Jury Finds Death Due To Natural Causes
Charles Henry Heater died suddenly Sunday, shortly after midnight, as the result of a coronary attack, was the finding Tuesday of a coronor's jury called to consider the case. The attack apparently was brought on by excitement caused by a scuffle just previously, with a young woman.
The whole thing started, according to evidence presented at the inquest, held Tuesday at the Milton library, when a group composed of Mr. and Mrs. Joe McKessick, Harold Peterson, Ed Mehan and Miss Sylvia Land, returned from the dance just concluded at the community building. Peterson, driving McKessick's car, stopped at the McKessick residence at Union and Main streets. Mehan and Miss Land left, taking a cab to a restaurant for a late supper.
While Peterson and McKessick were standing talking, according to their testimony, Mrs Marian McKessick suddenly drove off with the car before they could stop her, running into the fence on the J. J. Howard property on the next corner. The men hastily ran over there and Mr. and Mrs. Howard came out to see about the disturbance. McKessick backed the car out from the fence and in the meantime Mrs McKessick had walked off down the street, with Peterson attempting to keep her nearby. She, however, went down the street to the Grove school lawn and disappeared.
McKessick, it was testified had gone with the car by then, and Peterson and Howard got into Howard's car to go after the police and to try to find Mrs. McKessick. In the meantime Heater had heard the noise and came out from his home across the street to talk to Mrs. howard who was still at the scene. Mrs McKessick then returned. Heater went to talk to her, with the result, according to Mrs. Howard, that an altercation began, with Mrs. McKessick apparently striking at Heater and he, in turn, attempting to fend her off and backing toward Mrs. Howard.
Heater had gotten away from Mrs. McKessick and was talking to Mrs. Howard. when he suddenly fell over, striking his head hard on the cement sidewalk. According to testimony, however, death was probably due to a heart attack, and not to the wound on the back of his head.
The inquest was called because of the rather muddled circumstances surrounding Heater's death, and the verdict was rendered that the death was due to natural causes.
Testimony indicated that the party had been drinking to some extent, and Mrs. McKessick, on the witness stand, testified that she remembered very little that had happened after the dance, due to being too highly intoxicated.
Following the inquest, Mrs. McKessick was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Retta Bailey on a charge of drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty, and was fined $25.00 and costs.
Justice of the Peace Bailey presided at the inquest. Assistant prosecuting attorney George Corey represented the county.
Heater was born February 18, 1884, in Kansas, and had lived here nearly 50 of his 62 years. He had been employed as an electrician by Milton City for the past 36 years, and as a testimony of his faithfulness to duty had not missed a shift in the past seven years.
Surviving him arre his widow, Mrs. Maude Heater; two step children, Leslie Drake of Olympia, Wash., and Mrs. Theora Capplen, Seattle; a sister, Mrs Emma Furlong, Rochester, Wn., and a brother, Ed Heater, McLary, Wash.
Funeral services were held this (Thursday) afternoon at the Munselle chapel in Milton. Rev A. J. Neufeld officiated and interment was in the Milton I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The Milton City offices were closed during the funeral. Pallbearers, at the request of Mrs. Heater, included Claude Brower, Leonard Sample, Martin Wilkening, A. E. Courtney, Bill Hook and Clarence Torgerson, all city employees.
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Charles Henry Heater died suddenly Sunday, shortly after midnight, as the result of a coronary attack, was the finding Tuesday of a coronor's jury called to consider the case. The attack apparently was brought on by excitement caused by a scuffle just previously, with a young woman.
The whole thing started, according to evidence presented at the inquest, held Tuesday at the Milton library, when a group composed of Mr. and Mrs. Joe McKessick, Harold Peterson, Ed Mehan and Miss Sylvia Land, returned from the dance just concluded at the community building. Peterson, driving McKessick's car, stopped at the McKessick residence at Union and Main streets. Mehan and Miss Land left, taking a cab to a restaurant for a late supper.
While Peterson and McKessick were standing talking, according to their testimony, Mrs Marian McKessick suddenly drove off with the car before they could stop her, running into the fence on the J. J. Howard property on the next corner. The men hastily ran over there and Mr. and Mrs. Howard came out to see about the disturbance. McKessick backed the car out from the fence and in the meantime Mrs McKessick had walked off down the street, with Peterson attempting to keep her nearby. She, however, went down the street to the Grove school lawn and disappeared.
