Daily News, Wed. Nov. 9, 1955, page 1, column 6; page 7, column 4-5
Coroner Reveals Identity of Body Found in Woods
The badly decomposed body of a man found dead in the woods in Shirley Township, about 2 1/2 miles south of Mount Union, on Tuesday forenoon at 10 o'clock has been identified.
Coroner E. Blair Shore, who with State Police of the Huntingdon substation went to the scene to conduct an investigation, disclosed today that the body was that of Thompson Smith Dieter, aged 56 years, of Shirley Township, Mount Union R. D. 1.
Identification was established after the officers conferred with Mrs. Raymond Byers of Allenport, Mount Union R. D.1, and obtained a description of the clothing and personal belongings of her brother, who was last seen in the Mount Union area on August 12. He had been missing for 64 days.
Dieter, a native of Shirley Township, had made his home for two years with his sister in Allenport until August, 5, when he left presumably to go to
Chambersburg, where he had been employed at a restaurant and lived at the National Hotel
The Byers cottage is located in
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Licking Creek Valley, and on August 12 Mr. Byers, a contractor now working in Kansas, went to the cottage and found Dieter sleeping on the porch.
Mrs. Byers gave her brother money for food at the time he left her home. A report was received that he was in Chambersburg, but Mrs. Byers, whose brother Clyde Dieter resides in Chambersburg, was unable to locate him. Mrs. Byers went to Chambersburg on Labor Day but she could obtain no information concerning her missing brother.
No report of his disappearance was made due to the fact thet the brother and sister were of the opinion that he had gone to some other destination and that
sooner or later he would advise them of his whereabouts.
Robert L. Hicks, 20, of Mount Union, R. D. 1, upon learning yesterday that the body of an unknown man had been found in the woods, stopped at the Byers
home and informed Mrs. Byers of the fact. She immediately contacted the authorities.
Corporal Andrew Royko, officer in charge of the Huntingdon State Police sub-station, and Pfc. James R. Fagnani accompanied Coroner Shore to the
scene.
Clyde Hardy, who resides near the Byers home in Mount Union, was hunting for small game in the area yesterday forenoon and he came upon a pair of new work socks hanging on a bush. He investigated and found that the socks contained 82 cents. His dogs came upon the body and Hardy went to the point where the dogs were barking and he discovered the man's remains. Hardy immediately contacted the authorities.
Dieter was lying face downward, and he had placed under his head as a pillow an extra shirt he had taken with him at the time of leaving the Byers home. A shopping bag and two empty chewing tobacco pouches were lying nearby.
Mrs. Byers identified the shopping bag, the socks and the clothing from description. He was wearing a work shirt, striped underwear, grey trousers and work shoes.
Coroner Shore turned the remains over to Undertaker J. Bland Clark of Mount Union. In all probability, death was due to exposure.
Apparently Dieter went to the place where his body was found
soon after he left the Byers cottage- 64 days ago.
He was familiar with all the surrounding area and it is believed he could not have become lost in the woods.
Thompson Smith Dieter was born in Shirley Township on Dec. 1, 1888. He was a son of Charles Dieter and Anna (Hardy) Dieter. He was married at one time, but was divorced. One child born to the union is deceased. His brother in Chambersburg and the sister in Shirley Township are his only survivors.
Private funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Clark funeral home in Mount Union. The Rev. Frank Crawford of the Allenport Methodist Church will officiate.
Coroner Reveals Identity of Body Found in Woods
The badly decomposed body of a man found dead in the woods in Shirley Township, about 2 1/2 miles south of Mount Union, on Tuesday forenoon at 10 o'clock has been identified.
Coroner E. Blair Shore, who with State Police of the Huntingdon substation went to the scene to conduct an investigation, disclosed today that the body was that of Thompson Smith Dieter, aged 56 years, of Shirley Township, Mount Union R. D. 1.
Identification was established after the officers conferred with Mrs. Raymond Byers of Allenport, Mount Union R. D.1, and obtained a description of the clothing and personal belongings of her brother, who was last seen in the Mount Union area on August 12. He had been missing for 64 days.
Dieter, a native of Shirley Township, had made his home for two years with his sister in Allenport until August, 5, when he left presumably to go to
Chambersburg, where he had been employed at a restaurant and lived at the National Hotel
The Byers cottage is located in
(Continued On Page Seven)
(Continued From First Page)
Licking Creek Valley, and on August 12 Mr. Byers, a contractor now working in Kansas, went to the cottage and found Dieter sleeping on the porch.
