CENTR E HALL, oo PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1994. “GUILTY OF MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE,” SAYS MUSSER JURY i - HEATON “NOT GUILTY” | ast. Shortly after 1 VOL. XCV1I1 NO. 39 farmer, #5 JAAIHFLISLIEE JHSLIVSIT ORLALSCRAIEC SOUIARIUHSREE BORMABNIOL MOSSEINNL NOTE TO GRENOBLE FROM HAR- RY MUSSER, oC JUTPRNHE SRINIOINLIC NONI ERARIROE JOMENMRUINC SELIGARENE JOINING 20 LETIER WRITTEN BY HARK) MUNSER WHILE IN JALL TO MIs FAMILY, Howard IT, Struble, wlker, £. H. J. A. Twp. retired Vonada, farmer, Wright, Gregg Twp, tell and direct him sheriff, worry, the delivery ing where gun to signs the appeared condition. surroundings Wis the of invaiuntary 10 It that he | charged | for (Musser) did the gather testimony The letter in} were unknown to exist by the and always say that thresherman, Harris w ¥ Ny { Heaton xhibit No. wife to degire | out, ete, NE Is Tie implored his to help rather letters shooting: Bellefonte, Pa., My dea: and ror do to Dick erything it, he ¢ July 24, Boys: § ¥ ry 4 1s or te July howed marked but nin lie i ¥ Motner midnight on Monday | the fury brought in a verdict of gulity in the second degree. Musser Wis immediately sentenced to from ten to twenty years and S1000 fine. Herbert Heaton, ga charged murder and mansianghter., was quitted, Tuesday afternoon. Seymour Stover performing acts Intended evidence being presented ser, the legap term after the faet, "He care of his father years, KIO overcame He physical or Grenoble, RH. Fr God's sake not sy any more | lett ff { 1 det 301 = low be lefond to sw Herb and know 1 about me out ey plendid was |ant's attorneys, After a Heaton he Knew also said 1 done did himself, Now do Lo get our say 1 Hot the Herts Ji only by half-hour recess rt me an and I am Herb ind favor . ! . Suturday Morning, which you not, thinking {could be identified as one / tried from the Wilhess Will was brought supposed an ciear the oniy bel the with nes Iso with murder and ng his | placed on stand. i vv hey 0 went and told 1 done it, you know and El- and get 1it Do not thing (irenobles to people we can is te Herbert Jan, bs ive Heaton, 1825 He gi: ount of the travel on 19, 1924, that Wiliam Harry E. Musser . wound their i i Wi to yo nOHOGy Rea <uty pice of residence. | s Mills to Tusseyville. t boulsburg | Si ' ; 1 I hava to this a J. Merrill Kessinger, This is h { ine ( Mill Young who Pleasant Gap tuff side and did it, SLICK athe and did Onn sone i, X Teil Willams 4s IL just de. Now everybody Witnesses Called. first Wis ted the establish LH not do The morning ui pleaded guilty to | Witness called fo prevent against Mus-! an paroled in term three | Know | do net to it Wi Worry John Holderman, his, RAK Oo & f d { rad say anything make WIN Ie by defendant's ma Ee On my do not to know < torney to more definitely way through , nobody, sl being 3 on out Lod gel ried and try You name, was for round side bx has not Hove $ . i ol « good a ob told Dick 1 now that me 1 & Anything and ¥ man courted was going to shoot my Penns Cave Valley rq makes it SE etl to me 80 fot Dick ittan much worse Nitta Wear it again Lo iS On reaching treats body 1 to get e cane 1 suppo Worse, not teil Ley mucn t i was stopped, b any wrote to you us he Harry Opi ing ple some i zo y ) : Piro 0 ¥ 1] OF Z ut further on verytamg out peo . y . i X ‘ i i i Le Ore BE ag k ins if it} i Wis ¥ i $4 eins x x1} t he § if | as wl that itr ne Vari . i il 1 ! : no tnings, that he ed up al; the time, for God's sake do wnen are you no. ye : ! HOR nobody i noe, no, nobody I am writing : . | : : > he : : : { 3 xamine all the mail En re ap he " abou ’ ! tv { i } 6 he ‘ w ' Gettig Herb d ne Can u that oo not \ and as they wi Wa it Come comes int get wi proof ite body. Gettig ind tell no y They do no thi NOTE MUSSER attorney SHOT TO WANTED GIVE To