Page Foor THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. May 9, 1940. 24-YEAR-OLD MT. EAGLE GIRL SLAIN EARLY SU (Continued from Page 1) said, he realized that it Gates car, and that the body was probably that of Faye Gates, who had not returned home when he left RICHARD WALLACE First to Discover Dead Girl WEIS PUR FOO i was the | | . NDAY MORNING her sister a short time earlier. Unnerved, Wallace did not stop at { the scene but put on a burst of speed [to a nearby farmhouse where he sounded his horn in an effort to | arouse its occupants. Failing in that {he sped on to Milesburg where he | notified Centre county Sheriff Ed- ward R. Miller. Miller in turn noti- fied Coroner Charles Sheckler, of Milesburg, and State Police at Rock- view barracks, and accompanied by | his deputy James Hugg, departed for the scene, stopping in Milesburg for Wallace who acted as a guide, A short time after the Sheriff's arrival Coroner Sheckler reached | the scene and Harold D. Ream and | Andrew Rovko, of Rockview bar- racks, arrived and assisted in erect- ing barriers to prevent persons on foot or in automobiles from passing along the section of the road. The girl's on a grassy plot just off the road. Her clothing was disarranged and torn. A piece of her underclothing body was found face up | had been jammed into her mouth to | serve is a gag. Caught in one of the closed doors of the sedan was a part of her clothing which apparently had snagged on the door as she was dragged from the car. All doors, with the exception of the right front one, were locked from the inside, police found. In the back seat of the car were the victim's glasses and some under- clothing, and there were evidences that a struggle had taken place In the machine. There were no blood- stains in the car, police reported Within five hours after Wallace first passed the scene Col. 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PTET RTE Re Ib 17¢ MAUDE RAGER (left) AND RUTH ROBINSON Last Companions of Fave Gates Adams, head « State Norman Annich I Police officials from Harrisburg companied by a squad of experts, y wna fingerprint photog: i surgeon: ved combed the car a: for every ible tors and others no art poe 5 official Traffic along a standstill their investigation when the blanket-covered body removed to the Nefl Funeria at Howard Miss Gate Bellefonte and an Match widely part he former nd Howar employe of Comp in Bell el know " + 3 the Federal nite. was of family Saturday ng 49 Anna Eckel, of Bellefonte, are re the Pe-Ro Dairy store on West Istreet shortly afier midnight two girls being in Miss Gates’ A few moments later Car ita two occupants, was seen around at the railroad crossing at the foot of High streel, continuing up the hill toward the Dairy store where Miss E parked car A short Lime two Iriend ren ¥ Reynold to here avenue nave High ported the 0 kel later Miss Cates and Miss Ruth Robinson, aged 18, and Miss Maude Rager, aged 17, both students at Howard High school, left Bellefonte to go to their homes in the Mt. Eagle area On the way to Howard, from Miles- burg to the beginning of the detour Mises Rager and Miss Robinson told police, their car was followed by a tan Plymouth sedan, about a 1939 model. which tooted its horn at in- tervals on the trip Arriving at the detour, Miss Gates | passed the barrier across route 220 land continued along the highway several hundred yards to the home of Miss Rager, where the two girls spent the night, Miss Robinson hav- ing told her parents that she might sperid the night with her friend, After dropping her two friends, Miss Gates turned her car around drove back to the detour entrance and continued on her way toward home. It is not definitely known whether the tan sedan had contin- ued up the detour ahead of the Gates car, or whether it waited at the barrier until she started along the rural road, but mast authorities believe the tan car was ahead of the Gates machine on the detour Miss Cates apparently proceeded to a point on the brow of a hill overs looking “Spook Hololw™ when she i was either forced off the road; brought to a halt by a car in front, or stopped by some ruse There was no definite indications that a second car had stopped or maneuvered in an unusual Manner in the area, leading police to sur- mise the slayer may have parked his car somewhere in the vicinity and | was afoot at the time Miss Gates | was halted | A puzzling angle of the investiga- | tion cropped up when police tried to {determine why Miss Gates’ car was {headed toward Milesburg when { found. Deep tire tracks in the road | indicated beyond doubt that the car i i | we Rn | | | | ! ¥ SCENE OF CRIME the the AYeT re when the the nothis raon vislled the 10 o'clock road was about Narrow of Cars je many pers site. Early became jame- oad and traffic for some time untangled case Was wil and Rog- old twin brothers told police they in the Pe-Ro store saw the car turning at the The Yorks boys had the victim over a period of Russell is an employe of the store while Roger is employ- ed at the City Bakery Mrs. Nancy mother of the about 200 yare the body was found told police she two cars speeding past her home about 1:30 o'clock. One ear then pulled off the road and the car in the lead also pulled to a stop 8s if to help. Shortly afterwards, Mrs Leathers said, one of the cars tume- ed around. She continued that she turned on a light and as she did so one of the machines started up and raced away as though the light had frightened the iver away whi ted the in both direction on fool 1 Cars i DAIrTOw standstill r traffic jam was the 1" widence in police by Rus 1B-vear bury Canales Mile saw M and later rallroad = known years Pe-Ro whe of tation Lea‘hers, step-grand- slain girl, who lives rom the spot where noticed dr Autopsy Held Sunday The autopsy was performed at the Neff Puneral Home at Howard early Sunday afternoon by Dr. W. J Schwartz. of Bellefonte, acting pris- on physician at Rockview Peniten- tiary. and Dr. Joseph