Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-21
FIFTEEN YEARS IS /
GIVEN TO TURNAGH
Convicted of Attempted Grim.
nal Assault.
STATEMENT MADE BY VICTIM

In Passing Sentence Judge Roam D..
clared that But for Reeommsndno,
Of Jury He Would Have Given IA,
Limit Of the Law.
Atlanta, Dec. 20.-"But To- Coz
coming to my side just d. ,-.. lo-
ment," dramatically dec ared Mn
Carrie ComstOck, as she TO-, i1z
the witness chair In the s,9,ax
court room, and pointing a, R,Jer
Turnage, that man would .a,. Dis.
houOred me. But" SIZE confined.
"as ne passed his hand over Day 4,s
l seized one oil his finger, ~ uy
mouth. and clenched my taa.l ua
It.. Then he struck me i1 as lace.
broke my nose, and waca . l--.y
tried to escape. struck uo oil. be
head with a water pitcher, a.a D1-
ed me as lay PROSTATE ... -.2-
less.
II took the jury but @ sto~ ". %
&c erminc the fate G. L". ...
mage, a young white 'r .. =
years Of age, tried ia Co., sd
court under indictment i.r arelE-
ed criminal assault upon M.s lG'
RE COmstock. the wife Of q Cy VI.
ter meter reader, who 90 nlrsA1S
OF her business as so.c..H, n' 4
cooking PROFOUND, called tae ..-ss
where Turnage was, IN the ai.I1ool
OF Dec. Z, and, upon being admitted
20 the house by Turnage TO zee 'hs
lady OF the house." was bTuta..] a.
saulted by him. Guilty, with rec
concentration 70 mercy, was TIE 1s'-
diet OF the jury. Immediately its
the rendition Of which Ju-ss Rai
said:
stand up, Turnage. Have y'l
any thing to say why sentence OF U.
law should not now be pronoiacS
upon your" asked Judge Roam
only this. Judge, said the prs
oner, without the flicker OF a hs'''
as he stood shoulder 20 s1ol.dG
the side Of his whiie-ha.red ia',e'
who trembled when he beard Ae 's''
dict, THAT / made a truthful. sac
ment on the stand.
In Difference to the jury, Ah
Judge Roam, Il will sentence Yol
serve rs years az hard labor 10
penltentiary. The maximum P'l
ishment I might lnfict would Be =
years. which Is what, but '3' p
Recommendation OF the jury ] sos
have imposed upon you Yours
one bf the most brutal crimes ] %"
known OF. and bat Tor ne ia.'p%
slllon Of Providence. ths s''a :.
man, who has a kind. m'.l'-
Christian face. would have 1'ea -
victim. I cannot strongly cess
characterize your eowardly iaa
tai attack upon this good woman
Physically. Turnage bears pose
the ear-markt 81 q degrae.a'f.
has a clear skin. q we.i-farm'lf =
is apparently above the agrrAs'
a. regards Intelligence. His s'
was that be was mentally f'f
Die AZ the time % the hssaa.i' !
tbis plea. put forth By his t',F
Madiaon Bel and Marx R'.i.,s. =
Thoroughly ridleuisd bJ sa.e
sral Charles n. HIlI. vho ~
Cd the STATE .s
Think % lti" cried Nr. h- Il
ore ear Is iareer than ne or
yoar palate is higa AIS 20
oysters and have shar a1rf1
ease r. made Co.. l1a al. III
THAT'S all thaS SEEDED. aeco'
ths remarkable E'atswsr' 49,
tss defendants witness ~
Rohafit.
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coarrstionaf taisEH rs
klhsF aecarof t,s ore .,aF
ues ~ triak tfua s.s rT'a
Made TuruHrp. tss $50
tff-nsaai. eeri1frs fh.f 30
uaf raarTrlal-s Hifr7If i.
utisnf r1uts eEt 80
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fraf 80 fte o. E
snrr rrs 49, ars