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Show City Jail Killing Inquiry Promised by Chief Webb (Continued from Pass One) Chief Webb said Although the ouUlde door Is kept locked, ths cell doors are not locked, allowing the prisoners to roam along a small corridor, ths chief admitted. Detective Captain E. A. Hedman said no further questioning of Shar-rett Shar-rett la contemplated -until ths autopsy au-topsy on Howard's body Is mads. Sharrett was re booked by Detective De-tective Lester F. Wirs late Tuesdsy on a charge of manslaughter. Both Sharrett and Mr. Howard were held on charges of hit-run driving and drunken driving when the fight occurred. The autopsy la being . delayed pending the arrival of ths victim's widow from California. Captain Hedman reported Mr. Olive Howard, widow of ths mall man, had notified relatives here shs would arrive in the city from Passdena about 6 p. m. He said shs would be requested to grant police permission to hold a post mortem en ths body in effort to determine exact cause of her husband's hus-band's death. Ths detective bureau chief said be would request a coroner's Inquest In-quest of ths county attorney's office of-fice after the post mortem was held and Mr. Kinney's information had been presented. |