HENDER- STOVER. do not you. to me me. Now to mail somebody put it off clear me for this m) in to ny and yiterwa ] Of get ahey. Lives bed nns Sairaha us CAL ‘ 1 ii ‘ ‘ I int t, and that Herb X iring oa ft Gn | hom Si WK and said what 1 \ : i 1 have it Charles EE Bs anythin Eol not get to talk to Aunt try to tell them kn orneys he did, if we to and get killed send Balin J. CC. Corman, Be 1 > ‘ y that Qi not say Went with = fr 1 " tis AM Rs « 3 ¥ wernt ‘ ! . (HITT i ’W h done a in. y ] A n let nobody Eg i fie {Orn 51% t} : WW iit £ & : H. B. Shattuek, int RUFVEeye ous alw LYS und i ; ving to t » FRET TT He i 3 } i Ef ee PE : ‘3 ' $444 i £4 ow : Q i . head about Williams & have do that ' you ind long te] the Robert the ‘ * as 1 * ret vurn i — — at i i § i i fromm Previous oolamn) ruse. ae kilt ‘h SOGOWE Were makes of Harry trans- have up vou my 1 3 v : ‘ 1 “ old in hid EW : : : ’ ed 1 Sh th the ransfer Now this stated Heme to for You poor Or they understanfling me. i 1¢ 3 { 4 i ow Lh ; #i he | Hie § i . tthe perty should be re- me. Only find ti nan gu y 1d va 1 IR ts ' i ‘ s 6 i th must when he piace was ©a will appoint - and make of Wil- you people on , rebut - not nr alled Stover Among Harry that kK Sat- better this ay had said the : dershot’'s name Monday Morning. arn i 1 ! Wilh i fT Tayi io { n a {Harry name : Tan Monday morning ti me and Sheriff Taylor: —The sheriff ted | wri . Riese Nn CHR. BA an Ir. Sonup y ‘ ' . ; ; hard « Pe § keep taornevs for Dae and rneys for and N. B The first Lave fol- spoke for Mr. Spang- 2 3 = Arthur ASE id gone the att through. if people Gettig «tick together and ston Harry had { Harry) and Pens Everybody knows Mr Mrs. Robert Willlams. Was at the Miss home frequent aw and . he hy not wil get it Irie kK nL Bes the room that looke ne Ine, do attys i . ’ gh not let . . . } one shown he in cout f boon . rung 8 hands and dd rep : rot h hi my : Domer NS Ishler, rural mail car Bw HalR.—-On Nov. 12, 1923 package mtaining a Musser, Musser 3 § iv $f sito sy too on 3 wer LIN advice Eg up. You YOu a - do not say anything never heard ward. A | entre else glv me You and Now do best knew 1 did not do it. 1 letter y rot was opened Bob wanted me tol]! a , Fan ’ . ugh de Heaton 1nd Ook hm te Jul ‘I Fun to t ir right he returned to the Musse \ in but Muss vi The following morning, Sheriff Tay. |! f Ri WH " . lor went oo th of : wg ) For God's . : I by him. mame (y 5 : Wi . ite to You to no- Will Y exnl re : vered a Harry Ishler” the t i we it onviction © Your ind note was shown to Heat written it TAN OPA ¥ Oe - nn an WC upied fifty he about as to the appli and re- which jury, il : whether he had will 8 presence; was pleas whether he had Tether gun deliver write RAIMO gie RK. You him sake keep quiet I wri botty ining the law smug- ton He fendant's that Heato fiw fost Wis that Sheriff nd its « with sure hase denied it, whereupon a test of The 4d satisfied 1 wanted : identified the the that Was } wf murder, Dome, yarn Mon's writing was made e A. Hendershot, write to aw in the 10 Cane, after io Naat retiring at 2 at to be sme Atorneys were Purchase an No f, testimony for me made from n had not firm and $s Mus- that the gun was an tiitomatic, calibre papar Sheriff Taylor. —A written M unser written it a It written ih floes turned over he wk 50 ined aa oh compieted Taylor had that one antents, Covet developed 35 o'clock Heaton Case Then Taken Up. of trial of Harry Quigiey asked the that the regu- court could be interruption. The taken that of Herbert ". wae indicted for murder manslaughter Selection Yours HARRY MUSSER a — ot« 8} no told else Knew the close the except The exhibit the to Mra. Musser the gun to the that the gun the house, It was that he knew gun. A second note and denial was again sheriff then handeuffed who then led the sheriff to and unearthed the