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gave himself mp. . s-s4r>s
A few weeks afterwards Turner applIedSi6f
ball before Judge Wallace. but the appHcafis6
was reused, the Judge ruling that accordf68
TO the showing made by Turner hirrsssif ~
was guilty OF murder '-se--,S.s -rs>SSSk
THE FIGHT IN THE couRrs

| $500. N~SAAA 4T> LIE COUhTSs
The trial came on before Judge Norton and
ed by the Hon. stanyarne Wilson and DsSidE
Johason. Jr. Turner was defended By DIM
can Sanders, Bomar & Simpson and Nich07nf
Moore. The jury rendered verdictgS5f|
ed. ~ 1'A'i was sen 'snceo 'eos to De hangss
turner then engaged additional: counsess &
s'Gae ton Me,fon oronsr oT Of Newberry and sl
2eai was pending his attorneys made 4 mo-
iion 70 send the case back to the Orcuif C6trf
M ne1 0rEss tria tnat ma they might make motion -
refused @ II Tbeeep1on ew 1o1aehce: enc Yhe mosicu
dered Its decision, denying the ar,nsci ss,,f 49,
derlng that the case be returned IA fhs fsf;sss
e eoit court 10 order that q new day nai1Rf ~
This opinion was handed down "A 4 sfnsffs5 NJ
precaution, Sheriff Nichols removed m 4 81 s.
one oner 10 more secure quarters, and ID 'fhsz
iei tiaer Il tne Wes daeisperata man fought nke
mite hidden In his CELL - - -
Judge Norton, the same Judge who 15adsi
la,ea nroceeded the case IN more than two yea betof
Ience Iqrner, as directed by the Supf6hsSs
Gourt: when his attorneys again made 4 mo-
i"h ImGoa LOT rsia, new trial on new evidences The
Lhen appealed 70 the Supreme Court sTf1Sf
court held that they could not appeaE fFofss !:
csrsei cuage EoTtons refusal, but becauso ieNss -
leave to ask the Supreme Court nr Ienve,fssf;
noaee,a MAKE motion for a new trial on newly dis
,ol Ths sus aesrRg a. sS, OF tina. application vas
many afidavits OF new eyidenca vare = s9asiis.z
mltted. On behalf of the State the Solicitor
and Mr. wilson presented affdayfts n, ool1ss
% srau,c.ion OF them. by which livery cleaF4F
perjury. -. 80 - - - y: ):
Tue court refused the application, and cf-s
Circuit Court for new day TO be fixed for ma (
execution and In accordance ytferevIffk- Z; e,
3 u1ge Wallace, In July, 1896, sentenced Geore6%
.. turner 10 be hanged on September ]. 1883 4
HopINeiTo THE LAST. s.s,s q:
The condemned man did not give ur hopSE
until the very last and all theWhiIe seemed
conndent that something would transpife 36g
hour or so before the end that he ceased "a Z
hope. n, ~
A.pLAg TO ESCAPE.
"Dear Wife: II you will get half dozelI Z
Zickerin files and small monkey-Wreioh 2
ana let Bois come some night about IL on n )
be- aha aown them 70 string Sst
the room In the northeast of the Jail I think
all VIII be well. II you cannot get the thinfnx
write for W. N. Turner or d. F.A. Turner 4os
them. see Bois Ware and tell him TO cot tRsd1S !,
for you. Tell Bois 10 come In through fhe lcfs
and not 60 about the front gate. You canputS
on men's clothes and come With him. -,
"Write me note about selling corn. ana ::
just put the figure for the hour that yon WiiES
be here. Send the note the evening before !
yo9n come me- and tel Bos to wait for an ansye5
igss ussIp put the figure Do this some tirns thu
"Three Zlckerin files are small and nat. al.
hne hack saw\will be good II you can get IT,
The "Bois" referred to in the above Ietteryia;
turner's son, about l3 years old. The letter.
was intercepted, and the prisoner was wstph-
eo more closely and searched more diligently
than ever. ~ Z
A SAD PARTING. ~
A few minutes after 10 O'Clock Turner's Wife
and children. two boys and little girl, came
TO say their last sad farewell to the uofortues
nate husband and father. The scene I'm the.
ssfs sn oss Tss al
herself Her agoniztng means could be heard
10 the lower part Of the jail Turner stood
the trying ordeal with stoical nerve and gayeE
not the slightest evidence Of emotion: sHe
told his wife that he was prepared to meet bis
God aud advised her to train the children COR.
rectly. so as to bring them with her when she q
said he was going to Join the little ono that
God had taken from them and asked her to-
meet them in heaven with the other childxen:
He gave to his oldest son q bible which had
hours. and told him TO obey its preceptA To-
his other son he gave silver spoon and to :
his little girl some money. ~
The final parting between husband and Wife
was heartrending In the extreme and itwas
with difficulty that the sorrowing woman
could be taken from her unfortunate hus-
band. - - ~ ~
THE EXECUTION. ~
At ~ 10 o'clock the prisoner was taken from
the Jail TO the barn where the gallows was
erected. He was accompanied by the Sheriff
and the Rev. w. T. Derteux. Upon reaching
the scaffold the death warrant was read by
Sheriff Dean with great emnity. MIR. De-;
rieux then offered most beautiful inyocass
tion TO the Deity to receive the soul OF the un.
fortunate criminal and to give him strength
to bear with Christian fortitude the awful orr;
deal of facing death. Turner gave no eyt-s
dence Of emotion, except being very nervouG,
He looked around anxlously, and had ahope.
less expression on bis face. He was then
placed in position on the gallows and the "a
tai moose put around his neck. When asked
by the Sheriff IF he had anything to gay, :hs
replied that he had nothing. -
At 1928 the trap was sprung and Turner'S
soul was launched into eternity. There was J
no hitch about the proceedings, and every
thing passed of without friction. The neck
was broken, and the man was pronounced
dead by the physicians in fifteen minutes az
ter the drop fell. ,.... 81 =,