Show hypnotized TO COMMIT MURDER YO YOUTH UTH CHARGES husband held as employee says he was war nagged into slaying anthony kan kana A man accused of being a combination Sv engall and bluebeard who used both hypnotism and money to bring about the murder of his wife Is puzzling authorities here the man ilen ben turner well to do aathony citizen protests hla his innocence no cence maintaining he Is the victim of a libel plot on the part of hla his enemies who had bad first planned to kill him film as well as his wife turners wife minnie who was fifty two was found beaten and choked to death in the turner bungalow young man confesses later jim twenty four year old employee of turner confessed he slew mis alts turner and charged that turner not only agreed to pay him 10 but also used hypnotism to induce him to commit the crime stratton said turner began talking to him several months before about billing mrs turner and that he persistently nagged and hypnotized him until he was no longer able to resist in Strut tons shoes at the time of his arrest was 05 65 which he said turner nad paid him the remainder of the amount was to be paid later said turner la Is superintendent of an ice fee and salt factory here and Is prosperous when his cifes murder was discovered he offered a reward of 1000 for or the apprehension of the slayer ile de Is now wondering if he be will be called upon to pay that amount to tho FN 34 1 found beaten and choked to death officers who arrested him and stratton Strut tun an offer of stratton to plead guilty to the and accept a life sentence was refused by authorities who believe lie he has not told all he knows about the slaying tie ile will be held tor for prolonged questioning result of probe the investigation of mrs turners death turned toward turner when i mrs della delia barkley of wichita to told ld authorities that turner had asked tier her to employ one of a gang of booze runners to kill mrs turner and that she ghe refused to do so turner Is reported to have been infatuated with mrs barkley in the turner home following the murder investigators found notes ad dressea to mrs turner in a wo homans womans handwriting advising her to go out and trail her husband the day of the slaying mrs turner had been downtown shopping stratton liaw saw und followed her lionie home he has since expressed regret for the crime but declared that lie he was so under the influence of turner that he could not help it |