Evening star., 1927-12-30
Police Resume Search for
AccompIice in Death of
Parker Girl.
HUNT CONFESSES SHARE
IN STORE ROBBERY ONLY
Jury Prepares Second Indictment
Against Slayer-Lawyer
Asks for Delay.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. December 30
Jerome *. Walsh. Kansas City attor-
ney. here to defend William T.. Hick-
man. confessed kdnaper and slayer
Of Marian Parker. today definitely
indicated that insanity would be the
plea OF the accused youth.
Walsh, who arrived here yesterday
and spent the day in conference with
Los Angeles officials and with Hick-
man in his cell in the Hall OF Justice.
devoted most of last night TO study of
sections OF the California penal code
dealing with insanity in crime.
The attorney came here at the be-
hest Of Hickman's mother in Kansas
City.
Reversing their previous opinion that
the kidnapping. murder and mutilita-
tion Of Marian Parker was a 'one-
man job" Los Angeles police today
started to work on the theory that
Hickman had an accomplice. This
move was made despits the fact that
his confession as announced by the
investigators declared he was alone
4u tdII sIHA Out tHc IlI Iiist.
Police expressed doubts that the L.
year-old girl would have remained
quietly in her abductor's automobile
while he left it to send kilograms or
to mail special delivery ransom letters
TO her father.
Hunt Seen Partner.
The Investigators said one phase OF
the inquiry was centered in the possi
bility that 16-year-old Welby Hunt.
confessed confederate OF Hickman in
n series OF Kansas City. Texas and
Pacific Coast holdups. one OF which
resulted in the fatal shooting OF Ivy
Thoms, Rosehill. Calf. druggist. may
have assisted in the kidnapping of the
Los Angeles schoolgirl.
These police suspicious found no sup.
port in the hold-up confession which
Young Hunt gave to sheriff's officers
"Why. ia have turned my own
brother over to the police for crime
like that" Hunt declared
He said he Immediately had suspect.
ed Hickman OF the staying when he
read his description in the newspapers
prior to Identification by police. The
day before the police identification was
made public. he said. lie went to the
bank in which Perry NJ. Parker. Mar
ian's father. Is assistant cashier, and
in which he and Hickman had been
employed as messengers. to determine
whether the whereabouts OF Hickman
were known.
He said he and his step-grand.
mother. Mrs. Carrie Driskell of Alham.
bra, with whom Hickman lived for a
time. communicated their suspicious
to the police.
Resembles "Cramer."
Police. however. pointed out that
Hunt resembled somewhat the mys.
terious Andrew Cramer." whom
Hickman named in his first confession
as the actual slayer of the child. HEX.
man later admitted that Cramer was
only fgment OF his Imagination.
Hunt also lives in Alhamhra. the sub
urb 10 which the kidnapped girl first
was taken and from which one OF the
ransom telegrams was fiied
Hunt will be questioned closely. po-
lice said. as 10 his activities during
the days from the time OF the kidnap-
ing OF Marian until the body was de-
iivered 10 her father and $l.s0o col
lectCd
In the meantime. sherify's officers.
who obtained from Hickman the con.
fession TO the second murder the
shooting OF Thoms In a gun battle
with n policeman during an attempt
ed drug store hold.up by tho two
youths. endeavored to pin the guilt cf
further crimes on the pair
Witnesses 10 a number Of unsolvei
crimes In Los Angeles and vicinity
were taken before the two prisoners
IN an attempt to identify them.
Jury Plans Probe.
A county grand Jury made prenara.
tions To take up tho Investigation To
vote on second murder indictment
against Hickman and u similar action
against Hunt In connection with the
death OF the druggist, The grand
Jury, according TO prosecuting officials,
also Will include the questioning of
Hickman regarding several brutal
murders In the vicinity at Chicago last
Fall at time when tho youth was
in that vicinity,
Questioning VI the youth and Mrs,
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