The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-23
TURNER AND MAT TEMPLE.
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May skilton. who killed herself in n Tendcrloin
hotel on sunday night. was the daughter OF
Parke l.. Temple, advertising manager OF the
Peoria Mirror OF Peoria. III. She was - years
old. and when she was married. u little more
than a year ago. in Peoria, one OF the local papers
described her As a stIrkingiy beautiful type OF
brunette beauty. smiable in disposition and OF a
lovablc nature" Her husband was Raphael
Marshall Skilton. a wealthy real estate owner in
Chicago and central Illinois. lie Is a brother.in-
law OF ". W. Kimball. tho millionaire piano
manufacturer OF Chicago. Mr.. Skilton IS an
elderly man.
After the wedding N which was per-
formed by the Rev. J. VI. Kersey at the Central
Christian Church, he took his young bride on an
extended tour. They reached Nashville while
the Nashville Exposition was in progress there,
and the young bride WAS introduced to John A
Turner. the son OF one of the firm OF Turner
Brothers. Wholesale grocers. at l63 and III
Market street in that city. Mrs. Skiiton be-
came infatuated with him 80 markedly that her
husband curtailed his trip and took her 10 Chi
cayo, where he got a divorce. She consented 10
the divorce upon the payment or $500 TO her.
she soon found her way to Nashville. and for
Turner tired OF her. Six weeks Aso he told her
that they would have to part. He could not lf-
ford the expense OF keeping her. he said, and he
told her that the lest thing she could do was TO
return TO her fathers home. Her mother had
died while she was away, and when Turner sent
her home 10 her father the father refused TO re-
ceive her. She went TO Chicago. and, it Is
thought, tried 10 get more money out OF her
divorced husband. Among her effects there was
a letter from a friend advising her that tho
divorce obtained by her husband. and 10 which
she consented. was fraudulent II she was rom-
PEELED 20 sign the PAPERS. a. sh. represented.
Meanwhile she hal been writing TO Turner.
hut her letters we're unanswered, and from one
Ut his friends she received word that Turner
had left Nashville. leaving no address behind.
She determined 10 20 To Nashville to learn the
truth. and found that Turner had left his home:
Then she told his parents OF their relations, and
Turner's father refused to honor a draft which
Turner drew on the rrm- She got trace OF the
young man and learned that he was in this city.
She came on here, and two weeks ago ran across
Turner on Broadway. He took her to the Hotel
Mealo. at sixth avenue andrweuty eighth street,
where he was living, and they registered ~ man
ant wife. They lived together until Nedncs-
day, when Turner said he was SICK AMI almost
prnnilcas. and be enirelttd her TO leave him.
He advised her to Try and effect \ reconciliation
with her father, and ne bought her a ticket TO
Chicago. she went on there. but was evidently
unsuccessful in her mission. She pawned one OF
her rings "a get her fare back to this city. She
arrived here on saturday night and found
Turner still sick and angry because she re-
turned. So sunday afternoon she bought some
carbolic acid. and on sunday evening after one
more interview with Turner she swallowed the
poison.
Turner was arrested and spent the night in
the West Thirtieth street station house. When
Coroner Tuthill called 10 see him AT the station
he found him III. and prescribed for him. Tur-
ner was arraIRned before Magistrate Stmms in
the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
p Tttn and he new was tistSarsea AtssrSa I'd he
went TO the Coroner's Office and made a state
ment IN Coroner Tuthill. The young woman >
body was taken 10 WinterbottOm = Undertaking
establishment In sixth avenue. Five cheap
gold rings. "A gold watch, and ~ in money were
all the property she had. Coroner Tuthiil tele-
He said he would bury the young woman II her
father did not.