Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-17
Another Shooting Affair.

The last two shooting affairs in this
county did not furnish Quarter Sessions
cases, but the one now in hands will.
Adam Mininger, of Jefferson township,
nnder arrest for shooting his brother John.
Adam and John have been bad friends
for several years, or ever since Adam pro
secuted John for stealing one OF his horses
which prosecution caused John to serve q
long term in the penitentiary.
Adam lives on the old place in jefferson
twp. and John has lately made living
buying aud selling junk, with headquar-
| tiers at Great Belt.
They were both in town last Saturday
afternoon, but when Adam saw John in
the crowd he slipped out Of town, and
| went home and while be and his wife (who
was born a HARRISON and who was former
| IL the wife Of Col. Snodgrass, Of Butler),
were in the yard milking the COWS John
rode up and asked permission to stop and
feed his horse.
Adam refused and called John son of a
gun; his wife joined in the refusal and
John said he was not talking to her, John
called Adam names, and Adam drew
his revolver and began shooting at John,
who was near him. The first
shot struck John in the right shoulder,
pierced downward and cannot be removed.
TIE second shot struck Adam in
the left cheek and lodged near his nose,
the third struck near the LEFT ear and lodg-
ed against the skull, the fourth struck the
back of his neck and lodged in the flesh,
and the fifth hit the back Of his head
and travelled under the scalp to a spot just
above his forehead. All the bullets except
the first have been removed
The pistol was what is called British
Bull l-dog, cheap affair, Of little power, or
John would have been instantly killed.
1t contains seven chambers, and was re-
loaded after the shooting.
The shooting was done about half past
seven O'Clock, and two hours later Adam
came to Butler, met policeman Herdman
and told him Of the affair, and Herdman
turned him over to Co. Detective Allen.
He also showed the pistol with which he
had done the shooting, and Allen took
possession Of it, and told Adam he would
have to lock him up, at which Adam was,
or pretended to be, greatly astonished.
His intention in coming to Butler seems
to have been TO swear his life against John.
The Sheriff, Dist. Atty, Co. Detective,
and Chief Of Police visited the scene next
day; and on Monday Esq. McAboy and
the Co. Detective went down and took
Johns deposition as to the facts OF tf'
case. The shooting was witnessed by
Mrs. Adam Mininger and her son, Col.
Snodgrass, Jr; her sister, Mrs. Wit, of
Allegheny, and her daughter, who are
visiting there, Mr.. Anderson and Mr.
Cooper
On Wednesday Adam was given hear
ing before Esquire McAboy and was held
for Court on the charge Of shooting with
the intent to kill.
John aston ished everybody by appear
ing at the hearing, cleanly shaven and
dressed in a new suit Of clothes, and witt
nothing apparent from which to judge Of
what he had gone through excepting that
piece Of cotton was sticking in the hole
just above his forehead, where the bullet
had been cut out. If any of the regular
armies Of the Earth want recruit for their
Invincibles they should send for him.
On Thursday Adam gave bail in $500,
with Mr. Caldwell as surety, and was dis
charged from Jail