Evening star., 1949-11-13
Student Editor Slain
By Fraternity Brother
After Ohio State Party
By the Associated Press

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toxicating liquor In fraternity
houses.
DR.. Howard L. Bevis, university
president, described the Staying al
"a tragically regrettable incident.
A full investigation" was ordered
Jack T. McKeown, a 21-year.
old senior, was shot once with 6
As caliber automatic pistol on tht
Delta Tau Delta house lawn al
2:30 am.
Mr.. McKeown, who died a few
minutes later in University Hos.
pital. was trying to take the pis-
tol from James D. Heer. 20, 9
freshman veterinary student who
served three years in the Marines
Surrenders to Police.
Heer dashed away In a taxicab
then surrendered to police peace
ably, I'VE miles from the fraternity
house. He admitted the shooting
Detective Kenneth Anderson said
and remarked:
When I get drunk. I get trig'
ger-happy.'"
Mr.. McKeown lived in Norwood
q suburb Of Cincinnati. Heer lives
in Euclid, a Cleveland suburb.
The death Of the Ohio State
Lantern editor cast a pail over
the annual Homecoming festivities
on the campus, where an esti-
mated $4,000 persons gathered to-
day to watch the schools football
team play Illinois.
While three detectives went
through the Delta Tau Delta
House, questioning. members. the
fraternity cancelled the remainder
Of its homecoming program. in
eluding an open house for parents
I'VE are pretty well broken up
over this" a spokesman said.
Girl Held as Witness.
Heer, still attfred in the tuxedo
which he wore to the fraternity
dance, was confined at police
headquarters. Even his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Heer. were
not permitted to see him immedi-
ately.
Joyce Grafton 20, of Cleveland
Hers date at the dance, was
taken into custody as a material
witness and then released on $500
bond. She is not an OSU stu
dent. She had come here especi-
ally for the homecoming celebra-
ton.
Fraternity brothers said that
Heer apparently went beserk"
after escorting Miss Grafton to'the
home Of an aunt. They had
argued during the evening, stu
dents said. ,.........
Heer took the pistol from the
room Of Richard Moore. 20, OF
Portsmouth, Ohio, another fra
ternity brother. Mr.. Moore re-
lated that he saw Heer standing
in the doorway with the pistol in
his hands.
Several other members -
think about II of them "'were
gathered around Heer. They were
apparently trying to talk Heel
out Of the gun," Mr.. Moore said
Ran Out of HDHse.
II walked up to Heer and waa
going to take the gu1Eaaway from
him, but Heer turned A11d ran out
Of the house and down the street
I'VE all ran after him. When he
realized we were all chasing him,
Heer turned around and pointed
the gun at us.
"I approached him and was go
ing to take the gun away from
Him.
Then Heer said: Don't take an
other step or FL shoot you.
THAT discouraged me a little
because he cooked the gun.
About that time Jack Nc
Keown came around the house.
He had broken away from the
rest Of the crowd with the idea OF
circling around behind Heer.
THAT Is when McKeown was
shot,"
Shot HaIts Pursuit.
Heer then ran. Several fraternity
brothers started to pursue him
but stopped when he fired a shot
at their feet.
He halted the. taxicab and in
structed the driver to take him
to police headquarters. But en-
route he left the cab and thumbed
a ride to the vicinity Of the Co.
lumbus sewage disposal plant.
Heer walked to the plant office
knocked on the door and extended
his pistol. butt first to the care
taker. The caretaker refused te
take the gun. Heer then tele-
phoned the State highway patrol
Patrolman Harry Kellenbergel
said the student announced:
"I'm Jim Heer. I just killed a
man on 18th avenue. Bring q
tommy gun down with. you. I'm
going to run. I want to get II
over with"
IA Patrolmen Sent.
The highway, patrolman noti.
fied police, and IA patrolmen sped
to the scene.
Heer. in a darkened room. was
ordered to come out with his
hands up. The youth obeyed and
was disarmed.
Capt. Glenn c. Hoffman, chief
of dectives. said a first degree
murder charge would be filed
against Heer Monday morning. He
said the investigation is not ex-
pected to be completed before
that time.
The first degree charge was de-
cided, Capt. Hoffman said, "be.
cause Heer threatened others
after shooting McKeown."
Mr.. McKeown, a popular man
on the Ohio State campus. was
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
McKeown of Norwood. He also
wrote for the Sun Dial, campus
humor magazine and was campus
correspondent for the Norwood