The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-11
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ex-convict, and his young, but "plain" wife gave the agents com plete knowledge of qualifications oi the gang that stole the Washing. ton state lumDer heir, held him a week, and collected $200,000 ran- som. The gang was composed of six members. The three reported arrested here, Mahan's reported arrest in Butte, and the Valleys would make six in custody.
 Hoover Expected to Talk
 Tn Washington, an announce ment by J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the department of justices bureau of investigation, was expected to. day. Announcements of all devel- opments in the agents pursuits oi criminals are made by Hoover First announcement of the arrests and confessions of the Valleys was made by him. more than "A hours after the event.
 Meanwhile, the wheels of justice that will place the Valleys and their accomplices on trial under Washington's stringent anti-kid- naping law that permits the death penalty were already in motion. The Valleys, 1t was believed, will be arraigned before United States commissioner today on warrants charging them with using the mails to defraud. These would permit their immediate transpor- tation to Tacoma, scene of the crime, by airplane, where they will be charged under the state law.
 Death Will Be Asked
 The death penalty will be asked for all members of the gang, Wash ington state officials indicated. They will be tried as quickly as possible. It was believed federal agents already had agreed to their trials under the state law rather than under the Lindbergh law, which does not permit the death penalty in cases where the victim Is returned unharmed.
 Warrants for the Valleys, Ma han, and an unidentified John Doe" were issued yesterday in Ta- coma and 1t was indicated war rants were ready for three other persons. All were charged with using the mails to defraud. Mahan was charged in addition with using the mails to extort a ransom. in- dicating that he was named by Waley as the writer of the ransom notes.
 Doubt About Nahan In Butte, Mont, where federal agents had been active, 1t was re- ported that Mahan, sought since he abandoned a stolen car con- taining $15.000 of the ransom money Sunday, had been captured. Other reports said he still was a fugitive but was believed within the city and that his arrest was imminent.
 Reports that the gang trans- ferred a part of the ransom money to underworld characters for pass- ing received some confirmation as a sharp watch still was maintained for the bills. In victorville, Cal, two men and a blonde woman passed two $5 bills that were iden- tified as part of the ransom. They were last seen in a green sedan travelling toward Las Vegas, Nev.
 Parole System Abused
 Hyde Park. N. r., June H. (UP)-Shocked that two of the Weyerhaeuser kidnapers were paroled convicts. President Roose- welt today called for a tightening of the parole system.
 Tn Q telegram to Attorney Gen. erai Homer S. Cummings. Mir. Roosevelt suggested that a way should be found to prevent abuses of the parole system.
 His message follows:
 Newspapers report long crIm- final record in case of two men definietly suspected Of Weyerhaeus- CT Kidnapping including not only