The evening world. Newspaper, October 17, 1902, Page 2

He was very bitter against the former District-Attor- ho had threatened him frequently with criminal proceedings. ft, McIntyre was to have been at this office this morning at 11 o'clock ; juct the negotiations for a settlement. )) ‘urner appeared at that hour, accompanied by his lawyer, Edgar Leven- He is a nephew of Justice Leventritt, of the Supreme Court. ner appeared to be disappointed when told that Mr. Mcintyre had ived. He went away, saying he would return at 11 o'clock. At that hour he came back, accompanied by Mallard, Hamilton and Mr. mtritt. ‘When told that Mr. McIntyre was not in the office, bu’ was expected minute, Turner said he wanted to have the thing settled and off his He asked that some other members of the firm be called in to look the settlement. Maurice Goodman, an associate partner, was called. He led the party the private office of Mr. Adams. ‘There is 4 long table in Mr. Adams's office. He was sitting at this table “writing when the men entered. Mr. Goodman announced that Turner had i6 to make a settlement, and Mr. Adams asked them all to be seated. Hamiltén and Lawyer Goodman sat side by side at the head of the table. So the right of Mr. Hamilton sat Mr. Mallard. Mr, Adams sat to the left of fr. Goodman. Turner and Lawyer Leventritt sat at the foot of the table, ti Goodman and Hamilton. ‘Turner was greatly excited and controlled himself with difficulty. The ees of the men in consultation did not rise above a conversational tone, it there was apparent resentment between the former partners. Everything went along smoothly enough until the time came for Turner “$0 produce the $2,700 check. He was slow to do this, The papers were #cat- tered around the table awaiting signatures when Mr. Leventritt said: HE DRAWS THE REVOLVER. “Well, Mr. Turner, you might as well deliver the check.” \ "urner glared at the lawyer and at the men on the opposite side of the table. “You have the check with you, I suppose?” asked Mr. Leventritt. “Oh, yes,” replied Turner; “I've got it with me, all right. Saying this, he got up, left his chair, walked to the side of the room, Bad an enormous revolver in his right hand. “Tj kill you, you—" he sald to Mallard, “The men at the table were paralyzed with fright. Before Mallard could get out of the way or drop under the table two jets from the large calibred pistol were in his body. ‘Hamilton had made no move to escape. He sat gazing at the body of Mallard on thasloor Turner fired one shot at him and killed him instantly. Then he placed the muzzle of the revolver to the side of his head and ‘Dlow his brains out. The whole shooting did not occupy more than half a minute, | Mr, Adams, Mr. Goodman and Mr. Leventritt ran out of the office with Loyh. P white faces, meeting a throng of clerks and other tenants who had been cted by the sound of the shots. Those who entered the room enoountered a gory sight. The floor and walls were covered with blood. The bodies of Hamilton | d Mallard were lying on opposite sides of the table. Turner's body was the door, and the revolver was still clutched in his hand. It was learned this afternoon that Turner carried two revolvers, one In r pocket of his coat and the other {n the hip pocket. ‘The former is the with which he did the shooting. It 1s a magazine sun, The other was ordinary revolver. DAMS TELLS A DREAD STORY OF THE KILLING. on his mind, ‘Mr. J. J. Adams, with the horror of the happening fre: Mr. Adams was tn n position that made it necessary for him to remain the room during the shooting, 28 Turner barred the way to the door. “] was writing a private letter at the table in my office,” eaid Mr. came in with the other men and asked for Mr. Mc- lisnppointed when he was told th I knew that arrangements had been made to set- the case, so 1 sure that the papers, which had been prepared, be ‘Bigned at once in the presence of Mr, Goodman and Mr, Leventritt, both of whom were familiar with the circumstances. “This proposition appeared to be a ble and all of the men were u by Mr. Goodman into Mr. McIntyre's private office ~* “After a few minutes they left there and came into my office, saying Bhat they wanted me to ser the thing settled, “No gathering