Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-20
SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD.
Mrs. Susan Shackleford Victim of
a Man With a Revolver.
GUN is HANDLED ReCKLESSlY
And Bullet Is seut Through an
Open Window Two Young
Men Now In Jail.

a shooting affray that created the
widest excitement in the peaceful
town Of Hedgesville on Saturday nirht
and resulted III the serious injury OF a
yunpg woman and. the arrest OF her
assailant aud the latter's brother was
the outcome Of a jamboree" INDUCED
in BY three Young men OF the Hedges
vile district on that evening.
The injured woman is Mrs. Susan
Shackleford, whose romantic marriage
In the Cumberland Valley station in
this city about year ago will be
remembered by manv. aud her adj.
mitted assailaut il Isaac Murphy,
we'll known Young man of the Hedges.
vile district. The other party
arrested for completely in the affair
is Abe Murphy, while third person,
James Faulkwell. is also said to be
mixed up in the shooting.
According to reliable reports from
the scene of the affair, the three men
made spectacular entry into Hedges.
Vile shortly before 10 o'clock Saturday
night, after having taken abroad suffi
cient bad liquor to make them reck.
less. Isaac Murphy was the proud
and happy possessor Of revolver OF
32.calibre. and he purchased sufficient
cartridges at North Mountain 10
enable him to indulge in n fusilade on
the road to Hedgesville. where he
arrived about . 80.
A short time aftsrward Mrs. Shackel-
ford was sitting In her home. few
doors in the rear OF Kreglow's store,
and taking lamp in her hand was
about to quit the room for her sleep
ing apartment. As she was crossing
the room toward the door a shot was
heard. the bullet sped through the
open window and the young woman
pitched headlon1 to the floor with
gaming wound through the head.
DR.. Easter was hnrriedlv summoned,
and found that the bullet had entered
the face at the jaw. passed through
the lower portion OF the head and
emerged just back of and below the
ear. making dangerous wound The
missile struck the wall and fell TO
the floor. where it was later found.
After the shot had been fred the
persons on the outside of the house
threw away the revolver and ran.
evidently frightened ut the result of
the shot. Sheriff Gardner was sent
for and with Deputies Wolf and
Lemen made an Investigation which
led the officers to suspect Isaac Murphy.
Abe Murphy and James Fanlkwell.
They worked on the case all night,
finally locating Abe Murphy. whom
they brought to Martinsburg on Sam
day morning and placed in jail. Sun
day afternoon Isaac Murphy was also
located by Constable BodiDe, and he
was arrested and brought to Jail and
locked up.
that he fired the shot which injured
the woman, and saws that 1t was
done while he was under the influence
of liquor. ana without intention 30
hurt any one. He was passing the
house. saw the open window and
blazed away. thinking he would scare
| some one. When he realized that the
shot had taken effect he threw awav
his gnn and ran. as did his com.
panions.
Reports.from Hedgesville Monday say
the young woman is seriously injured.
but the wound is not necessarily
fatal. The bullet plowed through the
lower portion Of the head, bat struck
no vital point, coming ont immediate.
ly below the base of the brain.