The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-04
CHAPTER XXI.
tCoutsnued.)
Turner'S Story.

Turner'S Story.
Sf PREVIOUS witness has
said that the Hansen
woman, starting out OF
her room, saw you out
aide and retreated. Were
you outside tho door at any time
during that nightr
"Only before midnight"
you said you might have been
In the chart.room at . o'clock"
Il have said I was III. might
have done almost anything"
.rhat 10 exactly what We are get
uns at, Mr.. Turner. doing back TO
the soth Of July. whom you were not
Ill did you have any words with the
eaptainf"
I'VE hsd q few. He was exceeding
his authority"
DO you recall what you saidr
II was indignant"
think again, Mr.. Turner. II you
cannot recall. some one else WILL"
81 threatened to dismiss him and
INIT the nrst mate In his place. I was
angry. naturally"
"And what did the captain rspiyr
He made an absurd threat to put
what we're your relations after
SAaAr' - .,.,
avoided each other"
a"Just . few more euesuons' mr.
Turner, and shall not dstain YOU.
- ron carry 0 key to the emergency
~ In the forward house. the case
sAa3 contained the axer
IIks many Of the questions. this
% disputs6 hotly. II was nnaliy Al
SCWaA. and Turner admitted the KEY.
2Siicr cas>o were carried on all the
TSa10oe boAAa, and he had svch ky
-D1 yoa ever 80 TIE white object
:S:-.:: s.i Ss:; I 4: particularly H.
-. DS e soue 'd:isria. did you ever
- 4 ' ss as . 1 ::s:il an, details of that
,>s2 Of my illness"
~ vow in favor of bringing the
heAie0 back to post!
sT-vea. csgtaAnly." A..
..,o va recall going on deck tns
-ssnins After the murders were o~-
'eevssedf
'wsss were The men d"'ns AZ 'n''
h.,I>ve-rsal,y, do not like tc
. $3.50 20 often that ! "'' ." ''
isvs YOU any recollection of wha'
S.aA 20 tina man at that timer
"fst me refresh your memory from
ne :a.ne ,SSs ".Mr. Turner insisted
~ the bodies be buried at sea, ana
y. lie crew opposing this, retired te
Ma cabin, announcing that NO con
sIdsred the attitude OF the mo" . ''0'
tiny." ,.,,r angry a. tn. mon
not much else. MY pos'',on "a.
tional enough. however. ~ xowa@,
before u.s." .., .,.. =,
von. The witness Leslie testined te
SsennR in the storeroom NJ the re-
sr~st ~ Nrs. Johns" (readinRl, CIV
me "A her reason q fear OF some
thing going wrong, as there wa
trouble between Mr.. Turner anu 'h'
captain. NJ. co,d.ts,,
had been framing. he was no. pS,
mitted to use this part OF the recoro
Ths log was admissible only as
record on the spot, made by com
rstsnt person aud witnessed py u
Concerned. OF the actual occurrences
IN the ella, My record OF MRS
Johns's remark was ruled out; Tur
ner was not on trial. - Al.
Turner, pale and shaking, iett Tn
stand at Q o'clock that day ahd
WAS recalled. MY carrier tes.inon.
mad merely established the hnding
the bodies. l was now to have ba'
two hours. I was an important WY
, ness, probably the most important
/ had heard the scream that had 70
vealed the tragedy and had been u
the main cabin OF the after hous
only a moment or 30 after the muir
derer. l had found the bodies. Val
still living, and had been with the &c
cused mate when he saw the captaI
PROSTATE at the foot OF the forwar'
companion,
All Of this, aided by skilfui ques
tons, / told as exactly as possible.
told Of the mates strange manner o.
finding the bodies; l related. 10
\ GREATNESS quiet, the placing OF tn
bodies in the jolly boat, and the read
Ing of the burial service over them
told Of the little boat that followe
Aus, like somo avenging spirit. carry
ling by day small American Mas
funion down. and at night a whit
Night. told OF having to increas
'the length Of the towing line as tn
feat grew greater. and OF a fear
Had that the rope would separate.
hat the mysterious hand that wa
be author Of the misfortunes woul
ct the line.
III told OF the long nights withou
hep, while. with our few availabl
n, we tried to work the Ella bac
! Hand: OF guarding tho after house
y q hundred false alarms that ne
our nerves quivering and our heart
leaping. And l made them feel.
think, the horror OF situation wher
each man suspected his neighbol
feared and loathed him, and "
stayed close by him because . know
danger 10 better than IN unknoW
~ record es my snmiaasasa I