Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-24

PENDLETON, ore. Zee. -4.-Ths
turning uf th~ tide im the crAm.mml
career af WIliiam EaNAra hirAliAr
began O. take effect today aa che lid
napsr 0f little Maria Parker. fUughI
in mis- cell for peace 0l mad hF ala-
ihly rcituratinE again mnd aEatn that
he abducted but did not mafdFr the
I1-year Ola daughter 0t Ferry Ar
Parker Los Angelea panS eftselaL
He lost tne appearance mt rFMNM4n
which hsd supported him through as
capture near here Thursday and thH
ensuing ordeal iB uhich he confessed
HIS participation ln ONE uf the manst
remarkable crimes lu thc histury 80
the west.
The torture of bearing the role w
an evil genius. whose deeds have hN
hut east him beyond the realm nt
sympathy. began ln show when ~
dark eyes lost thriF lIAIgr- WV ISSUED
q statement warning the seunr man
of America to -El straight h-
whined a. he assured himscif slo4a
that hf aid Hat At the -r hH hlR-
napei. ne tried te assure himself
that he did noe kiil the Eirl NV I'D
drink ur dissipatU that ne eta Ent
associate with ramfn-
Issucs staying Denial
The change in his drmraner rnmR
yesterday alter Ne rad hrased tAf
eyes of all Penulftnn. CraWlH wt
citizens who had gathered at the gad
nm hope nf seeing htm. were AiimMwA
to file past his cen ara pcvs in ere
bars Questions ahnt at hNm hy meMA-
paper men urly Increased hls desire
20 talk-to explain Mlt he Said mnth~
inE that woull further aad ta thH
efforts 40 completely soiFe the cfima
VI which he is ucruara.
Upon the head of Andres kramff.
his alleged accomplish. HNvAMaM cone
tinued 90 lay responsibility fuF tas
murder and mltiiAttum nt thr Iir-
That IS the story he told uron g.
capture. and that is the story hn told
again when Informed thar the man -
said he was Cramrr haH been COM
fined TN q los Angeles JAN since
August
Only thc hricfrrt iultart d.d Hirk-
man hesitate when confronted wffh
che news that Cramgr Vas cgHiinr4
IN jail.
Charges FFame-TP
Well this mast he aemr trirk af
the man | knD@ av Cramer tu ret mV
in bad, he sand. Perhaps hH
thought of thls w long time harA.
only knew him hy thr name uf tram
wv. perhaps. perhaps WY gave tha
name MI a man Ann TAIL to dautla
cr0ss mp
~Nes, but Crnmer knnWs yoa." nn
officer suggested. -frH. MHd 4 know
Cramer," the youth retoried.
THE entire thing iE an imnnEHIhiru
40 utterly impossible ha untshet.
Only when confronted hy evidences
newly discovered w police IN thsir
unreaEinE endeavur ta runriusiNNiF F
pin the murder up0n him does rhf
blank expression telTm Hickman
face. And thcn. fn eyes weAEira MHN
distraurh. ia seen the flicker ef an
artfle mind. and the aHsHur comes
answers that bear the marks m
plausihiliy hut which cause officers
10 muTmur thoushttaily % eash
ether
The prisoner went A. sleep early
last night closely guarded.
Sheriff 4. T. tookinEham declared
this morning that there had hcrm mn
basis of fact IN a repcrt that Aus-
Pieious strangers had been seen lurA-
ing about the Jail.
There are many angles 0f the cas-
which detectives wish tp qlegliuu
Hickman about
Many offlcers have expressed tha
belief that Hickman alone waa rH-
sponsible both for the kidnapiuE aHd
the mutiiation.
Hickman welcomed the Ruv. M W..
Roahins. Baptist minister on hin f.rat
visit ND the crll. AMID asked that hr
return again. Tom Gardain. enc ~
HiCAman's rapturE. accompanied enc
minister into the cell The pastor
talked on religious matters wlth thR
boy. leaving Y little red hooklet
"ahout "a fellow that was in ahM sMmam
fix ! am, Hickman later expiaiaed.
While Hickman slept last niGht umn
of the fastest trains wv the Parifir
coast sped northwArd tn Portland.
carrying the meu who directed thH
nationwide search fn- the fugitive.
and the man who with direct hiA
prosecution In the enuFts WI los A.
EeleS tounty TheY wrra ChiEf wr
Police Davis and Chief MI Detectives
Herman Cline nf a. AnrrlrH. nni
Asa N. keyes. distfict atteTney of
Los Angeles ru4nty- TEES we're dum
70 arrive to-day.
From Portland thrr arranged faH
the fastest rail transportation r.
Prndletnn where they m~rr tn imAmF-
view the pFisrncf. ard attemrt ~
wiring from him. In nmaNhif. a&AAa