The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-09
SAY LOCAL men
HELD FOR CRIME
A. Hamburg and Dick Turner
Alleged to Be Connected
With Murder.
SAVANNAH NEGRO DEAD

Savannah, Ga, Nov. 9.--(Special)--
Dick Turner and T. Hamburg, OF Chat
tanooga and j. A. Abramson. OF Savan-
nah, are being held in the stationhouse
for investigation, accoring to the docket
they are supposed to have killed Chas.
Bowman, colored chauffeur, on the
WhItebluff road last night. Three wom-
EN- with whom the men are alleged TO
have been, are being sought by the
police In connection with the case. The
details OF the death OF Bowman are
surrounded In mystery. but the county
believe, to connect the trio OF men
named with the alleged murder, &C
cording to information in the hands OF
the county officers. the three men and
as many women engaged Bowman 70
drive them to Coffebluff last night. AT
. o'clock this morning. It Is understooa
they passed along the road about ten
miles from town singing and carousins
very badly. Early this morning or late
last night Rufus L. Rushing. says Chief
Harley OF the county police. found Bow
man dead in an automobile near his
home. Mr.. Rushing lives near Wmte
Bluff.
to have gone after the three men now
held and apprehended them as they
were walking to town. He stopped
them and sent word In by passing au-
toist for tho county police. Policeman
Csrother went out and brought the men
in They were lodged in the station
house, = The two men from Chattanooga
were we'll supplied with money, having
several hundred ,dollnrS between them.
One of them also, had a Chattanooga
police officers badge, No. IS. The men
have made no statement and the polce
are seeking to iapprehend the three
women and a negro man whom II Is be-
lived win be able to shed some light In
the case. The men say they were not
in the car at the time Bowman was
shot, but were in the house of negro
with whom Bowman went down the
road.
Dick Turner one Of the men arrested
as indicated In the above dispatch Is
q former member of the Chattanooga
police force, but who has for the past
two or three years been engaged win
his father Richard Turner, also and ex-
policeman, in the pool business on the
corner OF Main and Long streets.
Dick Turner was one OF the most pop
ular members of the police force. lie
was q terror to law violators ana was
regarded as one of the most efficient
officers on the force. He was not only
a member Of the regular, force Tor years
but was also on the plainclcthes squaa,
II was Dick Turner andtf partner.
Robert Peaae, who killed Jerry the .
eunman, negro that had terrorized
South Chattanooga for several weeks.
ifN the desperate night with this Sdes-
perado Dick Turner showed the most
remarkable courage and bravery Iot
which he was highly commended, not
only BY his superior officers, but by the
II is known that Turner has been In
Savannah for some time. He is under
stood to have gone to hte Georgia city
on = visit. The announcement that
he has fallen into trouble viii be deeply
by his many friends In Chat
tanooga and many when informed OF the
matter expressed the sincere hope that
there was some mistake about the de-
tails and THAT Turner would be able
to prove his Innocence of the crime laid
at his door.
T. Hamburg, the other man mem
toned as being from Chattanooga, Is not
known by the local police.