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JOE TURNER IDEP IN Murderer of Policemen lKitellin and Blair au. (4reenvillie, is at Last Brought to .Justlee. Will be Indicted in Virdinia Court 3londay on hatrge of 31urder of Detective. LInchburg . 'a., April 2.--Joi Wil liams, the negro who killed Detective Malin here Mlarch 25, ias; eoen identl fled u; .lot 'Tl'ner, waited for the mu r del of, two Greetnville ofileers, by Ab ner Boling, a merchant of that city, who was well acquainted With Ti'ur'ner. .Villiamis denies all knowledge of th Gv il athair anld Swaesthc Ie was at we ! ill W\e:l \'irginia on the \'!:'ginia Inilroad from August to Decem nber, 119. Sheriff S. 1). Willis, of G reenville, w is unsefsfutl inl hits endeavor to be n!1vd to ca rry tile negro back to Sou th arolina for trial, \Villialr., who reached Lynchburg ('arlv thz ninI g, when confronted in hii: cli b y MI.. Holing., became aint a"'Wi3 a oliged to lie down 011 his han!:. ".lo . * Ill little yellow dog is still han:in: around my store," said Ah'. Itolina, and,] the negro appeared al iost ieIdy to coifess. "I am positive that he Is Joe Tr nier." :ahl . r. i?'ll ltr. I)etective Wheeler. with obvious attempt a self-cotno', o ntr inted the negro Vht, had almost enlded his life at the time of the murd1.01" of .)etective Mann. I wasn't tryin' to kill you. ('all.' ihe negro doclared, and his agitation at the sighlit of both Deteciv\\ Wh'elec and tle two ( reenville men seemed almost at thi' br eak in g Point. PI01ce, men are of the opinion that lie will e'vtuliaIly confess to the Greenvillt shooting. Gr'eenville, May 1.--News received inl Greenville yesterday hy special cor resondnce adil( Associated Press dis patclies that the neg0iro arrested for the iiuider o a .Iynchhnrg ollicer had been positively identified as Joe Tor ner, who shot anti killed PoliceIent .J. L. Kitchein and A. .\M. lliair in Green ville on October 5. 1919, catised deio gratillcat ion thi.o1gliotlt this entire see tiotn of the state. The negro's skill and daring in eluding his linr'suter's, and the fact, that he had gotten entirely away from this section, had caused many to despair taht. he would over b brougth to jis You DON'T FORGE Something Doin All Day ITIFIED' LYNCHBURG, VA. tice. The fact' that the strong arm of the law has once again triumphed in its battle to avenge a crime that stir red the entire state, has brought a sense of satisfaction to citizens of this section that was plainly evident. \viile Turner will not be brought to Greenville to answer for the par tieular (erinme he committed here, he will be brought immediately to trial for a similar crime in Virginia, a state notable for its speedy and sure ad iin i isi i t rion of Justice, and there is no douut that he will be given the full punii ishlneat permit ted by law. Sheriff Willis and Mr. IBoling, av cordingI to a telegram receivei by Deputy Sheriff Patterson yesterday, vill ret rin to Grenvill oil South (".n trainl munber. :11 I'lis mornling which raclhes the city Ietwveen 7 and 8 o'clock, The sheriff, of course, will not bring the negro criminal back with him, this )eilg impossible even though an effort were' madle to (1o so. Tie Lynch biurg authorities, getting the prisoner in their hands first, will hold him for trial there next week. .\r. Boling's store is on the lIther ford road. near the overhead bidge. .Joe ''uiriner worked for \Ir. IUoling for *ome time. and lived not far front the store. 1'llon receiving th information early yesterday imiornhing that tle ne gro lad bIeeii positively iden tified as .Joe 'lni'eior the w idows of Policemen A, .l. Mlair and J. 'L. Kitchen were iotilled in order to satisfy their inat ural intense desire to know the out1 (om1e of the affair. While evinicinig keen interest in the news neither .is. Kitchen or Mrs. Blair iade any spe cial comment. Otlicer Iflair '.ft his widow and live children and Ollicer Kitchen left IIis widow and two children. As both fam ilies were in bad financial cir'cuimstanie es a fund was raised through tIiev GrCenville newspa pera. foi their ie lief. -Jo Tunrii was placed underi ar rest inl tle Overland atitoiolbile plant inl Toledo after having been shadowed by a detective for two v.veks. A di patch receive from Toledo yeIterday hold of the(, ciricmilhstances under wiiel the gunimain was apprehended. Ti ariest Occurrei at the aui tomio bile factory last Satlirday. Dett!iv-e Arel11 STU I Be Here for the Free Barb4 Speaker of the FREE BARBEdl -The City has secure here's y, CLINTO] for the big day. W home; you will T THE DATE---S SSatu C. N. Tankersley, Loliceian 'J) A. Carroll and .Special Agent Floyd Lov ing went to Toledo after Turner, knowing at that time that the negro was believed to be the murderer of the two Greenville plain clothes of ficers as well as the murderer of one policeman in 'Lynchburg and the man who seriously wounded another there. Turner was found waiting in line 'with other automobile workers in the Toledo plant awaiting his weekly pay. When his turn came at the window the detective recognized him and two guns were immediately leveledi at his head with an order that the negro thiow t;) his hands. Tlhils precaution was taken becanse of the negro's repu tation for <iuick work with a gun. 'When taken to . precinct police -,ta tion, .'Tirne'r was ,earched anid a big gun with which he kiled the three gunl wit hwhviich he killed the tlre policeienl, was [ouind concealed be tween iis slilet. and the small of his back. Turner was known in Lynchurg as John11 I. Williams and in Toledo :w Lev Jordaln. I( is believed by some' her' that Detective L,. A. Mal, whom 'Turener killed, and Detective Edgar Wheeler, whom he seuiousIy wouided thlought the negro hadl killed the (1reenvilhe policemen anld in tendet qtuestioniag him as to this when they apnroachetl him. The legro resist 'd arrest by these officers in lynchbu rg, qtuickly ilashed his gunl, shot. them aud made good hlis escape. it is belleved by a freigtl train. A reward of $750 had been made up here for the arrest and conviction of Turner, and it is understood that the reward for tle negro in Lynchbu rg was $il0, making a total roward of $1..100. The arresting oflicers will no ioulbt receive the Lynchburg reward ats the negro was (iivered to the au thorities, tlee, but the procedllc that wvill be followed in regard to th Gircenville reward is ukilnown. Inasmuch as the negro has beeii de livered to the Virginia oilcers he will lie tried there and thel'e will be little or no chance for the offleers here to bring him back to Greenville. le cause lie is not delivered to local al thorities there is socm uncertainty as to whether or not tlle reward le ir can he claimed by the arresting of flcers. Grans's Tasteiesh chill Tonic .estorce vitality n:' energhry by purifying ati o r ihing theI blood . You cn roon fe! Its Stenath 'ninml, Invgorn.ti:g 1-:f ect 0 Ice . Celebration (Old. invited and sene Ad( Day--n-HON. GEOR LIE---The City's Gue dan aeroplane for t our opportunity. B1 BIDS e extend the glad ha find the latch-string ATURDAY, MAY rday, Honor Roll of Mt. Pleasat School. Eighth Grade-Annie Chapman. Seventh Grade-!Clara Covington, Leonla Covington, Ollie Fuller, Myrtle Fuller, Lizzie Nelson, Minnie Hendrix. Sixth Grade-Mildred McPherson, Fred McPherson, Julia Moore. Fifth Grade-Flossie 1-Hendrix, Lillie Nelson, Cora Fuller. 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