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Show Tourist Dies In Park Mystery The lute Henry TetU, aMtant M-fionnel dhector of the l Angeles Timet. Mia. Henry Tevl and daughter I aurena. "Death at the hands ot person or persons unknown" was the vi-rdlct of the coronor'a Jury sitting In Inquest Into the death ot Henry Tevls, 37, ot Los Angeles, Calif., a tourist. Mr. Tevla. his wife Juliana, their 11-year-old daughter Laur-ena, her father and mother Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Mater, were staying at a cabin In the camp center at Hryce Canyon National Park. Mr. Tevls was found by hi wife and her rather, Mr. E. V. Mater, about l;lf a.m. Thursday morning, on the floor ot a wash room at the camp. He was breathing stertorously. Aid was summoned and Mr. Tevls was brought Into the Pangultch Hospital about 2:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead at 4:25 by Dr. Sims Dug-gins. Mr. Tevls suffered a severe blow above and behind the left ear, a bruise under the chin, and a lesser contusion over the left eye. Examination at the Pangultch Hospital ahowed his skull to be fractured. Oarfteld County Sheriff De-ward Woodard and State Patrolman Armond Luke conducted an Investigation at the scene and ordered the washroom closed off. A coronor'a Jury consisting of S. J. Mlkulewlcz. Walter B. Daly, and Andrew Johnson were lm-panaled. taken to the hospital to view the body, then. Upon arrival, ot District Attorney S. R. Doesard, the Inquest was moved to the washroom where Mr. Tevls was found. Subsequent questioning of the witnesses waa carried on at the Garfield County Court House. Mrs. Tevls' story of that night 1. that she. her husband. and her parents played pinochle until about 9 p.m. when they all turned In. About 1 o'clock or so Mr. Tevls became restless and went out. Mrs. Tevla dozed off, awakening later to realize It had been some time since Mr. Tevls left. She aroused her daughter and both went to look for him. Nearlng the washroom they became aware ot a heavy snoring sound. When they found the sound to come from the washroom. Mrs. Tevls became alarmed and dashed back to the cabin to get her father to go and see If Mr. ' Tevls had possibly dozed off In ' the washroom. (Continued) Mysty Deth darfleld County Sheriff Dewaril Wnndard, at right ami 8tat Trooper Armond Luke view , the , body nf, the late Henry Tevls at the Pangultrli Hospital. wen at the left of the picture; Mr. At the Inquest conducted when Edwards, managerof the rafter. the fatally Injured Mr. lleurjr Te- In there, foreground; Mr. llrakrn, ' U wax found In the waMhrootn n untrlinuiii (parti) hidden by ' of the eanip "center at llryce Can- M.. Edward)), and Mr. ltlrhard i ' J on National Park. DUtrlrt At. lu-rk, another watchman, renter, torney Ilomard conduct the In. tell of the etents of the early iulry before Justice of the Peace mninlng hours when Mr. Tevls W" Harry Delong, who ran Just be was found. ' (Continued from page one) Mrs. Tevls and Mr, Mater entered the washroom where they round Mr. Tevls. Both Mr. Mater and Mrs, Tevls, under repeated questioning, told that Mr. Tevls was resting flat on his back with his head between the two wash-A stands, with blood coming from nose and ear, but apparently si-.rady beginning to congeal. This wax about 1:15 a.m. On first entry Into the washroom, Immediately upon recog-Jilting her husband, Mrs. Tevls ran out calling for Kelp. She saw Daniel Draken, watchman at the park, running toward the cafte.ia -not away from the washroom but diagonally towards it. She told him to summon help. He turned and continued on to the cafeteria where he phoned tho park nurse, and told the other watchman, Richard Beck, of tho occurrance. They went to tho washroom where Mrs. Tevls was cradling her husband's head in her hands and trying to wash away the blood. Mr. Draken had Juit been hired as a replacement for Mr. Beck, who had given notice, and was leaving his Job as night watchman at the park. They were together continuously all night as Mr. Beck showed Mr. Draken his duties. About I p.m. they were having coffee In the cafeteria and Mr. Draken had run up to his car to get some family photos to show M. Beck, and was running back when Mrs. Tevls called to him. At the Inquest Mr. Beck told ot his first sight ot the badly Injured Mr, Tevla lying on his right side facing the wall with blood "pumping" from nose and ear. He lay down on the floor to demonstrate how Mr. Tevls quivered and turned over to rest on his Mr. and Mrs. Carl Calcara and family of Carlsbad. Calif, visited with Mrs. Lula Dickinson and en-Joyed the fishing here. Alto visitors recently at the Dickinson home were Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Dickinson and family and Mr. and Mrs. George Uolltday, all or Solona Beach, Calif. Donnle Marshall spent the weeit end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Marshall, before returning to his work at the Salt Lako Vet's Hsopltal. : : 7; : ; llli hard Heck and Daniel Drak-en (left to rlRht) ore pictured oiitxlile the washroom after telling how Mr. Tcvl wax found. back. After he Inquest session at the washroom, further questioning was conducted at the Garfield County Court Houso in Pangultch, niter which Justice of the Teace Harry DeLong. Sheriff Deward Woodard, State T."Ooper Armond Luke and a member of the Jury witnessed the autopsy performer by Dr. Harmon Clark, assistant pathologist at the Salt Lake LDS Hospital, assisted by his brother. Dr. Steven Clark, of the A no-Medical Corps, and Dr. Sims Dug-glns ot the Pangultch Hospital. Mr. Tevls skull was badly fractured by the blow above and behind the left ear, and the brain was severly damaged on the lower right side, a contra-coup" or bounce Injury bearing testimony to the terrific force of the blow which fractured the left side of the skull. It was only after all three "medical men present testified that It was virtually Impossible for such n blow to have been suffered by a fall, that the verdict was returned. According to the doctor performing the post mortem. Mr, Tevls seemed to have been In 'robust good health up to the time ot his fatal Injury. |
