Show JURORS CLEAR MAN KILLER AT BEAVER DEAVER BEAVER george robinson who shot hot and fatany fatally goudea an alleged tourist gasoline thief early saturday was cleared of blame by a coroners jury after an all inquest over the victim john coatney 22 of Manza Manz nula ariola colorado the inquest before justice of the peace fred T gunn acting as coroner was held lato late saturday paul dunkel of larkin kansas testified that lie he and hla his cousins roy dunkel 21 and miss goldae dunkel 19 of push pueblo lo 10 colorado were traveling with coatney from colorado to phoenix arizona ile iio said they had nearly run out of gasoline and wore camping near mountain view cemetery when ho he and coatney started stalled out for gasoline lie ile told of coatney and ho he entering tile the robinson yard with a bucke tand taud of their being accosted by robinson who was seated in his car ile iio said they both ran i an and robinsons shot hit coatney dunkel said ho he then ran to the cemetery and aid with his cousins speeded south being arrested at cedar city robinson testified mat early in tho the evening he thought he heard someone tampering with ills his car so he took his rifle and sat in the machine lie ile testified he was awakened when the door of his car was opened find and lie he stepped out to see two men running away lie ile ordered them to halt and when they lid did not tired fired into the air but apparently did not elevate the rifle high en ought to keep from hitting coatney he said it was brought out at the inquest eliat coatney made a dying statement kement st admitting the attempt to steal gasoline and asked that no complaint be filed against the man who shot him reports were made to officers that two thefts from were mado made the same night J C tolton I 1 losing I 1 t two 0 robes light globes and ni and gasoline and bernard war warby ly a blanket tools light globes and gasoline the dunkels denied any other thefts except the attempt to get gasoline from the robinson car miss dunkel claimed she was engaged to coatney tho the jurors who brought in a verdict that coatney was killed by robinson with no felon felonious lons intent wore george B murdock john F jose joseph ph and john 11 barton the dunkels were released fr from am c custody sunday and Coat noys body was shipped to hla his parents mr air and mrs afro charles coatney manzanola Man zanola colorado salt lako tribune |