The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-29
PRELIMINARY Of
ATCH|NSONCASE
STACEDONLAWN
OF COURT HOUSE
sariwell Murder Aftermath Brings
Hundreds of People From
Three Counties.
dAY COPELAND REITERATEs
HER GUILT OF SHOOTING
.ucien Turk on Stand Denies His
Participation in the
Killing.
dAY COPELAND REITERATES
HER GUILT OF SHOOTING
tstan Correspondence J


Bardwell, KY July 2S-AThe
preliminary trial OF May Copeland
ell-confessed slayer OF Hugh Ateh-
nson, her brotheri law who was
'hot at his home two miles west OF
iardwell, Thursday night, and Lu-
len Turk, her sweetheart, held as
n aecompliee. was the center OF at
action here this afternoon After
caring the evidence of the two
rlncipals and score or more of
thef witnesses and the closing ar
uments by the attorneys for both
des. County Judge Hobbs an
ouneed that the plea for release OF
he defendants on bail would be
AIKEN under advisement and that the
1urt would render his decision
uesday morning at = o'clock.
Pretty. bme-eyed, blonde headed
lay Copeland, remarkably composed
nd with the self assurance that Is
aid to have characterized her de-
ieanor since childhood. took the /.
tand as the main Witness for the
efense and reiterated In substance
he testimony she gave before the
oroners jury last week, that she
illed Atkinson.
To the query of her attorneys and
'urk's-~Sam Grassland, Tom Shell
ourne and John Cain-three of the
lost eminent in West Kentucky.
he stated unfalterngiy but with a
isibe tear In her eye the motive
1r her deed HE WRONGED ME
IND RUINED MY LIFE AND
ILLED HIM"
In a voice. half choked with emo
ion but with her wonderful nerve
eturning as she delivered each de-
uneiatory sentence of the man,
HON she said, had robbed her OF
.er virginty, she told of his first at
ack upon her several weeks ago.
nd of his threats on numerous oc-
asi0ns afterward to kill her II she
reathed a word Of his overt act.
The girl told of the night of the
hooting how young Lueien Turk
lad driven her to the Atchinson
ONE from the Bardweil races to
ct a change Of clothing as she was
o spend the night at her sisters
ONE in Bardwell- how she awak
med her sister. Mrs. Atchinson.
hat she might help her find what
1e wanted how her sister was in
ne room and she was in the bedroom
her brother-in-law searching
'unk for garments how Atchin-
IN get out Of the bed and reminded
or again not TO tell OF the secret
etween them and of a repetition OF
lis threat that he would take her
ife---how he grasped her in his
trms-how she wheeled from him
pulled Turks revolver from her
3kirt belt and sent solitary bullet
through the heart Of her kinsman.
All this the girl told in response
o the miuaton-in-chief Of her
ounsel and it was a straightforward
story It was however when Com
A+tDru,,s nDh S,ugtb
lred question after question at the
.iri that she lost her bearings and
,ontradtted herself in many IN
4tsnces. A notable instance related
q The beginning OF her sio-y she
stated that she had told uo one Of
The wrong lnhieled upon her by
Atchinson, whereas later she stated
that she had told Turk about the at
fair the night OF the tragedy and
that Turks cousin Otis Bodkin. also
knew of it.
Lueten Turk, scion of one of the
wealthiest and most influential
families in the western portion OF
Jackson's Purchase, took the wit
ness stand and for the first time
since the homicide. made a state
ment in detail In his own defense.
Young Turk told of waiting out
side the Atehinson house in his
buggy while his affianced Went in
SIDE to get her clothes. ana that a
lew minutes later be heard shot
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