gun. The described to Musser and he was his property . party . > 1 » as pi Judge slept in the note Was 8 to BraCiness it was to the jury W. Zerby Matted to ceedings Wer for Court whom 1 ban " ed by om ent jelte {0 was not he hed giv ; + wk ing Morning fel fs th fea wey ¥ i. sheriff Musser was put under rest : Was rs retire so rend nD and her deliver The buried 133° L. L. Smith Sells Garage Business, L.. L. Smith Sold hi ness in Centre Hall to of State College of the note back of Heaton the desivered, The sid appeared the court irregular the oonrt care for home, In tracing th ser, Wiliam BE i Heaton th Saturda hg possession by the first year sna yy w T i murder, Earl Lego, Musse he property was retained by Mi; Hold i Pi . . . . ; imaerman, of : Smith. but if plans work out it is the {led " } Heaton, intention of Mr. Hostermuan to take Srv : Ww is wich Bellefont the ; y 5 a . Snyder dlliam intan, ieliefonte over at least the bullding in which the if : ppl Jo garage located. Friday Mr Hosterman now the leading 16 mechanic in the Snyder garage, State College, and has fine such. ted without Heaton _.. ~° . v yn) 10 hd % fs chu that the and that protection Heaton rage bus! Walter Hosters He take of Pro- LSE Hest and up was ed any . he who man. Ww rok od the woud Court were produced show- ing Property vated at $1500 had been deeded by BM Musser to his stated it oi Dephew, Harry Musser, and it J. R. Mattern, Julian. —Mr. Mattern | ®tated the Commonwealth attor- an expert on.gung, and is employed NC¥V® that to retain this property was the National Government. Helthe motive for the killing made a detailed statement of his At 4:25 the Commonwealth rested. minute examination of the gun, the, Attorney Gettig. for Musser, stated exploded shell, the shells found in the the jury’ what the defendant pro magazine, and the bullet found in the posed to prove. Adjourned at 4:55. brain of the murdered man, and Selection of Jury, whether Harry | C2™e to the conclusion that the bul! * Bix of the jury were selected from Cehilly When let had been fired from the Bun ex-| among the traverse jurymen drawn with him on | hibited,” and that the material in tg the regular jury duty. The re- hours after | ANd that in the “unexploded shells maining #ix were taken from among was the only | ToL0 Kientical. those in the court room. Every one “1 Recess for noon, of the regularly called Jurors, not 1 rp. mata oe room wh. | SoEOUAY cued trom. duty by th song, aged about 4 and 5 years, srl ehly ny court, was questioned and either aoe next to the husband and father, the | cepted or rejected by the Common. defendant. and to thelr right sat Clars Dr. John Seibert Assisted in mak- wealth or defendant. The Jubors were ing post-mortem examination. He de- selected in the rotation given below: once Musser, a brother of Harry Mus. | bull h lodged | ser. Mrs. Musser never once looked |¢lared that the bullet t at t — George Culver, laborer, Snow Shoe. n willioy George E. Longe, farmer, Walker. . | brain had caused death; up: but ocensionally epoke to her | d ; . children and replied only occastonagly | ond bullet might have been fired while William George, miner, Phillpsburg. F. W, Frazier, farmer, Potter Twp. to many whispered remarks made tol Mage as Broome, Sept- infliction her by her husband. Harry assumed | James W. Evans, farmer Greg quite a different attitude. He suc | Sherif Taylor.