The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-11
STATE HIGHWAY
PATROL AIDS
Us. AGENTS
Activity in Search for Mahan
And Other Suspects Recalls
Regime of VigiIanteS
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accomplices, Mr.. Hoover only
turned on his engaging smile.
Bright little George Weyer'
haeuser, whose astonishing mem
ory during his seven days cap
tivity. chained to a hole in the
ground, hidden in a cupboard
and finally stuffed in a trunk
on the rear of speeding motor
car. gave the Omen invaluable
clues and has identified the Spo'
kane (Wash.) hideout where ne
was held captive, Mr.. Hoover also
announced.
The precocious 9-year-old young
ster was taken secretly to the
dilapidated bungalow at 1903 W.
Eleventh St., in Spokane, dis.
covery of which was announced
Yesterday by Mr.. Hoover. He
identified it at once. He remem-
bered the gables. o
With discovery Of the. $780,
ransom cache, Department OF JUS
tice officials today began recon
structing the harem-scarum 1nght
of the kidnapers after they
dropped little George near 1ssa'
ouah. Wash, before dawn on the
morning of June !, with the ad-
Honition to wait for your
daddy"
zigzagging and back.traillng
across the State of Washington
as the Federal men closed in hot
pursuit, conscious of the fact
that every road was closely
guarded, the trio-Mahan and
the two Waleys-it is now be-
lieved. made their way to some
SPOT near immigration Pass.
Valley Short Changed
In that vicinity the "Split" OF
the ransom money is believed to
have taken place. Mr.. Hoover
said:
"Waley was shOrt-changed
$4,000"
He would not explain that
sentence, but it seemed to give
definite confirmation to the story
that VALLEY, perhaps piqued at
this raw deal by his alleged pal
In the kidnapping, had disclosed
the spot where the $90,70O was
hidden. That is, if the money
was Mahan's "end." Perhaps 1t
was Valleys. Mr.. Hoover would
not say.
Near the tiny settlement the
Valleys and Mahan separated. The
Valleys drove on down from I'M
migration Pass through 1mmigra'
alton Canyon, nine-mile cleft IN
the mountains, speeding over
well-improved road. Mahan back
tracked to Butte. The Valleys
continued down the canyon to
Salt Lake City where the pretty
blonde Margaret was caught pass
ing the ransom money. Then
came the break
View on Prosecution
Regarding prosecution of the
kidnapers, Mr.. Hoover said:
ut appears that tiers was no
violation of the Lindbergh law
because the boy evidently was
not taken across a State line.
"The kidnapers probably will
be prosecuted by the State of
Washington, where the maxi.
mum penalty for kidnapping is
DEATH"
With this practical certainty
that the prosecution for the
actual kidnapping will be by the
State authorities, Attornev Gen
eral Cummings and Mr.. Hoover
both err Dhatically declared the
Federal authorities would give
every possible cooperation to the
State of washington in this prose
cution. General Cummings said:
every bit of evidence oh.
tanned by the Federal authOri.
ties will be turned over to the
State. Every possible cOOpera-
ton will be given to the locOl
authorities"
Mr.. Hoover said he was not par
ticularly concerned with who
prosecutes the case, his satiSfac-
ton with the impending solution
of the case evident, $50 long as
convictions are obtained"
Final decision as to who is to
prosecute the case will be made
by the United States attorney at
Tacoma and Mr.. Hoover, in con-
ference.
The possibility that the Federal
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