Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-03-09
SHOOTING scRApE ON
LAST SUNDAY EVENING
Herbert Minor, Sandy Hook Rcr.
Shoots Frank stepp in the Leg
In a Quarrel Over Girl.

A shooting ARRAY occurred about Z
o'clock Sunday evening al the hcrnw
lof Mrs. Ella Stepp, on the George w
Van Metre place back OF the old fal~
grounds, in which Frank Stepp. az
Shenandoah, Va, was shot II. the
right leg above the knee by q
lcalihre revolver IN the hands az rgsrp
bert Minor, OF Sandy Hook. Nd.
The affair, Il is said, was the eusS
come OF a hatred existing betweyxs
Stepp and young Minor on accent az
the attention Of the latter 10 g,znsss
stepp, the seventeen-year- niece Or
Frank Stepp. She Is the daughter or
Mort Stepp. hut he and his wife, tGsse
mother ot the girl. have not lived t.
gether for year or more For somes
treason or other Stepp objected 20 hfe
niece keeping company with vouan
Minor and quarrels between the par-
ties had been OF frequent occurre~sse
for the past year, the motle
girl rather siding with Minor
says the boy had long threatenea ~
Kiln him and the boy says the sams
OF stepp.
Sunday evening the parties all hap.
lpened to meet at Mrs Stepp's Mfucr
and the girl had returned from Saady
Hook where they had spent som4
time at his home. Stepp had come
up from Shenandoah to visit hts Sc
ter-in-law. His arrival at her hurne
caused O. renewal OF the old quarre
The boy says that Stepp pulled cut a.
pocket knife ard was about TO attack
the girl and that he got ready to de-
fend her with pistol which he sassf
belongs to Mrs, Stern, and whens
Stem turned to attack MIN he shot
him in the leg He says he fired
twice, but others say he fred four
times. two OF the bullets striking tae
door Jam In the kitchen. Stepp says
however that he hadn't said worG
&c anybody when he arrived at tnes
home OF his sisterin-law and Minor
opened fire on him without any pro-
vocation.
After the shooting Sterp walked ~
town and reported the matter AT the
Mayors Office. Justice Felker waSs
called from home and he issued
warrant for the arrest of Minor whts'
is only II years old and small for hiss
age. The warrant was placed in the
hands of Constable John G. WoT anay
he and Officers Seibert and Mcdonald
went over 10 the Sterp house and arr
rested Mirror and lodged him In iali.
Constable Wolf found revolver
and a pair of iron knuckles on tres
Minor hoy. showing that he was ready-
for business, hut he denies that
either belongs to him, they being ttc~
property OF Mrs. ella Stepp, at whose
house the shooting occurred Tce
!, boy awaits hearing before Irs;ice~
Tell,er. When seen by AIN Evt mag
World reporter at the jail this morn
ing Minor asked the first thing, whas
the next term of court would p1sard
whether he could be bailcd out ni asik-
He expressed no regret ton sfnotinE
Stepp. contending that he acted iY
self defence. It
Before the officers started over ca
| the hill after Minor Sunday n;ghs
officer Seibert took Stepp 70 DR.. Sspon-
sellers Office to have tho wonan
dressed, the man by that time be-
ginning to suffer much pain and grow
ing weak from loss of blood TIE
doctor advised that he be taken aG
once to the Kings Daughters Hos
pltal, where Dr. Sponseller afterwards
extracted the bullet from THE mars
leg. He is resting comfortably today
and II blood poison or other complica-
tons do not arise he will soon be-
we'll again. Ut was a miracle that the
bullet missed the large artery. veins
and nerve in Stenps leg. Stems
worked around here last summer but
hasn't been doing anything this w'6>
ter, be says.