Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 2 | Mystery Veils Death of Critic

1 Enigma Center y S S S 5 5 S. S 5 i r S 5 Junius Cravens Craveno Authorities split put over death cause MYSTERY VEILS YElLS DEATH DEA TH OF CRITIC REDWOOD CITY Cal Cat Jul July 6 U UP Investigation UP-Investigation Investigation into the tho beach death of Junius Cravens internationally known art critic continued toda today with officials divided be be- I be-I tween murder theories and belief beliet Cravens was killed accidentally A woman known only as Miss Cort who v visited Cravens' Cravens apartment apartment apart apart- ment meat dressed in a bathing suit two days before his battered battered- bod body was vas found on a a. lonely strip of of sand was sought sough Autopsy reports Autopsy reports said the critics critic's neck was broken his his' nose shattered shattered shattered shat shat- has jaw dislocated and the left side 0 of his face crushed Coroner William Cr Crosby of San Mateo county and his deputy Luella Pepper held to the belief belle Cravens was vas murdered Crosby however said Our only hope of supporting the foul roul play belief belie is to find a motive Mr Cravens Crayons had man many friends but so far as as we we have been able to determine determine de- de termine ermine no enemies Sheriff Sherif James McGrath said he ho believed the critic met death through accident According to his theory Cravens had attempted to climb a huge rock on the beach during a walk slipped and fallen to his death the he incoming tido tide carrying his body I to o the beach where it was found lound