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TURNER'S LIPE IN MOUNT VERNON.

TURNER'S LrPE IN MOUNT VERNON.
MOUNT VERNON Oct. i7.-William G.
Turner lived In pretty cottage at ~ South
Fifteenth avenue with his wife and their
two children. He moved TO Mount Vernon
three years ago and before that lived in
Highland Falls on the Hudson. where he
was engaged IN the Insurance. business.
He was a second cousin Of Gov. Odell on
his mothers side and relative Of United
Stat-e Senator Stewart OF Nevada. He
war a candidate for the nomination for
Assemblyinan on the Republican ticket
IN the First district last month. hut with
drew from the race at the last minute.
He travelled with lively crowd and drank
considerably, but not to excess.
His children are Marie. years old. and
Goodsell, o years Of age. tioodsell is named
after Senator Goodsell Of Highland Falls.
a relative 81 his father.
Mn. Turner was a Miss Stewart. daughter
Of a wealthy Texan. She has sent for her
brother. u A. Stewart Of Dallas. Tex. 10
take charge Of the funeral arrangements.
Her sister, y Miss stewart, has been living
with her for some time. Mrs. Turner Is
still young woman. II" husband was
about t6
When Mrs Turner became somewhat COM
posed to-day she said:
Mr. Turner was in good spirits when he
left me this morning. He talked about
some business trouble and made this re-
mark, which impressed itself upon my mind:
Mrs. Turner told friend that more than
two weeks ago she feared her husband
would do some rash act She did not know
ne was carrying revolver.
Turner leased his house from Fred Odell.
Mrs. Turner did not associate much with
her neighbors. but her husband was known
around Mount Vernon As a good fellow.
Among his closest friends was Walter
Stickes. an architect, and Joseph Weber,
a hotel proprietor. On the night before
the murder ho was in Weber's Hotel telling
his troubles To Mr., Sticklet.
Tailed OF HIS MURDER PLAN
"Mallard and Hamilton are trying 10
cheat me OFT of s27 .OD" he said To Stickles
They don't want IN pay me for my share IN
the bo',ling company Why they stopped
payment on their check last May and have
refused 10 pay me ever since. but I'll make
them come TO time OF they will suffer for it
one way or the other"
Turner left Mount Vernon for New York
on the 9:l9 train on the Harlem railroad
to-day. While waiting for the train he was
seen pacing up and down the platform NUT
taring to himself James Courlander, man
ager Of Weber'> Hotel. who went TO Man
haitian with Mr.. Turner on Thursday after
noon. saws the ia't"r'old him he was going
TO settle with hi- partners once for all
He told ma different story from that
printed IN the evening payers, said Mr.
tOurlander. He told me his part ners had
failed to pay him STOOD for his interest in
IN" climax company and were trying TO
cheat him ont of the money. He war great ~
excited and pulled ont a revolver and said
he was going Ia settle the matter with that
He had check for s? 700 for Mallard in
his pocket and said he would not have IL
certified, a. Mallard wanted him to- He
added that IL Mal,ard and Hamilton did not
settle with him tomorrow (meaning Fri
day., they would he both dead men
4 tried to calm him, and when he went
into the Grand Union Hotel 10 get drink
he was cooled Of He said he intended to
pay Mallard thu 81 100 check 20 settle a
shortage, but declared he would make his
par tuers pay over to him his share in the
company first.
WHO HAMILTON WAS.
PursBuRG. oct. Il Albert Hamilton
was one of the oldest bottle manufacturers
in the city. being president Of tho firm of
j. +. Hamilton in Twcnty--iNth street
He was 80 years old. Mr. Hamilton left
the CITY on "Wednesday and stopped In
Philadelphia 10 attend n meeting OF Flint
Glass Bottle Manufacturers, after which
he proceeded 10 New York
Mr. Hamilton lived al 400 South High
land avenue. He leaves wife, a daughter
son. j. W. Hamilton, who is mana ger
OF the Twenty-siSth street works, and
Frank and Albert, who are students AZ
Princeton Mr.. Hamilton was a veteran
Of the Civil War He was member of
Gen. Alexander Hays Post. No. 3. G. A. r.