The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-19
HUGE REWARD
IS PROMISED
FOR CAPTURE
12.year.Old Marian Parker's
Badly Mutilated Body Re-
turned to Father
s1.5oo RANSOM IS PAID
Mocking, Defiant Letter
Threatens Same Fate For
Girls Twin Sister
sl,5oo RANSOM IS PAID

Los Angeles, Dec. 19.-(AP)
Not a single clew that might
lead to the capture of the man
who dismembered the body of
little Marian Parker, IL, had
been found by Los Angeles pO.
lice detectives up to q. m. to.
day. This was the candid state.
ment of Herman Cline, detec.
tive chief, who is directing tie
greatest man hunt in the lis
tory of southern California.
Los Angeles, Dec. 10.-R}-The
greatest man hunt in the history of
the Pacific southwest-search for
the fiend who kidnapped, murdered
and mutilatcd little Marian Parker
--grippcd Los Angeles and all
neighboring cities today.
While 1000 trained men. Of the
police, district attorneys and
sheriff's offices continued the hunt,
there came a mocking, defiant let.
ter, purporting to come from the
kidnaper-slayer. The missivc
promised fate similar to Marian's
12-year-old sister. Majorie. While
the police guarded the letter, which
had been posted on fire alarm box,
and delivered by means of a. false
alarm, many Of the officers believed
it the work of q crank rather than
the real slayer.
Nearly half hundred suspects
had been taken into custody since
Saturday night when Marian's dis
membered body was bartered to her
father, Perry NJ. Parker, an assist
ant bank cashier, for $1,5O0-paid
on the assumption of the parent
that the girl still was alive. Vir-
tually all Of them were released
after questioning.
T Aifplancx Used
Airplanes were pressed into serv-
ice to pursue a suspect to Las
Vegas, Nevada, where they over
took an eastbound motor stage, re-
sulting in the arrest of Lewis D.
Wyatt. The aSresting officers, aft
er questioning him, expressed the
opinion that he was not the man
wanted but he was finger printed
and photographed. He told the Of
ficers he was en- route to Terre
Haute. Ind, his former home, and
investigation in Los Angeles tended
to corroborate his story.
The officers placed slightly more
weight on the arrest of an unnamed
suspect in Los Angeles. the
suspect, said to be member of
the family of Los Angeles physi.
clan and former student at a mill
itary school and q college in Los
Angeles, had some knowledge of the
Parker family's activities, the po-
lice intimated.
Another Girl Kidnapped
Meanwhile, the nerves of citizens,
who had piled up reward money ag-
gregating more than $4,000 for the
capture Of little Marian's murderer,
received another shock last night
when Miss Ethel Swapp, Ia, daugh-
ter Of chauffeur, was kidnapped at
Pasadena.
The second kidnaper failed to
elude the law, and he was cornered
by q posse in the hills section cast
Of Pasadena. Police said his de-
scription did not tally with that Of
the slayer Of Marian Parker.
Every tick of the clock, officers
said, meant a lessened chance for
the capture of Marian's slayer, who
is believed to have been assisted by
a man and a woman.
The kidnaper struck last Thurs
day morning. While Marian and
Marjorie were on their way to|
school. they noticed stranger
watching them from coupe about
]: block from their home. He at
tempted to apeak to them.
Trickery Is Perfect
During the noon hour, q stranger
appeared at the junior high school
and told Mrs. Mary Ward Holt. at |
tendance officer, that Marian's faith |
er had been hurt and was calling
for her. It was perfect piece Of |
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