The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-19
TURNER WRONGED, he SAYS.
MURDERERS COUNSEL SEEKS TO
EXPLAIN THE CRIME.
Le,entrltt says the Men lie killed
Really Owed Him Money-Absurd.
says Mclntyre-Quick Application for
Letters on MaiIard's &B 900 Estate.

Really Owed Him Money-Absurd.
says Mclntyre-Qulck Application for
Letters on Maliard's sS 900 Estate.
Edgar NJ leventritt, counsel for ". J.
Turner, who shot and killed William j. NAL
lard. Jr., and Albert Hamilton Of Pittsburg.
in the Office OF Cantor, Adams Il Mcintyre.
on Friday, and then killed himself, reiterated
yesterday his statement that Turner was
a very much wronged man, and that it
was the realization Of the wrong that was
being done to him that made him desperate,
Mr.. Leven,ritt said that instead Of owing
Mallard and Hamilton money, the Climax
Bottle and Manufacturing Company really
owed Turner considerable part OF the
origina! s. 900 which he put into the concern
when IL was organized in 1909. MIR. leven-
tritt said that so far as overdrawing was con-
cerned. Mallard was a. guilty as Turner,
but that a., he was still in the concern and
his Associates had made no demand on him,
he didn't have to account to anybody.
AS to Turner'S willingness to pay 8, 100
to these two men in settlement Of their
claim against him. I can only say hat he told
me he expected 10 be appointed soon 10 a
fine position and that hs didn't want any
thing like this claim standing out against
him. On that ground alone he was willing
to settle ali UNJUST claim. He did not tell
mo what the position was"
Mr.. Mclntyre said that Mr. Leventri,t's
statement was absurd and that Turner had
been treated with extreme consideration
by Mallard and Hamilton.
The figures show that the man was a
defaulter," said Mr.. Mcintyre. he came
here with a bad check In one pocket and
gun in another, meaning to murder II
he couldn't pass oil the bad check. From
start TO finish this man was well treated
His charge that Maliard had also over
drawn his account waS untrue. IA to his
placing the original $500 in the concern,
that gave him no right later on 10 despoil
its treasury legitimate claim was
pressed aga INST him. nothing more"
Mr. Mallard's body was removed to At.
lante Ga. yesterday, where IL will lee buried
to-day. The body Of Mr.. Hamilton will
he taken to Pittsburg.
Surrogate Thomas will probably grant
letters of administration tomorrow TO
Mrs Sallie NJ Maliard on the estate Of her
husband. W. J. Mallaid. Jr. The widow
gives a. the reasons for her haste that she
Is anxious TO 60 South with the body OF her
husband, and also that his estate consisted
Of stock in the Climax Bottle and Manu-
featuring Company. of which he was a
director.
She says that by his death and that of
another director. Hamilton. whom Turner
also shot, there remains but one director Of
It is necessary that letters should TO issued
empowering, her TO act with the remaining
director. The estate is valued at about
5000.
MOUNT VERNON. y. Y, Oct s-According
to several of Turner's friends here he had
been planning the triple tragedy for two
weeks. He % IN said that he would end the
lives of his partners unless they settled
with him II is -aid he purchased re-
volver in Mount Vernon two weeks ago
4 4.
until his death
Turner'S body arrived A. Mount Vernon
AZ 3 80 O'Clock this afternoon and was i'm
| inedlately taken 10 an undertaker's shop
where il was placed in a casket.
Two hour, later II was taken 10 the
Turner residence At 80 South Fifteenth
| avenue, where the casket was placed in the
| front parlor Joseph Wcber, Walter Stick
- and number of other friends Of Turner,
raised purse Of 500 with which they pur-
| of he valley. This gift stands at the head
| 81 the ca k't, The funeral will bc held al
| . o'clock IN Monday afternoon. The ill.,
iermcn, viii bn in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Mamie Turner. the widow. who was
| in a delicate condition, before her husband
committed the trrg 'dy. is so seriously in
| that she will be unane to attend the funeral
of her husband She has been confined
! 10 her bed guarded 10y two nurses and under
| th" care Of "a physician. She continually
means:
My poor Will. o.. what shall do2-
Her two children. Marie and Goodsell
and o years Of age, arr being cared for
by Mr. Turner's sister. They do not
realize that their father il dead
Turner was native of Hig land Falls
y Y, and until recent years lived there
His brother and sister still live there The
latter has been the postmistr. of the
town for more than dozen years,
Five years ago Turner was superintcn-
dent Of the State Hall in Albany having
received the appointment through Assem-
blyman Goodscll After years service
he was displaced. He then became man
agcr of a moving picture concern. II
was he money made in this venture that he
put into the Climax Bottling Company.
H>MrToN's DArGuTER FEARED his DEATH
ATrLEBoRo Mass. Oct. ls-Miss Grace
Hamilton left this morning for her home
IN Pi'sburg, summoned bv telegram
/ from her brother, j. W. Hamilton. She
| ia the daughter of Abort Hamilton, who
was killed by william c. Turner in New
YORK Yesterday. She was visiting her
cousin, Mrs, J. William Smmonds for a
week.
Miss Hamilton had a singular presenti-
| ment Of trouble 10 her father which nearly
caused this trip To be given up and which
made her unlike herself all through her
visit She was momen'arilv expecting
she said, To learn that no al been killed
| in a runaway accident.