National Republican., 1876-07-08

James McKenna, John A. Perkins, James ]. Gal
lagher, Charles A. Caho, l.. b, Dickinson. John
White, Thomas U Brien, j. B. Leonard and John
H. Turton.
After viewing the dismembered and repulsive
remains, which were gathered up in pine comm
in the rear Of the Seventh precinct station, the
Jurors were sworn in.
g. W. Thompson (colored) was the first witness
sworn He testified that they had been quarrel
ing regularly for about six weeks; they had
fight the first night they came; his name was
Startling Turpin; his wife's name is Geor-
gana Turpin; witness lived in the same
the first door; T witness ' last ''s saw Turpin
Wednesday morning; they commenced a
utes, and Turpin went away and returned soon,
and said to her that he intended to have her car
ried to the station house About o'clock witness
something Witness ran down to the door with
MIR. Rose and asked her what the matter was, and
she replied that Turpin was drunk and
GRoANING IN HIS DRUNKEN FIT.
Witness knew that they had fought a good deal
of the time since they had been there. Witness
heard her say afterwards to George Sanders that
Turpin had gone to Petersburg,
BY jurors: Did not know whether any one else
was in the room when they quarreled. Had no
doubt that Turpin was killed Wednesday morn
ing. Witness was upstairs when he heard Tur-
pin tell his wife that he would take her to the the
on Wednesday. Did not hear any noise on that
day after one O'Clock. Wednesday evening she
was sitting the steps, and witness saw them
there. Did not think that he saw the children
until late in the evening Gould not tell whether
she was drunk Wednesday or not. Saw her yes
She was talking to his wife yesterday evening
Did not notice the barrel in the yard. When he
heard the fall, witness thought Turpin was drunk,
but when he heard the grOaning he went down
stairs; witness wife was not home Wednesday;
was satisfied that it was Mrs. Turpin that an
swered him when he asked her What the matter
was; she did not open the door, but kept it fas-
tened; witness first intimation of foul play was
the groaning; people thought it strange that
Turpin had gone to Petersburg when
NO ONE SAW HIN GO
out of the yard; witness was not positive that
there was no one in the room with them, but did
not hear any other voices; witness was satisfied
that the remains were those of Turpin; witness
and others had noticed a bad smell in the yard.
Nettie Thampson, (colored, sworn: Was not at
home on Wednesday,; came home about 8 O'Clock;
did not see Turpin; saw his wife; she was drunk;
told her where she had been; was at home yes
terday, (Thursday;) saw her all day; she was
pretty drunk towards evening; she told witness
that Turpin had gone to Virginia; her hunsband
(G. W. Thompson) told her that night that Tur-
pin and his wife had had quarrel; did not hear
the little girl say anything.
Fannie Cannaday, (coiored,) sworn: Lived on
Second street, between G and III southwest, was
at Turpin's house, in Mr.. Roses room, (the front
room down stairs,) on Wednesday; did not see
anything; heard the Turpins fighting and quar-
reling good while; heard them pass one or two
blows and afterwards a noise like some one fall
ing; after that witness heard some one groan;
heard the groaning for about five minutes; wit
ness went to the room and asked Mrs. Turpin If
any one was sick, and she answered that Mr..
Turpin was drunk, and had fallen down; witness
talked to her through the door; thought it was
about one O'Clock in the day; witness stood at the
door for some time thinking that Mrs. Turpin
would open the door and let them in, but she
D1DNorLE THEMIN;
at last witness went back into the front room and
sat down and went to sewing; heard no more oft
room where witness was and said that Turpin had
gone down to the country; Mrs. Turpin appeared
to be very drunk at that time; witness asked her
how long Turpin had been gone, and she said not
very Iong-he had gone to Petersburg to see her
children; Mrs. Turpin seemed to be very wild,
and acted in an unusual manner; about O'Clock
witness went to Mrs. Turpins room and she was
whitewashing the hosr and walls; did not see a
drop of blood; did not think that any one except
the Turptns were In the room; had known Mr..
TuIpn about two weeks; did not think that the
remains looked like him; knew that it was Mrs.