A. Parrish, of Bellefonte, as the sutopsy surgeons Dr. Johnson, chief medical examiner for the State Police at Harrisburg, and his assistant also were present The antopsy revealed three large lacerations in back of the right ear. Those injuries were described not as clean cuts, but rather a combination of bruises and cuts. In the middle of | neral home Monday afternoon was a routine proceeding, Coroner | Bheckler explaining that the | purpose was to establish the cause of death as nearly as possible Fifteen minutes | hear the testimony of the three wit- | nesses, and another 15 minutes were | consumed while the jury viewed the | body | Howard, {as the ‘and Dr passing the forehead was a large bruise with | a small puncture wound in the cen- ter. There was right cheek, and the bone beneath was fractured, A small cut was found on the upper right eyelid and the floor of the right side of the a contusion of the! skull was fractured. The only other marks on the body were a small bruise on one leg and mud stains on | both ankles parently passed over them Inquest is Routine where the car had ap- The inquest held at the Neff Pu- | ON LONELY ROAD ATO. SOT i hate Diu Sas. found a1 sent of hot car) 80 great t The verdict returned by the six men: Prank Wallace, Kline Wolf, Jack Gray, Jack Sutton, Merrill Pletcher and Clyde Z, Zong, all of was this Miss Gates died result of muluple fractures of the skull inflicted by some blunt instrument in the hands of a per- son or persons unknown Witnesses at the Inguest Richard Wallace, who di the tragedy: Sheriff Edward the firs. official to reach the W. J. Schwartz, one aulopsy surgeons Wallace, after story told to police ing, added that after he had pass the scene of the crime he saw a boy, 12 or 13 years old, walking along the road. Wallace sald didn't the youth Sheriff Mil the scene about 2:50 a. m his superficial examination body revealed three or four pools of blood about the head. He sald he gave orders Lo keep everyone from the scene and sen to Milesbirg to cull the Coroner Schwarz cribed the finding the autopsy Faye Gates was born at on June 12, a daughler of and Ethel Leathers Gates vive. Other wrvivors include isters & roller, namely George Schneider of York Fred Grafliu ML. Eagk Lois, Belly Pa'ricla mt Gates, all st home Miss wi Kennedy Methodist church Funeral services were held at the Kennedy church at 1:30 o'clock yes- terday alternoon, with ev. L E. Kline pastor of the Howard Evangelical church officiating He was assisted by the Rev, Wallace J Cumming the Kenne Methodist terment in were covered Miller, soene, ol Lhe relating the Bunday same motn=- d he know ler sald he arrived at and that the of away back In of Ailes oe Mt. Eagle William who sur- five Mr Murs and Robert ana of Wa Ciaule 4 member of the the tor of In cemetery 8 chi made rin “Spook Hollow” Legend which n } wa commit- erlook equally lonely val- ley known locally as "Spook Hollow which derived it ame from a legend sald wiginated Orme 200 Al varily region | late one The lonely day mon knoll on crime ted ov an ¥ 14 ENOSIY I 10 have ‘ year ago eLlirr of the Mt. Es We sala 10 have relumed home night in a Oat De was u ¢ tate Of nable uu terror aK for day: R——v— WY —— = Holdup Nels $465.51. In a bold holdup a pair of armed robbers forced twas employes of the Acme Market, at Sunbury, about leave the establishment, back inig the store and at the point of punk, compelleq Edward Looker manager, to hand over $465.91 coments of a money bag ’ LE cash sole were required to | Prowler Stirs Bellefonte Area | (Continued from page one) on an Fast C artin street home, and entered an East Lamb street resi- | dence during the absence of its oe- | cupan's First indications of the man's ac- tivities came several weeks ago when, according to reports, while Miss Ellen Hassinger was reading about 1:30 a. m. In the living room of the family home on East Curtin street, the Hghts in the house went out Frightened, Miss Hassinger went upstairs and peered out a rear wine dow to see whether anyone might have pulled the main power switel on the back porch, As she did so the saw a young man walk quickly around the hours Curtin street One nigh was the same Miss Hastinger again saw the premises The when Miss Has perience Oa bur Baney, Mn at the some Le leen and con inue down last week while the girl ding In the living thing happened ran upstalr and young man leave the following morning Inger related her ex- neighbor, Mrs, Wil- Baney recalled that time the had been un- and had been sitting frond window when a quickly down treet particularly noticed he could hear no though the again room rea able by an open man walked Mrs. Baney man because { pry even window open It is belies the man pu he belief walk on on he ecatise of lead y 5Ome Persons switch inger would poren Arn the current interrup- she went upsialr the light Has back the to leg tion In bolh times 10 o'clock Tu during the of the family pried open locked door of /illlam Thomp- son home at the corner of Lamb and Penn apparently enter. ed the house, although nothing was disturbed, according to report Jorough police officer Donald Johns and Ralph Eyer, sum Mmoned abot 15 minutes after the person | believed to hi house found several inches, night 4 of rxday members About abuence someone the the rireels, and aon ave left the the front door ajar aw unmistakable about the door jamb that had been pried open with wared to be a3 screw driver er evidences of prowling : On of some Mr reporied and Vie denoes the door ace person Charles that the part vvesled of Penn an was seen loit hborhood Sat All able he appar- ently is iin early twenties in dark clothing, ix tall and tatu and wears ber-soled shoes which sound Ru fou when treet ering In thal irday night descriptions of the man svall- are 10 the effect that dresses si or make re neakers dens who notice any activities on the part of anyone are urged LW call Borough police ime mediately. 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