The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
SEEK TO CONVICT GOULD.
TURNBULJ TAKEN As STATES W.T.
NESS IN THE BLACKMAIL CASE.

erai. on the Other Hand, stands By Gould
Tertimony OF Turnbuii Accusing H,s Rriend.
The examination Of William b. Turnbull and
William Elford Gould, charged with attempting
TO blackmail Eugcnio Goncalvis do Feria Teixei.
ra, was begun before Magistrate Meade In the
Centre Street Police Court yesterday morning,
and will go on this morning. Only ono Witness,
the defendant Turnbull, WINS examined yester-
day. From the developments of the day, some
OF those who watched tho proceedings got the
notion that the case had resolved itself into a
battle between tho Spanish Consul General
Arturo Baldasano v Topetc md Mr.. TeiSoira.
Deputy District Attorney Campbell announced
that Turnbull had become a witness Tor the
prosecution. The Spanish Consul, who had been
subpnnoed as n witness. sat beside Magistrate
Meade on the bench. He said to the reportcrs:
Il am hero to do what I can for Mr.. Gould,
whom l know to be an honorable man and whom
1 believe TO be entirely innocent. ! was sub
ppnaed here, but. as the representative of q
foreign Government is not bound to obey n sub
pena, l could have disrcgarded 1t had ! chosen
to do so. I came here voluntarily in the hope of
being Of some service to Mr.. Could"
Mr.. Teixeira scowled darkly while the Consul
was talking. Finally he looked hard at Mrs.
Turnbull. who sat beside her mother, Mrs. Hill.
and her little daughter, and nodded slightly.
Turnbull's testimony began with his cross
examination by Vernon NJ. Davis. counsel for
Gould. He said that he had not attempted to
blackmail Teixeira and that his only motive In
writing letters to Teixeira was to secure en-
ployment as Mr.. Teixoira's private secretary.
Turnbull admitted that, in the letter Of Dec. 1.
he had demanded S.. $50 from Teixeira as tho
price Of suppressing tho stories he had heard
about Teixeira. He denied, however, that he
had told Detective Valley, Teixeira, and others
that Gould knew nothing about this letter. He
wore that Gould really dictated it.
"Oh! That's it, is 1t p said Mr.. Davis. "Woll.
Mr.. Turnbull. it's not altogether new for you to
bear such witness. This is not the first time
you We turned informer. is i'll
~ never was an informer in my life." replied
the witness tartly.
q year ago on the charge OF padding the pay
rolls of the Hydraulic Construction Company,
Q.-Just a moment. Did you not turn States
evidence in that case and testify that you were
Wa' a good d'' deal Inn more foAs guilty. for tho sake Of
escaping punishment Ayes. but l want to
Owen get at that in a moment, Mr.. Turn.
bull. You turned States evidence In that case :
o. thought I hadn't mistaken the man. And
this is the same old game. isn't i'll Al never
was convicted Of a crime in my life,
think Of even insinpaiting such a thing, Mr..
Turnbull. That will do.
that he had known Gould twenty-seven years.
having first mot him. at st. Pauls School, near
Baltimore. where both were pupils. Gould had
the spanish Consul as Is his informant. These
stories were in effect that Teixeira had had an
finally sent chi this woman woman i to New York ere' and that
he had beaten his wife when she was in a del
,Q.-Now. about the letters. Did you word
them as we'll as write them Al did not.
notes written on the back OF an en-
y%elope: One that I remember in p%articu.
s md f f Which i 7 d'd s,.; e Tilt iSss. S Sia IL e
live in a country S" u whe Ssst duelli fIs' was 1 c%ounte,
nanoed, l should certainly send him a challenge.
Anderson, When lhe MY my Offer fert to SUPPRESS Tpp", the hep publ,
cation q Ing story %r 8, 800 was refused. ! told
Gould ala about 1t. ana ne said: You cann9t aford
ss; ;!so Eaf s. sf :s%s creator sSt sHf b sf meant ss ny shs saes
Of o seeGf%1ns ss rsass 'he u g 'aSe iss sssFi'' 6Id Gould
direeted me TO write it, as he had directed me
ofIast week. Al did. A cab drove up to my
Could asking a%d sn me st to meet him at II the Continental
Hotel. | met him there. He told INC that the
tive had called upon him 9he Consult to ask
4 the mote Of iatrOauetion presented lut t9
He said he wanted the receipts and all the other
papers, as he wanted them destroyed. we had
drawn up the receipts In anticipation OF getting
the money. One was signed .Einstein' and The
other Mendoza We decided after a while to
use the Mendoza receipt. because l had said
Mendoza was the name of the newspaper man
who was going to sell the story. Gould. before
that, had told me that Teixeira was badly
scared. and that he would willingly give up the
money. My mother-in-law was In the room
when Gould said this.
BY Mr.. Davis-What part of the money was
Gould to receive when Teixeira paid upi A
Oh. no division Of the money had been agreed
upon. 1 would not have taken n cent.
Q-You were to receive the money first, and
turn 1t over to Mr.. Gould. and you didn't intend
to take a cent for all your troubled A.-Not a
cent.
Q.-Any incomei A;-No. :,
o.-Been out of work for some time. haven't
youi Ayes.
Q.-Do you know IL Mr.. Gould is In particular
need of money Al do not know that he H..
When the case was adjourned, Turnbull's wife
and mother-in.law implored Detective Valley
70 have Turnbull bailed. They, told the detec;
Turnbull il he would turn States evidence.
They said Teixeira was willing TO deposit 81 900
with the City Chamberlain for Turnbulrs re-
lease on bail. Louis n. Henriques, a friend of
Teixeira's, finally became Turnbulls bondsman
In the sum of 81 900.