Turpin in the room, because Turpin
RAN HER OUT OF DOORS
once and witness saw her. Witness did not make
any effort to get into the room. Witness asked
Mrs. Turpin what was the matter with the floor
when she saw the whitewash, and Mrs Turpin
said that she was cleaning the floor. The floor
was whitswashed in spots There were two parti-
tween them, but did not think It anything un-
usual. There was no one in the house except
Thompson and the Turpins and the people In the
day night; went back Thursday and stayed there
that night. Heard Mrs. TurpIn walking about
morning at o'clock; she was getting breakfast
ready; got a glimpse of her as she went into the
door. Mr.. Rose was in the room with witness
her when she ran to Turpins' door Did not hear
any one strike before the falling; had heard a
noise like striking before that.
THE pAuGHTKRs STORY.
Charlotte Ellen Turpin, (colored,) thirteen
not OF
home Wednesday night about o'clock; did not
see her father when she came home; when wit
blood did not say anything about it to her mother:
witnesses mother said that her father had gone
into the country; did not see any blood on the
floor; the floor had been freshly whitewashed in
one spot; witness's mother appeared natural and
was good-natured to witness and her sisters; did
not see her father Wednesday morning; last saw
him on Tuesday; her mother did not seem excited
came home Thursday night; did not know that
her father was dead until oday, (Friday,) when
box; was sure that the body was that of her
father; went to picnic with her father Tuesday;
the whitewash spot on the floor was near the
witness came home; did not hear her sister saw
that her mother had killed her father; did not
know whether her fathers body could have been
in the room covered up Thursday night or not.
eGeorge Sanders, colored, sworn: Lives in alley
between and Sixth and Seventh streets;
Wednesday mor-ing met Turpin corner of Fourth
and Washington streets, where they met before
going to work at whitewashing; Turpin and wit
ness always met there at that corner to clean up
Donnelly's store; they took drink together;
each had drink of whisky; witness and Turpin
sat down and talked about work; Turpin went to
get his breakfast and told witness to wait until
he came back; witness waited a long time, and
Turpin didn't come; witness left and did not see
him any more; witness inquired for him, but he
had not been seen; thought that TurpIn was sick;
went down to Turpin's house; did not speak to
Turpns wife; she came running out of the
house, and cried ''Oh, George Sanders, have you
seen anything Of Turpin:" witness replied that
morning. She then said that Turpin had dressed
himself up and gone down to Virginia. She did
not know wherea bouts in Virginia; she said that
she knew he had gone, he had plenty of money
and she did not care if he had gone. While Wit
ness was speaking to her the landlord came up
and inquired If Mr.. Turpin was there, and she
him how much Turpin owed him, and said "if Tur-
pin owes you anything he will never pay you;
YOU WILL NEVER GET IT."
She said this very loud; witness went into the
yard and got whitewash stick that belonged to
him; yesterday Thursday evening witness came
back to the house with the stick, about $50
O'Clock; she was sitting in the yard with the other
women down stairs; she said that Turpin could
have the stick when he came; Mrs. Turpin said:
George, am selling out" she had all Of her
things out in the yard; she had some
straw sat W tied ed up iu a bed-tick; witness told
back In a day or two; she said that Turpin had
gone TO his other wife, and she was not going to
IpR abppaP s Seoek
the last time witness saw Turpin; had not
seen the face Of the remains; knew that it was
Turpin by the hand, which was cramped up as If
he was holding stick; Turpin wore a brass ring
on his finger, but witness did not see 1t on the
body; did not know how old Turpin was; did not
know whether Turpln's first wife was alive or
not; witness had worked with him for three
years.
DIR. Hartigan was sworn and testified that he
was at the house of deceased this friday morn
ing and noticed in the yard a barrel of bloody
water: emptied it. and found bloody clothes in it.
On the vest witness noticed a large clOt, and near
the barrel, and
PARTIALLY EXPOSED.
was the abdomen Of the man, the bowels protrud-
ing. Witness successfully removed both arms,
both legs and thighs and a head; examined the
remains, and noticed that these parts had been
chopped. An attempt had been made to chop the
arms of at the shoulder, and discovered q wound
at the right side Of the head, producing fracture
of the skull. This wound is OF the same nature as
the other, and was probably made by a small ak.
All the parts Of the body were in a state of de-
composition, and almost beyond recognition.
There was some lye mixed with the ashes cover
ing the remains. The wound in the head alone
was sufficient to have caused death.
VIM. Berry, the boy who discovered the body
and the little girl, daughter Of Turpin, who said
that her mother told her that she had killed her
father, were sworn.
After a short consultation the iury returned