The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-27
MAHO>EY's MOTHER IL
NOl NIGER THAN HIS HislDE


years younger than tn. bride OF her
son. She said. We're renting this
hotel from Mrs Mahoney, and our
rents paid up. too. l wish they'd
find the old woman and get this meas
cleared up"
II was learned today that Mrs.
Mahoney had been In tie habit of
keeping ahou, s5s. 600 In oash. gems
and securities In her safe deposit box
In william D. Perkins a Company
vaults in the Alaska building.
remnant went TO the city han this
morning and consult-d with city OF
fieisis on the possibility OF getting
moro money for nrw apparatus for
dragging Lake Union for Aahoney'n
mystery trunk.
Graphing hooks nov being u~ed
remnant explained. would probably
slip over a submerged trunk without
taking hold. Tn. captain 81 d-tcc
tives wRs expected TO present hia pc
,ition for m appropriation 10 the
finance committee of the city coun.
ell this afternoon.
His manner indicated that he firm
" believes tho TRUNKS the missing
link tina, win solve the mystery of
Mrs. Mahoncy'r disappearapee
For the first time since his ar
r~st several days AFRO. James r..
Mahon~y plainly was nervous
Thursday afternoon when he WA
taken To the East End OF Lake
sxNtfA ..A
walked down tho h~aeh toward
Howard a Sons canoe factory.
A. the four approached. Albert
r. Howard was asked n bc could.
TO point out tho man who on
April ~ rented n small rowhoai
from him Howard pointed. with
out hesitation. at Mahoucy.
SEEN ROWING on
LAKE: WITH TRUNK?
On Aprfi 10. detectives say. Ma.
honey wa seen by other persons
rowing on The lake at nigh, with
what appeared TO BE- q trunk In
the other and Of the boat. II
IL this trunk for which = police
patrol boat has be~n dragging the
east end Of tho Lake for days.
lee Johnston. Maboury'e lawyer.
told Captain Of Detectives Tenant
Thursday that no kncv vher~ the
missing trunk is. thai I, IN not In
the lake. but that he cannot at
present tel It's location. Tcnnan,
IN said TO have told him TO forge,
that stuff
Another disclosure rnursday wss
that a letter written 10 Mrs. Ma.
honey's niece. Mrs. Kate Stewart.
OF Vancouver. II. c.. 10 believed
forgery.
The letter purports to have beer
written by Mrs, Mahoncy. but Mrs.
Stewart says II s not her aunt's
handwriting. ga
besides" she said. The proposal
contained IN the letter II THAT she
buy my property. This proposal IL
absurd She and own the prop
crsy together and never had ANY
intention Of separating
DOES NOT BELIEVE
BODY IS IN LAKE
Mrs. Stewart says she does not
believe that her aunt's body Is In
Lake Union. IL has been discovered
that Mahoney. after his return here
from HIS honeymoon trip TO 81. Paul
In April got Mrs. Nahoney's auto
from her garage and made frequent
trips into the country. returning
with the wheels covered with heavy
mud.
The car had BEEN stirred BY Mrs.
Mahoney In the Standard Garage.
2I2s Third ave. before she went
away.
Mrs. Mahoney. II Ia learned. had
n s. 900 necklace In her safety de.
posit box, and was carrying y2s.ooo
worth Of Jewels with her, according
to Seattle dentist. when rho called
att his office with her husband
about April 49,
Tho police say the necklace has
disappeared from the vault. Tho
dentist says Mrs. Mahoney asked
her husband to leave the room
moment. then opened handbag
that the dentist might see what
she had inside. He says he saw
gems which she said were worth
SIS, 900.
Since that date she has not been
seen. except possibly by her hns-
band.
The dentist says she made the
remark at the time. Jim Is a good
boy and treats me kindly"
Sal VIZ