Newspaper: Capt. T. M. Turner Shoots Intruder; Webster Par., Louisiana Submitted by: Lora Peppers Date: Mar. 2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Ouachita Telegraph October 10, 1867 Page 3, Column 1 HOMICIDE. About 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning, Capt. T.M. Turner, of the firm of Messrs. Floyd & Turner of this place, who was sleeping in his store room, was aroused by a noise at the front widow (sic), and very soon saw the window shutter open and the figure of a man entering the store by raising the window sash Capt. Turner fired his pistol, when he heard some one either fall or jump off the gallery. He waited some time, and seeing, or hearing no none, he went out and obtained the assistance of a friend, when very soon they found the body of a negro man who had received the shot of Capt. Turner through his breast, the ball entering the collar bone and ranging slightly down and coming out near the point of the shoulder blade. It was a fatal shot taking life almost instantly. A full investigation before the jury of inquest, composed of three of our most worthy and intelligent white citizens and two of the colored, resulted in a prompt and honorable acquital of Captain Turner. The investigation before Justice Lancaster the next morning, resulted in the same manner. We are thus particular that no improper statement may go out to the public prejudicial to Capt. Turner, who is esteemed by us all as a strictly honorable and gallant gentleman who would be amongst the last to take the life of a human being, without being as he was in this instance, fully and in all respects justifiable. Minden (La.) Sentiment.