blows
over the eye, killing him. I dragged
him out of the road into a thick stand
of hazel brush and left him. 1t wss