Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-23 | Page 1 | Officials Row over Mahan Pal's Arrest

OFFICIALS ROW OVER MAHAN PALS PAL'S ARREST Suspect Faces Quiz About Missing Ransom Cash SAN FRANCISCO Oct 23 UP The UP-The The U U. S. S district attorneys attorney's at at- attorneys attorney's torney's office clashed openly today with the federal bureau I of investigation over the procedure pro of Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- after the arrest ward Fliss Fuss alias Bed Red Lane charged with harboring William Wilham William Wil Wil- liam ham Mahan convicted kidnaper kidnaper kidnaper kid kid- naper of George in Tacoma Wash I The local office of the F. F B B. I. I I refused to make any comment on the arrest though it was said that Fliss FUss had signed a removal waiver and was being flown to Tacoma to face the charges H. H H. H United States attorney attorney at at- torney in San Francisco comment commented ed sharply on the procedure I r have announced my desire tc to the federal bureau of investigation that I be permitted to see the marand man mar and the waiver he said As yet yel yetI yelI I have had bad no no reply I think k the proper proper- procedure sh should uld be that any man arrested should appear before a magistrate b before for being removed to a distant point to answer answer an an- criminal charges Informed of this statement local officials at the F. F B. B I. I first said That is absolutely untrue Immediately afterward they added added added add add- ed we have no comment whatever whatever what what- ever eve to make They refused to say whether Fliss had been removed or still was here Fliss Fuss who was said to have a along along long iong criminal record was said to have assisted Mahan in hiding andin andin and andin in passing some of the ransom money obtained from the Weyerhauser Weyer- Weyer hauser family WASHINGTON Oct 23 INS INS INS- Arrest of Edward Fliss Fuss alias Red Lane at San Francisco last night was announced here today by J. J Edgar Hoover director of the federal federal federal fed fed- eral bureau of investigation of the department of justice C Charging of harboring Mahan a fugitive during the latter's flight from the G men were lodged against Fliss Fuss Agents have been seeking him for some time After his apprehension the bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau announced he admitted accompanying accompanying pan ing Mahan while the latter was being hunted on the Weyerhaeuser Weyerhaeuser Weyer Weyer- haeuser Agents particularly particularly particularly wanted to question Fliss Fuss re- re regarding regarding re re- garding arding the disposition of a portion of Df the ransom money