Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-08-17 | Page 7 | Probe Made to Find Cause of Man's Death

PROBE MADE TO TOfiNO FIND fiNO CAUSE GAUSE or OF MANS DEATH Autopsy Performed Victim Stabbed Police Say Woman Suspect Held An autopsy was performed In the city ity morgue late Monday to determine determine deter deter- mine the cause of ot the death of of Charles Samuel Halt Hatt Cannon 31 whose body was found in a a. room at atthe atthe atthe the hotel South State street at 6 p p. m rn Saturday Dr John J. J Galligan assistant city health commissioner who performed the examination said a report would be made Monday night Mrs Violet Gay Evans Bayer 35 35 who city detectives said has admitted and md denied she stabbed Cannon to death leath In the hotel room Is held In Inthe inthe inthe the city Jail incommunicado pending Dr report on the autopsy ICE CE PICK FOUND Police following an investigation reported Cannon may have been stabbed to death by an ice pick which they said was found covered with blood lood in hi a drawer In a community kitchen citchen across the hall hail from Irons where the he mans man's body was found Officers were summoned to the hotel Saturday by an unidentified woman who called police ers Mrs Bayer who police said Is also so known as Shirley McGuire came ame out of or Cannons Cannon's room accordIng according accord accord- ing to officers and admitted she he stabbed tabbed the man The woman intoxicated was taken takena to a the pollee emergency hospital and andre treated re ted for body bruises and lacerations lacera lacera- ions on both arms which she claimed were inflicted by Cannon The woman Is reported to have told hospital attendants that I 1 killed him himor or r he would have killed me Detective Chief David H. H Clayton alter after questioning her Sunday however howver how how- ever ver reported she admitted having Continued on Page Pace Fourteen PROBE MADE fiND G CAUSE U E OF p pI I I MAN MANS MAN'S Continued from Page Pare SVea i participated d In a drinking Cannon but that she denied pary i t t th 1 dene stabbing 1 HELD AS WITNESS ii Mr and Mrs Mm Gordon Bro n 33 38 33 sister and ad brother of bt bOlh Ba Bayer er were ere arrested as a matral M nesses ns- es They y occupied a hotel hotd roc across the Corridor from tc Cani Mrs Bayer was wa In i the room Cano rom Cannons Cannon's police said Mrs Bayer Baer is the thc daughter of kr and Mrs J. J W. W Evans Evan of ot Ariz Aniz Ariz and ad the wife of or Prank Pank BaYer alias ala Fore officers said sid Lester Lter F. F Wire Vire the said the couple i hj ou oUi m recently ij 11 few few- reunited reunite after a a. lengthy length tn trang b i ment but had again agai spar separated t 1 t Mrs Bayer Bacr was wa treated d at theW geney gency hospital two weeks ago aeo them afu f she had attempted d suicide alo Si hospital attendants attendant he she tried t to t her life because le Frank left me i lef 4 Bayer police records show me a term in the Utah Uth state January Januar 17 1 1924 until September tt 1925 for tor voluntary 2 volunta i