The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-18


so. ieo7. In this report, which Was made
to the directors on May IS. President p W.
La Frent4 Of the Audit company Said
An examination Of cash book 3. folio 3si.
reveals the fact that on MAY l. 1902. there
existed a shortage In your general cash Of
81 .ost. O2 An examination OF the accounts
OF w Turner shows he has been credited
with an item of sAaj? 81. which does not
properly belong III this personal account.
according to III" statement made to our rep.
ressn,stvc tv your Mr. Mallard. and -
which. Mr. M,llnrd states. Mr. Turner a-sen,s
Mr. Turner has therefor. ovsrdrawn his ac-
count to IN" amount of SIS; II. according
10 bis books
The accorn' % Mr. " \ Niallard. Jr rs
shown on ScH"dul" I. according TO III" books,
shows an ovsrdTti' Of 9? 1911 An invNsti-
CATION into tie iotty cash account reveals
shortage Of slo2i oi We recommend
further investigation. - We believ" that 1t
will show still greater shortage.
Mr. MalIard's explanation of the over.
draft charged up against him was that
Turner, in applying the oompany's money.
which came in in the course Of business
10 the personal accoun' which he ma in
tanned in the treasury. had Ia square il by
charging similar amount up against some
one else. Having fun charge of the books
as Treasurer. Mr.. Nallard said, Turner
charged II against him
rrRNtR CALLED TO ACCOUNT
The result OF this investigation was that
Mr.. Hamilton and Mr.. Mallsrd notified
Turner that he would have 70 make good tie
amount Of his shortage. which n later oN-
animation had fixed at about s., 100. Turner
GOT this notificar ion In June last and since
then he and tho others ha We had some
stormy meetings. Mr.. Mcintyre was
brought in a. counsel for Hamilton and
Malaid and Turner retained Mr.. Lcventritt,
who II nephew Of Supreme Court Justice
Leventritt.
The settlement Of the shortage dragged
along all through he summer. the va riouS
conferences thai were called resulting in
nothing more satisfactory than an increase
OF the bitterness already existing between
Hamilton and Mallard. on one side. and
Turner on the other.
Matters came 10 a head about two weeks
ago when. acting under the direction of
his clients, Mr.. MCIutyrc notified Turner
that h- would be criminal'y prosecuted for
larceny unless h" made good the amount of
the alleged shortage. Mr.. Hamilton served
notice al TIA" same time that he would not
agree t. any COMPROMISE and that Turner
must pay evary dollar of the money he was
sa!d 20 owe Cf g To jail
rrRStK BEGINS TO THREATEN
When he got This ultimatum Turner
Weakened for the first time. He asked for
little time, and It va, given TO him. Mean
while, however, he never got chance to
forget that III" money was due He told
friends that Mcintyre had bounded him
until he vas almost crazy and once or twice
minated that something would happen
~ thay, meaning Mcintyre and his clients
didn't let up Ola him
On Monday NJ. MCINTYRE sent word 20
Mr. Ieventrtt that he and Turner We're
wanted al his Office IN IN" Broad Exchange
Building for a conference Turner and
l.eveLtritt went to Mr.. McIntyre'S office
al O'clock on Monday afternoon and half
an hour later Mallard came in. Mr.. Hamil-
ton va, in pt'-burg The talk was stormy.
McIntyre said
clients 10 say that the money you are short
must b. paid al Once or they will have to
proceed against you We have lot the
matter go along for months now, and our
patience is about exhausted. You must
nay or go to jail. The evidence is com
plete against You, and YOU know il. Now,
what ara you going to do about IN"
LIE GrviN on BOTH SIDES.
Its lie to say that took all the money
Turner replied That man. pointing 10
Nallard, is a. guilty as am"
You're liar" said MalarL springing
10 hi- feet. i never touched a dollar Of
that money: You alone are guilty"
=.
Down in my country, where a gentle
man rc-ents such insults. I'd shoot you
for that" -aid Mallard.
When it began 10 look as il the men might
hav" Il out right there Mr. Mcintyre inter
fered. He told Turner that he must paw
every dollar of the money within forty
eight hours or take the consequen ces
1urner said that he could not pay all the
money that he was charged with taking
and after some discussion offered 20 pay
over 10 Mr.. Mcintyre s. 100 in return for 4
general release from Mr., Mal.ard and Mr.
Hamilton. Mr.. Mclntvrs promised to give
Turner an answer in a few days, and Turner
and Mr.. I"venIri't then loft the Office.
M,rr,rr WARNED.
After they lad gone Mr. Mcintyre turned
Ia Mailard and said.
Look out for that man. When YOU
called him a liar and jumped up | noticed
That he made move toward his hip pocket
| think he = a desperate man and I'd be
very careful how | went after him"
I'm no, afraid Of him or Of any other
man" Maliard replied. If he talked to
me Ike lie did to-day anywhere outside
I'd slap his face
lawyer over the telephone on Thursday
morning. and Leventritt sent to Turner
H." following telegram, which was found
in Turner'S pocket after he had killed him
self "Mollard telephoned threatening i'm
mediate action.
In the meantime this telegram which was
found on the body Of Mr. Hamilton. had been
sent to Pittshrrg by Mallard:
NEW loKh. oct. ~. 1902
4 Hdritou fH'shWr0. Pa
Turner Will pay tventy-seven hundred
Come hTst train. NeCessdTv for you 10 IN
release and resolutions OF board of dr. ctprs
Answer hALI.ARD
telegram sent by Turner to Mr. Hamil-
ton on Monday after the meeting in Mr.
Mclntvrcs Office was also found on Haml-
tons body Ii reads:
SorrN 10 leave your case to friends Pre-
Tered tn settle all AZ once TrrStR
The resolutions referred TO in Mr. NAL
lsrds telegram To his partn were passed
by the directors Of the Climax Bottle and
Manufacturing Company last week They
assent 10 the agreement Of Turner To settle
all claims against him by the payment, of
500
I'M MEETING on THURSDAY
ts soon aS Turner got Mr.. Lcvcntri,ts
telegram telling him that Iallard had
threatened inmediat" action he cam. To
hi, city from lis home in Mount Vernon
and went 10 Nj. LcVcntritt's Office Mr.