Mrs. Byers gave her brother money for food at the time he left her home. A report was received that he was in Chambersburg, but Mrs. Byers, whose brother Clyde Dieter resides in Chambersburg, was unable to locate him. Mrs. Byers went to Chambersburg on Labor Day but she could obtain no information concerning her missing brother.
No report of his disappearance was made due to the fact thet the brother and sister were of the opinion that he had gone to some other destination and that
sooner or later he would advise them of his whereabouts.
Robert L. Hicks, 20, of Mount Union, R. D. 1, upon learning yesterday that the body of an unknown man had been found in the woods, stopped at the Byers
home and informed Mrs. Byers of the fact. She immediately contacted the authorities.
Corporal Andrew Royko, officer in charge of the Huntingdon State Police sub-station, and Pfc. James R. Fagnani accompanied Coroner Shore to the
scene.
Clyde Hardy, who resides near the Byers home in Mount Union, was hunting for small game in the area yesterday forenoon and he came upon a pair of new work socks hanging on a bush. He investigated and found that the socks contained 82 cents. His dogs came upon the body and Hardy went to the point where the dogs were barking and he discovered the man's remains. Hardy immediately contacted the authorities.
Dieter was lying face downward, and he had placed under his head as a pillow an extra shirt he had taken with him at the time of leaving the Byers home. A shopping bag and two empty chewing tobacco pouches were lying nearby.
Mrs. Byers identified the shopping bag, the socks and the clothing from description. He was wearing a work shirt, striped underwear, grey trousers and work shoes.
Coroner Shore turned the remains over to Undertaker J. Bland Clark of Mount Union. In all probability, death was due to exposure.
Apparently Dieter went to the place where his body was found
soon after he left the Byers cottage- 64 days ago.
He was familiar with all the surrounding area and it is believed he could not have become lost in the woods.
Thompson Smith Dieter was born in Shirley Township on Dec. 1, 1888. He was a son of Charles Dieter and Anna (Hardy) Dieter. He was married at one time, but was divorced. One child born to the union is deceased. His brother in Chambersburg and the sister in Shirley Township are his only survivors.
Private funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Clark funeral home in Mount Union. The Rev. Frank Crawford of the Allenport Methodist Church will officiate.
Daily News, Wed. Nov. 9, 1955, page 1, column 6; page 7, column 4-5
Coroner Reveals Identity of Body Found in Woods
The badly decomposed body of a man found dead in the woods in Shirley Township, about 2 1/2 miles south of Mount Union, on Tuesday forenoon at 10 o'clock has been identified.
Coroner E. Blair Shore, who with State Police of the Huntingdon substation went to the scene to conduct an investigation, disclosed today that the body was that of Thompson Smith Dieter, aged 56 years, of Shirley Township, Mount Union R. D. 1.
Identification was established after the officers conferred with Mrs. Raymond Byers of Allenport, Mount Union R. D.1, and obtained a description of the clothing and personal belongings of her brother, who was last seen in the Mount Union area on August 12. He had been missing for 64 days.
Dieter, a native of Shirley Township, had made his home for two years with his sister in Allenport until August, 5, when he left presumably to go to
Chambersburg, where he had been employed at a restaurant and lived at the National Hotel
The Byers cottage is located in
(Continued On Page Seven)
(Continued From First Page)
Licking Creek Valley, and on August 12 Mr. Byers, a contractor now working in Kansas, went to the cottage and found Dieter sleeping on the porch.
Mrs. Byers gave her brother money for food at the time he left her home. A report was received that he was in Chambersburg, but Mrs. Byers, whose brother Clyde Dieter resides in Chambersburg, was unable to locate him. Mrs. Byers went to Chambersburg on Labor Day but she could obtain no information concerning her missing brother.
No report of his disappearance was made due to the fact thet the brother and sister were of the opinion that he had gone to some other destination and that
sooner or later he would advise them of his whereabouts.
Robert L. Hicks, 20, of Mount Union, R. D. 1, upon learning yesterday that the body of an unknown man had been found in the woods, stopped at the Byers
home and informed Mrs. Byers of the fact. She immediately contacted the authorities.
Corporal Andrew Royko, officer in charge of the Huntingdon State Police sub-station, and Pfc. James R. Fagnani accompanied Coroner Shore to the
scene.
Clyde Hardy, who resides near the Byers home in Mount Union, was hunting for small game in the area yesterday forenoon and he came upon a pair of new work socks hanging on a bush. He investigated and found that the socks contained 82 cents. His dogs came upon the body and Hardy went to the point where the dogs were barking and he discovered the man's remains. Hardy immediately contacted the authorities.
