Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-10-22


With Deliberation-Had Made Threats
New York City William c. Turner
OF Mount Vernon. y. V. formerly
President of the Climax Bottle and
Manufacturing Company, shot ana
Killed Albert Hamilton. OF Pittsbur-
Pa. and William Mallard. Jr.. who
lives in this city. Turner then shot
and killed himself The shooting oc-
CURED on the ninth floor of the Broad
Exchange Building. in the offices of
Cantor. Mcintyre x Adams. the law
firm of which Jacob y. Cantor. Prcsi
dent of Manhattan Borough. is senior.
member
There were also in the room when
the shooting was done MIR. Adams. of
the law firm: Maurice Goodman. couu-
sci 10 the CiimaX Bottle and Manurac.
turing Company. and Edgar Lrvcu-
irltt. counsel for Turner. Mr.. Hamil-
ton occupied the position OF President
OF TIE Climax Company. and Mr. Mall
!aru was Secretary and Treasurer The
men had gathered hy appointment 10
settle business difference
Mr.. ADAMS. who was in The room
when the shooting occurred. said:
w hcn Turner drew Il revolver and
fired ut Mallard | made Il rush for
the door. As ! went past Turner he
SAID To me i want YOU, too. From
thar time on | don't know how | rot
out of the room"
Nearly dozen shots were fired in
all. and after those who had been
missed by the missiles left the room
several more shots We're heard When
the firing began the clerks and Steno-
grapherS rushed from the rooms and
Mr.. Goodman, who was in the room.
Dolted down stairs for 4 policeman
The weapons used 10y Turner were two
murderouS Colt automatic maCaZiu.
revolvers.
When the room was entered by Cor
onCr Goldcnc Z, the three bodies
were lying where they fell Tie police
found bullets lying around the floor
and the odor OF smokcless powder
filled the room and hallway.
Turner had hCcn pr, ven 81, 100 short
IN his accounts uh the company and
had agreed to pay $2.1OO in settlement
Of ,hc claim When the settlement was
demanded Oi him he suddenly drew
his revolver ANA Shot first Mr. Mallard.
then Mr.. Hamilton. finally turning his
revolver upon himself. This account
OF the Shlo,in% iS that of Mr.. Good
man. who rushed dnwr To The stree;
foor and summoned the police When
he returned with au officer the three
men Were dead. Upon the person of
Turner WAS found worthless check.
Hurried calls We're made for Borough
President Cantor and John T. McIn-
tyre, the o,hcr members of the law
firm. but neither of them were able
to respond ut once. President Cantor
said that he knew nothing about the
legal complications that preceded the
murder and suicide
From other sources. however. il was
learned that Turner had stated that
prior To the conference he believed an
injustice had been done him but that
now that he was in the last ditch.
something would have to ne done
There is no doubt that Turner would
have killed Mr.. Mcintyre had he been
present III The conference in his office
The law firm of Cantor. Adams tS
Mcintyre is one of 10 best known i'll
the city. being composed OF men who
nave been prominent in politics rs we'll
as in professional life.
Albert Hamilton was the President
Of the j. II. y y. Hamilton Co. of Pitts.
burg. glass manufacturers. He was
about ifty-cight years of age
William Mallard. Jr. came from At
lanta Ga. four years ago. ana was
about thirty six years old, and has Il
wife and Two children. He resided in
this city.
w. G. Turner. the man who did the
shooting. lived at Mount Vernon. y.
Y. and he is said to have been wealthy
until recent rcVcrScS. He WAS Il cousin
of Governor Odcll.