Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-26
HEARING ON
MUNDER CHARGE TO
Be HELD TOMORROW
Justice Webster Grants Con-
tinuanc Of Case for Pre-
Iiminary Trial

After spending the night in review.
ing the incidents that lead up to the
murder of his neighbor Clarence o. Bur
sell looked hollow eyed and worried
in Jail this morning but still declined to
discuss the killing of Charles c. Zim.
norman upon the advice of his at
torneys, Carson and Brown. Sheriff
Esch, Deputy Oscar Bowers and Cor
oner Clough returned from the scene
of the shooting at 4;30 yesterday af-
ternoOn bringing their prisoner back
to this city where he was lodged in
Jail Coroner Clough said there would
be no inquest held as there was but
one witness to the shooting, Frank
Bowen, and he was so far away he
heard none of the quarrel. The onl,
other available witnesses were tn
wives of the parties and both womcr
were too excited to talk coherently
Bursel admits that he killed thinner
man, according to Coroner Clough and
no inquest was deemed necessary.
According to the information brought
back by the Officers, the trouble fin
started about two years ago over pri'
vnte road which ran between the Bur
sell and Zimmerman farms. This roa
was widened to county road and the
men have not spoken to each other in
friendly manner since the first
trouble. This forenoon Zimmerman
was working in this lane cuttinu som
grass with q scythe When Bursell came
along the road from Il neighbor o house
Burscll carried a 90 calibre rifle or
his arm ard when he and Zimmerman
became engaged in the quarrel he
fired at Zimmerman with the rifle As
nearly MS could be learned the firs'
shot missed and the second hit Zim
norman in the top of the head. Zim.
norman then grabbed the rifle and
wrested it from Bursell Is hands as he
fell to the ground from the shock
Bursell when thus disarmed, drew a
80 calibre automatic pistol from his
pocket and fired three shots at thinner
man as he lay on the ground. One en-
tered the right side Of his head behind
the ear, one penetrated his forehead
over the right eye and the othe'
scratched the top of his head putting
two holes through his hat
The rifle was left lying near the
body of the victim with one exploded
shell in the chamber and an empty one
lying on the ground with the Other
three picked up by the officers. Bur
sell went to his house, changed his
clothes and went to Silverton where
he gave himself mp to Constable Frank
Smeral, informing this officer that
he had killed man. The sheriff's Of.
flee was Immediately notified and
Sheriff Esch and Coroner Clough went
TO the scene Of the murder where they
found the body lying where it had fall
len against telephone pole. II was
raining but quilt had been spread
over the face which was covered wit
blood.
It was stated by the ncighbors who
were present when the Officers ar
rived that threats had been passed be-
tween the men before and that the
killing was half expected by many OF
them.
Burscll is 10 years Of age and has
wife and one child, Zimmerman was
81 years old aud is survived by Il wifi.
aud two children. Both men had llVed
in the ncighborhood since they were
boys and both were reported to be hai'
working men who were good citizens
but who held grudge against eogU
other which wns brought to q close only
by the death Of one Of the parties