Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-07-08 | Page 14 | Arrested in Attempt to Sell Automobile

ARRESTED IN ATTEMPT TO SELL AUTOMOBILE James Ray. Zi yearn of H?e, and P. Lieser. C4 years of aze. were arreted last nipht by Ijg te-aves Cliff Patten and L. L. Tjaren a? th:-y were about, lo ficil a laxica'n driver an automobile ta:d to have been stoien in Cahforthi.. When booked and nia-xd In the c'-'y jail the two men. the police Ray. admitted ad-mitted -" ealing the a u t orr.oniio In so ; t h -ern California, but declined to state in what city. The machine, prac:ically n-w. is one oi the highe.st rrlced automobiles on t.ie market, its 1'st, prim being Tne automobile driven by Ray and Lieter arrived in Salt I-ake on Sunday and since then the car ha;i ben offered for fcal-"1 at prices ranging from S11"m to $70r. T'.;e prospective customers became suspicious and on receiving word of t;,c a ; ternoted sale'6 Detecllves Larscn and 1'a'ten im et:gare'l. TI.e identification numbers had beer, tan pered v. ith and the numerals changed. The auiomoiiile and tne men are being be-ing iield by the plme while the owner is , being sought In California.