of men ever suggested an approaching tragedy less. SPurner was plainly laboring under the stress of great nervous exeltement, he kept himself under excellent control. “As we sat around the table we chatted a few minutes about the weath- @& and kindred topics, and then I suggested that it would be a good thing} » to got the matter out of the way. = “Mr. Govdman said it would be just as well to have the transaction over “with, and turned to Mr. Leventritt, saying “No doubt your chi Is ready to turn over that check papers?" “ ‘Certainly,’ responded Mr, Leventritt lcheck, Mr. Turner, and we wi!l nave everything square in a few minutes ‘PAID NO ATTENTION TO TURNER. “] was only half-watching Turner, and paid no attention to him as he ked toward the book case, He bad on his tap Yeoat, and as he stood with his back to us J saw lim reagfP his right hand into the inside pock«t of histeoat. | “The other men were chatting with each other In low tones. I think “i was the only one in the party who paid any attention at all to, Turner, and y attention was only casual. I supposed that he was drawing a wallet from | a and sign the} ‘Will you please turn over the © got up from the table and w ‘and turned his back on the men at the table. When he faced them again he | - an ominous tii, It read: Ve a thrilling acvount of this remarkable trazedy to an Evening World|” sgorry to leave your case to friends porter. Prefer to settle atl at once.” THE WORLD: FRIDAY rere EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1902. TELEGRAMS CALLED | HIM TO HIS DEATH. | In Hamilton's clothing were found two | telegrams sent from York Oct. 13, was from Mallard and read “Turner will pay $2,700, Come first | traln, Ne you sign release and resolution Board of Directors.” The other was from Turner, and in the Hght of what has happened it has ow INTERIOR OF PRESIDENT CANTOR'S LAW OFFICE, MRS. MALLARD FAINTS WHEN THE NEWS IS TOLD, William J. Mallard, Jr., lived at No. 3 West One Hundred and First street, with his wife and two children—a girl of five and a baby boy a year anda half old. Mrs. Mallard’s brother, James J. Meador, Jr., who was em- Dloyed by Maitard also lived there, Mallard's home was originally in Atlanta, Ga. His father is a wealthy, man and is still in business in that city. His mother is here on a visit. Mrs. Mallard had heard nothing of the tragedy which had made her 4 widow. She was told that there had been.a difficulty and she became greatly excited. “Has my husband been hurt?” she cried. She was told that he had been there. She then wanted to know if 4 nisol had been used When she learned that one had, she ran out of the house to a telephone and called up her husband’s office. There was no an< swer and she came back distracted. She demanded to know the truth with a piteous fnsistence, and whem the cruel fact came out—as it had to—she fell over in a faint. Mallard'’s mother was out shopping and had not heard the dreadful news until late this afternoon. On the top floor of the house in which the Mallards live is the family of G As Clark, relatives of the Mallards, but Mrs. Clark Is so ill that the news of Mallard’s death must be kept from her to save her life. << ____. MR. HAMILTON RESPECTED IN PITTSBURG. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 17.—Albert Hamilton, murdered In New York, was a Pittsburg business man of high standing. He was fifty-six years old and leaves a widow and four children, He was a member of the firm of J. T. & A, Hamilton, Twenty-sixth) SHORTAGE THAT LED TO THE KILLING ‘The American Audit Company, of No. 100 Broadway, of which F. W. Lafrentz 1u President, examtned the books of the Climax Bottling and Manufacturing Company and brought to light the shortage of Turner. The report of the ‘Audit Company was made on May 15, 1902. “THREE MEN SHOT IN THERE,” CRIED GOODMAN, Arthur (©, Walsh, of No. 108 Fulton street, was in the office of Cantor, MelIntyre & Adams, talking with one of the clerks named Sweet, when the three partners came in 4 second time. “I pald no attention to them,” he said, “except to notice that they went into Mr, Adams's office. I was standing in the main office. I could hear them talking, but did net understand anything that was said. “The first I