"The Lebanon Daily News", September 6, 1921 [The page one portion of the article is badly torn so I reconstructed it as best as I could from the Sept. 7 article.---Rick B] ROBERT BERKHEISER SHOT IN STOMACH BY ARTHUR NEWMAN Spent Evening at Friends House with Number Of Male Companions, and While on Way Home Quarrel Erupted, Berkheiser In Hospital In Dangerous Condition, Newman Admits Shooting, Police State, and Is In Jail Awaiting Hearing. After spending the evening at the residence of "Bud" Brown on Pershing Avenue, near Second street, in the company of s [torn page] seven male companions, Robert Berkheiser, of 384 Pershing Avenue was shot and probably fatally wounded, on his way home in company with Arthur Newman, of South Eighth street, and Morris Keath, of 438 Broad street, this city. The men had left the house, and had proceeded but a short distance along Pershing Avenue, when it is alleged, they quarrelled, and a fight resulted, in which, the police state, Newman drew a revolver and shot Berkheiser in the stomach. According to other members of the party, Keath, who was a few steps behind the two men, rushed up and shoved Newman aside, causing him to fall. Keath immediately proceeded to unarm Newman by kicking the gun from his hand, to prevent any further shooting. It is also claimed that the men had spent the evening drinking but according to members of the party, none was under the influence of the wine at any time during the evening [torn page] the men had left the place early on the best of terms [torn page] of a fight over a "po [torn page] Continued on [torn page, I'm guessing it was continued on page 6] ROBERT BERKHEISER SHOT IN STOMACH BY ARTHUR NEWMAN Continued from Page One game was emphatically denied as there was no card playing during the entire "party." Bullet in Stomach. As soon as the shots were heard, several men, who were still at the house, ran to the scen at once and discovered Newman and Berkheiser lying in the road. A team belonging to Brown was secured and the two men were taken to the Good Samaritan hospital, where it was found that a bullet had entered Berkheiser's body below the heart, pierced the stomach and lodged in his liver, and Newman was suffering from a badly bruised eye, evidently received in the supposed fight. Newman in Jail. Chief of Police Cyrus Nye, in company with District Attorney Dawson G. Light and County Detective Aaron Sattazahn, on Sunday morning, made investigations and Newman, suffering with only minor bruises, was taken to the county jail, where it is alleged he admitted to the shooting. Information was made before Alderman R. L. Miller and a hearing has been fixed for Friday afternoon, at two o'clock, when Newman will be heard on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. The police have the names of the entire party and all witnesses will be present at the hearing. In Critical Condition. Late reports from the Good Samaritan Hospital, where Berkheiser was taken immediately after the shooting, state that his condition is critical with few hopes being held out for his recovery. The patient ap- [Sorry. The rest of this article wasn't photocopied.---Rick B]