Show THE t By Mary ar 1924 1821 Roberts by oe 2 Newspaper s Syndicate ire hal a i Continued from yesterday Following Following- her evidence the testimony testimony testimony mony of ot Tom the cook made things look bad for tor Singleton by connecting connecting connecting connect connect- ing him with Mrs Johns John's Intruder in the captains captain's room He told of ot Singletons Singleton's offer to make him a n. ke key to the valley galley with wire It was clear that Singleton had been a aJ J prisoner in name only and this damaging statement was given weight when on my recall later 1 I identified the bt bunch b of ot 1 keys es that tile tHe and the club that I had taken from Singletons Singleton's mattress It was plain enough that with Singleton able to free freo himself as he wished the attack on Burns and the disappearance disappearance dis dis- dis appearance of ot the axe nCe were easily enough accounted for It would have been possible also to account for the white figure that had so alarm alarmed d the men on the same hy hy- examination Cross-examination of ot Tom by Mr Ir Goldstein Singletons Singleton's attorney brought out one curious fact Ho lie had made mado no dark soup or broth for forthe forthe forthe the after aCter house Turner had taken nothing during his illness but clam bouillon made with milk and the meals served to the four tour women had been very ery light They lived on toast and tea mostly he said That completed the taking taking- of ot evidence evidence evi I dence for the day dar In spite of ot the struggles of ot the clever young oung Jethe Jew Je the weight of testimony was against Singleton But there were curious discrepancies Turner went on the stand the next morning TURNERS TURNER'S TURNERS TURNER'S STORY Tour Your name Marshall 1 Benedict Turner Your Tour residence West street New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Cit City Your Tour occupation Member of ot the firm of ot I L L. Turners Turner's Turners Turner's Turners Turner's Tur Tur- ners ner's Sons In the coast trade Do you own the yacht Ella Yes Do you ou recognize this chart Yes It is the chart of ot the after house of ot the Ella Will you ou show wh where e your room is on the drawing Here And Mr Valls Vall's Next Next connecting connecting through through a II bathroom Where bere was Mr Valls Vall's bed on the chart Here Here against against the storeroom wall With your our knowledge of ot the ship and its partitions do you think that a crime could bo be committed a crime of ot the violent nature of ot this one without one without m making a great deal of ot noise and being heard in inthe inthe inthe the storeroom Violent opposition developing to this question it was changed In Inform inform form torm and broken up Eventually E Turner answered that the partitions partitions partitions parti parti- were heavy and he thought it possible Were the connecting doors door's be between between between be- be tween your our room and Mr Valls Vall's generally locked at night Yes Not always Were they locked on this particular particular particular par par- night Z ZI I dont don't remember When did you you- see Mr Vail last At midnight or about that I II 1 I I was not well He went with me to my room What hat were your relations with Mr Vail Vall Z We were old friends Did you ou hear any sound In Mr Valls Vall's cabin that night None But as I say I w was was ill m. I 1 might not have noticed Did you leave your cabin that night of ot August 11 or early morning mornIng morning morn- morn Ing of ot the Not ot that I remember The steersman has testified to seeing you OU without your our coat In Inthe Inthe Inthe the chartroom at 2 o'clock Were Vere you rou there I r ma may have been been I I think not Why do you OU say sav you may have been been I I think not I was ill The nut next day I was delirious I remember almost nothing nothIng nothing noth noth- ing of ot that time Did you know the woman KILren Karen Ka KIL- ren Hansen Only as a a. maid in my wife's em em- plo ploy Did you ou hear the crash crush when Leslie brol broke down the door of ot the tho storeroom No I was in a sort of or stupor Did you OU know the tho prisoner be before before be- be fore tore you employed him on the ii Ella a 1 la Yes He Ha had been in our employ employ employ em em- ploy several times s What was his reputation I mean as a ships ship's officer Good Do you OU recall the night of ot the of July Quite well Please tell what you OU know about it I J had asked Mr t Singleton below be- be below be be- low to have hae a drink with me CaptaIn Captain Cap Cap- tain Richardson came below and ordered him on deck They had i ivor words vor words ls and he knocked Singleton I down I Did you hear the mate threaten to g get t the captain then or later I Ho Ie may have o made some such threat Is there thee a bell in your cabin connecting connecting connecting con con- with the maids maids' cabin off oft the chartroom No My bell rang In the room back of ot the galley galle where Williams slept The boat was small and I left my man at home Williams looked after me Where did the bell from Mr Vans Vall's room oom ring In the maids' maids room Mr Valls Vall's room was designed for Mrs Tur Tur- ner When we e asked Mrs Johns Johnsto to so go 0 with us Mrs Turner gave Vail Vall her room It was a