Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-17 | Page 2 | Seattle Police to Grill Mayer

Seattle PoliceTo Police PoliceTo To Grill Mayer OAI LA LAD D Cal Sept 17 11 United Unit Unit- ed ad Press Press-Au Press from Scattie SeattIe Seat Scat tie were due hero here today toda- to take up the questioning ot of D. D y H. H Mayer x Ox Utah convict and Mrs Irs Mary IarI I 17 Smith In connection with the Ule disappearance dis- dis appearance of James E. E n It Bassett from the northern city Oakland police obtained rio no furher further fur fur- her ther admission front from the pair beyond be- be ot of the woman yond ond the statement that she owned II a poison polson gas s-as pistol found in her purse puniC She said sho carried It fo forY protection Mayor claimed he purchased Bassetts Bassett's Bas Baa sett's car from the missing man but buthe lie he and Mrs Irs Smith cOuld n nat t explain how they came Into possession of Dassett's Bassetts watch SA SAN QUE TI- TI Cal SlI t. t 17 United The Preas-The theory that a poison polson gas as pistol play played a In Inthe Inthe the disappearance of James E. E Bas Baa Bassett sett at Seattle was vas discredited hero today by J J. J It 1 lie He said that a weapon or of the kind found In possession ot of Mrs Irs Mary ary E. E Smith will disable the person person per per- son at whom It is fired but will not kilL Pistols of that kind are used in inmany inmany many 1 police olice departments and penitentiaries pent pent- 1 said They The are marvelous weapons for defense but are not dewIly f