, 1875-08-01
TURNER'S TRlBUlATl0NS.
Tho Case Closed for the Prose"
cutiOn.
Prof. Babcock Gives His Opinion Con
cerning the Deeds.
They We're Written Subsequent to Their
Alleged Dates.
The Defense Begin Operations

The Defense Begin operaslone'
| The fifth day Of the Turner Case WAS entered
upon yesterday morning. About an honr w. wa
consumed in arguments upon the Adn1ss'o11'''
Of certain evidence, to obtain which the P1oseeu
| tion wished to re~e1amine Reed. Tho Couft
| ruled aganst the prosecution. and another VIE
ness was called.
HUGH cHITTICN
testified thst he resided in tho Town Of Lako'
and was farmer. He Knew both kudo!pnus n.
| and Howard l. Turner; had known the nfst
since the spring Of T3, when No eaaeo
at tho house OF witness aud SAID tna1
he had = claim on his land. LIDO
witness went to Chicago to SEQ him At the ohe1-
man House in regard to the matter, and there met
Howard L. also. The witness bought his lara
in CT or '69. taking posseeson when he bonsnt
it. He bought it from John Gavin, who had
owned it from '56 OF 81. Turner said be had
prior claim, aud offered to compromise for hal1
the land. Turner exhibited two deeds, which he
said established his claim.
Mr. Barnum handed couple Of deeds to tho
witness. who identified them. The witness ro-
lated L conversation with Rrdoiphus E. Turner
in regard to the Hamilton-Helen O'Hara Harrell
deeds. Turner offered witness $4,000 and
quit-claim On bis property If no would keep Mira
Helon O'Hara Harrell at his house, give her
plenty OF whisky, opium, and tobacco. until
tho Euits on the deeds were concluded
Mrs. Har1ell left the home Of witness on the last
.dar Of 1874. Rudolphub and Howard both rfs-
tied her. During the last few months OF Ii :
STAY Howard visited her about tw1so week, ID
Rudolphus occasionally. Tbev generally visited
in the evening. 1t would tako an hour or two
for the old lady to Dir herself mp, paint her hps
and cheeks. powder herself. etc. Tho witness
always told Turner that tho deeds we're forged.
Turner never denied it. but said il they we're he
did not do it. and Vas going to MAKE what ne
could out OF them. In conversat!on about the
Halford deeds, Turner said he did not get much
himself; that Judge Skinner got good deal.
and Goudy l. Chandler got great deal, too.
He SAID he had to hire the best lawyers
to make IN impression 90 the Cous Is.
and he did not have much left for
himself, and therefore could not afford to let
wtness oil unless he kept Airs. Helen O'Hara
Harreil, and gave her plenty OF whisky, oplam.
aud tobacco 70 Keep her up to the sticking point
Howard 4. Turner TOOK her away in hls carriage,
10 order to get her some place where they could
get at her better. The witness had not seen her
e1n~e aud did not know where she was taken.
Mr.. Sto1rs began to oss-examine the witness,
aud badsered him about the old 1ady's drinking
habits, whether tho witoess had not taken the
old ladys whisky. &C., until the witness appealed
to tho Court for protection against gang OF
forgere, Mr. Ssorra next endeayored to quee-
ton the witness With intent to show that witness
imposed on the old woman in money a1alrs The
witness. who was an houest-}ookiug farmer got
angry again. and said it would take more forgee
than the lawyers could bring up to show any
testimony in regard to the relations OF witness
sud Mrs Hnrrell was inadmiss,ble. The witness
testified that he went TO Washington in the fall
Of 1873 to try to find the woman as he was en-
deaYor ng to discover whether she WaB myth or
not. Tho old lady came On to illinois with him on
her own notion, and came to his house st the
suggestion Of her lawyer. The witness let her
stay at tho instance Of Turner. The letters be-
tween Tuner and the old lady shown in court
witness laid hold uron as material to enable him
to escape the tolls Of gang OF fofeers.
JOHN B. CABE
te stifiel that ho wxs Part owner Of the pArce1
of land known rs the Halford tract. In 1873
Rudolphus K. Turner came to witness and e1-
h bited deads through Helen OHara Harrell
giving him claim to the property. In June,
1379, both the turner's came to the Office OF wit
ness in Chicago. Rudolphua T. stated that he
bad q t,tle to the land rom James ualford down.
An appointment Was made for subsequent
meeting. when the Turner's We were to exhibit ths
papers, This wRs in July, 1873. Turner's claim
was from Halfurd, the original o"neI, to
E,upgon Hamilton, and from her to Helen
O'Hara uar1ell As result Of the conversation,
witness compr omixed the matter, giving Turner
hall the property, acres.
JOHN 3. STRONG
testified that be lived in Chicago. formerly IN
Missouri. He knew James Reed and also Ru-
dolphus Z. Turner. He became acquainted
with Reed in Missouri and with Turner in this
CITY in September, 1874. He had seen Rudotphua
K. Turner and Reed together in the Grand Pa-
ciic five OF si1 times. He had seen them in =
room together several hours at time. The
witness Ind heard Conversations They we're
! talking about land titles. On Oct. % there was
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