Show gun shot proves fatal to aimer abner johnson of delta killed by discharge or rine rifle abner janson Jihn Jh Bon wealthy nian man and horse racer was killed hilled instantly oct B 5 when a bullet from G hi rifle ride was discharged as tie he was unpacking some utensils ila from his automobile the shot pierced his heart late friday night verl johnson the eldest son of the was rushing from roosevelt to his fathers father s home making a trip which he had anticipated earlier in tile the week to wed miss aless marbello May bello warnick the ceremony set for saturday was postponed johnson had just returned front from feeding sheep driving the automobile into a garage at a on the running blaid of the car sie pie opened the back door and stirred some utensils the rifle which he always carried in ia toe the sheep mans war against coyotes was lying in the back of A the car the trigger of the gun was probably caught and then ic ie leased causing the ai harge of the weapon the fell to tile the ground and died before tiny lany of his family reached his side johnson had a string of race rac e horses which he had entered on oil many tracks in the west besides being prominent in agricultural circles ho be was once a director of the ahe anuw defunct del dei a state bank surviving are his widow three sons verl austin and an infant and three daughters mrs airs mansell warnick lapriel and louisa johnson burial will be in holden its his former residence funeral services were held sunday |