Evening star., 1955-11-04

MANCHESTER, Mass, Nov. 4
GA quiet. well-respected adj
vertising executive killed himself
on lonely beach yesterday
shortly before authorities would
have arrested him on q warrant
charging him with the murder
Of . Pennsylvania girl.
The body Of william n Tur-
ner. 40. married and the fathel
OF q daughter. was found a
White Beach while PENNSYLVANIA
state troopers were on their way
to his house In this fashionable
suburb north Of Boston.
The troopers had . warrant
charging Turner with the mur-
der Of Miss Doris Hatch. ~,
who vanished two years ago from
her home town af Cambridge
Springs. Pa. Her skeleton was
found Tuesday ID ! Connectieui
woodland.
After Turner'S body was
identified, tie troopers raid:
eve consider the case closed. 2
NO Notes Found
Thfne1 left two notes One
was addressed to his widow the
former Diane Brown Of Man-
chester. and said only: Sorry
for aii the trouble I have caused
you. Ts1is Is the only way out, y
Contents of the other mote
were not disclosed.
Mss Hatch had worked for
Turner on o part-time basis
when The latter operated 4 hard
WIRE store In Cambridge Springs.
q farming community ii North
west Penllsylvania. \
sPe1ire said that on July ~.
1863, Ss Hatch went from her
lob 81 8 bank to Turner'S hard-
ware Bt0fe On her lunch hour.
That was the last time she was
seen alive.
Her skeleton was found Tues
day morning BY i hunter near
q lovers lane III Sta 5ord Springs,
Conn. identification was made
through . gold wrist watch and
dental charts.
Four days after Miss Hatch
disappeared. Turner left Cam
bridge Springs "a, and came
TO Manchester. Mass - ktle
down
as Qhfszea n fSilee
he returned to Pennsylvania.
however. to be questioned ~ POI
lice about Miss Hatcl's disap.
pearance. Police snid 10 ssls-
poets ever were held because the
girls body had not been found
and there was no way ar telling
she had been slain.
The murder warrant was is-
sued against Turner ii Craw-
ford County, Pa. after Coroner
Bernard j. Ackerrnan of Rock
ville. Conn, said the girl had
been apparently stabbed 70
death.
Pennsylvania authorities said
that when questioned about the
girls disappearance III 1855
Turner told conflicting stories
about bloodstains found Ia his
car.
They quoted him IS saying be
had picked up some victims oi
sl1 auto accident, later changing
his story to one that he had
cut himself while opening i can
Of beer,
Mrs. Turner said her husband
left for his Job as usual yester-
day but returned home about
lunch time and told her he was
going to the beach to decide
what to do.
Learned Of Discovery
Mrs. Turner said her husband
had learned Of the discovery 81
Miss Hatch,s skeleton Though
calls from newspapermen. She
added that before he left for his
ONCE they had discussed the
possibility that he would fiy tc
Pennsylvania 70 clear his name
Some time after he left for
the beach, MRS. Turner was no
titled her husband had shot him
self In the stomach with d as
caliber pistol. Mrs. Turner has
b 5-year-old daughter.
Turner was employed as an
advertising executive "at more
than 5000 . year" with the Jet
Spray Cooler Co, Boston, d soft
drink vending machine concern.
Fellow employees and superiors
said he was quiet, well liked and
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