knew of trouble was the sound of one shot right after an- other. The three typewriters in the office screamed ana ran out, Then the door of Adams's office opened and Goodman appeared with his eyes sticking out of his head and his face deadly pale, “He ran Into Mr. Cantor's office, and seeing that no one was there, turned, threw both hands up and said: “Good God, there are three men shot in there,’ “Then Adams came out, “Send for a policeman,’ he yelled at one of the clerks, who had stood his ground, The clerk ran out and met the elevator starter, who had heard the shots, A policeman followed in a minute, and then there was an awful Jam about the door. “The news spread all over the financial district, and in less than ten minutes the street in front of the building was impassable, so great was the crowd which had gathered.” oy IMR. WINTYRE HAD FACED TURNER AND FEARED TROULLE is pocket. | “Buddenly he turned around with a revolver pointed at Mr, Maillard, Mttered an exclamation. I don't remember what it was, but I think ft} §*Oh, my God!’ I never saw such a tremendous revolver as that in the | aris of he man on the other side of the room. “The exclamation was 5 y out of my mouth when I heard Turner | *Yes, I'll give you a check. T'll kill_you, yon —,' “As he spoke he shot twice. The reports followed each other so closely | it even in the excitement of the moment I noticed It. -MPhte was accounted for from the fact that the revolver is of the maga- ywariety end Works on the prineiple of a Gatling gun. So long as the in pressed on the trigger the revolver yomits bullets with incredible pidity. | “Mr, Mallard was half way out of his was turned toward the murderer and I think his heart was reached “The change that came over the {ace of Mr. Mallard was appalling. My were glued to his countenance. He rose to his feet, staggered toward Vand fe)) dead at the side of my desk. I saw him die, saw the change in eyes from horror to glassy fixedness, and | hope I may never such a| Right again. The big bullets simply plougued his life out. 1 don't think he | ives! ten seconds. SaTurner appeared to know that his one sure to kill, for as soon 8 was assured that Mr. Mallard was hit he turned his attention to Mr. on. I heard the shot that killed the man, and as | turned Mr. Hamil- Just leaping from bis chair, HOW HAMIITON Dinp. nwa Taust have jumped two feet from the ground with his hands ex-| above his head. As I looked at his face it was the face of a dead| think We died in the air, because when he fell to the floor he came! Imp, like a wet rag. His left leg be twisted in such a way that! on the floor the left foot was under the small of his back, while leg was Stretched out straight from the body. t bring any comparison to show how quickly all this happened, a vt at me. I leaped around the end of the tabie ff, Haweliton and toward the door. @ Turner he placed the muzzle of the pistol ncrinat his head and over the some trouble with Turner, |ploaded for time, and we gaye it to him Mr. Hamilton fal! I came to believe that Turner was pointing! Former Assistant Disirlet-Attorn y John . MeIntyre, the partner of Mr, Adams, was « ged as counsel for the Metropolitan Street Railway in a case on trial Justice Dugro and a jury in the Supreme Court when be wis Informed that Mr. Adams bad been shot by a client, who had sub- sequently shot himself. Mr. McIntyre said that Le expected last evening that thera would be He dd that Turner was treasurer of the Climax Bottling Company and had misappropriated $5,100 some time last June. Mr, McIntyre said that after Turner had left the company expert accountants were put to work and they discovered a deticienc “IT called Turner to my off he sald, “and told him that he had stolen the money, and that while we had no desire to be harsh with him, that there was nothing to do but present the matter to the Grand Jury. eat when Turner fired. His left| He sald that he knew he had taken the money, but that Dan Stgwart, the| «ar. sporting man, was a friend of his and would make good the money. When time was make good, and we gave him another extension, “Last Monday night we had a consultation, at which Mallard and Hamil- ton were present, We then gave him to understand that there would be no more delay, and that we must have the money, Turner was in a very ugly mood, and was especially bilter toward Mallard, He said to him: ‘What are you talking so much about this for? You stole money from the company yourself, and you know it.’ “*You lie!’ sald Mallard. ‘Turner made a motion toward his pocket and I thought then he was going to do some shooting, but he hesitated and then went out, 1 suid to Mallard after he had gone that he had better Jogk’out for Turner, because he was a big, bad man. Oh, I'm not afraid of him, said Mulard. ‘If he had called me a liar as I did him, I'd shoot him down like a dog.’ “T was unable to my office this morning on account of the railway case in which I was ergeged in court, and I therefore telephoned to Mr. Adams to ¢ lose the transaction, “Lan sure that Turner was determined to kill me and that I owe my life to having been obliged to remain in court all morning.” GRUDGE AGAINST CANTOR, After the excitement had cooled down a Ittle in the law office and Mr. McJutyre end Mi. Cantor had a chance to talk over coolly what had hap- He up, he did not to get igger, I don’t know how many bullets he fired into his ats on Uber ss I heard: tho sound of the body oh Aw Iened, they concluded that not only was it Turner's intention to kill Mo- Tatyre, but Cantor us wejl. “His grudge against me,” said Mr. Cantor, ¥ allow the influence of a lot of up-State politicians to interfere in his favor. When he found nimself confronted with his thefts and eaw (hat he was likely to ba prcrecuted, he got a lot of letters froin politicians up the State and brought them to me, He wanted me to call off the prosecution. I told him that this was @ professional matter with which politics had nothing to do, and he was very sore about it. He asked McIntyre to have me at the conference, but as there was no reason for me to be there, I kept away.” “He wanted Cantor and Adams and Goodman and me,” said Mcintyre. “He was undoubtedly after us all as'well as Hamilon and Mallard. He was so afraid that I would be there that he made me promise solmenly that 1 would, I intended to, but there was a delay on the elevated train coming down town, This kept me, so that I couldn't get there by 1 o'clock, and then [ had to go to court. This ts the sixth time men have been after me, and I consider myself very lucky to be alive.” [ tH GOLDENKRANZ GETS 'IN THE WAY, AS USUAL. Coroner Goldenkranz arrived at the scene of the tragedy at 2 o'clock and took charge of the bedies. In the left hand hip pocket of Turner's trousdrs he found a check for $2700. It was drawn to the order of Turner and was algned by him. ‘The check was certified and appeared to be regular. ‘Phe Coroner after searching the cloth- Ing of the dead men and oficlally pro- nouncing them dead announced that he would fave the Ddodlép removed to the Morgue at once, J. J. Meaders, a brother-In-law of Mr. Mallard, who had arrived at the Broad Exchange Bullding, objected. Mr, Meaders sald that he was ready to take charge of the bodies of Mr. Mallard and Mr, Hamilton and have them removed to an undertaker's estab- lishment. The Coroner gave him no ‘This gentleman here is prepared to taki thelr “bodies to where they can’ have attention, It would be cruel to their already prostrated familles to fave them sent to the Morgu think had best issue a t nee, ‘at 01 ing Mir. Meadors to bobies of Mr, si*ecgnaree on. ft Mallard and Mr, Ham ‘The officious Coroner was all deference. He couldn't’ write the permits fast enough, So chastened was he that he sald he would allow the body of Tucker to remain in the office where he had committed his crime a reasonable time in order to allow relatives to claim it. ‘The fnding of the certified check in Turner's pocket does away with the as- sumption that he was tinable to pay the money demanded of him. This brings up the question: If he had the money why did he Kill his former partners and himself? It would ap- bear that he went to the conference pre- red to use elther the check or the stole end the stotipe gud far told by eyewitnesses do not make clear Why Used the pistol, uid Lod more consideration than If he had been Conners here teress Kee is, after an a jy without Interest in the |examination of the