Show GUN DUN DISCOVERY SPURS MANHUNT Pawned Pistol Tied to Meredith Case Police of seven western states spurred Thursday their search earch for forJohn forJohn forJohn John W. W Deering year old ex- ex convict wanted for questioning Inthe in inthe the he slaying of Oliver R. R Meredith Jr Salt Lake City business man While Detective Captain E. E A A. Hedman of the local police department department department depart depart- ment announced definite Identification tion ion of a caliber automatic pistol obtained by him in Reno Nev last week as that used to slay Mr Meredith Meredith Mere- Mere ith he would not reveal possible new angles that may result from the he discovery Until we get Mr Merediths Meredith's murderer mur- mur derer and obtain a confession said Captain Hedman I I will absolutely not give further information on police police po- po lice ice activities in Inthe the caSe case Other persons persons m may y suffer as a result of the publicity being given the he search for the slayer and we have lave learned that p publicity has hindered hin- hin dered ered our efforts in this case from fromi the he start Captain Hedman said the gun used to slay Mr Meredith was located lo- lo by him in Reno where it was pawned May 14 H by bya a man answering Deering's description After requesting police in western west- west em ern rn states to send test bullets fired from rom caliber guns in their cities for or microscopic comparison with the he bullet used to kill Mr Meredith Meredith Mere- Mere ith he obtained samples fired from five ive guns located in RenoI Reno I found 27 21 definite identifications identifications ions on a bullet sent from a Reno gun he told The Telegram Then I flew to Reno for an examination ot of f the gun After ballistics tests I performed with the aid of the Reno Rena police department department de ole- I knew It was the gun used to kill Mr Meredith Although positive he had located Continued on Page Four Column Eight GUN DUN DISCOVER DISCOE 1 SPURS Continued from Page One the first definite clue in the thi rious slaying Captain Redo h nied to newspaper men Za Wednesday that the gun until hadi located It was believed he tail I ing to prevent news of f the from reaching Deering's Deering W t ears ear Detectives L. L F F. Wire and W Eggleston who have W been alit tori on the Meredith case since t thin tt of the murder which o 4 occur occurred evening of May 9 as Mr lu 1 r r i sat in his car parked i in n Tr fronts front home hom Fifth E East 01 Deering was known to have har WL in Seattle Wash early last JaS i A warrant for Peering's Deering ui signed by Detective Eggles rushed to Seattle but Dee Deer cape taped J capture N No further in tion regarding Deering j has yet been learned leaned i cording to Detective Wire W bt is believed here he is still stilly i In l' l northwest J Deering who served 20 Y Folsom and San Quentin Quentin I California had been idea the man who robbed Mr p r. r end and 1 Maurice L. L Howe of Ogden in 1 Lake City the night of May i Ij |