Show Cor Coroners Coroner's ners ner's Jury Still Deliberating Jury May Ask Post-Mortem Post to Dete Cause of Death of Nasario Romero Inquest Held Two Days and Still Continuing Nasario Romero an employee of the Union Pacific at Clear Lake died Saturday in the Utah Valley hospital from a head injury sustained in Delta Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- Fri Fri- day night Romero had been drinking heavily and was warned by Marshall Bennett to get out of town until he had sobered so so- so sobered up Romero agreed to do this but as soon as the marshal was gone he returned and was hanging around the Petty Pool Hall He was taken outside twice by Lloyd Petty but he refused to to tet leave and returned the third time The third time he was led out it is pre pre- he fell on the walk striking striking striking ing his head He was was left there and the marshal called The marshal marshal mar mar- took Romero to the jail and thinking he had passed out left him for the night On returning the next day he was unable to rouse Romero and saw blood oozing from his nose Marshal Bennett summoned a doctor and was advised to have him sent to Salt Lake City for medical attention L. L N. N NIckle started for Salt Lake with him but because of his condition he stopped in Provo where where he was taken to the Utah Valley hospital Romero died there about 18 hours after his Injury X-ray X pictures were taken of his Injuries in Provo and sent to Salt Lake to determine the cause of his death It was found that he had a 1 slight bruise above one eye and a large concussion running along the part line of his hair with smaller smalle J breaks off of that Medical experts in Salt Lake after viewing the pictures pictures pictures pic pic- I tures stated that the concussion could have been caused by a blow on any part of his head and not noton noton noton on on the injury Itself The reason that they advanced for this wa wa- that the concussion showed no In Indentation Indentation Indentation In- In of any sort proving that it was a blow on another part of ot head that made the concussion The fall to the sidewalk then could have caused the injury no rio matter what part of his head hit the cement of the sidewalk They failed to find any evidence of Internal injuries as was rumored after the death and the two Injuries injuries injuries ies above were all that Romero had The body was brought back to Delta to the Nickle and at the present time no word has been received from the widow in Colorado as to the place of burial Continued on page 8 NASARIO ROMERO DIES from page 1 or shipment An inquest was asked by Count County County Coun Coun- t ty Attorney Melville Tuesday to determine determine determine de de- de- de termine the cause of Romeros Romero's death The witnesses needed for forthe forthe forthe the case were unable to ate end Tuesday so the Inquest inquest was started Wednesday No verdict was reached reach reach- ed on Wednesday so the inquest was continued to Thursday and is still in session at the time of this writing The inquest was of course called called called call call- ed by County Attorney Mel Melvilie with Justice of the Peace Chesley acting as coroner The cor s cor ne s 's jury is made up of oC Glen Crawl Craw rd ml n John Day and Joseph Mercer and these men will try to determine the cause of the death Just before beCore noon Thursday the County Attorney and Sheriff Forster Forster Forster Fors- Fors ter took the witnesses to the Mortuary to identify the deceased and the inquest was recessed u.-itil u. after affer lunch There is a possibility that the jury ju jury ju- ju ry will ask for a post-mortem post c. c examination examination ex ex- and in case they do the inquest will be continued for sum time yet |