Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-07-27
COR0NERS JURY
THINKS DUGlAS
KILLED WOMAN
Return Verdict After Inquest
Over Body Of Jennie
Chacon.

Jennie Chacon came to her death as
a result of gunshot wound inflicted by
Frank Duglas at 216 Richmond ave-
nue.. on the morning OF July rs At
about /: 30 o'clock. and that said wound
was inflicted with feloneous intent.
This was the Terdict of the coron-
er's jury which yesterday afternoon
after being empanelied by Deputy
Coroner A. Il. Davis, held an inquest
over the body of the dead woman.
Immediately following the reading of
| the verdict, Deputy Sheriff Delliouadrt
| took Duglas back to the county jail
to await action of the district at
| torney. which 1t is expected will come
in the form OF direct information
| charging murder.
But Ave witnesses beside the physi-
| clan who performed the autopsy, tesu-
fed and none of them had been actual
eyewitnesses to the tragedy, which
twelve hours later resulted in the
| death OF the victim.
DIR. Brown explained the wound and
its effect. he showed that the bullet,
which was rs special. fred from an
automatic pistol, had entered the left
chest and ranging slightly downward
under the breast bone. had punctured
the right lung and the right eighth rib.
lodging just under the surface OF the
body on the right side. He further
stated that a clot of blood. evidently
formed in and expelled from the lung
into an artery, had been found in the
brain where It had finally produced
death.
Smila Gutierrez. who had a room in
the same house. stated that he and his
wife came from n show about 30 and
in passing in. heard the deceased and
puglas talking; that was all they
knew until the woman awoke them by
knocking on their door some time be-
fore o'clock. and told them she had
been shot by Duslas. who accused her
OF taking his money. which she had
not. she handed her own money 10
Gutierrez. who sent his wife for the po-
lice, and when they came Mrs. Chacon
\ told them = similar story. Mrs. Stella
Gutierrez made a similar statement TO
that of her husband
| Captain Jack Sinclair. stated that
when he arrived DuSlas was quite In.
toNicated. he was in his room next
door. The officer found the gun in the
shooters bed The victim Of the shoot
ing told she had been falsly accused.
as she had not taken the Italians
money.
OFFICER Oscar Olson stated that Mrs.
Chacon insisted that she did not take
tn. mans money. but that II Was in
his room: she begged the officer TO
search for II, which he did. and found
the pocketbook containing .iSS on the
springs under the mattress. The other
witnesses tes,ifying were OFFICERS
Charles o'connor and Desmond Haas.
The accused man was represented by
Judge J. II. II. Low. who. when asked
by Deputy District Attorney Barbrick
II his client would care to make a
statement. replied in the negative.
To officials having him in charge
DuRlas Is said to have stated that he
: and the woman were drinking some of
, her whisky In his room. that he be-
came quite Intoxicated and went 10
, sleep. hut was aroused by the woms n
starting to leave tn. room. that he
then felt for his money. part Of
which belonged to the soft drink place
: proprietor for whom he worked, and
discovered II to he missing. He then
told her not to take his money out
, She denied that she was. they quar-.
relied. and during the excitement he
must have Erasped the gun which had
. been with the money and discharged II
unintentionally. He rs alleged to have
I stated in this connection that he had
| no intention of shooting the woman
and did not know that the bullet had
hit her when she left the room.