The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
BODY VIRGINIA
TURNER ISLAID
TO REST TODAY

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said asked his assistance for a girl
friend VINO was in trouble He de-
clarad that he had refused to have
anything 10 do with The ease. He de-
Mod having been near Booker Greek
or TO Oldsmar during the past week.
t'pon securing the information from
the Oldsmaf gHrageman the detective
drove TO Turpon Springs and secured
,ha physician. Tires ca the physi-
vians car h" aid raScmblpd these de-
srrihod by Ballard as being on the
stuck ear They then re umcd &c
Oldsmar with Belcher, confrontin.
MIN with the elder MIR. ballard. who
stated that he resembled the man
whose OAR he had assisted his son in
getting on the road Saturday morn.
ug. Bclchcr at this point. according
10 the detective, admitted that what
he had told previously had not been
true and thai he was the party who
had been assisted by the garageman.
He would give no explanation Of his
presence az the bridge other than to
say that u" had had . call from
patient. The officers secuted this ok
Dlanation 50 the bridge is i deserted
locality wish no houses nearby.
"The little fishes were calling you.
suppose. weren't they?" qucried
Detective Thomas last night IN eX-
amining Belchcr.
Say that if you want to- the man
replied
Concluding his examination in Dc
tcctive Thomas office the detective
vTclaimcd:
"WclI. doctor, let's go over to the
AL
Yves. Ict's get to bed" was the
larontc answer, as the accused man
arose.
Great credit is due Comptroller
Earrc est Amcs.' said Mi. Thomas. "lor
he speedy assistance he gave Us.
When questioning Ballard early to-
3ay he gave me the number of the
yar which he had pulled ont OF the
"avd.
i wired "1mptrOlltr Amos at once
siding for he name CT the owner Of
ihc licenge in question, telling him
Ne wished the information IN con-
rcciiun viii murder investigation.
within an Eour the answer came back.
giving Or. Belcher as the owner
This. coupled with the fact that Belch-
ar's car wa equipped all around with
Miller tires as Ballard had described,
assured mo he was the man we We're
after. even before he admitted having
gis!t Il the vicinity of the bridge.
when l looked at the Belcher car
1t Tarpon Springs | found the rug
in the back OF the car was still wet
r-m haviug been washed. This the
doctor expained by saving a patient
with Il cut fiuger mad thrown a bloody
aHdllorchi,f in the rear, making the
lccds:ain.
/ Sheriff Lindsey. Deputy Sheriff H.
/ II. Coleman and Chief OF Police
/ Mickler OF Tarpon Springs assisted
he Tampa detective.
Ballard. in his statement. had told
The detective that the stranger had
driven up to his place late Saturday
nd. paving for the services rendered,
rad taken back the spare tire which
ne had left in lien of DaYment.
Picking Up tde .ruii
Before Getting on the trail which
resulted in the arrest of the Tarpon
Springs physician, the officers chased
down various clues. GfeeK cafe
man who Gained to have sold Mis-
Turner some grapes and sandwich S
on Wednesday afternoon was said to
have seen her talking to young
man with whom he said she got into
Il small car and rode away. One sus~
poet, upon being brought before the
Greek, was emphatically declared not
the man. This suspect was released,
giving an account of his movements
end apparently making no effort to
eyade explanations.
Funeral Services Today
Funeral services over the remains
of Miss Turner will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock, with intermen.
in the Clearwater cemetery. Miss Tur
ner's family has for years been one