Show Prisoner Dies Dies- From Fire Vernal at-Vernal at V emal Jail Young Young-F Young Young Father ther Overcome by Smoke of Fire Made from Bedding on ThanksgiVing Eve Native of Salt Lake Wednesday evening Verna Vernal was shocked when it was learnd War War- Warren Warren Warren ren Nulton 20 formerly of oC Salt Lake City had been suffocated while confined In the city jail jaU The tragedy occurred at about 7 7 45 pm p m while relatIves end and cIty officers omeera were negotiating for his release He had been arrested ested by City Marshal Tale Late Richardson late In the afternoon on a disturbance of the peace charge Nulton was taken to the jail at about 6 p m in instated stat stat-ed Marshal Richardson According to testimony given at atthe atthe atthe the Inquest held at 10 am a m Fri Fri- Friday Fri Friday day at the Swain Mortuary Nul Nul- Nulton Nui- Nui Nulton ton was arrested by Mr Richard Richard- Richardson Richardson son and taken to the jail after ro- ro re repeated efforts to get et him to be b quiet He lie had been taken to the city office following the disturb disturb- disturbance disturbance disturbance ance on the street He was placed In a cell In the city jail which Is separated from the county jail jaU where two prison prison- prisoner prisoners ers en er Charles Krajeski and Walter Waiter of or Cheshire Connecticut vere em confined awaiting trial Dec 8 n on a highway robbery charge They allegedly hel held l up and rob rob- robbed robbed robbed bed of money and nd clothing to t Denver boys John Davis 13 and James 14 near Jen- Jen Jensen Jensen sen Jen-sen sen last fall Both prisoners Nulton talked with them and stated he was building a fire and asked them to join jam him in his parlor As the two jails JaBs are separate they could not see the prisoner and stated they thought he was oking Later however Nulton called loudly and smoke had begun to come Into their compartment and they realized he had carried out his threat They called for or help but It was some time before they could get neighbors across the street to understand help was needed Dr Lloyd coming by could not see any smoke and de- de decIded de the alarm was a false one one but notified officers there was trouble at the jail jaU When the outer jaIl door was opened by Deputy Sheriff Mark Caldwell the dense dens smoke was suffocating Sheriff J JEmery JEmery JEmery Emery John Johnson on brought out oat the th two prisoners Night Marshall H M Snyder Mr Richardson and Mr ell Cald made repeated efforts to get into the cell occupied by Multon Thru i a heavy screen the window was broken which allowed air to cir cir- cir circulate Two burning mattresses v ere brought out by Mr Richardson These had been piled against the th cell door and set on fire r by the th prisoners All three officers work work- worked ed with towels over their laces faces Mr Snyder located the body of Mullen Multon at the rear of the cell with hIs back tow to towards ards the door and pulled him out after two attempts sIt It It Is believed life was extinct at this time as efforts to revive re Mul Mul- Multon Multon Mul- Mul Multon ton made Mrs Edith were by Shim Shim- min into Red Cross First Alder Aider until I the arrival of Drs Dr's John IL H Clark and Ralph Hegsted who worked for over half an hour before he was declared dead Thad Fullmer foreman for strong and Grant law father of Mr Multon and Mr Richardson were on their way to effect the boy boys s re- re release release re release lease when the fire alarm sounded rounded Young oung Multon and his wife have been living In Vernal at the Lewis cabins since last lait July keeping house for Mr Fullmer They have havea havea a six weeks old daughter Besides ides B his wile wife Madge Fullmer Multon whom he married In Far Far- Farmington Far July 8 1936 1036 and arid little daughter ho lie Is survived by his fa- fa father father fa father ther Oakey Multon his mother Mrs Mamie Rogers Goldman of Salt Lake City his step father step Hymer Goldman and one brother Continued on page four o rR nips I I FIRE FIKE AT ERNAL JAIl i Continued Continued from page one one- one I Ronald Multon Murton E alt lt t Lake City CU The bogy body was as taken to Salt Lake City Friday evening by the Swain ain Funeral Home to the Ricketts-Al- Ricketts Ricketts-Al-cott Ricketts cott Mortuary where funeral ser ser- ser services vices were conducted Sunday Cundar after after- I f afternoon afternoon r noon and Interment made in n the Mount Oll et cemetery The Inquest wars vw held Friday at 10 a m before befool J C Hacking Backing jus jus- jus justice tife jus-tife tire tice of It the peace of Lapoint The jurymen were ere Bishop Dishop John Jolin Hair Francis Feltch and Harold E Da- Da Dis Davis DI DIMS MS vis is Assisting were County Attorney Clyde Clde S Johnson and City Attorney I Attorney ney Hugh W colton C Iton Mr 11 Gold Gold- mat m n represented his on on Mr and Mrs Goldman and Mr and Mrs Milton Multon were here for the Inquest t The oung wile wife end Mr were ere also present After the jurymen visited the jail they brought In to the following Warren Multon Milton came to his death by accident through suf-I suf suf suffocation location by of a n fire lit by hImself in the bedding of the elt city I jail I |