The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-11-30
JOE TURNER KILLED IN TEXAS

Joe d. Turner. of parkersburg, who
Burkeburnette. Texas by an unknown
assassin, was well known in this coun-
Greek excitement aS a gauger for the
Eureka Pipe Line, and worked in that
was interested in the production of
several leases i'm local fields mt one
time being associated with l.. Il. Carroll
In the operation of leases on the Little
Kanawha river above BrOoksvillc. lie
was member of the local MasoE'c.
lodge and was well liked by all whC
. knew him. News of his tragic death
was received by his local friends with
deep regret
\ Wichita Falls, Texas, newspaper
gives the following account of his muir
der:
Wayne Adams. young married
man of Burkeburnett, has been arrest
ed in connection with the killing of !
ID Turner oil field worker, and is being
held In the county Jail on murder
charge. Adams who is ~ years of age.
has resided in Burkeburnett and nearby
oil fields for the past three years and
according to the officers and his oyy.
statement, had been employed by Turn
er on the lease where the man met his
death. After summing up all the cvi-
dence available. Officers are of the oDin-
ION that Turner was shot while sitting
at the table eating his evening meal
n bullet hole was found i'm the win
dow screen of the room. which. If is;
said, is i'm line where the man wourd
he sitting at the table. 1t is the belief
OF the Officers that tho bullet pierced
turner heart but tint he jumped to
his feet and stumbled to the door and
TEL there rs is often possible where n
man is shot through the heart.
No one who resides I'm the vicinity
OF Turner's shack heard any shots fired
Wednesday night. One witness has
Deen secured who heard an automobile
drive into the field about 80 at night
The witness told that after a few min.
utes he heard the engine of the outo
start and the car was driven back to
the pavement on the way to Burkebur-
nett. 1t was found i'm the Investigation
of the case that the man charged with
the crime hired an automobile Wcdnes-
day night under an assumed name ana
returned IT I'm an hour and forty min
utes. The defendant stated to officers
mat ne drove TO Wichita Falls. where
he had an engagement with womo,
lie explained the fact that the auto.
mobile had been secured under an as
sumed name by stating that he did not
want his wife. with whom he had been
having some differences. to know tbot
he had gone out with another woman
lie told the officers that ne did u,t
Know thc name OF the woman with
whom he had the engagement Wcducs.
day night
Two weeks ago Adams was t,c
defendant in divorce case I'm the dis
trict court In this city. He filed q cross
action and the court refused to- grant
the decree prayed for by the wife
during the hearing some evidence wos
introduced by the defendant i'm his
cross action, and the names of ofbcr
men were brought into the case.
Adams rigidly maintains that bc is
innocent of the crime with which Inc
stands charged and insists that his
story Of the visit TO Wichita Fous am
wednesday night is true lie toId
oIiicerS that lac met the woman i'm the
lobby Of local hotel and that after
short drive he brought her back TO
the hotel and then hurried to Burk
burnett