Dieter was lying face downward, and he had placed under his head as a pillow an extra shirt he had taken with him at the time of leaving the Byers home. A shopping bag and two empty chewing tobacco pouches were lying nearby.
Mrs. Byers identified the shopping bag, the socks and the clothing from description. He was wearing a work shirt, striped underwear, grey trousers and work shoes.
Coroner Shore turned the remains over to Undertaker J. Bland Clark of Mount Union. In all probability, death was due to exposure.
Apparently Dieter went to the place where his body was found
soon after he left the Byers cottage- 64 days ago.
He was familiar with all the surrounding area and it is believed he could not have become lost in the woods.
Thompson Smith Dieter was born in Shirley Township on Dec. 1, 1888. He was a son of Charles Dieter and Anna (Hardy) Dieter. He was married at one time, but was divorced. One child born to the union is deceased. His brother in Chambersburg and the sister in Shirley Township are his only survivors.
Private funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Clark funeral home in Mount Union. The Rev. Frank Crawford of the Allenport Methodist Church will officiate.
Coroner Reveals Identity of Body Found in Woods
The badly decomposed body of a man found dead in the woods in Shirley Township, about 2 1/2 miles south of Mount Union, on Tuesday forenoon at 10 o'clock has been identified.
Coroner E. Blair Shore, who with State Police of the Huntingdon substation went to the scene to conduct an investigation, disclosed today that the body was that of Thompson Smith Dieter, aged 56 years, of Shirley Township, Mount Union R. D. 1.
Identification was established after the officers conferred with Mrs. Raymond Byers of Allenport, Mount Union R. D.1, and obtained a description of the clothing and personal belongings of her brother, who was last seen in the Mount Union area on August 12. He had been missing for 64 days.
Dieter, a native of Shirley Township, had made his home for two years with his sister in Allenport until August, 5, when he left presumably to go to
Chambersburg, where he had been employed at a restaurant and lived at the National Hotel
The Byers cottage is located in
(Continued On Page Seven)
(Continued From First Page)
Licking Creek Valley, and on August 12 Mr. Byers, a contractor now working in Kansas, went to the cottage and found Dieter sleeping on the porch.
Mrs. Byers gave her brother money for food at the time he left her home. A report was received that he was in Chambersburg, but Mrs. Byers, whose brother Clyde Dieter resides in Chambersburg, was unable to locate him. Mrs. Byers went to Chambersburg on Labor Day but she could obtain no information concerning her missing brother.
No report of his disappearance was made due to the fact thet the brother and sister were of the opinion that he had gone to some other destination and that
sooner or later he would advise them of his whereabouts.
Robert L. Hicks, 20, of Mount Union, R. D. 1, upon learning yesterday that the body of an unknown man had been found in the woods, stopped at the Byers
home and informed Mrs. Byers of the fact. She immediately contacted the authorities.
Corporal Andrew Royko, officer in charge of the Huntingdon State Police sub-station, and Pfc. James R. Fagnani accompanied Coroner Shore to the
scene.
Clyde Hardy, who resides near the Byers home in Mount Union, was hunting for small game in the area yesterday forenoon and he came upon a pair of new work socks hanging on a bush. He investigated and found that the socks contained 82 cents. His dogs came upon the body and Hardy went to the point where the dogs were barking and he discovered the man's remains. Hardy immediately contacted the authorities.
Dieter was lying face downward, and he had placed under his head as a pillow an extra shirt he had taken with him at the time of leaving the Byers home. A shopping bag and two empty chewing tobacco pouches were lying nearby.
Mrs. Byers identified the shopping bag, the socks and the clothing from description. He was wearing a work shirt, striped underwear, grey trousers and work shoes.
Coroner Shore turned the remains over to Undertaker J. Bland Clark of Mount Union. In all probability, death was due to exposure.
Apparently Dieter went to the place where his body was found
soon after he left the Byers cottage- 64 days ago.
He was familiar with all the surrounding area and it is believed he could not have become lost in the woods.
Thompson Smith Dieter was born in Shirley Township on Dec. 1, 1888. He was a son of Charles Dieter and Anna (Hardy) Dieter. He was married at one time, but was divorced. One child born to the union is deceased. His brother in Chambersburg and the sister in Shirley Township are his only survivors.
Private funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Clark funeral home in Mount Union. The Rev. Frank Crawford of the Allenport Methodist Church will officiate.
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