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Show TRAGEDY IN LAW OFFICE i Two Wen Slain in Most) Brutal Manner. i MURDERER KILLS HIMSELF I An Autocintic Ilagnzlno Pistol the Weapon Used by W C Turner in I tho OIUs of Cantor, Acliris and Mclntyie New York, to Mutder W. J Mallard nnd Robert Hamilton- ' Same Gun Used by Slay" In Tn-ltlnB Tn-ltlnB Ilia Own Life-Killing Betult of Attempt to Adjust Defalcation. New York, Oct 1" -I sing a new automatic magualn pistol William Turner former president und treasurer of the Oilman Uottllng lompnns. todas shot and killed W J Mallard secretary secre-tary and treasiiiei of the eompans. ami Itohert Hamilton Its president, and then killed himself with the same weapon A second revolver loade 1 In eveis chamber, was tound In Turners pocket und It Is believed he planned to take more live than he did CAl'rtn Or rilAGI3DY The shooting was tuiised hs a quar-icl quar-icl between the three men "'" f lege.1 shortage In Turners ae,"un' fr which he wan thieulened with crlm na prosecution The trogeds """"'l','" he oflUes of Hie law firm of i antor Adams & Mclntsre In the heart of the Wall street district, during the bu noon hour COt'SIN OF C,0 ODELI. Turner who wns 45 sears of age arid lived at llount Vernon N .".""rV' " of this cits, was a cousin of Gov Odeii of this Mnte The held of the law llrm In whose offices the shooting tie. i m red Is Presllent Cantor of the nor-miBh nor-miBh of Mnnhittan '"w" '" shuts rung out In the oillre bulldlnc i wild rumor was stnited th it tli" lsr-oiii,h lsr-oiii,h President had been killed rniNcirAi.i aii. MMimnn All of the ptlnclpnls In the trnRedy were married Mallard was vear of neje a native of Atlinta rii where he wns well known In business and so clal elide He was piesldent of the loung Mens Demoimtlc club there He had been In this rltv about foui veuts and lived with his wife ind two thlldren In an uptown Hat Mr Hamilton Ham-ilton lived In PlttPbuig where he was president of the J T A A Hamilton glass factories He was ibout CO vears of age He arrived nt New 'Soik ses-terchiy ses-terchiy In lesponse to a telegram from Turner lecelved nt nttsburg which ald Meet tne In New 'iork Frldis anl I will settle with vou MET Hi AITOINIMH-NT The three men met in the liw offlt" bs nnpolnlment to ivjlovv Turn r tn make a partial cttlement, anl he was ask. 1 for h i.rtin.d cl-eck I him It h sutl inu men lie eiosetl ine it mr in mr luun. An Instant later he drew i i votv r and liegnn firing Millard fell shot throi sh the heart anl Hamilton lived onls i few moment A number of nih r persons who were In the room . lerks nnd mem-lers mem-lers of the tlrm, it d In psnlc tnr killing Ilimlltnn and Mallard Turner shot himself In the Ivae! nim moments liter heirlnf no more shots tilt persons who fled ventured buck Into the room mil found tho three tiodl. s Tcnshrt an Miinswi rn Turner retired as president or the Cll-mix Cll-mix Uottllng cotnpnnv last i rll vvhen he was bc.usht out Iv llumlll in Iter Hie sile It was ills uvered In ecaiolnlni; the books of the t oncern thit th re was a shortnse of JUio til lurn-rs ntccunls The Climax eonipinv eneng 1 John F Molntsre former lnnt District Af inrnev and M Ovol'iinn Iwth of th firm In whose offices the shooting occurred to dav tn effect a sittlement with Turner and he cneased l.iliisr l.evtn rttt i i rip resent his Intereets e'omc ilirricultv had hern met with hi the niotliil.ns wlilrli followed between the liwv r bit It aus finnlls agreed tn h -ut Win nnt gue Turner a leUasr In full WANTED MIMlKi: PHF.SCVT last nlcllt it wns agreed that Hit settlement set-tlement shnul I Hike pi ic n til of let rf i .intor Adlins t. Mtlntsr Irnlni i.t 11 o otnrk ll fore he left the eonfertnee lost nlsht lurner anxtnusiv asked ihit Mr Melntvre he pr.enl ut tndas s meet. Ing and Mr M. Inivre has sail sine' the shooting that he did not llli lurntrs manner vesterdiv as the litter seined in his opinion to btnr himself tttckl.sst