Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22


behind the bar. l Kept behind Steve
and out Of the way OF the revolver till
he got through shooting, and came
out, They were standing on the west
side Of the room. do not know who
was between them. Quirk was stand
ing near the wall. Terrill back near
the bar. | did not see Terrill strike
Quirk nor Quirk strike Terrill, did not
see any strikes. They were separated
when the shooting occurred. l heard
four or five shots fired. Did not see
them fired. was looking out for
myself, Quirk had hold of Terrill
after the first or second shot; may
have had hold of him all the time rs
far as know.
Drs. John H. and Stansmore Vivian
sworn:
DR.. Stansmore Vivian: | am
a practicing physician of the city of
Mineral Point; have practiced nine
years; graduate Of allopathic school;
regular school; Bellevue Hospital New
York city; death of John Quirk was
caused by bullet wound, or bullet
wounds; there were several wounds;
there was mark or bruise on fore
head, apparently caused by falling on
a stiff hat; bruise on right side of
face; bruise on right side of face and
cheek bone; on left side of face,
wound II inches back of angle of the
eye, apparently bullet wound, no
| pertoratlon of the bone; upper
part of left ear was split, as il
bullet had passed through; five
wounds on back of head apparently
caused by blunt instrument, on line
with right angle of upper lobe of left
ear; first wound inch from ear, next
inches, next 3 inches, next II inches
from left ear; bullet wound on the
back of neck, below the base Of the
skull, little left of spinal column, on
inserting a probe in this wound 1t pass
ed downward and outward 81 inches
towards angle of left jaw. There
was no fracture of the skull. Re
moved the scalp from the skull; ex.
amined skull thoroughly; found no
fractures by perforatious; bullet pass
ed through the palm of the hand, pass
ing inward, and making exit between
thumb and first finger; next bullet
pierced coat at seam at shoulder;
passed through coat and two shirts,
just grazing the flesh on shoulder en-
tered breast Il inches above right
nipple, passing inward between
third and fourth ribs, through edge of
upper lobe of right lung lodging in the
pleura. Next wound was through
the breast bone left Of middle line
level with the nipple; course of
bullet downward and inward, emerg-
ing from beast bone on line between
the third and fourth ribs, passing
through the pericardium, or covering
right ventricle of the heart, , inches
above the apex, passing downward
and inward and emerging at the apex
of the heart, passing through lower
part of the pericardium, diaphragm,
outer edge of liver, upper wall of
stomach, lodging in lower wall; found
bullet in place stated. Wound was
sufficient to cause death. John Quirk
came to his death by bullet wounds.
There were three positive bullet holes
and two other apparently bullet holes.
DR.. John H. Vivian: My testimony
would be the same as just given by
DIR. Stansmore Vivian, with the ex-
ceptlon; that in my opinion either of
the breast wounds would have been
fatal. The most brutal part of the
affair was the pounding the murdered
man received on the skull, with the re-
volver.
The finding of the coroner's jury
was as follows:
An inquisition taken at the city of
Mineral Point, in the county of Iowa.
on the 18th day of March, A. ID. 1894,
before Albert 5. White, one of the
Justices of the Peace Of the county
upon view Of the body of John Quirk
there dead by the jurors whose names
are here to subscribed, who being duly
sworn to inquire in behalf Of this
state when and in what manner and
and by what means the said John
Quirk, came to his death upon their
oaths do say that the said John Quirk
came to his death 10y effects of bullets
discharged from a pistol held in the
hands Of one Steve Terrill, and that
said Steve Terrill did feloniously will
fully and Of malice aforethought, kill
murder and slay the said John Qnirk.
In testimony whereof the said
Justice Of the Peace and the jurors
OF this inquest have here unto set
their hands the day and year afore-
said. Albert 5 White, Justice Of the
Peace; James Brewer, John Allen, II.
lycy, W. }. Penhailegon, John, X
Toay, James NJ. Toay, jurors.
The funeral took place on Monday
morning with services in st. Paul's
Catholic church. 1t was very largely
attended, and deep sorrow expressed
uYon al hands for the mother, sister
and brothers of the deceased in their
sudden and terrible anliction.
John Quirk was born and grew to