The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-10

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 The trail led to the Valleys; 1t followed Mahan across the north west from Washington to Montana; 1t was understood to be leading to the other two accused men.
 The ransom bills trapped the re- ceiyers so quickly that Waley and his wife were in custody exactly one week after the child was re- leased near Tacoma.
 Last Thursday green Cadillac sedan Ca green Cadillac was seen in the vicinity of the Weyerhauser home in Tacoma in the days im- mediately preceding the kidnaping) stopped at a service station at Brigham City near Salt Lake City. Three men and one woman were in it. They rendered a $10 bilr for gasoline. The bills was from the ransom.
 Bills Were Traced
 Friday morning federal agents knew of the bill. Friday night. tell lers in the federal reserve bank found 30 ransom bills among the deposits of other banks. These were u OdiL 14dhG Slty btOtGS where they had been passed.
 The trail was hot. Police Chief Record ordered closest co-opera- ton. Patrolmen, and traffic police men were put into civilian clothes and with agents and local detec- tivcs circulated through stores crowded with the Saturday shop ping crowds. Clerks had been warned to keep sharp watch for ransom bills.
 At II a. m., just few hours af- ter the stores opened, Mrs. Waley rendered $2O bill at the Wool few minutes necessary to make change, clerks determined that it was one of the ransom bills. City Detective w. M. Rogers arrested her. A few hours later she con- fessed, duplicating her husband, who was taken into custody. Faced with his wife's statement he con- fessed too.
 Both Have Records
 Both Waley and Mahan have ex- tended criminal records. Waley was born in Payallup. Wash, but has spent most of his life in Salt Lake City. In 1929, when he was IS, he was sent to the Chehalis Reform school for burglary. A year later he was sentenced to one to fifteen years for burglary. The next year he was sentenced to two to fifteen years for the same off, fense, but the sentence was sus- pended.
 Later the same year. when ar- rested for the same offense, the same sentence was handed down, but this time not suspended. In 1883. after serving part of his time. he was arrested on charge of automobile theft which later was reduced to vagrancy. He served six months.
 Mahan, 35, an experienced crim- inal, was believed bottled up in Butte. Police Chief James Mooney said he thought it impossible for him to escape. All roads leading out of the city were guarded. Butte has only few highway exits and for miles around there is no- thing but open country.
 Chief Spotted Mahan
 Mooney spotted Mahan yesterday in a gray-green Ford sedan stolen recently from a Utah farmer. Re- cognizing a stolen car. he started to make an arrest. Mahan saw him, leaped from the car, and escaped. In luggage compartment Mooney found $15,000 in ransom bills.
 Mahan is feet, 10 3-S inches tall, weighs 156 pounds, and has black hair. brown eyes, and me- dium light complexion. In 1928 he was sentenced to two to four years in Washington penitentiary, and was paroled year later. In 1927 he was sentenced to 20 years for robbery, escaping prison in 1884. In the same year he was sought on an assault charge in Centralia, Wash, and in the same year a fel- ony warrant was issued against him in Olympia. Wash. He was born in North Dakota.
 Were On Relief Rolls
 Camden. N. J., June 10--(U.P.) M. Waley and his wife, Margaret were residents here for six months in 1884 and were on re- lief rolls.
 Taking lodging at a rooming house, Waley said he was an unem- ployed truck driver, according to Mrs. Stella Wharton. who was also an occupant of the house. She told police Waley once asked her to "loan" him her young son, ex- blaming that his wife was unable to bear children.
 Officials investigating Valleys residence here were told by one tenant of the building that 'he seemed decent sort of fellow"
 Police revealed Waley was ar- rested on October 26. 1884. for questioning concerning a robbery. but that no charge was placed against him.
 Marvin Taylor Sought
 Camden. N. J.. June 10--UP)-l Camden police reported today that Marvin J. Taylor. of Camden. one time kidnap suspect, is being sought by federal agents for ques- tioning in the abduction of George Weyerhaeuser at Tacoma, Wash.
 Mrs. Stella Wharton who con- duets a lodging house said when Harmon M. Waley and his wife left for the west after six months stay at her home, a man answer ing Taylor's description departed with them. Waley and his wife are held in Salt Lake City for the kid naping.
 A Camden police officer said: Taylor is a smart man."
 EGG ASSEMBLED GOURD