Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-18
URNER IS GUILTY
IN FIRST DEGREE
Try Is Out Half Hour.
Moore'S Murderer to Be
Sentenced Friday.
ecial Dispatch to The star.

pecia Dispatch to The star.
RICHMOND. Va, July 11.-Mur-
er in the first degree was the
erdict OF the jury in the case of
William H. Turner. colored of Wash
gton. charged with the murder of
Morgan Moore of Alexandria on the
forning of May % The jury was
ut just half an hour, reporting to
|ldge waddill at $40
The lawyers in the case spoke f.
p hour. the instructions taking ON.
fn minutes. The usual motions &c
IT aside the verdict as contrary to
be law and the evidence that the
burt had erred in allowing certain
.hstructions and refusing others. were
babe and overruled. Judge Waddill
hnounced that the man would be SEN
fnced next Friday. Miss Pear
lark of Chicago. the victim of the
tempted assault. was in court when
be jury announced its verdict
Interesting DEVELOPMENTS
The trial of Turner followed a day
interesting developments Miss
lark. who was riding with Moore the
Sht of the tragedy. was again called
4 the stand. She repeated that after
foore had fallen she started to rur
'wafd the Highway bridge to give
be alarm and that Turner had fol-
fwed and overtaken her $50 feet
rom where the dead man lay.
Miss Clark related that she had
pet a machine in which were four
ben. that she told them Of what hap
|ened and that she returned with
hem to the scene. This was cor
cborated by the men.
Miss Clark told her story in a
ff-af 1T far uv-I a
|everal questions. but the defense
|ould not shake her testimony in the
asst. Asked again who fired the first
mot. she declared that she could not
lay.
Turner was placed on the stand in
[he late afternoon. and he declared
bat he had fired the shot that had
|ined Moore He denied with en-
|hasis that he was guilty of robbery,
laying that Miss Clark had given him
|he rings and the wrist watch do
hg this voluntarily
Claimed SeIf-Protection.
He said he started away from the
lar when Moore fired at him twice.
nd that 1t was TO protect himself
from being killed. The man said he
lad never before been in trouble save
|or having a difficulty. for which he
|erved thirty days. The officers from
Plat he is the man who served seven
Tears in Leavenworth for a similar
|rime. attempted assault on a colored
foman- Detective E. J. Kelly and
detective B. W. Thompson, another of
pc Washington force, said they had
p their possession a watch and chain
Fhich were found in Turner's trunk
p his rooms in Washington, and that
hese had been taken from a young
han- Alfred Stoner of Washington. on
ne night of March 81. near the same
pot at which the murder took place.
The man who sold the watch to
toner had revealed the number of the
ase and of the works of the watch.
md they were found to be identical
fifth the watch found in the possess
Eon of Turner This evidence would
ave been presented had the man been
|rraigned on the second charge
|gainst him. Stoner also lost SIS in
lash. and when Stoner saw Turner
(fter his arrest he identified Turner
Is thB man who had robbed him and
lad then given him thump on the
lead with a club.
Denied Jewels Were Demanded.
William Denny. a coIored lawyer.
|rguing the case for the defense, de-
lied that Turner had demanded the
ewelry of Miss Clark. saying she had
fiven him that voluntarily. He re-
erred to the effort to make him con-
ess. saying he lad been subjected to
punishment. whereupon Judge wad-
jill stopped him and said that there
Fas no reference to confession in any
II the. testimony.
Attorney Harry NJ Smith of this
nty. for the defense. made an appeal
or murder in the second degree, and
n an appealing manner undertook to
now that the man had shot Moore
Ifter the latter had shot him: Mr.
smith had undertaken to have the
'ase submitted to the jury after the
'pening statement by thes prosecution.
dr. Wilson. for the PROSECUTION, said
le proposed to argue the case. and
hat If Mr. Smith did not care to do
% he would do his duty as he saw it,
declaring it his duty to argue the
;aSe.
Miss Clark intended to leave here
oniEht for her home in Washing fon