The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-18
Two Partners Murdered
in Lawyers Office.
THE ASSASSIN A SUICIDE, TOO.
They'd Been Pressing Him for
Money He Couldn't Pay.

10 KIM Mcintyre. Too. but He Wasnt
There-It Was Pay or Go 10 Jau for
Turner--A BAD Check in His Pocket
Hamilton Prominent In Pittsburg
Turner . Cousin OF Governor Odell.
A shocking tragedy occurred yesterday
morning in the private Office Of ex-Con-
gresham John j. Adams. In the suite occu-
pied by Cantor, Adams 4 Mcintyre, the
law firm Of which Mr.. Adams is a member.
in the Broad Exchange Building at Is
Broad street. william c. Turner. until
three months ago president Of the Climax
Bottle and Manufacturing Company. q
Pittsburg concern with Offices in this city.
shot and instantly killed his former partner
William j Malard. Jr.. and Albert Hamil-
ton. wealthy Pitsburg glass manufacturer
who recently bought all OF his interest in the
Climax company. and then turned the
weapon on himself and died
For a full half minute before killing him
self Turner held his smoking pistol at the
head Of Mr.. Adams. who had been present
representative of NJ. McIntyre. who was
absent in court, The murderer was nm
cert ain whether TO kill Mr.. Adams or not
Mr.. Adams made an appeal for his life,
the result Of which was that Turner waved
lin out OF his own Office and then by
self-destruction completed his awful pro
gramme.
CHANCE SAVED M'INryRE.
The escape Of Mr. Mcintyre was sheer
luck. lie had expected to he AZ the COM
ference as the representative Of Mr. Mallari
and Mr.. Hamilton; had. in fact. promised
Turner at a meeting on Thursday night
| that he would be on hand Turner's in
sistence that Mcintyre he present at yes
| terday's negot iations ia taken as an indi-
| cation that he meant to kill him, too For
| a large part of the trouble that Turner had
| had with his former partner and with his
successor he had blamed Mr.. Mcintyre,
| their legal adviser.
| To his detention in court he owes his life for
| Turner went to his Office armed for whole
sale slaughter. Besides a big Colts machine
1 revolver, carrying seven steel incasad
bullets of .3s calibre in it's ma gazine. Turner
had an ordinary six-shooter of Colts maxi.
| loaded with 3s-calibre cartridges.
There were three witnesses 10 the shoot
| ing, Mr.. Adams, Edgar NJ. Ievcptritt Of
Nathan. Leventritt d. Perham. 81 William
| street, who was counsel for Turner. and
Maurice Goodman. Mr.. Mclntyre's clerk.
who had charge Of the papers Of the Climax
company. Leventritt and Goodman got
| out at the first shot fired. but Adams was
cornered by the murderer after Mallard
| and Hamilton had been stretched dead on
the floor. and only his ardent appeal for
life. the justice of which seemed 10 appeal
| to Turner, saved him.
The murderer was a second cousin 81 Gov
Odell
THE CAUSE OF THE MURDERS.
The dispute which ended in yesterdays
| tragedy was over "A sum Of money. said to
be $500, which, "a Mallard and Hamilton
alleged, had been embezzled from the
| Climax Bottle and Manufacturing Com
| pany by Turner while no was its president
The company was organized in Pittsburg
several years ago by Turner, William j.
| Mallard, Jr. who had Just come here from
| Atlanta, Ga, and a Pittsburg man named
sheldon r. Cable. Offices were opened
az 100 Broadway, in this city, and an extern
sve business in the manufacture Of milk
| bottles was done The company was
capitalized at $4,000; Turner was prcsi-
dent and treasurer. Maard was secretary.
and Turner Nallard and Cable made UP
the board of directors.
Up to last April Turner remained presi-
dent of tho company, During the last
few months of his incumbency he and
Mallard had frequent disputes about the
affairs of the concern. Each accused the
other of being responsible for the absence
Of certain sums Of money from the treasury.
and it finally got 10 a point where Mallard
is said 10 have declared that either he or
| Turner would have TO get out Mr., Cable,
who had little part in the disputes, IL said
TO have sided with Mr.. Mallard.
| However that may have been. a pur-
chaser for Turner's interest in the COM
pany turned up in the person Of Albert
Hamilt on, who lived AZ 400 South High
land avenue, Pittsburg. and was "A member
of the firm of J. T. K A. Hamilton, manu-
fac,urers Of flint glass in tha, city. Turner
sold out his third OF the business to Mr..
Hamilton and Immediately retire d from the
company.
He parted on bad terms with his former
partners Turner was inclined TO think
that he had been badly treated and often
spoke to friends about it. he is quoted as
having said that the difficulties of the COM
pany might have been due in part TO his
indscre,ions, but that others were equally
J guilty.
SHORTAGE DISCOVERED.
After Turner's retirement the Climax
company moved its Office 20 81 Murray
treet, where 1t il at the present time. Mr.
Hamilton was elected president and treas
urer of the company and Mr.. Mallard,
secretary. Tho board of directors was
made up OF Hamilton, Mallard and Cable.
Mr. Hamilton wasn't long in discovering
that there was a shortage, and in having a
, complete examination Of the books made,
with a view TO fixing responsibility for it,
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