Show Verdict Blaming Police for Death Surprises Adams DENVER ER Colo Jan 17 AP AP- AP Governor OO VV W. II n. A Adams Adam ams of Colorado in a statement released for tor publication pub today expressed url surprise at the JM verdict of a coroners coroner's jury rea reached reache-d hed at Walsenburg Colo Coll Monday Monday Mon Mon- on- on day blaming state police pollee for tor the tho clash that occurred lost last Thursday resulting In the death of two miners and the wounding of ot a state police guard I IIi All Ail Ii my reports from reI reliable e sources on both sides aides showed there was wu never ne any doubt as to who fired firM the first shot ahot In Thursdays Thursday's riot the governor said There Thero never did seem to be by any dispute as to the blame blamo for this affair and the verdict is la certainly a surprise to me l Kven en Salestino Martinez exonerated the tho police In a report to tome tome tome meThe me meThe meThe The verdict reached in the case of Klementz Chavez eZ killed outright outright out out- rl right ht said ald the riot was waa un unprovoked pro pro- yoked with the tho state police pollee showIng showIng showIng show- show Ing total disregard gard for tor human life by firing through windows Into the street outside and we do recommend mend farther investigation in the theca ca case e. e A second verdict reached In the case of Martinez who vho Governor Adams dams refers to In his hi statement declined to pIa place co any responsibility for tor his death The Jur jury lury found that he came to hl his d death th by gunshot wounds from per persons ons unknown to the jury Thirty one witnesses all nil but three of whom admitted either cither participation participation par par- in the parade which the tile state police attempted to break up or being present in the L W. W W. W hall ball during tho the day of the tho shooting were examined The witnesses ranged from school schoolchildren schoolchildren schoolchildren children to aged persons whose testimony given In Ip a variety of ot foreign tongues had to be translated translated translated trans trans- by an Interpreter |