—8herift Taylor pre- Twp. ’ ceeded fairly welll In assuming an at- | sented a note from Musser to Mrs. | 3 E. Johnston, laborer, Rush Twp. titude of no partiowinr interest In the | Musser. This note or letter was given Hasten ¥F. Long, Heaton The taken records yhont the § 42 giated was begun about of, adjournment the selected. Unlike in Musser, the attor- women might sit to of the 18 year oid de- fendant, and so it turned out that four of the jury are women, The Heaton Jury, Mrs. Stella Hogentogler, housekeep- er. Bellefonte, MraHarry C. Heverly, housekeeper, Bellefonte, David Gilllland, farmer, College Twp. Fred Moore, Inspeetor, Phillpsbhurg. David Washburn, chemist, Bellefonte Mrs. M. C. Shirk, housekeeper, State College, John S. Lambert, carpenter, Belle. font. W. G. Furst, farmer, Patton Twp. Luther L. Weaver, lumberman, Pean Twp. W. T. Harrison, shopkeeper, State College, Mrs. Charlotte Matley, housekeepef, Philipsburg. : Wilbur N. Lucas, farmer, Gregy twp. Attorney Love stated his case to the jury in brief form, stating that evidence would be produced to conviet Khor. of the jury } made be: 4 o'clock and before John had been of Harry agreed that decide the fate liquor furn given this i i 4 igen Twelve Wore stand: also Donald barn that a wis Was $ the case hen neys is Morning. court sind + was Before x comfortably opened at the sides were also left of the the filled, exactly and the was court | in on ne and Oniy enclosure. the only Williams the amusement that he “did 1g ia room when the by : the have #neciators any for Ti : . aa igloos . any ff hime a reputation as ny filled, right leaving nt order, Witness center wore tim Judge's chair, an open space in the fro There war splendid titter coming when failed to distinguish Musser was nervous he was In consultation Sunday morning—a few the murder. Willams unwilling witness, Mrs. Harry Musser Saturday Harry C, not been Afternoon, Mussors— Stated n 4 OF LE] he had » the to hy back, and denied Were told of by away with him. Seymour Stover: Musser: was Said he asked Said Heaton said he ser. By n(ixing” he mid Heaton told hm not off the oar, In Crogs-examination Stover de nied the statements he had made in exhibit No. 18 relating to the hanMing of and finding of the gun. In the sMatement he sald he had gotten the gun from Harry Musser, and in his testimony he sald he got it from Heas ton. Bald there war more thin ong Bun on the place. Finally aid the spaces the A SA A AAABAAAAAS, Davidhelser Place Sold, The J. H Davidhefser place was re- cently sold to a Mr. Johnson. of Lew- istown, for $1200. This #s the log house Mountaing, near Potters Mr. Davidheigser painted white during last summer. sumed the plnce will hunting lodge by men. had ine he the t to haan pt ne © his uncle the gelling Ing had Heaton as he aide fo in the Mills, blue It used Lewistown Beven which and is pre as a Sports Or . Lived nll Heaton with day, Harry July 20, Bill was fixed Mugs “Killed; Harry was there where had meant that he the af. and two wis thor —————— A A——— Notdee, During the past years, bulldings on Grange Park have been broken into, property maliciously and wilfully de- stroyed, and should these depredations continue an appeal will be made to the proper authorities and the guilty persons dealt with according to law, Becretary of Encampment and Fair Committee, AI sl Sn oI Be ARAN. To-morow (Friday) first month of school. completes the testimony, and repeatedly smiled as| he glanced about, yet pald attention to the proceedings. When the gun wag under discussion, aml especially when the notes were read written by him by Musser to Robert Hendershot who was instructed by Musser to send it to Mrs, Muser, Sheriff Taylor inters cepted it. The burden of the message was that Mrs. Musser should stick to farmer, Haines Twp J. Runkle Frasier, tarmes, Potter Twp. George W. Bean, Inspector, Philips. Ho — - od gun was found in a closet in the ng mom of Mr, and Mss Harsy Mus ser and from there buried in the horse afable. The reason piven for hiding the gun was that Williams bad told f the defendant. The counts in the in- dictment are murder and mansiaugh- ter. ™ None vase opened by calling Sherif (Continued on inside paged Con on inside page)
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