McKessick, it was testified had gone with the car by then, and Peterson and Howard got into Howard's car to go after the police and to try to find Mrs. McKessick. In the meantime Heater had heard the noise and came out from his home across the street to talk to Mrs. howard who was still at the scene. Mrs McKessick then returned. Heater went to talk to her, with the result, according to Mrs. Howard, that an altercation began, with Mrs. McKessick apparently striking at Heater and he, in turn, attempting to fend her off and backing toward Mrs. Howard.
Heater had gotten away from Mrs. McKessick and was talking to Mrs. Howard. when he suddenly fell over, striking his head hard on the cement sidewalk. According to testimony, however, death was probably due to a heart attack, and not to the wound on the back of his head.
The inquest was called because of the rather muddled circumstances surrounding Heater's death, and the verdict was rendered that the death was due to natural causes.
Testimony indicated that the party had been drinking to some extent, and Mrs. McKessick, on the witness stand, testified that she remembered very little that had happened after the dance, due to being too highly intoxicated.
Following the inquest, Mrs. McKessick was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Retta Bailey on a charge of drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty, and was fined $25.00 and costs.
Justice of the Peace Bailey presided at the inquest. Assistant prosecuting attorney George Corey represented the county.
Heater was born February 18, 1884, in Kansas, and had lived here nearly 50 of his 62 years. He had been employed as an electrician by Milton City for the past 36 years, and as a testimony of his faithfulness to duty had not missed a shift in the past seven years.
Surviving him arre his widow, Mrs. Maude Heater; two step children, Leslie Drake of Olympia, Wash., and Mrs. Theora Capplen, Seattle; a sister, Mrs Emma Furlong, Rochester, Wn., and a brother, Ed Heater, McLary, Wash.
Funeral services were held this (Thursday) afternoon at the Munselle chapel in Milton. Rev A. J. Neufeld officiated and interment was in the Milton I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The Milton City offices were closed during the funeral. Pallbearers, at the request of Mrs. Heater, included Claude Brower, Leonard Sample, Martin Wilkening, A. E. Courtney, Bill Hook and Clarence Torgerson, all city employees.
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Jury Finds Death Due To Natural Causes
Charles Henry Heater died suddenly Sunday, shortly after midnight, as the result of a coronary attack, was the finding Tuesday of a coronor's jury called to consider the case. The attack apparently was brought on by excitement caused by a scuffle just previously, with a young woman.
The whole thing started, according to evidence presented at the inquest, held Tuesday at the Milton library, when a group composed of Mr. and Mrs. Joe McKessick, Harold Peterson, Ed Mehan and Miss Sylvia Land, returned from the dance just concluded at the community building. Peterson, driving McKessick's car, stopped at the McKessick residence at Union and Main streets. Mehan and Miss Land left, taking a cab to a restaurant for a late supper.
While Peterson and McKessick were standing talking, according to their testimony, Mrs Marian McKessick suddenly drove off with the car before they could stop her, running into the fence on the J. J. Howard property on the next corner. The men hastily ran over there and Mr. and Mrs. Howard came out to see about the disturbance. McKessick backed the car out from the fence and in the meantime Mrs McKessick had walked off down the street, with Peterson attempting to keep her nearby. She, however, went down the street to the Grove school lawn and disappeared.
McKessick, it was testified had gone with the car by then, and Peterson and Howard got into Howard's car to go after the police and to try to find Mrs. McKessick. In the meantime Heater had heard the noise and came out from his home across the street to talk to Mrs. howard who was still at the scene. Mrs McKessick then returned. Heater went to talk to her, with the result, according to Mrs. Howard, that an altercation began, with Mrs. McKessick apparently striking at Heater and he, in turn, attempting to fend her off and backing toward Mrs. Howard.
Heater had gotten away from Mrs. McKessick and was talking to Mrs. Howard. when he suddenly fell over, striking his head hard on the cement sidewalk. According to testimony, however, death was probably due to a heart attack, and not to the wound on the back of his head.
The inquest was called because of the rather muddled circumstances surrounding Heater's death, and the verdict was rendered that the death was due to natural causes.
Testimony indicated that the party had been drinking to some extent, and Mrs. McKessick, on the witness stand, testified that she remembered very little that had happened after the dance, due to being too highly intoxicated.
