The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-05

Arrest OF Bob Turner for the Murder
OF his Br0ther-Hs Boasts OF Having
Killed Forty PorsOnzSHorr1h1s In
pidAnts.
MILwAoKEz. January 3l.-Bob Tur-
nsr, Of Potosi. Grant county Wisconsin.
was arrested for the murder Of bis brother
Albert. The inquest has Just been conclu-
ded, reveals a bloOd-thirsty d~epravity RI
Vailing the Bender family. The murder
DedTmana was ntled With Rn axe, his head
being nearly severed from his body, as he
was coming out of = mineral hole in
which he was at work, he fell back speech
less, and never moved. The murderer
then called to another brother, Newton,
who vas ia an adjoining shaft, to come
up, and Newton commenced to climb.
When he reached the surface he perceived
the body ofthe murdered Albert, and was
about to, run when Bob seized him, and
showing him the bloody axe, threatened
to kill himinstAntly unless he BwOre to
asset in putting the body away, and to
preserve silence. To this Newton assem-
ted bat en- the first opportunity he es-
capped TO Potosi, whore he gave the alarm,
sAnd4hsmurderer Few TO Lancaster. He
was PUrspsd arrested, and lodged in pris-
on, where he soon attempted the lite ofhis
keeper.
The second murder, which has Just come
tolight. is that of OlneyS Medley, q youth
of the town of EllinbOro. Bob Turner
was then cutting hoop poles for Mr. Bell.
Ca Tuesday, December %. the boy Medley
started from Bells to visit his mother,
who resided IN New California. HIS road
lay through timber belonging to Bailey,
where Turner WA at work That was
the last seen Of young Neeley until the 9th
of JsnnArys The people reading in the
neighbSth6cA having heard OF Turner'S
murderOua propensity, and knowing that
yonng Neeley had to pass near where he
was at work, turned but on Friday last TO
hnak hin remains. Eight na atarted.for
Bells and ssArched the ground on each
slde Of the road When theyATrived upon
the premises Wher6 Turnet had been
cbopping, they found the body, 2hiOh lay
Is il had fallen lsi4 weeks before. All
indicstsd that the h0ys lhasa EAAAeaFly
cuk from he body, auly bagglnkl by a
small pisce. Of skin on tie hSrf1nd front
Of the neck the AXE having 4goEes clear
through his neekliaYyhen to0ads young
NegisY had APapeF parcel naaeks his arm
where he was carrying itaa.ThS body
was tsksncare Of and q luEH ~stnpAneled
to hold an inquest, andnths 3VAsdlct Wss
that Olnsy Neeley, nged is years came to
his death from ALLOW With IN sISen the
hands Of obertT4FneE.I bea
Several ether mysfsfions murders haV-i
inptaken placeia l0ealitisain RhIeh Tur-
been.sa MarsksB Bennett visited
the prisoner and asksdhklmnto confess if
had any hand an them. HI finally con-
essed ehsto 1r~spsmbsssd killing two
men-S EEnSngsrSWA0m he hsdasDeounterI
deep 9favine back 2 rGths Poor
and tnegsuRoRaattacksd and murSl
dered him and hiding the body and the
other man he met on thS,Foadt % MuscadG-
where he was going 10 get work, He
said that the latter made thFssGspIng ges--
lures. and he Gsarsd ne was gong TO axe
has life. SO he elosedWsth him, and with =
w6iRhtsNbich be, carried in his
struck him Two bl6ws over the
syes. smashing mIhislskHat and killing
alm inatantiy: HSthen df9eg4d The body
into the bushes, and seereted nlfheEes He
has confssssdRhdnds1ahts 10 tAAE Of the
many pefs9rghs ts kittsd bSH9baglOats
The skill Observation-Disclosures
their bodies, aAda declares nobcdJcGn find
but hfmsslfs aRdus fksyIEfWaFa got
together, they woulabe neAfty forty OF
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