anl with the tltminnor of i in m vvho mtglu do almost nm tleperste net TI ItNKtt ON TIMI1 M the sppointed hour tod iv Turner with his lawver ent. retl tne liw offl e Mr Ooolman ushered lurii-r unit hi lawver Into the private unit of Mi Adsms Leventrltt It is said toll lurner lur-ner to remain oullde Turner rttus.il Basing thul he wiiiu. il to close the mutter at once Turner ImuifillnUls after en-terliih en-terliih nuked for Mr Mclntyri ua I showed anger when told he would not be at the couujcik m:goti mio.ns ion sirrn.iiMnNr NegotUtlnna for n sittlement began at on, e, .Messrs llnmllton Mallard and Goodmun being r sent litsl les Turner , and Ids nttoine) I h. roiiftitnce ut tint was In the nt in s gi u. nil unices hut later Mliilarl asked to .u Mr tl uns ami Mr I Hamilton In vtliimsn private offlt. T ur- , nor having rofus .1 . iinln proiwulon ' 01 N I.S81! Ml OP rill.l'K I While the cnnfeiHiie in the private of. I lice was giuig nn I ui in r walked In Ills l.wv.r asked hi n fr his ch..ck to tn i sed III the sett . in. nt nil, I 1 urner sulci es II) let vou tun.- It Then Turner tlused the door ..r lh, off lie Hi wns Inline Mr MmII.ii, I uhi had ink.. I hhu for the chetk Mi instant afttr he hud , shut the do. r In dr. w a levolver nnd I poliillns It ut Mill nil sild I will kill vou sou--- Then he fired two shots ut Mallard WILD bCRAMHIK 1'UOM 110OM . lnlunlls Hut wns a wild scramble 'on the part nf th ,tiur hi Hi, mini I All except llumlll. n ihi.liul for the door I hut Hamilton win. whcti lumed tired sprang at him Turner was too quick rot hint huweur and tlionilng hit w VO'L'." " '?v ' ""h Ids victim r hrt inn , fired Theie Is lu wltur to what tul Mr Levcntrlli ut the ilrst utiurunie of the revolver rushul uut of the ro in le.ivina his hm In hln I him lioodm m lollowisl Levcntrlli und Vilnius Jumpul to his fet s jjotiii an Mullatd u slut brushed last Turin i and gut out of th. oftlce A thev I fi lh. room more hnm were heard, followet bi two heavs full riier was const, h ,ivn In the nfti e clerks, boss and it. vend women emplov eeo were fora few mlniiten too filjhiened to tlu uns thing Tllllfi: IM'UF. DF.AD When persons t mm i ted with th law offices ventured lin. k Into the room tiny found the three b.nli n Is lug close to gutter On Turners Imdv was Mind un unsigned ifltsruin r.u.llng lelophnne I nitssaac reetlveil Will accept tJT either from lUnilllon ur Mnllitd CHUCK ON TI rtNKIlS CORPSK On Turners cortse the ( oroner nlso found a rertlrted clieik for CT I he lunar is rrgardel ns thmwlng i erulliir I light on the cai-r for it Is thought to I Indicate that Turin r w.nt to the oitlcts with the probable Intention of pislnx the sum of money which vc m to have settled the difficulty If hi ill, I Intend tn pay it Is argued, he changed his mind sud lenls and decided to kill Tl'RNKIl'S I WSFIt TALKS iklgar N Ltveittriti who was Turner s ounsel In the sITalis irtie.llng the trig i rv and who was present In the room at Hm time the rliuotliu: lei an mnde i statement ttmlglu in which he defende I rurner against thi ilurt.e thit he was a defaulter Mr Turner he said 'was not a defaulter IP did tin trlmlniliv mi.nppioprl.Ue Hie finds of the Climax Hottie ompanv According to Mr leientrltt Turn r orlsinallv put ui I am In rush Ills over ilrnflu umoitnts I to l"i.i I nvlux J.'.l which remains I as the value of his hull Irr 11 mllion orfer d lii for Turner slurs which the latter u epted ami the d' al wsi clonJ. 'iunier UlleveJ that i i i - I r i , un f n ' vvii tl i i .. i 1 1 all 'm Tt KM P i MPHOMIS1 D Akid why Turner had been it ij ' 1 i to i? it io gmiirf up n en i ii (.into settle with lliitnlimn and Mi 1 ri I rtrlti said Turner is lull u-n I bv the iHit as I urn inrormtu H it u w a cvpeitlng a I olltic tl apioliunie it which woulil be mnde tmpossibli If tr I. it hint of Irrtgularltv however un f., in lei should be mad against him The Imdv of Tutnet tonight wns tul. n to his lilt home ut Miunt V einou |