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The tragic death of Rulon WHardy W WHardy WHardy Hardy 34 34 . , Tuesday morning at theroomlnr the theroomint therooming roomint rooming : how house over th the * Coey Coay Cafecast Cafe Cafecast Cafecast cast a deep Khadnwyover Bhac1owover shadowover , the com com- community community community - munity . , Shortly after 7 1 " oelock o 0 clock a m mMarshal mMarshal mMarshal Marshal l4\re l4 re Lalfe \ Laf * Richardson Rlchard on and andNight andNight andNight Night Marshal Herbert M Snyder Snyderwere Snyderwere Bnyderwcr were * notincd not1f1ed notified that a man had been beenkllled beenkilled beenkilled kllled killed in a room at the th cafe cafeHurTJlnlr cafeHurrying caf Hurryint HurTJlnlr Hurrying to tb the th he * icene scene the th lifeless lifelessbody lifelessbody lifelessoody body of Hardy was found lying lylng on onthe onthe onth the bed with witn with a cun gun shot wound woundfrom woundfrom woundfrom from a.30 a30 a . . JO .30 30 calibre rine rifle rifl * over the theheart theheart theheart heart . . . 'Death Death ' apparently had been beenInstantaneous beeninstantaneous beenInstantaneous Instantaneous a few hour hours * prevlously pre- pre previousl1 pre previously - viously viousl1 vlously viouslyHardy viousl1Hardy vlouslyHardy Hardy had been In 10 company with withBen withBen withBen Ben Mrri3 Morrb Morris * the evening previous previousMorris previousMorris previousMorris Morris with 'With gdtp ' hij hJa his wife WUe had a room roomjust roomjust roomJu just t acrou across the hau han hail and all had In Intended intended infnded tended leaving for the W1ll0w Willow W1ll0wCreek WillowCreek WillowCreek Creek section aection on Tuesday Mr MrHardy MrHardy MrHardy Hardy had secured hli his rifle rtne at the thehome thehome thehome home 6 of IS ! ! hte bIB his father In III Maeser Ma ser ward wardAt wardAt wardAt At the th time tlm It was WQ believed the thertne therifle therin rtne rifle * was unloaded . . . A search of the room by Sheriff SheriffJ J Emery Johnson 80hnson . , County Attor Attorney Attorney At torney ney Clyde S B Johnson and other officers of- of officers of-ficera of ficera - ficers . , , disclosed d1sclosed that two loadedshelts loadedshells loaded loadedhens shelts shells hens wen "Were Were " on thft the floor noor and an anempty anempty empty < one In the chamber of the thedne therifle therifle dne rifle The bullet bunet W was 8 found on t.he the t.hefloor thefloor . thefloor floor several feet from the th * bedIt bedIt bed bedIt It Is believed belleved Morris and Hardy Hardywent Hardywent Hardyvent went .to to 40 * . o their room rooms * at about 3 a am am am m Mrs Mr Prank Frank AIlred Allred and daugh daugh- daughter daughter daughter - - ter have a room next to the one oneoccupied oneoccupied oneoccupied occupied by HardyAt HardyAt Hardy HardyAt At the coroner's coroners ' ' Inquest . Mrs Mr All Allred Allred Allred red stated she abe sh * heard a shot at ap approxtmateJy approximately approxunately proxtmateJy proximately 4 a . a . m but did not notimmediately notImmediately immediately investigate the cause causeAt causeAt At about 7 a a . . . m . . sir .she she . went downstain down stairs and asked James Barker P-arker P arker Parker - theproprietor the theproprietor theproprietor proprietor if U he had heard a shotduring slot shot slotduring shotduring ) during the night time He statedthat stated statedthat statedthat that he had bad not and asked MrsAIlred Mrs MrsAllred MrsAlired Allred Alired to Investigate InvestigateMrs InvestigateMrs investigateMrs Mrs . . AUred Allred was th the * first to findthe fInd fIndthe findthe the llt Ufeless lifeless leos body and her daughternotified daughter daughternotified daughternotified notified the officers officersHardy officersHardy officersHardy Hardy , was waa partially part1ally undressedapparently undre8sed undressed undre8sedapparenlbr undressedapparently apparenlbr apparently ; sitting