Show DEATH nEATH WAS RS NOT DUE nUE TO GAME OFFICERS SAY Police Pollee authorities and Dr J J. J. J Galligan city physician announced Wednesday evening that no postmortem postmortem postmortem post post- mortem examination of the body of or John also known n as j John Pantages who vho was found dead In a a. basement at East Second Second Second Sec Sec- ond South street at 9 p p. p m m. Tuesday would be held This announcement followed follo assembling embling a of or evidence collected collected collected col col- col- col Wednesday and the results of ot an experiment conducted by two police officers whIch nearly cost the latter their lives Jives death was accidental tal Elation by gases generated I from the huge still which it Is said saidI I he was vas was was' testing to make ready for forI operation In In the underground chamber chamber chamber cham cham- I ber beneath the regular basement of the house He Is believed to have first been scalded by water boiling from the top of ot the uncovered still sUII as he reached over to turn oft off the fuel gas beneath the boiler boUer Ho Is thought to have fallen back back- while back back- ing away away from the still after the burns were Inflicted and while layIng layIng layIng lay- lay Ing on the groUnd In a semiconscious ous state to have been asphyxiated asphyxiated t d by the gasses In the cellar OFFICERS MAKE TEST Detective Clifford Patten and nd David II It Clayton Clavton of the police department with a desire to test out theories that the man might have been murdered lighted the still Wednesday afternoon and left loft the cellar In 20 minutes they returned to Investigate and while standing In the cellar collar discussing various phases of ot the case narrowly narrowly narrowly nar nar- escaped being gassed Both officers climbed up the short wooden ladder when they realized their condition and upon coming Into fresh air nearly fainted The experience so affected Lieutenant Clayton he was forced to leave his work for the balance of the day and go to his home Gregory Hallas Alex Halles Nick Hallas and Mike arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested Tuesday night b by officers when the were unable to see clearly clearly clear clear- II i ly how had met his death near a a. still which was not connected up for distillation on purposes purposes pur pur- poses were released from jail jall Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- night FOUND DEAD Nick Hallas told the officers a a. astory astory story that he went to the house at East Second South street about and found the tho 5 p p. p m. m Wednesday house filled S with steam takis way war lying In tho the cellar cenar apparently apparently apparently unconscious Nick Ick called caned for his father Gregory and his uncle on the telephone and told them what had happened Mike dokis was with the other two Hallas' Hallas Hallas' Hallas Hal Hal- reached the tho house las' las when hen they and together tho the four men hoisted the tho dead man IIan from the cellar to the regular basement of or the house where he waS waS- was found by police of officers officers officers of- of who were not notified of the death until about 9 p. p m. m Gregory and Nick Hallas Hanas are made mado defendants In fn a a. complaint charging violation of the tho prohibition prohibition prohibition tion law growing out of ot the case |