The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-08-16
Remains OF c. w. Turner Laid 10
Rest.

The remains of Carroll Wood Tur-
ner, who met tragic death in Hot
Springs. Ark, a few days ago, were
laid to rest in Paris cemetery Monday
afternoon. The body arrived in this
city Sunday afternoon and was met
at the depot by an escort by the Paris
Lodge or Elks, Masons and Eagles
and was taken to the residence of
Mrs, Kittie Owens, on South Main
street.
The funeral services took place at
the grave in the Paris cemetery YES
terday afternoon at four O'Clock.
The services were conducted by the
MasOns. The pall-bearers were Amos
Turner, Jr., A. F. Frendburg, VIM.
Taylor, Harry Collins, John F. Davis
and Ii. L. Terrell.
STORY OF TRAGEDY.
The Tot Springs Ark. Sentinel
Record Of August IL. contains the fol-
lowing account of the tragedy:
&c. w. Turner, visitor from Paris,
KY, who had just returned from &C
companyIng Mrs. j. r. Purnell to a
moving picture show in the downtown
district, was shot and almost instantly
Jack r. Purnell, husband of the
woman.
'Tbe tragedy was enacted in the
rear of the cottage occupied by the
Purnells on Market street. The cou-
pie were returning via the rear en-
trance in the hope that they would not
be apprehende together. 1t was very
dalk at the point where the shooting
| took place.
Turner and Mrs. Purnell were
quietly coming in when Purnell STEP
ped from the deep weeds near them
and addressed Turner:
i have warned you against going
with my wife,, is what he is reputed
to have said, and about this time pull.
ed Colts 38-calibre pistol. AS he
started to fire it is likely that Turner
wheeled. for he received the three boil
lets, which penetrated his body, all in
the back.
Mrs. Purnell was frightened be-
cause she expected to be killed also,
and ran into the house. Purnel turn
ed after his victim had fallen under
the rain of bullets, and telephoned to
| Lieut.. Wiley. of the police force, say
ing he had killed a man.
''He was told to come on to the DO
| lice station, and few minutes later
walked in, throwing down his empty
pistol on the counter, and saying to
Jailer Sigman:
g | have killed man lock me up.
1.-THE tragedy was enacted just as
Coroner DR.. J. P. Ra'dolph, was re-
turning from an inquest in South Hot
Nho -
tragedy had reached the downtown
district, and large crowd gathered
! at the second.
MRS. Purnell made a statement of
the affair:
My husband has been going out
with women she said, and had told
him that if he did not stop going with
women | would GO with men. A few
nights ago Mr.. Turner and myself
went out and stayed until about IL
O'Clock. We did not get caught that
time.
Tonight we had an engagement to
go to the picture show. l feared tnat
we might be watched, so we went oft
through the rear of the house and
around the block.
Returning we came through the
back of the premises again. and just be-
fore we were to enter the house my
husband came out of the dark weeds
and spok. to Turner.
He said something about having
warned Turner about going with mo,
but never knew of that, or that they
would have trouble or | would not
have gone with him. Turner should
have told me about being warned"
"MYs. Plrnell was asked what Pur-
nell did after shooting Turner.
81 could not tell very we'll, she
said, 'ecxept that he walked away. |
was afraid and ran. / believe that he
would have killed me also if he had
not have been forced to keep shooting
at Turner
Turner was not armed having no
weapons on or about him. Mrs. Pur-
nell stated that she did not know of
his being armed, and believed he was
not.
''Purnell reported to the police
earlier in the night that he had been
having trouble with his wife, and that
he knew her to be out with another
of her. He also said something about
HST UdNllIB SSHt lux tWO UTOJUGfS TO
come here and expected to have
trouble with them.
"Lieut. Willer spoke to two men,
bers of the force to keep lookout for
Mrs. Purnell and the man she was
with, and report if they found her, but
this was early in the evening, and
when the news of the assassination in
South Hot Springs reached them they
hurried out on that important mission.
"In the Jail Purnell was visited by
his father and Attorney R. E.. L.
Maxey. He stated that he did not
care to make statement for the pub
lie. This was probably on the advice
of his counsel.
Turner was young man, about S5
yaers of age. dressed very neatly in
dark clothing. and was apparently of
good standing in social and business
circles at his home.
'.He was shot one time in the back
just over the kidney at the left of his
body, anothr glanced upward from the
bacx of his neck about the collar line
until it broke his neck, where it enter
ed, and third penetrated the head at
the base of the brain from the back, |
probably while the body was in a |