Detroit evening times., 1945-09-28
Joyce Killer
Says HeLied
BY FRED sCHULTZE

BY FRED SCHULTZE
Robert Turner. convicted slayer
OF Joyce Raulston. today said he
wrongfully implicated Richard
Vincent in the crime yesterday
after deputies put the words in
his mouth" informing him that
Vincent won a Sl7.5 false arrest
judgment against the sheriff.
I'm going to tell the TRUTH"
Turner told Times reporter
last night. "Ive become a
church member since | went To
prison. 1 killed that girl. and
I'm trying 10 make amends.
Vincent wasn't with me.
didn't mean To Kill that girl.
Something came over me. I'm
not criminal. / just couldn't
control myself that night.
thought of killing myself later,
but now I want TO do all the
good l can In the world"
FIRST REPEATS TALE
Turner voluntarily granted a
Times interview and was left
alone with the reporter in the
county jaii reception room.
Sitting across bare table from
the reporter, he first confirmed
his statement to- Judge Robert
Toms yesterday that Vincent
drove 30 and from the scene Of
the crime with him on the night
of the murder.
The convict arose. peared mo-
mentarlly through A window At
traffic on Gratiot as the inteFyiew
progressed. Suddenly he turned
and solemnly declared:
I'm tired Of lying"
"FOur or Ave deputies. don't
know who they were, put the
words In my mouth" Turner
explained.
They've been at me every
night bat about two since they
brought me here from Ionia
tSept. l5), he continued. 1.-TWO
nights ago, / agreed In say Ain--
cent drove the car, and they
seemed satisfied.
WASTE No TIME
They started nj me when
was first arrested and urged me
10 implicate Vincent"
Russell Gregory, chief OF
sheriff detectives who questioned
Turner during the RaulSton case.
was one Of the deputies named by
the prisoner AS putting the words
in my mouth.
That's damn lie, said
Gregory when told Of the
charge. II don't know why he
would make such statement.
He WAS deliberately lying.
Il knew Turner was In town,
hut didn't know that he was
going to see Judge Toms.
saw Turner just once since he
was brought back. just long
enough 10 say. Hi Bob
Vincent vas on trial for the
murder when Turner confessed
the staying after his landlady
found the victims pocketbook
among Turner'S possessions.
Vincent was then freed
Turner said the nightly con-
ferences between him and depu-
tics took place in a first floor
Office
"The man on the cell block
talked 10 me every night and
asked me about Vincent" he
said
lone deputy said I had n life
sentence anyhow. and told how
Vincent had won lawsuit
against the sheriff and maybe
could help him." Sheriff
Baird.
NOT EXPRESSLY TOLD
"They treated me awfully
nice anyhow. They gave me
everything I wanted, and when
they brought me from Ionia the
two deputies were awfully nice
To me-"
Baird said he had no knowl-
cdge OF any Of his deputies talk
ing 10 Turner.
But" the sheriff added. T1l
naturally talk tn my deputies
personally In find out II there
IL a segment Of truth In these
apparently ridiculous aSser-
tons"
Asked whether the deputies eN-
presSly told HIM 10 say Vincent
was with him, Turner repeatedly
replied
mo, they just put the words
in my mouth"
Turner was brought here 10 re-
tract a statement that he COM
mitted a robbery armed for which
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