Show I EXJUDGE TURNER He Dies by Ills Own Hand in Sail FranciscoOne of the Yarns Told On Him by Old ComstocJters A telegram announces the death by suicide in San Francisco of exUnited States District Judge George Turner of Virginia who was afterward Chief Justice Jus-tice in Nevada in the early sixties While the deceased was held by some to be an upright judge others were not few who entertained an entirely different opinion ami the fnllowincr jinRfidntf vhinli nqpil I un u 0 I to be told of him will indicate this opinion I opin-ion An important case involving avery a-very valuable Comstock mine came before be-fore the Supreme Court in Carson for final adjudication It was in the flush times on the great lotfe and hundreds of thousands of dollars wore spent by the I parties to each side in suborning witnesses wit-nesses feeing lawyers corrupting juries and even the bench The decision was drawn up but had not been rendered i The Chief Justice was met on the streets i by one of the parties litigant I understand said this party that you have drawn up a decision awarding the mine to my opponents HI have replied the Chief Justice Didnt you get 15000 in gold coin to i decide in my favor I Yes but the law is with the other side who gave me 23000 Well heres 10000 more Now you i go back and recall that decision or by Ill kill you on sight j i The decision was favorable to the last quoted speaker The above is only one of till stories told on Judge Turner and it may be that it does him a grievous injustice But it used to be told for a fact |