Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-23
MONEY QUARREL
LEADS To MURDER
W. c. Turner Kills Millionaire
and Business Partner at
New York.
ON HAND TO SETTLE SHORTAGE
Meeting Is Held to Straishten Com
pany's Affairs, at Which the Slayer
Answers Request for Check With
Shots From His Revolver.


Turner. of Mount Vernon. N. Y, shot
and killed William ]. Mallard Of 3
West One Hundred and First street
and Albert Hamilton of Pittsburg and
then committed suicide in the law Of.
fees of Borough President Cantor and
former Assistant District Attorney
John F. Mcintyre, in the Wall street
district.
The shooting was done in the pres
ence of ]. J. Adams, partner of Mr..
Cantor and Mr.. Mcintyre, Lawyer
Leventritt, who represented Turner.
and Maurice Goodman, who is asso-
ciated with the firm Of Cantor, Nc
lntyre & Adams.
Turner was cousin OF Governor
Odell, brother-in-law of Dan Stuart,
the famous Texas sport and gun
fighter" was formerly a Texan and
was a dead shot.
Kills a Millionaire.
Mr.. Hamilton was millionaire
glass manufacturer, who bought out
the business of his slayer. He was
prominent with his wife in the social
circles of Pittsburg.
Mr.. Mallard was a purchaser OF
Turner's business. He leaves a widow
and two children, and was formerly a
resident OF Atlanta, Ga, where he was
prominent in political and social cir
Giles.
Turner killed the two men and him.
self because they accused him of
stealing money from the Climax Bot.
ting and Manufacturing Company. II
is believed that Turner intended to
kill both President Cantor and John
F. Mcintyre, but they happened to be
absent from the office.
Agrees to Settle.
Turner was president and treasurer
of the Climax Bottling and Manufact.
uring Company until last April. when
he was succeeded by Mr.. Hamilton.
Mallard was secretary of the concern.
An examination of the books, accord
ing to Mallard and Hamilton. showed
that Turner was $500 short in his &C.
counts.
John F. Mcintyre was engaged by
Mallard and Hamilton to force Turner
to make a settlement. The accused
man made proposition to settle on a
basis of $1,000. This was agreed to,
and an engagement was made to set
tie up.
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. Mr.. Nc
Intyre, however, evaded the engage
ment.
Asks For Check.
Turner was greatly excited and con
trolled himself with difficulty. Every
thing went along smoothly until the
time came for Turner to produce the
$2,700 check. He was slow to do this.
The papers were scattered around the
table awaiting signatures when Mr..
Leventritt said:
We'll, Mr.. Turner, you might as
well deliver the check"
Turner glared at the lawyer and at
the men on the opposite side Of the
table.
You have the check with you, I
suppose?" asked Mr.. Leventritt.
"oh. yes replied Turner, I've got
1t 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
table. When he faced them again he
had revolver in his hand
Quick and Sure Shot.
"I'n kill you, you -" he said
to Mallard.
The men at the table were paralyzed
with fright. Before Mallard could get
out of the way two bullets 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 one
shot at him and killed him instantly.
Then he placed the muzzle of the re-
volver to the side of his own head and
blew out his brains.
The shooting did not occupy more
than half a minute.
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Goodman and Mr..
Leventritt ran out of the office with
white faces, meeting throng of clerks
and other tenants who had been at
tracted by the sound Of the shots.
On Turner's body were found an
other revolver, fully loaded, and Ger.