The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-23

lnelr machine sped thru
the streets at such fast pace
that 1t was with difficulty
that newspapermen in pursuit
cars kept the officials in
sight.
on their way 90 the Scmitz
home. the detective chief and
prosecutor stopped nj the Day 4
Night Safe Deposit a Storage Co.
5o7 Third ave. where the dcposit
box rented 10 Mrs. Ncmitz and
Ealy was searched Wednesday.
They remained but a moment DART
ed into their car and sped away.
Shortly before the departure OF the
official car. Tennan; and Patterson
had Mrs. Ncmitz and her son taken
from their cells 10 Tenants office.
After short quiz the door opened
and the prisoners were escorted out.
Ealy looking plainly worried. They
were taken back TO their cells and
locked up.
Swear Out Warrant
Tennant and Patterson hurried 20
tho prosecutors office and then 20
Justice Otis w. Drinkers court.
where ths warrant TO search the
Ncmitx home was quickly signed
Patterson left word with his stem.
oErapher 20 bs Ia his office. awaiting
further orders. nt it1s p. m. He told
reporters the easc was In good
shape" and the state ready 10 meet
any emergency that might present
Itself Rt i.3o o'clock.
At this time hearing on writs OF
habcas corpus. IN which Mrs Nemifz
and her son demand immediate re.
lease from custody. was scheduled TO
open In Superior Judge John s.
Jurcy's court
Examine Stomach
Meanwhile out at the University
OF Washington. Prof William Dehn.
chemist. was ut work In his iabora-
tory making an analysis Of the con.
tents OF the murdered woman's
stomach TO determine IL she had
been poisoned or druggcd.
Since the body OF Mrs. Bryan was
found early Monday morning in the
Mount Baker district. detectives have
been uncertain. they admit. as TO
the exact method used by the slayer.
They have maintained theory that
she may have been druggcd with
motive OF robbery, and that she was
struck In the face and then stranEied
only when the drug failed to render
her entirely unconscious.
Thruout the morning Capt Ten.
nant maintained absolute secrecy
concerning new developments. He
declined to discuss what he had
found in the deposit box rented by
Mrs. Nemitz and her son. which he
searched Wednesday afternoon at the
Day and Night Safe Deposit and
Storage company vaults. 307 Third
ave.
Robert Nemitz. step.father OF F.aiy
and husband OF the detained woman,
declared, however, that the deposit
box contained about s2.5oo of family
savings, some of It cash. the remain.
der Liberty bonds. He said there
had been about $4,000 In the box up
until the day Ealy was arrested. At
that time, he said. Mrs Nemitz with.
drew 5000, thinking her son might be
admitted to bail
Calls IL Ridiculous"
Nemitx In painting foreman for the
city school board. and is in charge
OF the painting of portable buildings.
He made the rounds OF a dozen Jobs
nearing completion In as many diff.
fercnt parts OF the city Thursday
morning, after obtaining permission
of the school board TO lay off at
noon to attend the court hearing at
1910 y. IN.
The Nemitz home on Meridian ave.
IL double house, the lower portion
OF which is occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry NJ. Fritschie. Mrs. Frita-
chic said Thursday she had known
the Nemitz family and young Ealy
for several years. and considered the
holding OF mother and son as little
sort of ridiculous.
"As for the money found In
their safety deposit box" said
Mrs. Fritschic, that Is no clue
70 solution Of the murder mys-
terry, In my opinion. They have
had deposit box for more than
year that ! know Of. And
have had n considerable amount
OF cash In 1t.
"a year ago last April. MIR.
F'ritschie and l needed $500 cash
very badly. The Nemitx family
loaned Il 10 us--went down TO
their deposit box and got it.
and told us we could have more
II we needed Il.
Capt. Tenant was out here and
questioned me. We have small
Essex car that William Ealy used to
drive for me occasionally when !
wanted to take my baby for an air
ing. I know the young man real