Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28

as Il ships otticer?"
Good"
do you recall the night of the 31st
Of July?"
''Quite Well"
please tell what you know about
it,
II had asked Mr.. Singleton below to
have a drink with me. Captain Rich
ardson came below and ordered him
on deck. They had words and he
knocked Singleton down."
Did you hear the mate threaten to
get the captain then or later?"
ii may have made some such
threat"
lis there u bell in your cabin con-
Meeting with the maids cabin off the
chart room?"
nc My bell rang in the room back
of the galley. where Williams slept.
The boat was small and ] left nv
man at home. Williams looked after
me-"
Where did the bell from Mr.. Wallis
room ring?"
In the maids room. Mr.. Wallis room
was designed for Mrs. Turner. When
we asked Mrs. Johns to go with us
Mrs. Turner gave Vail her room. 1t
was Il question of baths"
Did you ring any bell during the
night?"
No"
knowing the relation of the bell
above Mr.. Wallis berth to the bed it.
self. do you think he could have reach
ed it after his injury?"
(SloWly.) After what the doctor
has said. no; he would have had to
raise himself and reach up"
The cross examination was brief but
to the point:
What DO you mean by 'ill'"
THAT night | had been somewhat
ill; the next day | was in bad shape"
Did YOU know the woman Karen
Hansen before your wife employed
her?'
No"
IA previous witness has said that
the Hansen woman, starting out of her
room. saw you outside and retreated.
Were you outside the door at any time
during that nightT"
Only before midnight"
You said you might have been in
the chart room at = O'clock"
Il have said was i'll. | might have
done almost anything"
THAT is exactly what we are getting
at. Mr.. Turner. Going back to the
Both of July. when you were not i'll,
did you nave any words with the cap
tain?"
I'VE had Il few. He was exceeding
his authority.'
DO You recall what you said|"
Il was indignant"
Think again. Mr.. Turner. If you
cannot recall. some one else will"
II threatened to dismiss him and put
the first mate in his place. | was
angry. naturally"
And what did the captain reply?"
He made an absurd threat to put
me in irons"
What were your relations after
| that?"
They were strained. We simply
avoided each other"
Just a few more questions. Mr..
Turner. and l shall not detain you. Do
you carry Il key to the emergency case
in the forward house, the case that
contained the AK"
Like many OF the questions. this was
disputed hotly. 1t was finally allowed,
and Turner admitted the key. Similar
cases were carried on all the Turner
boats. and he had such n key on his
ring.
Did you even see the white object
that terrified the crew.
"Never. Sailors are particularly La
bic to such-hysteria."
During your delirium did you ever
see such a figure%
II do nc: recall any details Of that
part of my Illness"
Were YOU in favor of bringing the
bodies back to port?"
"I-yes, certainly"
DO you recall going on deck the
morning after the murders were dis
covered?"
vaguely
Let me refresh your memory from
the ships log" reading: i.
MIR. Turner insisted that the bodies
be buried at sea and on the crew OPP
posing this retired to his cabin, an
nouncing that he considered the atti-
tude Of the men u mutiny.'"
II recall being angry at the men, not
much else. My position was rational
enough, however. 1t was midsummer.
and we had a long voyage before u.s."
Il wish to read something else to
you. The witness Leslie testified to
sleeping in the storeroom at the re-
quest of Mrs. Johns" reading. giving
as her reason a fear Of something 60
ing wrong. as there was trouble be-
tween Mr.. Turner and the captain"
Whatever question MI. Goldstein
had been framing he was not permit
ted to use this part of the record.
Turner, pale and shaking, left the
stand at 2 o'clock that day and 1 was