Telegram-herald., 1888-10-05
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n t0wn anti FRIDAY, the 18th elt On that
day they ssfs engaged II game Of cards,
Win q number cI fetosses sPOTGs. in tAS
poker room over Shea & kensrds saloon
On Asin-sL Harper sskoi DyslxAdsr 10
play ia hand for him. excused himself ana
/ left tie room. lie prOceedsd up ksiu-st u
TIE hardware store Of h. l. Page wheTs be
purchasei . saith Wsss0a Ss-cA4ibre
| double action revolver and boz Of car
Eidges saying hat lie would 90 - dinner
aow 90 returned 10 TIE poker rO0Ln. ana
~ King up 10 the table said - Turner.
/ Count ms out my money. and mIDs-
/ dizte.y nred the bullet striking Turner
about half al incn above the sys0r0~ ana
/ little 10 the night Of the medium line. Igr-
nsF fell aud tie occupants OF
the room fed. Harper walked down
stairs ~ the street. where he met James
shear. TO whom be bad previously stated
that be would "hK" Turner whom he sus-
pecIsd Of playing him dirt" He said 10
4 Shear Well, jim, I've liked Turner
Shear. thinking be had had hght, asked.
! W hAt did You 90 h HIM Harper Te
| piled. I've done him up" Good God I!
exclaimed smear. YOU don't mean you
| have s4ot him'g That's lust what and j
! want you 20 cover re Tor a lev days.
| returned Harper. Shear directed him 70 20
across the street 10 K. Rensrds restaurant
and wait while he ascerlsIned how badly
| Turner was hurt. lie found him oying
and calling nder Sheriff W. Hurd aud
| Constable Mcmillan. he described Harper
and told them where he was. They pro
ceeded 10 the place and arrested him. and
took him 10 the village all. where he yet is.
| the statement that he. had been taken TO
| Boyns City for fear of mob violence being
false and wholly uncailed for, the facts
being that there was very little excitement
manifested. The saloon over which the
| dying man lay was not closed for mo-
ment. and q dance advertised to take pace
in the next building but one that nigh
was unusually well patroniZed. The NEXT
morning-Turner having died st IL clock
that night-a coroner's jury WAS empsn-
eed before Esquire HI. p. Barbour. which
| returned a verdict IN accordance with the
above facts. A warrant was issued. and
Harper was brought before the Justice,
where by his attorney AZ. NJ. Burnhsm, he
waived the reading of the complaint and
warrant. and was remsnded TO jail TO await
his examination, which takes place Oct. 1.
Sunday the wives OF Harper and Turner
arrived from Grand Rapids. Mrs. Turner is
a bride Of but eleven weeks. having known
her husband but three weeks before she
married him. She has friends in Bay City,
where she was formerly employed in the
Brunswick House. She is young. a blonde
and pretty and refined IN appearance. She
appears prostrsted with grief and the scene
at the funeral, which took place Monday,
wss very affecting. Turner was buried al
this place II is said that be only recently
had been released from States prison, where
be had served five years for shooting man
He did not have flowing black beard
when ne came here. but about two weeks
growth covered his face. 1t is said that hIi
parents live in Kalamazoo. and that he was
a professional gambler. having recently re
turned from a trip through Indiana. Hi
wife believes, from remarks he had mad,
to her, that his bo hood was spent in New
York State, at or near Syracuse. Turner
mad on his person fifty dollars, rolled il
what is called gamblers pack" or "wsd,
and Harper had $ll0. Mrs. Turner say:
her husband had over 500 when be left
Grand Rapids.