The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
Heads Turned by Cheap MelO-
dramas, Harry StOrsburg
Victim of His Chunl.
EACH HAD LOADED PISTOL
Shooting Occurred at Milton HoIi.
days Home in East Orange
Shortly After Midnight.
Boys We're Sleeping in
the Same Room.

Melodramatic scenes enacted in
cheap theatres and Wild West novels
that preyed on the minds of two
youths came near costing the life of
one of them in East Orange early this
morning.
Harry Storsburg, 1s years old, of 191
North Ninth street, this city, was the
boy shot, and physicians at the Orange
Memorial Hospital will probe today for
the bullet in the back of his neck. and
expect to save his life, If blood poison
ing does not set in.
He was shot, accidentally, it is
claimed, by Milton Holiday II years
old, of 1872 North Seventeenth street,
East Orange.
Both boys slept together last night
at the home of Holiday, and had two
32-calibre revolvers. fully loaded, in
their possession. Shortly after mid
night Storsburg, remembering blood
and-thunder melodrama, stood over
Holiday as the latter lay on his bed.
Drop that gun!'
I'm armed, too said Holiday in
reply, and pulled his revolver from
under his pillow, pointing it at his
chum, and the gun went Off. This is
the story told by Holiday.
On a bed in the hospital Storsburg,
however, today told a different story
He says that both lay in bed, after he
had turned the light low, when Holi-
day suddenly exclaimed to him. drop
that guni' The shot followed, and
Storsbrg jumped from bed. Blood
oozed from the wound, and he cried
for assistance.
Holiday is said TO be a cocaine fiend,
but claims he gave up using the drug
three months ago, when he started to
associate with Storsburg. He has also
been addicted to the excessive use of
cigarettes, and loves dime novels. lie
was held today, without bail, to await
the result of Storsburg's injuries.
The police did not know anything
about the affair until notified of the
shooting by the hospital authorities.
Policemen Mcdonald, O'Neill and Fink,
of East Orange, then started an In
yestigation, and shortly before o'clock
took Holiday to East Orange police
headquarters. After the shooting he
tainted and was given pills TO take TO
steady his nerves. He did not take his
arrest seriously. He wore a pair Of
yellow colored "spats' to Jail.
He was arraigned before Recorder
Mott shortly after 10 o'clock and re-
fused to talk His father told of the
affair as he had heard 1t and claimed
he knew nothing of the shooting until
he heard that an ambulance was IN
front of the house. His wife then
shouted that the house was on fire.
The boys, had slept in an attic room,
and that is the reason no noise was
heard by the parents.
Neghbors learned OF the affair first
and sent in a message for the ambu-
lance When it arrived Storsburg was
found lying in q pool of blood, and
Holiday also needed attention.
Holiday during the examination,
pleaded with the police to notify him
of the condition of his companion, and
acted In a "dopey" manner all the
time.
Both youths had made preparations
to run away from home today, and
Holiday had a suit case packed with
clothes, four boxes of cigarettes, strong
headache powders and a peculiar
shaped knife which the police say is
used in the drug trade. Holiday also
had razor handy, but his parents
were not aware of his having used 1t
any time.
Both youths are lovers of cheap
nelodramas, and went to such show
in this city together Thursday. Holi-
day says that his companion had been
impressed with these shows, and often
enacted them I'm a manner that pleased
t,i,,, rr,ev coll different stories how
ever. and the wounded youth says that
Holiday purchased the revolver he had
last night