New Britain herald., 1927-12-23
HICkMANS OVERCOME
 BY BOYS CONFESSION
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Cutdtt utStl OI lIt pdilult N llO took his motor car last fall. he was unable to identify the robber as Hickman.
 The coast wide search spurrcd on- i ward by widespread indignation and offers Of rewards totalling almost $100,0 900 came 10 an end within an hour Of exactly seven days from the time the suaNe young man appeared at Marian's school in Los Angeles and tricked her teachers into letting her so away with him on the pre- tense that her father had been in jured.
 Rushed into Pendleton. Hickman was taken to a cell, where, in the presence Of Parker Branin, cores pondent Of the Associated Press. and the officers. told his story. All Pen dlton gathered around the building. Not sign Of violence appeared The officers heard Hickman's story without interruption.
 Wanted to Go to College. Hickman declared he had been nursing a desire to attend college in Kansas City, his former home. while living the life of a bandit in Los Angeles. He had determined 10 get H GOO legally or otherwise to begin his higher education. His employ ment at Parker'a bank IS Il mcssen- ger up until six months ago brought him within sight of great stacks Of money.
 His first offense was forgery l which resulted in his dismissal from l the bank. The institution refused to re-employ him but he was parolcd , Then his career as a holdup man be gan.
 1 Hickman then related that he had l picked up the acquaintance Of An 1 drew Cramer" and a. woman Com- panon whose name he thought was June Dunning" Cramor, he said. i became his partner in the holdup game and they raided several drug stores in Los Angeles. in some Of these forays Cramer ordered hlm 70 l S'l diltItStiltlltS, Jlt Sb'is ! lIidllN y Cramer suggested Kidnapping as q { way of making money and Hickman 1 declared he agreed.
 1 He remembered that Marian had ; ben parkers favorite daughter and i declared he also had in mind the daughter of Mfr Hayes the chief l teller of tho bank.
 'I thought either Mir. Hayes or 1 Parker, either one, would hay" sense enough 10 consider s1.50o an easy 1 settlement in consideration Of their own daughter" said the confession. T meant no harm 10 either one. but ! I thought it would be easier 10 handle the older girl (Marian) than q little child"
 Watched Her Coming Home. Hickman told how he had watch ! ed Marian comDng from school and [ playing near the Parker home. He did not know that she had a twin sister Marjorie. Last Thursday morning he decided to strike. { T did not plan out the result ahead of that until I saw her that morning and that afternoon-you i have read in the papers how it all ] happened" he said His story Of tricking the school authorities into surrendering Marian was th" same as that told by them after Marian 1 disappeared.
 The ahductor related how littl" Marian got into his car withou; 1 away.
 I've got well and closely acQuaint- cd and I really kind of liked her, i he continued.
 "I couldn't look her in the fac"
 when I told her she was kidnapped as though nothing had happened When l told her nothing had really happened 10 her father, she didn't
 worry or scream or anything.
 "She took it calm as could be. and
 1 told her she could realize if l got caught what would have to suffer and I would have to tie her noso
 and tie her mouth so she couldn'
 make any noise, and she slld { Please don't do il. l will promis,
 not to make any noise so I didn't tie her. and we drove around all that
 afternoon and went 10 a show that
 night-the Rialro thcater in Alham- [ bra-and she didn't do anything or
 say anything much, and I reall!
 I,,'t t,,t, 0 n il r. n
 and here is where the other mans
 part Of it played in.
 He was 10 have the hiding place
 of the girl and 10 keep her quiet anG
 l vas supposed to get the money. "He only wanted two or thrct
 hundred dollars out of the fifteeI
 hundred. He said he didn't wan
 much money anyway. He secmct
 to like the idea Of kidnaping th'
 girl and holding ner rather than get
 ting the money. Thursday nigh
 after the show. I met thi. man an,
 he took her in charge. The neX
 day saw her-that was Friday eve
 hing"
 Here Hickman told how he ha' written the ransom letters Whicl
 threatened death 10 the littl" glr
 unless the reward were paid and th'
 police kept out of the case.
 "Well" he continued. T ep
 writing all these letters and hac
 her 10 write a letter 10 her father
 making it seem ike she was treat"e
 bad. She didn't seem 10 like thi: man and didn't want to go with hin
 and wanted to stay with mo instead
 but l couldn't do thing like that
 We had to go through with Jh' plans.
 Wanted to Go Home.
 Anyway she wanted 10 go hom'
 as soon as possible, and I though if the father was willing to ham
 over the money, and he had it, ]
 vas perfectly all right, and as sooI
 as 1 got it over with, the better 1 | 1,n