Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-04-15
Shot Dead.
David Quirk Killed by Parker
Teter on Monday.


A sensation was created about
town on Monday last by the killing
of David Quirk at Five Points sa-
loon.
The circumstances of the affair rs
we'll as could be gathered were about
as follows: Park Teter, son OF the
wellknowr carpenter, John Teter aud
barber at the shop of Mr. Fred Bak-
er just above MIR. X l., Suodgrass
drug store. jun Hipsley, Poodle
Bowers, and Teter composing select
set of youngsters. had been together
on Sunday and were drinking pretty
heavily and Hipsley had a quarrel
with Teier and they had been having
a swearing match aud threats weie
| made back ard forth but from the
statement by Teter we inferred that
Hipsley was backed by the Others
| though he was the most aggressive,
! The party met at the saloon on
Monday morning and the quarrel was
renewed and as the party dalliei with
their beer the heat of argument in
creased until the crowd became
pretty drunk They parted and went
home for dinner but by one O'Clock
they were together again and the
trouble was renewed Teter says
Hipsley asked him around behind
the saloon to take drink out OF his
bottle and az they went back Quirk
said to Teter "Yeu were not whipped
last night, mo" replied Tete
and I am not going to be il you come
one at time
He took mouthful of whiskey and
spit it out. Hipsley called him vile
name and made movement toward
him. Teter drew his larges revolver
and shot at Hipsley who Jumped
aside aud tile ball struck Quirk in the
forehead He fell in heap and was
carried TO shelter by bystanders and
died in few minutes. Teter was
shocked when he realized what he
had done and attempted to shoot him
self through the head bat was pre-
vented.
He then went up to the drug store
and told the clerk, Mr.. Nelson that
he had killed man and gave his re-
volver to Mr.. Nelson. He then went
up to the barbershop when he work
ed and was advised by Mr.. Baker to
go and give himself up, He started
out and was met by officer McBee who
brought him TO the city Lookup and
later waved hearing and was taken
to jail. After bringing Teter to the
lookup the officer went after the
other gentlemen of the Gem pany but
they had all scampsred, but on Tues
day morning they all responded to
summons excepting Poodle"
Quirk was the sen of the late Pat
rick Cuirk we'll known about town
some years ago as the pretzel vendor
and was about I9 years of are, Tetcr
will be Fl years Old so ne tine in
May.
Teter though young has given him.
self over pretty well to the god Of
wine and has been member of the
gang but has never before figured in
the criminal court. His father, was
present as he talked to the crowd
through hi. cell door and as he went
to leave the boy begged his father
not to tell his sister where he was
and broke down and wept after the
father was gone.
Teter insisted that he had taken
but three glasses of beer during the
day but as he went over the details
leading up to the tragedy the beers
taken would amount to move than a
dozen. He kept repeating in a half
crazed manner that he had killed an
innocent man and that it was wholly
accidental but did not deny that he
had shet at Hipsley.
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