Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-12-11 | Page 3 | Cause of Death is Puzzling Coroner

CAUSE OF DEATH IS PUZZLING CORONER Victim First Shot by Farmev, Then Injured in a Runaway. K12NTL.AND, Ind.. Ucc. 10. Cpon the Coroner's Coro-ner's verdict nn to whether 'ijij Hyer dlod as the result or wounds received from u t-.'iot-Kun fired by l'dwurtl Childress, u prominent former of Rnlon county, residing nrar L"ai 1 Pnrk or from Injuries received in tho runaway run-away of his tam foii-iwinc the olasbarss ot tho grun. rests the quetlon whether Childress may bo held rjponslblo for tho young msn'l death. Uarly W"edne-lnj i.''i nine 'hiMre'js hnrd o noliif In his turkey . --.op. Tuk'.ng his (run. h. went out to Investigate. As h .iluppid from tho door he tuiw three men drlvlns qwoy In i vug.-n with Mine of his choice birds. Chlldreba say that he fired twice to scare It men He o!nillt utmlng ut them In ordr to ,npper them u little." but sjiys tv.' iiad no lnlrntloi. of 8Tl-,u:lv wounding nii ODS. With the report of ths gun the team drlv n by tho thro men dushed down th. road, throwing the riccupaots of th: wagon out. H.-r was plck.-d up luler In a serious condition condi-tion and his death followed We Inesdny n.gnt. IUh two cv,ntpualons inude thlr sscape un I will probata- rfinalD owuy for urac lime. It Is not known h-re who they were. chlldrcss has borne on es&ellent reputation nnd there is n" desire. In the community to hold him reaponslhlo for tho death. It Is sail ihat ftyer hod wften tstsn u. uouble bsfo i Ho worked atwu: at times nnd had no r.-xular hi me. The. f .u..r..-i hlm-i-lf -.u'. I" ui.il.l.- to dccltte as to whWh Injuries caused death.