The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-04-01
Deer Park Man Admits Shotgun Staying
Of Step>Father After Heated Argument
At Preliminary Hearing Before
Magistrate L0raditch He is
Held Without Bond for
Grand Jury Action

vi an" Jul! AN'ioii
Golden Kirk, %, unemployed
Woodsman of near Deer Park. is
being held without bond i'm the
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Kirk. according to authorizes.
admitted h shooting. and
walked to Deer Park to tele-
phone authorities Of the tragedy,
waiting there for officers to come and
arrest him.
The shooting occurred at Kinks
home, west OF the site of the old Deer
Park Hotel ON the Eb Lands prop
erty, about II p. M, authorities aid,
during an alteration that harcj up
after Messenger came from Bergman,
W. Va, at s p. m, to visit the FAM
lily.
Sheriff J, S. Teats, Oakland, said he
was told that Messenger and his
wife, Mrs. Mildred Messenger Scpa-
rated about year ago because Of
domestic difficulties and the latter
moved to Deer Park six months ago
to live with her son and daughter,
Ruth, -. Messenger continued to
live at Bergman.
Members of the household said
Messenger had been drinking when he
arrived and brought some whisky
and gin. Kirk repeatedly drank
small amount of gin. Later the two
men engaged IN an argument ana
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Sheriff Teats, accompanied by Dr..
E. l. Baumgartner, deputy state
medical examiner, and w. Dwight
Slower, States Attorney, went to the
Marley home and then to the Kirk
home and found Messengers body
lying on the living room floor in a
pool of blood. State Trooper Robert
Henline arrived a few minutes later,
Kirk was questioned Friday and
Saturday by local authorities and
State Police took fngerprints and
photographs for their records and as
sisted in the technical phases of the
investigation.
Kirk was ordered held without
bond when alraigned Friday before
Magistrate H. A. Loraditch, and will
face action of the September Term
Grand Jury.
Kirk told officials he shot his step
father because Il was afraid of him
and he always abused me" He said
he wanted to get out on bond so he
could go to work and get money
enough to hire a lawyer"
Prior to coming to this county he
was miner in Preston county. He
was described as a small man, about
five feet four, with blond hair and
blue eyes, weighing about 125 pounds.
Kirk admitted shooting Messenger