Following the inquest, Mrs. McKessick was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Retta Bailey on a charge of drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty, and was fined $25.00 and costs.
Justice of the Peace Bailey presided at the inquest. Assistant prosecuting attorney George Corey represented the county.
Heater was born February 18, 1884, in Kansas, and had lived here nearly 50 of his 62 years. He had been employed as an electrician by Milton City for the past 36 years, and as a testimony of his faithfulness to duty had not missed a shift in the past seven years.
Surviving him arre his widow, Mrs. Maude Heater; two step children, Leslie Drake of Olympia, Wash., and Mrs. Theora Capplen, Seattle; a sister, Mrs Emma Furlong, Rochester, Wn., and a brother, Ed Heater, McLary, Wash.
Funeral services were held this (Thursday) afternoon at the Munselle chapel in Milton. Rev A. J. Neufeld officiated and interment was in the Milton I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The Milton City offices were closed during the funeral. Pallbearers, at the request of Mrs. Heater, included Claude Brower, Leonard Sample, Martin Wilkening, A. E. Courtney, Bill Hook and Clarence Torgerson, all city employees.
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Charles Henry Heater died suddenly Sunday, shortly after midnight, as the result of a coronary attack, was the finding Tuesday of a coronor's jury called to consider the case. The attack apparently was brought on by excitement caused by a scuffle just previously, with a young woman.
The whole thing started, according to evidence presented at the inquest, held Tuesday at the Milton library, when a group composed of Mr. and Mrs. Joe McKessick, Harold Peterson, Ed Mehan and Miss Sylvia Land, returned from the dance just concluded at the community building. Peterson, driving McKessick's car, stopped at the McKessick residence at Union and Main streets. Mehan and Miss Land left, taking a cab to a restaurant for a late supper.
While Peterson and McKessick were standing talking, according to their testimony, Mrs Marian McKessick suddenly drove off with the car before they could stop her, running into the fence on the J. J. Howard property on the next corner. The men hastily ran over there and Mr. and Mrs. Howard came out to see about the disturbance. McKessick backed the car out from the fence and in the meantime Mrs McKessick had walked off down the street, with Peterson attempting to keep her nearby. She, however, went down the street to the Grove school lawn and disappeared.
McKessick, it was testified had gone with the car by then, and Peterson and Howard got into Howard's car to go after the police and to try to find Mrs. McKessick. In the meantime Heater had heard the noise and came out from his home across the street to talk to Mrs. howard who was still at the scene. Mrs McKessick then returned. Heater went to talk to her, with the result, according to Mrs. Howard, that an altercation began, with Mrs. McKessick apparently striking at Heater and he, in turn, attempting to fend her off and backing toward Mrs. Howard.
Heater had gotten away from Mrs. McKessick and was talking to Mrs. Howard. when he suddenly fell over, striking his head hard on the cement sidewalk. According to testimony, however, death was probably due to a heart attack, and not to the wound on the back of his head.
The inquest was called because of the rather muddled circumstances surrounding Heater's death, and the verdict was rendered that the death was due to natural causes.
Testimony indicated that the party had been drinking to some extent, and Mrs. McKessick, on the witness stand, testified that she remembered very little that had happened after the dance, due to being too highly intoxicated.
Following the inquest, Mrs. McKessick was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Retta Bailey on a charge of drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty, and was fined $25.00 and costs.
Justice of the Peace Bailey presided at the inquest. Assistant prosecuting attorney George Corey represented the county.
Heater was born February 18, 1884, in Kansas, and had lived here nearly 50 of his 62 years. He had been employed as an electrician by Milton City for the past 36 years, and as a testimony of his faithfulness to duty had not missed a shift in the past seven years.
Surviving him arre his widow, Mrs. Maude Heater; two step children, Leslie Drake of Olympia, Wash., and Mrs. Theora Capplen, Seattle; a sister, Mrs Emma Furlong, Rochester, Wn., and a brother, Ed Heater, McLary, Wash.
Funeral services were held this (Thursday) afternoon at the Munselle chapel in Milton. Rev A. J. Neufeld officiated and interment was in the Milton I.O.O.F. cemetery.
The Milton City offices were closed during the funeral. Pallbearers, at the request of Mrs. Heater, included Claude Brower, Leonard Sample, Martin Wilkening, A. E. Courtney, Bill Hook and Clarence Torgerson, all city employees.
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