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Judge A.S. Heck passes; McFalls grievously harrassed by Horlers, Mack & Gill from Houghtalings
The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania •
Thu, May 8, 1930 p1
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• POTTER COUNTY SUSTAINS GREAT LOSS IN UNEXPECTED DEATH OF JUDGE HECK
Coudersport and Whole County Shocked When Word of His Passing Is Received - Ill Only Few Weeks Death Follows Infection Resulting From Operation in Hospital in Philadelphia - Funeral Tuesday Probably Largest Ever Held in Coudersport - Public Mourns With Family.
The most severe shock Coudersport people have had in many years was the report that Judge A. S. Heck had passed away. This word came to the public Saturday morning following his death in a Philadelphia hospital Friday night at 10 o'clock.
Judge Heck had gone to Philadelphia about month ago for a slight operation and reports received were that he was progressing satisfactorily. In fact only a small proportion of the
JUDGE A. S. HECK
people of the town and county even knew he was in a hospital. He had often been away from his home for weeks at a time presiding over courts in various parts of the state. The sad news of his death therefore was like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky.
Albert Simpson Heck was born at Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, Pa., August 31, 1867, the son of Rev. and Mrs. Levi G. Heck. In 1887 he graduated with honors from Dickinson Seminary at Williamsport. In order to secure funds to obtain further education he came to the southern part of Potter County where for three years he was a teacher. During the time when there was no school he worked in the lumber woods. In this manner he earned the money necessary to take a law course in Dickinson College at Carlisle and he graduated. from that institution in 1892 and was admitted the bar for the practice of law. He maintained an office for one year at Austin when that town was booming but a year later came to Coudersport. In 1895 was elected district attorney and he administered the affairs of that office in a very efficient manner. On April 10, 1901, he took as his bride Miss Matilda Raymond.
His first really big political fight was in 1913 when he was elected judge for this judicial district. He served a tenyear term and in 1923 was elected for a second term largely because of his efficiency during his ten years of service. Even his bitterest political enemies could find no fault with his record while on the bench.
Judge Heck was a friend of all classes, fearless in his duties and a man of sound legal judgment. During all of the sixteen years he served on the bench the Enterprise believes he was reversed upon only one occasion by the higher courts. He was so well known as a jurist he was frequently called upon to hold court not only in neighboring counties but in distant cities of the state.
Coudersport, Potter County and the great Keystone State have suffered an irreparable loss in the death of, Judge Albert S. Heck.
Surviving are his widow and four children. They are Howard Heck who is a patient at an institution in Albuquerque, N. M.; Marjorie, a teacher at Selinsgrove, Pa.; Albert, a student at Lehigh University and Dick at home. He is also survived by a brother and a sister: Prof. W. W. Heck, Johnstown; Mrs. M. S. Adams, Watsontown. If ever the sympathy of a community went to a family it goes to the family of Judge Heck.
Funeral services were held from the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with Dr. C. H. Dudley, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiating assisted by Dr. C. S. Beatty of Erie and Dr. George P. Donehoo of Harrisburg, former Presbyterian ministers here. There were present many high officials from distant points in the state and people from all parts of the county anxious to pay a last mark of respect to the memory of a true friend.
Burial was made in Eulalia Cemetery with Masonic honors. The funeral was probably the largest and most impressive ever held in Coudersport with Masons, Boy Scouts and Daughters of the American Revolution attending in a body, while the floral tributes attesting eloquently the regard in which Judge was held.

OLD HOME WEEK
The Methodist Episcopal Church of Pa., will hold Old Home Week beginning June 22. The program is not completed yet but will be published within the next few weeks is the report made by the pastor, Rev. Salisbury.

ENTERS BLOSSBURG HOSPITAL
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Goodnoe and Mrs Orve Goodnoe motored and Mr. to Blossburg, Monday, where the latter entered the hospital for treatment.

YEGGS BREAK INTO TWO PLACES HERE Get Small Sum of Cash But Take No Merchandise--Leave No Clues Behind.
Yeggmen visited Coudersport Friday night and broke into two business places. At the C. A. Hulbert filling station they secured about five dollars (in cash and a 38-calibre revolver. It is evident they proceeded through the town and smashed a window in the M. J. Corbett store at the tannery. At Corbett's place they secured about 25 pennies but took no merchandise. They gained entrance by smashing a window. Officers were notified of the robberies but up to this time no arrests have been made.

SCOUTS ARE COMPLIMENTED
Coudersport Boy Scouts have been highly complimented on the work they assisted in doing extinguishing a forest and grass fire near the tannery a few days ago.

NO MARRIAGE LICENSES There have been no marriage licenses issued in this county during the last week.

FOUR YOUNG MEN GIVEN HEARING
Story of Cruelty Hard to Even Believe in This Day of Supposed Civilization.
At a hearing held before Justice of the Peace F. D. Owlett, of Knoxville, Tuesday, four young men, Arnold and Nelson Horler, John Mack and Joseph were charged with grevious assault, the information leading to the arrest being furnished by Gladys, wife| of Lewis McFall.
The complainant told a story that for crude and senseless cruelty on the | part of its alleged perpetrators is not often encountered. According to her story on the evening of April 4th she and her husband were attending a party at the home of Charles Houghtaling and the four men named in the warrant de became threatening to her husband. Fearing bodily harm Mr. and Mrs. McFall left for home when according to their stories given before ...

United States
Pennsylvania
Coudersport
The Potter Enterprise
1930
May
08
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Judge A.S. Heck passes; McFalls grievously harrassed by Horlers, Mack & Gill from Houghtalings

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