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Caddo Co. OK - Newspaper
The Anadarko Democrat
Submitted By:  Sandy Miller
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03-Mar-1902

Accidentally Killed

Young Man Goes To The Rescue of His Brother in a Fight and Strikes
Mortal Blow With Neck Yoke

Henry Edward Stenger is in the county jail at Anadarko awaiting
arraignment for manslaughter as the result of a fight Saturday 
near the new town of Frisco. Among the men at work at the new 
Frisco line, a general fight occurred Friday between the Millers 
and the Stengers. Miller, who drove a team hauling one of the 
scrapers ordered Al Stenger to not load the scraper full and the 
foreman ordered Stenger to load the scraper full. Stenger obeyed 
his fore- man and this enraged Miller. A fight occurred but was 
quieted on Friday. Saturday noon the fight was resumed. Mr. Miller, 
his wife, and Ed Miller attacked Stenger and while Miller beat him 
Mrs. Miller stamped (SIC) his face until it was a black and blue mass 
and his chest is also somewhat the worse for the encounter.

Stenger called for help and his sister ran into the tent where Harry 
Stenger was at work and told him they were killing his brother. He 
immediately ran towards the scene of the fight picking up a neck yoke 
on the way with which he struck the elder Miller over the head. The 
blow crushed his skull and Miller fell dying be- side the man whom he 
had beaten into insens- ibility.

The tragedy seemed to cool the hot blood of all concerned in the fight 
and a doctor was hastily summoned, but before he reached the scene 
Miller was dead. He attended Al Stenger who soon regained consciousness 
only to see with horror the result of the encounter.

Deputy Schrader brought Stenger into town, he boy immediately giving 
himself up, and he was placed in jail to await arraignment. His preliminlary 
will not be held until next Monday or Tuesday as Stenger asked for a 
weeks time un- til an old friend and attorney could be brought here to 
aid in the case.

Ed Miller, son of the dead man, was under arrest by the Federal 
authorities last summer for general meanness, drunkenness and disorder, 
and he is said to be responsible for the trouble that has resulted.

County Supt. Turner knows the Stenger family and especially Harry 
Stenger, as he is called, and he says the boy is a quiet, inoffensive 
Ger- man lad and without doubt acted solely on im- pulse and without 
thought of serious consequences when he struck the blow. He is barely 
18 years old and had taken no part in the previous days quarrel.
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