The evening world., 1902-10-18
Cashier of United National
Bank Repudiates $1,000
Check Found on William C..
Turner.
MURDERER AT WITS END.
Had no Money to Meet His obliaa.
tlons and Signed Check to Have
Il Ready In Case His Murderous
intent Failed.

The check for S2.7Oo found I'm the
pocket OF william C. Turner. who killed
his two former business partners. Al
bert Hamilton and william ]. Mallard.
and then turned the revolver on him
self in the Offices OF Cantor, Adams &
Mcintyre in the Broad Exchange build
ing. is bogus.
The paper was drawn on the United
National Bank, and across the face Is
written a ~certihcation signed by &c. w.
Schneider. Cashier Warren W. War
ner, who Is cashier OF the United Me-
tional. says &C. W. Schneider" is not
known there.
The check was found In Turner's
pocket after the tragedy. 1t was at first
supposed to be genuine and was held
as the only slight bit of evidence that
Turner had not premedItated the crime
and a come prepared to max a set
Element with Mallard and Hamilton.
When 1t was learned that the check
WAS spurious the only explanation
seems to be that Turner fortified him
self with the bogus paper that he might
H. i'm 1t over for the release OF the papers
stor case the opportunity to carry out lis
tor 'derous plans did not present itself.
cam Bore Date Of Tragedy.
the he c%ertiication bore the date of oct.
his nd was drawn on Turner's account
SO signed by him. 1t had apparently
been his object to make 1t appear that
he had Just come from the bank. When
tlonal Bank. Cashier Warren W. War
ner declared II a forgery. He said he
never knew Schneider and II such a
man had ever been the cashier OF the
institution It must have been long ago.
Mr.. Warner examined the books and
admitted hat Turner had a small ball
ance to his credit. but would not say
whether 1t was sufficient to cover so
large a check.
W Lawyer Defends r.
pi Edgar L. Leventritt, Turner's attor-
A,Ny. who IA first to escape from the
soa Vn after the first shot had been fired,
'tal nds his client from the charges OF
The zzlement. According to the iaw-
hsyi.s statement, Mr.. Mallard overdrew
thes share OF the earnings of the Climax
Criottllng and Manufacturing Company.
Turner later took out an equal
when he learned Of Mallard's
elton.
> When Hamilton bought Turner's in
crest the books were carefully ex-
mined and showed that Mallard and
turner had overdrawn equally, says
. 1eventritt. Turner, he says, under
stood that he was free. but that later
ballard and Hamilton charged him with
cling $500 short. Asked why Turner
Nd agreed to a payment of $2,70O In
thcttisment for the alleged shortage. Mr.
whtyentritt said his client had been
in Ia ed on a t~echnicality.
alton Iner Goldenkranz will to-day make
char1tgements for the inquest over the
aliottts Of the two murdered men and
CHART, liclde.
ions Bodies Go Home To-day.
IN, bodies of William ]. Mallard and
49, mt Hamilton are at the undertake
49, Jhop OF ]. r. Lewis, No. 80 Great
n es street. All arrangements for
removal OF the body of Mr.. NAL
d ave been made and 1t will be
n Ipped to Atlanta, Ga, at 40 o'clock
afternoon. All the members OF the
n billy will accompany the body.
" HamIltOn's Brother weeps.
r. Hamilton's brother, James t.
n 2ilton, arrived here from Pittsburg
morning and. accompanied by a
r called at Lewis's undertaking
pent at go o'clock.
yreatly moved when he saw
II his brother. wept bit
E a quarter of an hour. He
omposed himself sufficiently TO
coffin and make arrangements
NnW Ypody to be shipped to Pittsburg
ssSV sock his evening.
E.a.Aye a receipt for the effects of
W0pther. consisting Of a gold watch