New-York tribune., 1902-10-18

POLICE CALL AN AMBULANCE.
Although all three were dead. the police com
| piled with the letter Of the law and summoned
an ambulance Several bullets that had gone
| wild and had been iattened against the Law,
books on the shelves were found on the Garnet
Captain Shcehan, of the Old Slip station. on
an order from Headquarters. sent the reserves
to keep the crowd back. and, accompanied by
two Of his detectives hurried TO the scene and
questioned the witnesses OF the shooting Mr.
Mcintyre. who was trying a suit against the
! Metropolitan Street Railway Company in the
Supreme Court and Mr.. Cantor, who was at his
Office in the City Han. called by telephone.
and they lost no time i'm getting 10 their Of
fees
Coroner Goldenkranz and Or. Higgins arrived
at > =. m. and hour later the bodies of
Hamilton and MaIlard were remoN to an un-
dertaker's rooms in Great Jones-st. Turner's
body vas taken 10 the Morgue and AT : p. ~
was transferred 10 his home, No % Fifteenth
ave. Mount Vernon.
DONE WITH DELIBERATION
The tragedy was not the result of sudden
nare-up and burst Of anger. II was contem-
plated and deliberated upon through several
days Of threats and openly expressed hatred.
and some Of the friends Of the men concerned
thought a little care might have averted it.
on Thursday afternoon Turner came from
Mount Vernon on the 3:l9 train with Jimmie
Courlander, bartender Of Weber's cafe. Of that
city, which Turner frequented and the two
drank together in the Grand Union Hotel. AS
they were going out Turner said 10 COurlander:
Ny people are trying 10 DO me out of s., 400.
II they don't pay tomorrow, it's all up with
them I'll put the two Of them out Of business"
Turner then showed Courlander his revolver.
Courlander thought light Of the incident. be-
cause ne knew that his companion had been
drinking, He merely told him that he was
foolish and that he would better put the pistol
away
John F. Mcintyre said that In the evening Of
the same day, at the meeting Of the officers Of
the bottling company where the 50 700 com
promise was agreed on Turner acted strangely
in discussing the agreement and terms Of settle
ment Mr.. Mcintyre remarked 10 AR. Mallard
That fellow looks as if he was going TO harm
somebody. and think ne has a revolver on his
person"
M'INTYRE EXPECTED TROUBLE
Turner himself said TO US" added Mr. McIn-
tyre. 90 I will be here and want to have NAL
lard and Hamilton present when 1 close this
transaction I did not say anything with re-
gard TO Turner'S remark but subsequently I
said TO Mr.. Mallard That fellow is going TO
make some sort Of trouble here tomorrow
morning. 1 Will be on hand"
Mr.. Mcintyre said that he had informed Tur-
ner on Wednesday evening at his Office. that
unless he settled for his defalcations he would
have him indicted for forgery and embezzle-
ment.
4 believe. continued Mr.. Mcintyre. that
had been present at the meeting / would have
been dead now. as Turner undoubtedly intended
TO shoot me, too. l am convinced that that
man Turner intended 10 KIN every member of
this firm This. l think is indicated by the fact |
that he had armed himself SO heavily He was |
incensed against every one who was acting in |
the interest Of the Climax Bottle and Manufact- |
uring Company. Toward Mr.. Cantor he was |
angry because Mr. Cantor had declined 10 use |
his influence I'm his behalf Every time that |
Turner came into this Office he had been drink
ing"
Mr.. Mcintyre said he ;-ad warned Mr.. Mallard |
tinued Mr.. Mcintyre: Look o,t Cor tbst nan
Turner. ! feel that he is going 10 corr7n1it some
a aci OF personal violence. wouldn't be- surprised |
II ne had pistol IN his pocket now. When Won
called him liar the other day noticed thar he
put his hand toward his hip pocket in "A rnenac-
ing manner
Turner insisted that Mr Hamilton he
brought on from Pittsburg inasmuch as ne was
In the pr PTeslaent r OF me company. He said he
Nahteu eNei! one VINO was interested in the /
10 give a personal release"
THE ISSUE LEADING To THE TRAGEDY.
OF the point at issue between Turner and his
victims. A. s Towson. Of No. % Broad-st a
friend of Mr.. MaIlard. said:
Turner was originally the presi5ent Of the
Climax Bottle and Manufacturing C,oronanv
and was also its treasurer Mr. NaIIard
discovered some shortages in his accounts
and spoke TO him about it, Mr. Turner
denied that there had been anv ebortaea
Air. Mallard took charge of the comranv
then, and had expert bookkeepers called "a |
10 examine the accounts. Before that however
he had gone over the books himself ar5 ba5 |
'ound discrepancies. His discoveries were veri
led by the experts. The shortage Amounted 70 |
3, 100. The matter was put into the hands ~ |
Mr.. Mcintyre. There were many nepotiationS
Mr.. Turner told Mr.. Adams that his 9Tnrnar.l |
Dan Stuart. who I believe :, - |
sporting man. would make the shortage eood
Mr.. Malard, being responsible for the integrttI, |
Of the botting concern insisted a settle
ment"
Friends Of Turner in Mt Vernon tell a ouf,e
different story OF the trouble They say that
Turner had told them that Hamilton and MI
ard came from Pittsburg and bought bis g.
erest in the business for $4,000 and thai M, |
gave him a certified check for 50 30 rar1aetr.S |
ng 10 Der cent of the price. and agreed 80 - - |
the balance on May l Of this year Cantor
& Adams. according 10 this story. lent |
delaying the payment of the balance This ,,ror |
led Turner, he thought that he was ahor, = |
ose both his business and the money which baG |
been promised him.
HAD MADE THREATS.
Turner was a large. strong man He ofta,
alked about his trouble while he was drinkiro
and made threats. He told Walter Stickles 90 |
Mount Vernon. that he thought he was beir,
sWindled and that he would make troubIa for |
any one who did not treat him right.
Mrs Turner. through her sister. Miss Stuar,
said yesterday afternoon at Mount Vernon tba, |
Nallard and Hamilton had stopped payment "n |
4 check given 10 her husband for the businas. |
This she said made him angry. and wban 20
demanded an explanation they said thar he ~ |
overdraWn his account with the bottne coro
nany This story, she says her Husband -