Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22
A DREADFUL DEED.
In W. r. Collins Saloon. last Satur
day Morning.
JOHN QUIRK MURDERED.
Five or Six Bullets from Revolver
Fired into Him.
The Murderer Promptly Arrested,
and Lodged in Jail.
JOHN QUIRK MURDERED.
AN INQUEST HELD.


killed, by shots from revolver in the
hands of Stephen Terrill. The shoot
ing occurred about 10:30 o'clock.
Quirk and Terrill entered the saloon
about the same time. William G..
Jackson, bar tender, William H.
Smith, and Willie Clark were there.
Smith pinned or tied piece of
green ribbon on Terrill's coat; Clark
pulled it off, and told Terrill to 60 to
Smith and tell him he had pulled it Oft
and see if Smith would get mad
about it. Terrill told Clark that he
had mind to choke him; Terrill hit
Clark, knocked him down, kicked him
in the mouth, and otherwise brutally
used him, when Quirk interfered; a
quarrel ensued between Quirk and
Terrill resulting in blows; Jackson
and Smith separated them. Quirk
went to the rear of the saloon. Terrill
took revolver from his hip pocket,
looked at it, and put it in the right
pocket of his coat. He then called
to Quirk and asked him what he had
jumped him for, and Quirk said it was
against his principles to allow man
to abuse boy. Terrill then called
Quirk some names, and Quirk struck
at him with his fist; they clinched,
and Terrill pulled out the revolver and
shot five or six times. 1t is supposed
that the second shot was the fatal one.
The last shot was fired into the back
of Quirk's neck, after he had fallen
upon his face, and Terrill also struck
him on the head in the most brutal
manner five or six times with the re-
volver.
Terrill walked out of the saloon,
with the revolver in his hand, when he
was promptly placed under arrest and
lodged in Jail by Chief of Police
w. J. Healy; and upon the arrival of
Sheriff Imhoff he was put in his
charge, and afterwards taken by him
TO the county Jail at Dodgeville.
A Jury was summoned and an
an inquest on the body of John Quirk
was held before Justice A. 5. White,
the examination being conducted by
District attorney George Whitman.
The following testimony was brought
out:
Pierce Quirk sworn: l live in Min
eral Point; was with my brother about
half an hour before the shooting oc-
cured. | left him, went down town.
When | came up again | heard some
noise. | did not know what it was.
/ heard it was John Quirk that was
shot. ran in and found Terrill bend
over my brother, pounding him on the
head with the revolver. The chambers
of the revolver were empty. He tried
to shoot me twice and would have
done so if the revolver had been load
ed, as he snapped it twice.
]. NJ. Minor sworn: Live in Miner
al Point; was in the saloon of w. II.
Collins at time shooting occurred; went
in the saloon about l0:30 O'Clock; John
Ouirk and Steve Terrill were there.
AS | walked passed the door, | heard
loud noise, and scullling in the saloon:
looked in and saw Quirk and Tcrrill
scunling. Terrill was on west side Of
saloon, about six feet from the door.
Steve Terrill said F" Hold on Jack:
don't want to scrap with YOU" and
Jack said "All right Steve" Steve
said something and Jack struck at
him not intending to hit him; and
William Jackson said "Steye, what
are you scrapping for? You ought to
know better" Steve put on his hat,
ierked his coat, and put his hand in
his hip pocket and pulled mis- pistol,
and looked at it,and put it back in his
coat pocket. He said the next one
that Jumps at me, | will put seven
holes in him; and it wont be the first,
second nor third | wont have any
body jump me. (Revolver introduced
in evidence and identified by witness.
Billy smith caught hold of QuIrk, and
this was back towards the rear
Terrill jumped up from the bar and
and said !" Jack, what did you jump at
me for He said, believe YOU are
+alkirr 10 me-. steve" Billy Smitn