bodk said that Pea Mallard and Turner died inatantly, but case. thut Hamilton may have ved a minute Almost beside himself with excitement, | or two. Mr. Meaders was appealing for assist- from bystanders when Borough ‘The bullet that kiled Mallard plerced his heart. Hamilton ‘was shot in the it ance left breast, the big bullet tearing his Fresident Cantor arrived. To him the |Tung to pieces. ‘The cause of his Beath as hemorrhage. brother-in-law of the murdered Mallard lappealed. Mr, Cantor said that he | would attend to Coroner Goldenkrang— Jand he aid, Coroner," sald. the Borough President, “the situation i@ Just this, ‘These murdered men were clients of my law partners, ‘They were men of means, | ‘Turner shot himself in the right tem- ie, making a gaping hole clear through hin head ‘The bodies of Mr. Mallard and Mr, ‘Hamilton were removed to Lewis's un: dertaking establishment, whence Mr. Malard's body will be sent to hts former home in Atlanta, Ga., to-morrow night. Turner's body was gent to the Mor where It will be clatied by his relatives, ’ TURNER’S WIFE HEARS OF HUSBAND’S MAD ACT ‘An Ipvening World revorter called at the home of William ©. Turner, No. 32 South Fifteenth street, Mount V shortly after the tragedy and vroke the news to the wife of the double murder and sulcide. To the reporter she said “My husband left hoine this morning to go to New York for the express pu pose of purchasing from Mr. Hamilton the interest in the Climax Bottling | Works, which he had sold to Mr. Ham- iow in May last for $27,000, I do not belleve he intended any such deed when he lett me, for he told me, as he kissed the bables and myself good-by, that he would settle the matter this morning Gefinitely one way or another before terest,’ ved a Dy be tranen would be less than Ms frends stated, “She could. not. aay at tv what the loss would be, but ated 85 the fleur Mrs. ‘Turner is ‘a higbly accomplished won She had married Mr. ‘Turner Vabout years ago. It'Waa generally known In Mount Ver- }non that Turner was a dead shot, He |had never boasted of his prowess with @ revalver, but on vario oo jones at Picnics and outings he shown his frienés remarkable evi of his skill, cate in Mount there he to Walter da, and |e | i ry noe hy Vernon ight. Whil talked about his dimcultt les, one of hig intimate er named Mo! nightfall, “He sald: ‘I'll wash my hands of the ft Street and Allegheny Vailey Railway. Mr. Hamilton was a member of tha Shady Side Presbyterian Church and Pittsburg Commandary, Knights of Pythias. He was a geniel, whole-souled man who lived peaceably and honorably) here. His home was at 40 South Highland avenue. . —————— MR. MALLARD PROMINENT IN ATLANTA, ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 17.—W. J. Mallard was one of the best known) young men in Atianta. He was prominent in real estate, political and so« cial circles, the gon of a well-known lawyer and a man of many friends. He was president of the Young Men's Democratic League at the tima William Jennings Bryan visited Atlanta. LEVENTRITT WILL NOT MAKE A STATEMENT. change Butlding and around to his of+ fice at No. 27 William street, hatle: As he entered his llce clerks looked up in surprise. He appeared to be scarecly consclous of what he was joing. CWhat's the matter?" asked one of Edear M. Leventritt, the most tmpor- tant eye-witness of the shooting. tnas-| the clerks. & much as he was Turner's legal adviser |," Nothing—nothing,"” replied Mr, Lev~ tritt. “Where's iny hat? and was in the murderer's confidence, | Gan we do any for your” esol has not made any statement. When | another clerk. ‘My God, no!” shouted the young lawyer, “My olient hag just lald two men and himself over there, found to-day in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court he sald he would not tell what he knows of the tragedy “t want my hat.” Ihauest? “barle ine the “afternoon: Me | “tle ran around the office ooking fon Yoventrite disanpenred: his hat and, not finding ft, rushed from on the shooting began Mr. Leven-| the bufiding wearing thé hat of the tritt_ ran out of the Broadway Bx- ' office boy. ‘I’m still asking for more.”— Oliver, H-O is five cents more and ° fifteen cents better. 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