The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-19
D|SPR0VE
STORY OR HANG
Wife's Chum Chief Witness
Against Prominent West
Virginian, Now in Jail.

Charlestown, W. Va. Sept. ~
Graham Wilson,, wealthy and prom
inent in the social n business at
fairs of this part OF the state, must
cffeetually aisprove the story of Miss
Mary Turner. one Of the . hignly
respected young i'll Jefferson
county, or face death by hanging.
Held in Jail here. without bail, Will
son seems to show no worry over the
fact that the crime charged to him is
a capital Offense in This state. His
young wife. who a she is madly IN
love with him: his father. a retired
Episcopal minister. and his brother
and sister make no secret of the fact
that they are in great distress.
Until a week g Miss Turner's life
was in danger. When she lay on
what was be,leved to be her deathbed
she told and re,old the story which
h will tell to the jury mex month.
Was Visitor It Wilson Farm.
Miss Turner, a devout Presbyterian
and church worker. is the daughter Of
the late George H. Turner. She weighs
not more tina 100 pounds, and is re-
firing in manner almost to timility.
One of her most devoted friends
was Mrs. Wilson, the wife of the man
she accuses. For years it has been
Miss Turner's custom to spend much
Of her time at the Wilson farm, a
beautiful strip Of land on the Charles.
town-knabletoWn turnpike.
On June 5 last Wilson left his home
to attend the Leesburg horse show,
and Miss Turner was Mrs. Wilson'S
guest. On the morning Of June 6 Will
the charges. invited Miss Turner to
accompany him on q drive to another
farm he owns.
According to Miss Turner. Wilson,,
without warning. attacked her. She
screamed, according to her testimony,
and he choked her.
Ran. from Her Assailant.
WILSON is a man of great strength.
him, and. screaming. ran 100 Yards
before he overlook her. She was
semi-conscious when he lifted her
back into the buggy. according to her
testimony. She said that Wilson then
laughed at her and told her she would
be a fool to attempt any exposure.
On their return to the Wilson home
Miss Turner was hysterical. Mrs. Will
son attempted to question her. but the
young woman was unable to talk.
Wilson 10 said to have told his wife,:
THE horse became frightened and
trie1 to run away"
Miss Turner made no effort to dis
cuss Wilson with his wife. She said
later: I'VE a been friends as chill
dren. and I could not bring myself to
tell a story which would wreck her
life"
All through dinner Miss Turner,
eating nothing. sat with Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson. The Wilson's then drove
her. still hysterical. to her home.
Informed Her Physician.
An hour later Miss Turner called on
DR.. William Neill. her physician. At
the time DIR. Neill was ill. Miss Tur-
ner said to him: II have suffered a
worse experience than death. and in
the absence Of my minister, the Rev.
DR.: Moffatt. I have come to YOU"
DR.. Moffatt advised that the case
be put in the hands of the district
attorney. That evening a warrant for
Wilson'S arrest was issued, ami he
was hurried to Charlestown jail.
Mrs. Wilson, who had a comfort
able fortune when she married Will
son. believes in him. Almost daily she
drives in her carriage to the iaii and
spends an hour or more with her hus-
band.