| Show soldier on furlough Is killed in auto collision S sylvester vester novak 20 of 0 pueblo colorado member of the U S nav nadji with th the battleship idaho was killed eally eaily saturday batur day Tu morning orning in an all but auta mobile collision about a mile this aide of summit when the car in ia which he WP was 13 alding and oae dr ve ven n by francis condie of cedar city ij came together on oil the highway novak had a months furlough slid was on his way home to alst his mother in pueblo with him IL lithe car a star touring were hi hit stanley kovlik who had been working on the coast for sorce z time louis rigsby also alao of pueblo and thomas mcgrath of 0 lakewood Lake wooi woot ohio riga rigsby by was driving and the other three mcgrath at his side ant alif the in the bade back seat were covered up trying to keep warm an sleep it was about 4 a in one 0 their lights had gone out on during the night which may in measure mea iuie sule abc acc account aunt tor for the coudle condie cat cai a accie chevrolet brolet coupe occupied by con die die and naze harris running int it at any rate the condie car struck tle the other about half way along th side tearing jt it to pieces and turn ing it over the younger head as it reclined on that side of the car was crushed almost like an e egg gg shell the other novak and driver were cut up somewhat the not seriously and mcgrathy McG inbur les lea were negligible neg novak was taken to a ly by a car which came along after the collision collis fon but he died a bout six a in the sheriff made fit an investigation early that morning and before before noon a coroners jury consisting of john S woodbury john P fuller and D claude uri ot cedar city with justice samuel T leigh acting as coroner co were in resti gating the case after going over the scene of th collision hearing bearing the evidence in the case and investigating as to the conduct of the cedar boys dur ing the dance the night before at parowan carowan Pa rowan from which they were re turning the jury gave as their ver diet that the collision which result ed in kovaks death was due to neg on the part of francis con coil die who was driving the chevrolet car evidence was brought out in III thi th bearing to the effect that condl and harris had been drinking A couple of flasks flacks near the condie car which was so BO badly damaged that it had to be abandoned supported this theory following the report of the coron ors ers jury county attorney R J shay announced that a charge of involuntary ini manslaughter will be fl all I 1 ed aga against ilist the driver of the coudle condie cai car |
