, 1877-04-28
JONATHAN TURNER.
The gaeetown Dat1ller Indicted for
the Crime Of Perjury.
How lie aid Parker Mason Went into
the Straw.Donds Bnstncsss
The Agreement with Bluford' Wilson, and
What It Rosulted In.


rc,urncd two OF three days ago by Judge Banga'
Grand Iasy was ono which tho oorernmons oflic1a1s
took c,cst pains to conceal, and very nearly aoc.
foedeI In It. Tho victim Of tho formidable pre-
sentiment Il jonathan Turner gentleman who is
.ot uusnosn to fame. consequent upon biz A.
f,sud,. Tha grnvamcn Of tho Indictment
.sa s..,u,r Arcnrj,nr to tho testimony
pc,lnsy, ssy.r. ,hs smo uosen Inousl,or,, sho cir.
cuu,stanccs attendant Upon tho comm1ssion Of tho
crime arc Of a very peeas, character. IT. + sppsass
that In 1s1t inc saSs'o"" ~ na"tra i1tncs' wiz
sibly in Tho name oi 9eU.sp IT, 1--WE, ~,
aeua!,y owned bJ Turner. Turner ~, anu nnes afd
brosaes'n.,M ara;,nc ,ha nerrectoo Of arranromons
moa.n s"a :, cnal1 ba % oporstod with tho duplicate
,ssesa ,.s % sfo e.'a u tso good, Il s snj and
:. wanting at tho hone sa tsrep, nrss. W.. ts
nng Of tho neess'a'1 dsets % bona oaana.aa nea aaa
consultations sefuples soou. Sashsorng
lii liz busjncs, aequaintaneos for bonlsmon without
ar"I, ns TIma ,vas precious. Parker Mason
sss''' ~s. anxious i%s to to fst ,as Mill rnn-
nta,os Num- ana explained his woes and trbulations
to passet e. rn,ncr u@S A|%'' "" - ' S'' s''
Said nc 10 turner. ..
"olva NE &,oo AND III Oct Fl norDsMss r'.,
eenemc' MI" m..,.".s s,a.s, ~ .t.,..1 .,.
rren,ic@sn,y raai .iooIing fellow, with an air Of
responsibility and financial Bot1dity, but in
reality an aarcnturcr Of tho most pronounced
type. For % eons,ag.nIn !, ,Ina.,,. 10 No. Muuseu
to opertonats Ellsha E. HandIoy' gentleman do.
II aas soslsasie o. ieni e.tae Tae boga. iisnsy
81 Sss
n;s9s;asn. "sa R.''asss 60 the
Stf J.ss L. smh . Va. xs auss
10 70 into thc scheme. lie was Tho owner, In hie
i s,a @ il 5 e Iss3ss Ss u. &! xs
,he .p on liz heess Il hs beoss. Thsts two pra.
cious specimens Of humanity Parker and Turner
IT, its:p'"';Sii .nsi pad' poaerod thom as Gos4smen.
'ss a esauaatSn s ssW bons refs soanl .e
eeptsbje. sworn 10, and signed md scaicd. on
Turner's return to sasctoxn hc turned the bond
fsG ' bsse e tse essnas %
h % gae1 hFxS g. Sn was r4"d s
ihat they were as Goo!I, q. wheat and per.
iee,,y sast;aetety. 9n sh.s assurance T.i..on ae.
s:sts 'ss ss't''s'' %s to start up which they did, md In
e1s:y ss3 sasie e ,T7 ,ps
ss%s q T mas sSSssa 6 & d s 81
H. srookod d.,sras IND she
We,t snd tho saTetnWn nouse w9s not au cxcep i1.
tton, II was taken posscssion Of by the Cavern.
msnt, Turner was Indicted for dcjsnadfex tic
rnyrnuo. anil TIM Indictment stii afanit. The
bonds We're examined by oieiss from she Trca.ury
nied SeH ths ,oft impeachmcnt. '' Tho ..rnaturc @ @
VA not hfs, md 10 could eaatiy
yond tho sna e. 81 eSen g: st ~aran
10 vtye anY cfaW 10 the fsaad bns rarker 1s.on o
fcx nlonths 10 BrtdEes Ind iicyt Returned fron
dsietrnei % 70 make ak L warm sos turner csied tSe
ntmnix es.n1c u ae pinnd ths 70 &c oL Sy
en satcd Tne ttin .Iii nron.,|y sonc ~ ~ neIt
sie s III as shaptsr q ICES
eanons.: iisEsnco h., o,rooax ,,o,n ~ ,o, Tia,
a.. a,etn III aG4s;,s usen Maae 70 tae taes snst
eas as SS % assISfy w ssden y thn uossfn
na us.e1 tof ~ s!a'st.om IT, ot tao row
stoed 10 him. ana bss not ce na and nd IN II, 4an ru
wuuao'''J msns "''t "ot w. VIZ" on tn' olo 'na'et
wnx rrror r,,,vcv ... r,,,,a
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