The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-18

moments later, hearing no more shoot ing. the persons who fled yentured back into the room and found the three bod ies
 Turner retired as president of the Climax BottIing company last April. when he was bought out by Hamilton. After the sale il was discovered, in ex- amining the books of the concern, that there was a shortage of $5.l0O in Tur- ner's accounts. The Climax company engaged John F. Mcintyre. former as sistant district attorney, and N. Good man, both of the firm in whose offices the shooting occurred to-day. to effect settlement with Turner. and he en- gagged Edgar Leventritt Co represent his interests. Some difficulty had been met in the negOtia tions which followed between the lawyers, but it was finally agreed to accept g. zoo and give Turner a release in full. The settlement was 1 to take place in the offices of Cantor. ] Adams & Mcintyre at II o'clock this morning.
 Before he left the conference last ] night Turner anxiously asked that Mir. 1 Mcintyre be present at tO-day's meet ing, and Mr. Mcintyre has said since the shooting that he did not like Tur- ner's manner yesterday. as the latter seemed, in his opinion, to bear himself recklessly and with the demeanor of man who might do almost any desper- ate act.
 1 At the appointed hour to-day Turner. with his lawyer, entered the law offices.
 MT Goodman ushered Turner and his lawyer into the private office of MT. Adams Leventritt. it is said. told Fur ner to remain outside. Turner refused, l saying that he wanted to close the mat ter at once. Turner immediately after
 entering asked for MT. Mcintyre. and showed ansger when told he would not be at the conference.
 | Negotiations for a settlement began at once. Messrs. Hamilton and Mallard and Goodman and Adams being pres ent, besides Turner and his attorney. The conference at first was in the firms general offices, but later Mallard asked to see MT. Adams and Mr. Hamilton in 1 Adams private office, Turner having refused certain propositions. While the conference in the private office was going on Turner walked in. His lawyer asked him for. his check to be used in the settlement, and Turner said, Yes, I'll let you have it."
 Then Turner closed the door of the office. He was facing MT. Mallard, who had asked him for the check. An in stant after he had shut the door he drew a revolver, and, pointing it at Mallard. said: "I will kill you, you ! - Then he fired two shots at Mallard. Instantly there was wild scramble on the part of the others in the room. All but Hamilton dashed for the door, but Hamilton, when Turner | fired. sprang at him to grapple. Tur- ner was too quick for him, however. and, dropping his weapon to 2, level with his victims breast, fired. There | is no witness to what followed. MT. Leventritt, at the first appearance of ] the revolver, rushed out of the room, I leaving his hat behind him. Goodman i followed Leventritt and Adams jumped i to his feet as soon as Mallard was shot, brushed past Turner and got out of the office. As those left the room two shots were heard. followed by two heavy
 
 office among those present Clerks. boys and several women employees were for few minutes too frightened to do anything.
 When persons connected with the law offices ventured back into the room they found the three bodies lying close together
 On Turner's body was found an un- signed telegram reading: Telephone message received. Will accept S2, 700, either from Hamilton or Mallard" On Turner's corpse the coroner also found a certified check for $2, 7OO The
 latter they regarded as throwing pe- culiar light on the case, for they thought it indicated that Turner went to the offices with the probable inten- tion of paying the sum of money which was to have settled the difficulty. If he did intend to pay, they argue, he | changed his mind suddenly and decided l fn lri11