slttlng on the bed readyto rea.dy ready rea.dyto readyto . to take off his shoes When found.his foundhis found foundhis foundhis . his feet were hanging over the bedside bed bed.side bedside .side side . The rifle rUle had fallen on the theopposite theapposite theopposite opposite apposite side of the bed bedThe bedThe b d dThe The inquest held before Charles CharlesS S Carter . , Justice of the peace was wasconducted wasconducted wasconducted conducted by County Attorney AttorneyClyde AttorneyClyde AttorneyClyde Clyde S . S . Johnson who Impaneled impaneledthe the following jury E L . L , . Bennion BennionRay BennionRy BennlonBay Ray Ry $ H .H H- . HReader - . Reader and Herbert Ty Tyzack Tysack Tyzack zack sack . , who rendered the th followlng following followlng"erdict followingserdict followingverdict "erdict erdict serdict " Rulon Hardy came to his hisdeath hisdeath hisdeath death by reason of a gun-shot gun shot gunshotwound gunshotwound fun-shotwound fun shotwound - wound . , , on September 13 1939 1938 at atapproximately atapproximately atapproximately approximately 4 o 0 clock a m of ofthe ofthe ofthe the said sald day at the Coey Cozy Cafe In InVernal InVernal inVernal Vernal City , Utah and whether whetherthe whetherthe whetherthe the same was accidental or .self- .self self- self .selflnfl1cted selfinflicted . self-inflicted self inflicted - lnfl1cted inflicted . , or inflicted InfUcted by the th hand handof handof handof of another or some other person personto personto personto to the Jury unknown we have no nomeans nomeans nomeans means of knowingBe31des knowingBesides knowing knowingBesides Besides Be31des Mrs AUred Allred and investi investl- investl investi- investlga investigating investigating - - ga gating tlng officers other witnesses witnesseswere witnesseswere witnesseswere were Dr J L Hansen county phy phy- physician phy- phy physician physician - - sician Dr John H Clark , , city phy phy- physician physictan physician - sician sictan Ben Uorrls Morris , James Parker Parkerand Parkerand Parkerand and Jay Simper Slmper SlmperRulon SimperRulon SimperRulon Rulon 'Wells Wells ' Hardy 34 was born bornMay bornMay bornMay May 13 . , 1904 1 > 04 at Vernal Utah the theson theson theson son of Nathan C and J&De JDe Jane Jan & * Eliza EUza- EUza EUzabeth Eliza- Eliza Elizabeth Elizabeth - - beth yiaher FIsher Hardy Ur Mr Hardy was wasunmarried wasunmarried wasunmarried unmarried Besides hJa his hi * parents parentsthe parentsthe parentsthe the deceased Is b 1s surrlved survi\fed survi fed survived \ T by the fol- fol following following fol following - - lowing brother brothers and . listers si.sters sisters Eldred EldredHardy EldredHardy EldredHardy Hardy . , Hiawatha . , 'Wyo Wyo Wpo ' ; : Mrs Mra Er- Er Erma Erma Er-ma Er ma - ma Johnstun Jobnstun , Vernal , Noel Hardy HardyOwen HardyOwen HardyOwen Owen Hardy , both living JIving in Colorado Colo Colo- Colorado Colorado - rado , Mrs Alice Allce York Vernal VernalMiss VernalMiss VernalMiss Miss Cora Hardy , Vernal , Nne Nile NneHardy NileHardy NileHardy Hardy , VernalFDr Vernallkr Vernal VernalFtor Ftor FDr lkr some time past Mr Hardy Hardyhaa Hardyhas Hardyhas haa has been suffering from stomachtrouble stomach stomachtrouble stomachtrouble trouble and it is reported at timashe timM times timMhe timeshe he became despondent Hi He was wellknown well wellknown wellknown known and liked by a host offriends of offrlends offriends frlends friends . . funeral servlcec services will wW be heldFriday held heldFriday heldFriday Friday at 1 p m In th the * ' . Maeser Maeserward Maeserward M e erward ward chapel with Bishop LesterBingham Lester LesterBingham LesterBlngham Bingham Blngham presidingInterment presiding presidingInterment presidingInterment Interment will wtU b be * made in theRock the theRock theRock Rock Point Cemetery under th thdirection the thedlrectlon thedirection direction dlrectlon of the Swain FuneralHome Funeral FuneralHome FuneralHome Home |
