Evening star., 1935-07-12
|MRS. VALLEY FACES
|GR|L[|NG ON STAND
U. S. Hopes to Shake Kid.
raping DeniaIs-Boy
Tells Story.
By the Associated Press.


BY the Associated Press.
TACOMA, Wash, July 12.-Govern-
ment attorneys today turned deter
mined attack upon Mrs. Margaret
Thulin Valleys denial that she took
an active part in the 100000 kid
naping of 9-year old George Weyer-
haeuser.
United States District Attorney J.
Charles Dennis had ready a barrage
Of questions intended to shatter the
19-year- -old defendants testimony that
Fugitive William Dainard, alias
Mahan, and her husband were solely
responsible.
She pictured herself as cringing
under Dainard's threats Of death and
obeying implicitly his curt orders.
Mrs. Valleys story yesterday fol-
lowed q description Of the kidnapping
by the young victim, and a futile de-
fense attempt for directed acauittal
verdict.
Unrecognized by Boy.
She said she knew nothing Of the
abduction until some time after it
happened May "a, and never saw the
boy whose testimony failed to identify
her as one of the kidnapers. George
said his captors were Dainard and
Harmon M. VALLEY. who pleaded guilty
and received a 45-year sentence in
Mcneil Island Federal Prison. He Is
here as a defense witness.
Speaking Of Dainard's threats, she
testified: He told me If I asked any
question or If I let on like I knew
what was going on, he'd kill me and
kill the boy and kill Harmon"
The three attempts she made to
plead guilty to the kidnap charge were
inspired, she testified. by threats of
Department Of Justice agents that If
she did not they would try her under
the Washington State law which pro-
vides hanging.
Chief Defense Counsel Dore argued
in behalf Of his motion that Georges
testimony wrecked the Government's
claim" he had been taken across a
State line into Idaho, giving the Fed
eral Government jurisdiction in the
case.
Identifies Pictures Of Men.
The boy identified pictures Of VALLEY
and Dainar6 described how he was
chained in two pits, tied to tree,
held in the closet of the Spokane
"hideout" house and finally released
near Issaquah after his father, j. P
Weyerhaeuser, jr., had met the ab-
ductors' demands for ransom. He said
he had not seen Mrs. Valley.
Mrs Valley was subdued and nerv-
Gus throughout the questioning. She
didn't look at the jury.
Her only indication of emotion came
when Dore asked why she didn't break
away and tell somebody.
We'll, because Of Davis (Dainard)
threats and because I knew that Har-
mon had been in trouble before" Mrs
Valley said hoarsely, covering her face
with her hands. IT knew they'd take
him away from me and I didn't want
that, though knew sooner or later
they'd catch up with us"
Reunited in the receiving cell for
the first time since June 81, Valley and
his wife chung to each other, hugging
and kissing.
Victim Tells Story.
Little George Weyerhaeuser, on the
stand, told how he had been chained
| ", y,itc oyd ffod fo froa
Between glances at the accused
young woman, the timber fortune heir
identified a photograph Of Mahan as
the man who seized him and took him
ito hole"
Little George faced his abductor
and the accused women without any
outward show of excitement.
The United States attorney brought
out that just before being seized
George reached a tennis court not far
from the school.
"Then what happened, George?"
asked Dennis.
The boy hesitated.
did you meet man there?"
mo"
well" said Dennis, picking up a
photograph. George glanced at it and
said 1t was "Mahan."
Then he identified the photograph
of VALLEY.
George said he did not know
whether Valley was in the automobile
with Mahan when the latter seized
him.
| Taken to Hole.
"Where did you go after leaving
the tennis court, do you know?''
Dennis asked.
Eyes; to a hole"
Then came the pictures Of the
holes.
What did they do with you there?"
the prosecutor continued. II see
some chains there. What did they dc
with you?"
Fastened me-" said George, keep.
ing his eyes on Dennis.
did you sign your name to q let.
ter that night?"
mo; I did that before I came into
the hole"
The little witness identified a pic.
ture of a rock he had seen "just be-
fore we came to the second hole"
Several questions were necessary tt
bring out that he had been taken tt
the second hole on the second night