Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-18

Former Member of New York Firm
Then Committed Suicide.
TRAGEDY IN LAW OFFICES
Gilman to Dispute of Long Stahurh'-
W. I. Turner the Nurt"rer an"
W, j. Nulinrd aud Nlheft
Hamilton His Victims.

New York, oct is William I. lNI
ncr' Of Mouut Vernon shot and kiIl"'
William j. MaIlard of "A Central Par
West and Abort Ilamilton ot I1ii-
burg and then committed sulcid" i
tn. lAW offices ut borough lT">id'p
cnutor and former Assistant Distfic'
attorney jean + MrlutYre. in ti'
Uroai Exchange huldiUg. 1t is h"
lived tnal 1mf,"r intended To Xiii join
=. Mcintyre hu Air. Mcintyre lay
ppuod to he ubscnt FROM the office.
The Climax RoItliug and Mamraf
turing company WAS located at - NuI
ray street. Turner WAS president 0ut
treasurer up To last April, when III
was succeeded by Albert Hamilton
who came from Pittsburg. MNl.alt
was secretary Of the concern. Al ~
animation Of the books, according Z"
MalIard aud Hamilton, showed tha'
Turner was 81. 1uO short in his accounts
with the firm. John +. Mcintyre WaS
engaged by Mallard and Hamilton TO
force Turner to make a settlement
The matter dragged along all sum
pressing Turner, and finally the ac-
crlsed man made a proposition to set
tie on a basis of S. 100. This propoSi
ton was agreed to and an engagement
was made to settle in the office of Can
tor. Mcintyre 4 Adams.
Insisted on McIntyre's Presence.
Turner insisted that Mr.. Mcintyre
should be present at the conclusion Of
the negotiations. He was very bitter
against the former district attorney.
who had threatened him frequently
with criminal proceedings. When toltI
that Mr.. Mcintyre was not in the of
fee. but was expected every minute,
Turner said he wanted to have tn"
thing settled and off his mind He
asked that some other members of the
firm be called in to look after the set
Element.
Maurice Goodman, an associate part.
ner, was called. He led the party Il
the private office of Mr.. Adams. There
is a long table in Mr. Adams office
He was sitting at this table writns
when the men entered. Mr. Goodman
announced that Turner had come &c
make a settlement, and Mr.. Adams
asked them all to be seated.
Hamilton and Lawyer Goodman sal
side by side at the head OF the table
To the right Of Mr.. Hamilton sat Mr.
Mallard Mr.. Adams sat to the left
Of Mr. Goodman. Turner and Lawyer
Leventritt sat at the foot of the table
facing Goodman and Hamilton.
Turner was greatly excited and con
trolled himself with difficulty. The
voices Of the men in consultation did
not rise above conversational tone
but there was apparent resentment be
tween the former partners.
The Tragedy Came Suddenly.
Everything went along smoothly
enough until the time came for Turner
to produce the check for $2,700. He
was slow to do this. The papers We're
scattered around the tables waiting
signatures when Mr. Leventritt said:
well, Mr.. Turner, you might as well
deliver the check"
Turner glared at the lawyer and at
the men on the opposite side of the ia
BILE.
You have the check with you, l sup
poser asked Mr. Levenritt.
"Oh, yes" replied Turner; 1--WE got
it with me all right"
Saying this, he got up. left his chair
walked to the side of the room and
turned his back on the men at the ia
BILE. When he faced them again. he
had an enormous revolver in his right
hand. The men at the table were par
alyzed with fright.
Mallard sprang to his feet and tried
to hide behind Mr. Adams, who PROMPT
ly got out of his chair and started
away. Before Mallard could get out
Of the way or drop under the table two
bullets from the large calibered pistol
were In his body
Hamilton had made no move to es
cape. He sat gazing at the body of
Mallard on the floor. Turner fred on.
shot at him and killed him instantly
Then he placed the muZzle of the re-
volver to the side of his head and blew
his brains out.
The whole shooting did not occupy
more than half minute.