question of ot baths Did you ring any bell during the night No o Knowing the relation of ot the hell bell ab above e Mr Vails Vail's berth to the bed Itself do you OU think he could have i reached cached it after atter his injury Slowly After Atter what th the doctor doctor doctor doc doc- tor has said no He would have had to raise himself and reach up The cross examination w was s brief brier but to the point What do you mean by ill That night I had been somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what ill The next day I was in bad shape Did you know the woman Karen Karen Karen Ka Ka- ren Hansen before your our wife employed employed em em- her No Xo N o oA A previous witness has said sald that the Hansen woman starting out of ot other her room saw you outside and re retreated re- re treated Were ere j you ou outside the door at a any y time during that night i 1 Only before midnight You s said ld you might have been in the chartroom at 2 I have havo said I was ill I might have done dOlo almost anything That is exactly what we are getting getting getting get get- ting at Mr Turner Going Going- back to the of or July when you were not ill did you ou have any words words' with the tho captain We Ve had a few tew He was exceedIng exceeding exceeding exceed exceed- ing his authority Do you recall what you ou said suld I was indignant T Think ink again Mr Turner If It you cannot recall someone else will wUl I I threatened to dismiss him and put the tho first mate in his place I Iwas Iwas was angry naturally And what did tho the captain reply reply re re- re- re pI ply lie He made an absurd threat to put me In irons What were your our r relations after atter that The They were strained We simply sim simply aim sim- ply avoided each other Just a few more questions Mr Turner and I shall not detain you Do you ou carry a key to th the tho emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency case in the forward house the case that contained the ax Like many of ot the questions this s was disputed hotl hotly It was finally allowed and Turner admitted that he carried the ke key Similar Turner cases were carried on all tl the Turner boats and he had such a key on his ring Did you ou over ever see the white object object ob object ob- ob that terrified the crew Never lever Sailors are particularly liable to such hysteria During your our delirium did you ever eer seo see such a figure I 1 do not recall any details of ot that part of ot my illness Were you in favor tavor of ot bringing bringing- the bodies back bacIe to port I I yes yes certainly Do you recall going on deck the morning morning- after atter the murders were discovered Vaguely Vague What were the men doing at that time I believe really believe really I do not like to repeat so often otten that I was ill that day Have Havo you any recollection of ot what you yot said to the men at that time None Nona Let me refresh your memory from the ships' ships log log- Reading Mr Ir Turner insisted that the bodies be buried burled at sea and on the crew opposing this re retired retired retired re- re tired to his cabin announcing that he considered the attitude of 01 the themen themen themen men a mutiny I recall being being- angry ry at the men not not much else My position was rational enough however It was midsummer and we had a a. long voyage before us I wish to read something else to you ou The witness Leslie testified testifIed testified fied to sleeping in the storeroom at the request of ot Mrs Johns reading giving as her reason a fear of ot something going wrong as there had been trouble between Mr Turner and the captain Whatever question Mr Ir Goldstein had been framing he was not pe peel pe to use this part of ot the rd r- r ord Tho The log was admissible oily orlY as a record on the spot made by bya a a. competent person and witnessed by all concerned of the actual oc occurrences occurrences occurrences oc- oc on the Ella My record of ot Mrs Johns' Johns remark was ruled out Turner was not on trial I I TESTIFY Turner pale and shaking left the stand at 2 o'clock that day and I Iwas Iwas Iwas was recalled My M earlier testimony had merely established the finding of ot the bodies I was now to have havo a a. abad abad bad two hours I was an important witness probably the most tant I had heard the scream that had revealed the tragedy and had been in the main cabin of the after house only a moment or so after the murderer I had found the bodies I IVall Vail Vall still living and had been with tho the accused mate when he saw the captain prostrate at the foot toot of tho the forward companion All of this aided b by skillful questioning questioning questioning ques ques- I told as exactly as possible I told of the mates mate's strange manner on finding the bodies I related to toa toa I Ia a breathless quiet the placing of ot the bodies in the jolly-boat jolly and the i I I I i reading of the b burial rial service over them I told of the little boat that followed us S like some avenging spirit carrying carrying- by da day a small American flag union down and at night a white light I told of ot having having having hav hav- ing to Increase the length of ot the towing to line as the tho heat grew greater great great- er and of a fear I had that the rope would separate or that the mysterious mysterious