Crossville Chronicle April 25, 1940
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. James Turner, 48, was shot and killed in the Central Café. Lee Adams, 37, is now in the County jail under bond, charged with the crime.
Adams has a wife and 3 children and lives east of Crossville, a short distance past the city limits.
Turner and Adams were brother-in-laws, Adams having married Turner's sister. The cause of the shooting has not yet been discovered.
The remains were buried Tuesday at Wilder. The deceased leaves 3 daughters, one 21 and one 13, the other somewhere in between. The wife passed away a few months ago. He leaves several brothers and other relatives, most of whom live in this county.
An eyewitness report: James Turner came into the Central Café and was followed in a minute or two later by Lee Adams. Turner had a knife in his hand, and a word of two passed between them. Adams caught Turner by the right wrist which held the knife and pulled a gun to shoot Turner. Turner knocked the pistol up with his left hand and the ball was fired into the ceiling. The next shot fired by Adams struck Turner in the side. Turner said "He has shot me" and sank to the floor. He closed the knife and put it in his pocket. Dr E W Mitchell was called and had Turner lifted into an ambulance where he died in a few minutes.
Turner is said to be a World war veteran drawing a pension of some $100 a month which is handled for him by a guardian, some person who lives in Indiana. Turner's whole right side was said to have been paralyzed so that he could only walk with difficulty and could handle things with his right hand with difficulty. The claim is that Turner could not have been dangerous because of his condition. He was also said to be mentally unbalanced due to shell shock.
The evidence at the preliminary trial showed that Adams asked Morris Burnett, barber at the Cumberland Barber Shop, for a pistol. Mr Burnett stated that he had no pistol. Where Adams got the pistol the evidence did not disclose.
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. James Turner, 48, was shot and killed in the Central Café. Lee Adams, 37, is now in the County jail under bond, charged with the crime.
Adams has a wife and 3 children and lives east of Crossville, a short distance past the city limits.
Turner and Adams were brother-in-laws, Adams having married Turner's sister. The cause of the shooting has not yet been discovered.
The remains were buried Tuesday at Wilder. The deceased leaves 3 daughters, one 21 and one 13, the other somewhere in between. The wife passed away a few months ago. He leaves several brothers and other relatives, most of whom live in this county.
An eyewitness report: James Turner came into the Central Café and was followed in a minute or two later by Lee Adams. Turner had a knife in his hand, and a word of two passed between them. Adams caught Turner by the right wrist which held the knife and pulled a gun to shoot Turner. Turner knocked the pistol up with his left hand and the ball was fired into the ceiling. The next shot fired by Adams struck Turner in the side. Turner said "He has shot me" and sank to the floor. He closed the knife and put it in his pocket. Dr E W Mitchell was called and had Turner lifted into an ambulance where he died in a few minutes.
Turner is said to be a World war veteran drawing a pension of some $100 a month which is handled for him by a guardian, some person who lives in Indiana. Turner's whole right side was said to have been paralyzed so that he could only walk with difficulty and could handle things with his right hand with difficulty. The claim is that Turner could not have been dangerous because of his condition. He was also said to be mentally unbalanced due to shell shock.
The evidence at the preliminary trial showed that Adams asked Morris Burnett, barber at the Cumberland Barber Shop, for a pistol. Mr Burnett stated that he had no pistol. Where Adams got the pistol the evidence did not disclose.
Crossville Chronicle April 25, 1940
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. James Turner, 48, was shot and killed in the Central Café. Lee Adams, 37, is now in the County jail under bond, charged with the crime.
Adams has a wife and 3 children and lives east of Crossville, a short distance past the city limits.
Turner and Adams were brother-in-laws, Adams having married Turner's sister. The cause of the shooting has not yet been discovered.
The remains were buried Tuesday at Wilder. The deceased leaves 3 daughters, one 21 and one 13, the other somewhere in between. The wife passed away a few months ago. He leaves several brothers and other relatives, most of whom live in this county.
An eyewitness report: James Turner came into the Central Café and was followed in a minute or two later by Lee Adams. Turner had a knife in his hand, and a word of two passed between them. Adams caught Turner by the right wrist which held the knife and pulled a gun to shoot Turner. Turner knocked the pistol up with his left hand and the ball was fired into the ceiling. The next shot fired by Adams struck Turner in the side. Turner said "He has shot me" and sank to the floor. He closed the knife and put it in his pocket. Dr E W Mitchell was called and had Turner lifted into an ambulance where he died in a few minutes.
Turner is said to be a World war veteran drawing a pension of some $100 a month which is handled for him by a guardian, some person who lives in Indiana. Turner's whole right side was said to have been paralyzed so that he could only walk with difficulty and could handle things with his right hand with difficulty. The claim is that Turner could not have been dangerous because of his condition. He was also said to be mentally unbalanced due to shell shock.
The evidence at the preliminary trial showed that Adams asked Morris Burnett, barber at the Cumberland Barber Shop, for a pistol. Mr Burnett stated that he had no pistol. Where Adams got the pistol the evidence did not disclose.
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. James Turner, 48, was shot and killed in the Central Café. Lee Adams, 37, is now in the County jail under bond, charged with the crime.
Adams has a wife and 3 children and lives east of Crossville, a short distance past the city limits.
Turner and Adams were brother-in-laws, Adams having married Turner's sister. The cause of the shooting has not yet been discovered.
The remains were buried Tuesday at Wilder. The deceased leaves 3 daughters, one 21 and one 13, the other somewhere in between. The wife passed away a few months ago. He leaves several brothers and other relatives, most of whom live in this county.
An eyewitness report: James Turner came into the Central Café and was followed in a minute or two later by Lee Adams. Turner had a knife in his hand, and a word of two passed between them. Adams caught Turner by the right wrist which held the knife and pulled a gun to shoot Turner. Turner knocked the pistol up with his left hand and the ball was fired into the ceiling. The next shot fired by Adams struck Turner in the side. Turner said "He has shot me" and sank to the floor. He closed the knife and put it in his pocket. Dr E W Mitchell was called and had Turner lifted into an ambulance where he died in a few minutes.
Turner is said to be a World war veteran drawing a pension of some $100 a month which is handled for him by a guardian, some person who lives in Indiana. Turner's whole right side was said to have been paralyzed so that he could only walk with difficulty and could handle things with his right hand with difficulty. The claim is that Turner could not have been dangerous because of his condition. He was also said to be mentally unbalanced due to shell shock.
The evidence at the preliminary trial showed that Adams asked Morris Burnett, barber at the Cumberland Barber Shop, for a pistol. Mr Burnett stated that he had no pistol. Where Adams got the pistol the evidence did not disclose.
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