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Show u PANGUITCH SCENE OF RANCH TRAGEDY Seguine Proctcor, 27 years, farmer living in the vicinity of Panguitch, was found dead at 7:30 a. m. Friday and Rell Hatch, 26, also of that city is recovering at his home from the effects of acute alcoholism and exposure, ex-posure, according to a physician. They were found on the Cameron ranch, two miles north of the city, by Dan and Owen Cameron, brothers. The Cameron brothers ' said that Thursday evening- Proctor and Hatch stopped at the field on their way to town from the Proctor ha field, where they had been working. The men then had several drinks of liquor, li-quor, the Camerons said. Later, Proctor became unconscious and the Cameron youths returned to town. John Hatch, brother of Rell and Earl Sevy went to the field at 11 a. m. and searched unsuccessfully until un-til 2 a. m. Friday. The Camerons returned re-turned to the field in the morning and found Proctor dead and Hatch unconscious. uncon-scious. Dr. M. W. Biglow of Panguitch said Proctor had been dead from one to three hours when found. Hatch was taken to his home, where he recovered recover-ed consciousness late Friday. He is expected to recover. ! An inquest was held by Justice of the Peace Hyrum Davis, acting coroner, coro-ner, with L. C. Sargent, James Prince and Nels Ibson as jurors, who decided Proctor's death was due to acute alcoholism and chilling due to severe exposure. It was believed he had fallen in an irrigation ditch, but had crawled out on the bank, where he died. j Proctor was born there on May 20, 1904, a son of the late James Virgil Proctor and Amanda Cooper Proctor. He was educated in the high school and was a farmer. Surviving are his mother, three sisters and a brother: Vee and Frank Proctor and Mrs. Essie Lambert, Panguitch; Mrs. Mary Muir, Beaver. Funeral services have been set for Sunday. |