mysterious rious hand band that was vas the author of ot the misfortunes would cut the tho line I told of or the long long- nights without sleep while with our few available men wo we tried to work the Ella back to land of ot guarding the after house of ot a a. hundred false alarms that set our nerves ner quivering and our hearts leaping And I made them feel I think the horror of ot a situation where each man suspected his neighbor feared and loathed him and yet jet et stayed close by him because a a. known danger is better than an unknown horror The record of f my examination Is particularly faulty tault- McWhirter having havin having hav hav- in ing allowed personal feeling to Interfere in interfere interfere In- In with accuracy Here Hero and there In tho the margins of his notebook I find unflattering allusions to the prosecuting attorney and after one question an impeachment of ot my motives to which Mac took violent exception no answer at all is recorded re recorded recorded re- re corded and in a furious scrawl is written ritten Tho The little whippersnapper whippersnapper whippersnapper whipper- whipper snapper I Leslie LesUe could smash him between his thumb and finger I found another curious record record record-a a leaf leat torn out of or the thc book and evidently evidently evi evl dently designed to be sent to me but falling its destination was as follows For Tor Heavens Heaven's sake dont don't look at the girl Irl so much The newspaper men are on But Dut to resume my examination The first questions were not of ot particular particular par par- interest Then Did the prisoner know you OU had had moved to the after atter house I do not know The forecastle hands knew Tell what you ou know of ot the quarrel quarrel quarrel rel on July 31 between Captain Richardson and the prisoner I saw it from a deck window I described it in detail Why did you move nove to the after atter house At the request of ot Mrs Johns She said she was nervous What reason did she give That Mr Turner was In a dangerous dan- dan cerous mood he had quarreled with the captain and was quarreling with Mr Vail Van Did Dill you ou know now the e ar arrangement I 7 J of ot rooms In the tho after arter house houlle Z Ho How the people slept In a general way What do you m mean n by that T TI I knew Mr Vall's Valls room and Miss Lees Leea Did you OU know where th the th maids maMs slept Yes I You have testified that you were locked in Was Vas the key kept In the tho lock Yes Would whoever locked lacked 3 you U in have had only to move the key hey from one side tide of ot the door t to th the other Yes Was Vas the key left lett in the lock when lock when you were fastened in No Now Dr Leslie wo we want you ou to tell telI us what the tho prisoner did that night when you told him what had happened I 1 called to him to come below for Gods God's sake He seemed dazed and at a loss to know what to do I told him to get his revolver and call the captain He went into the forward forward for for- ward vard house and got his revolver but buthe buthe buthe he did not call the captain Wo Vo went below and stumbled over the captains captain's captains captain's captains captain's cap cap- tain's body What was tho the mates mate's condition When we found the body His Isis general condition lIe He was Intoxicated lie He collapsed on the tho steps when he found the captain We Ve both almost collapsed What was his mental condition If It you JOU mean was he frightened we both were Was he pale I 1 did not notice then than He was te pale and looked ill later when the v i crew had gathered About this key was it ever eyer found The key to the storeroom Yes When 1 That same morning Where And by whom Z Miss Lee found it on the floor In Mr Arr Turners Turner's room Tho The prosecution was totally unprepared unprepared un un- un- un prepared for this reply and proceedings proceedings pro pro- were delayed for tor a moment while the tho attorneys consulted On the resumption of ot my examination they made mado a att attempt to Impeach my character as a witness trying to show how that I had sailed under false pretenses that I was so feared in the after atter house that the women refused to allow me ma below or to administer to Mr Ir Turner the the remedies I prepared and finally that I had surrendered myself to the crow crew as a suspect su of ot my own ac ac- cord Against this tile the cross cross examina tion threw throw all nIl It its weight WAIght Tho The prose prose- lH attorn attorneys Vs having dropped the n question lo of It tho the key key- keyth th the shrewd y young lawyer for tor the defense followed followed fol fol- lowed it up This ThIs key Dr Leslie LesIle do you know where it is now Yes v Yes I have it it t. t Will U you Jou ten tell hOW It ll came cam Into your possession Certainly I picked it t up on n tho the deck a night or so BO after the te murders mur mur- ders Miss Lee had dropped had dropped it t I caught Elsa Lees Lee's' Lees Lee's eye and she sho gave savo I me a Warm glance glanco of ot g lave have you the lee key with you jou Yes Yes I produced it tor Are fo you a football player doctor doctor docI doc doc- I was I 1 thought I recalled you I have havo seen you play several times In spite of or our friend the tho alto attorney ney for the commonwealth I do not not believe we will |