Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-13
TRAGEDY.
TIE "DETAILS OF THE rURSER SHOOT
mo CASE.
rhs Testimony Before the Coruaer's Jury
The evidence OF One Of the
Principals



WARREvroS, Va, June II. 1882
ktthc CoFoner's inquest yesterday IN tne
.aso Of the killing OF ROeert Turner Nv ms
cousin and brother-tn-lEw, +. 7. lnrner'
the verdict Of the jury was voluntary man.
slaoghter. +. T. c. Turner. oro'Oer oi
fhe deceased. gsvc the ioioStng tesuipohF
regarding this most unhappy ansir' which
oo-urred At The Plains, this county, last
SUNDAY -.
NV brother and myself went 20 nv brother
1R.lag's house With the purpose ~ glNiRK
him a GOOD pain taking. without Tue IN
fention Of striking hrm II bis conduct was
AZ az reasonable vs. Knocked Al ms door.
and The colored boy appeared IN the nan
above add ssid ne vas IN and wonid be down
shortly, After some fifteen or twenty MN
utes he came down sHd met rs al tho oooI'
lie offered ~ his hand. Nv brother sAld
"EINsrd. excuse Us mlnute' oN
THIS we Ncsr OF your beating May ~ lie SAID.
aThsiisaG- d lie" With that ! struck
hrrp m tba face and over The head several
uufs. Then me not oGering 70 resisD heid
him a minute and told him thought BIN
coward Snd contemplate puppy. and he
called ne Ike uames, aud ssid: D." ms i
your wSv Il hrh,isK, i ~ tninA ne
sid wa<ad- coward, and gave him more
hloy,s and SIN did not resist. lie said A:
"Vhis is not my way OF GghuDg. let me
90 and ret two pistols; y0u take one snd
one and Gght nke gentlemen tight SAID,
"No; ! don't want 10 tsht That wsy. /
1ou't want 90 kIIl you or 20 be killed.
but want 90 let YOU know that THIS had
treatment Of our sister has 10 be stopped.
More names from him, ID coward,
cowar-flv dog, &c, and more blows from
Ipe. bed him M a Dent-ovcr position ana
kickrd biin once IA The stomach. He said
.. TIN. u your way, is IL? THIS - your way,
iSut GO ahead 80 much rs YOU want. be-
fotethrsmv brother ssid, " Don't kick him.
he proposed again 10 Get Two pistols 10
which ! objected. snd more words followed.
l csled him - OF BIB. i struck
hlin another blow which | think more Sc
we're tnsn anv before, 10 staggered him
and nc almo.; fell TO the Noor My bro
tbcr said THAT will do; thst will do /
think struck hIm two more lighter DOVE
and sand, Now. SIR; don't let us bear any
more o. vour bad conduct. II we do there
VIII be more trouble COR worse trouble. lie
said. "Do YOU think AN done with this,
SIP 10 YOU think vii let 10 drop her~
We must settle this win pistols sald,
81 Will not Gght YOU with pistols, nor VIII
/ Lght any man with pistO1s. DO mol want
70 Xiii YOU" lla sad, MY way u with
pistols. a. gentlemen ought 10 fight. ] SAID.
- bsvo never heafd Of any Of YouT hehis
with pistols l have heard OF your chal-
lenges ana the next hour otyoUr apologies.
lie asted me Whist challenges ard what
Apologies had ! heard specify ala not
specify. bu. told him % Jet Us boar no more
q bis tad conduct aud We left The pOrch
and walked towards orr horses. We hNd
rotten about hitv or Srventy-tye wards down
i'm the field 10 front OF the yard when We
heard him calling after " and pursuing m a
tyrlsk walk. pistol 10 eSeh hand. and can
he positive what be said, ~ he talks low,
but think II was the Ike OF ths
g. iold on there. bold On there. J ms
thing cannot stop here We walked ON,
siaescd our pace somewhat, he coming
faster than we were gong. getting nearer
and nearer. | said 10 nv brother Robert,
WHO lad ne pzto IN bis pocket or MS
clothes: " We mad better right about aud
FORBID bis coming nearer. which We dld,
but which De did not r~gard. Ny brother
drew his pistol, aOd be Edward i. Turner
sad sonet5nS, cs''t Ce positive what, but
il sounded Ike tins "Ah' you hsvs one,
hsve vouf" lie cenuuued 10 aPprosch.
when NV brother raised and lsveIIed his
pistol A. him be stopped and levei4sd BIS at
nv brother. They both fred. csrnot
ssF which fred hrst-vcry little tiAereRce-
and then they boib repeated. think Is
was TIE -ccoud SHOT tbst Killed my brother.
: ts.n took the pistol from my brothers
baud, aud be Edward Turner and hot 81
esnu other until all my balls were gone.
sad 90 htm. "I hsve no more shots, 1ich
I DON think lie heard, and be nred again.
! said again. IL baye 10 more shots.
Then be lowered his pistol aUo came to-
Vacds MS. As soon IS the shooting ceased
! stopped GowU, put nv Jand upon ioy
brgtDtr and called his raWr He DID not
aasR,r By that time Edward bad gotten
q my side. BE oicrcd me- hrs pistol and
sand, "kiIl me; I do not want 10 i've ss'd.
81 % moi Waot 10 sill YOU" neiDsisting,
| aid. " o. not want 20 kiIl you; YOU can
hIu yourself II YOU want
J.. =. TURNER il ina o critical condition from
his wounds aud NAY die. he 10 10 the
hands u IN officer. and cannot ue moved.
-. j, . prominent member " the Democratic
Executive Committee 81 this county, ana was
offered a cOusul-ity by Secretary Bayard,