Show ANOY MAN MANS BODY BOOY FOUND rOUNO IN INi I i NEAR Sl I County Official Announces Death Resulted From Drowning Andrew 76 of Sandy Sand was accidentally drowned dro In Inthe inthe the the East Jordan canal near Ninth II East street and Union avenue Tues Tues- day The body was found lying in the bottom of a weir at the junction of the East Jordan canal and the Jordan Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- dan Irrigation company's ditch Although sheriffs sheriff's officers at first believed the man may have been en the victim of a run hit driver Assistant Assistant Assistant As As- County Attorney W. W H. H Rothwell Rothwell Rothwell Roth- Roth well announced the man had drowned following a post mortem ex ex- ex The aged mans man's head was badly battered when found and this led the officers to believe he may have been a victim of or foul pla play The physician phy phy- following the autopsy reported report report- ed the Injuries probably were inflicted inflict inflict- ed as tho the body floated down the canal The body was discovered at I a. a m. m Tuesday by Roy Miller South State street water master of the Salt Lake Canal company George D. D Stringfellow Draper superintendent superintendent su- su of the East Jordan Canal company and James Oborn superintendent of the Union-Jordan Union Irrigation company I The discovery was made as the three men were making their daily dally Inspections of the canals The Thc sherIffs sherIff's sherIffs sheriffs sher sher- I iffs Iff's office was notified and Deputies Continued on on r Pace 11 Seventeen SC DE DEAD D MAN FOUND IN G CANAL NAl NEAR S. S L Continued from Page Face Nine Inne Michael Mauss Wesley L. L Maughan and P. P C C. C Lewis Lowis immediately started an investigation under the direction of Mr Carlisle I Mr Carlisle said tho the man may have been struck by an automobile while walking along the heavily traveled highway near the canal and then thrown Into the canal Another theory also is being investigated that the body may have been thrown into the water either In the towns to of 01 Draper or Sandy through which the canal flows and then floated to the veir where I it was found I Two bridges cross the canal about ards ants from the weir and Mr I Carlisle pointed out it Is possible an automobile may have driven to one of the bridges from which the pants could have thrown the man Into the water The bridges are about 30 yards ards from the main high high- wa way Mr Mx Identification identification Identification tion was established hed by his daughter Mrs William Poison Polson of Sa Sandy after the body had been partially Identified fled fied by W. W G. G Johnson Sandy who was In Union at the time the dIscovery discovery discovery dis dIs- dis- dis covery was made Silas Brown justice of ot the peace at Midvale In which jurisdiction the body was found said an inquest will wUl not be held until after county physicians physicians physicians phy phy- have submitted a post-mortem post report following an autopsy Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- while tho the body is being held ln in inthe the George Jenkins mortuary Murray Members o of Mr family were at a n loss to 10 assign a reason reason reason rea rea- son for the mans man's death Mrs Lars Nielsen of Sandy another daughter told Investigating officers she visited visited visited visit visit- ed her fathers father's home Monday night and found round him apparently in best bes of health Mr was a native of Sweden and had resided in Sandy for many years ears Surviving SUr are arc seven sons and daughters daughters Andrew Andrew Chris- Chris Jr Niles ChrIs ChrIs- Salt Sal Lake Mrs Olaf Olar Nelson Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- son Sandy Joe Salt Lake John Salt Lake Mrs Nielsen and Mrs Poison Polson |