Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
FRIEND OF HICKMAN
TRAlLED AS HELPER
IN MURDER OF GIRL
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slain girl, informed the police that
Jakowsky had spent much time since
the KIDNAPPING watching the Parker
home. Yesterday he attempted to
break Jail by attacking an attendant.
The police finally concluded that his
interest in the Parker home was only
the result of niorhid curiosity and LEI
him go.
BY fingerprint and photograph
Identification the police have deter
mined that between the time of the
KIDNAPPING and the climax OF the case
Hickman occupied an apartment
under the name of Donald Evans.
Led by an identification mark found
on a towel left with the body of the
slain child, police descended upon the
APARTMENT house Sunday. the day aft
err the body of the little girl was
dumped from the mysterious automo-
bile.
According to the landlady. Mrs.
Ethel Broderick, Hickman strolled by
her in a hallway after the police had
searched his room. dropped casual
remark and left the building. He did
not return. But officers returned to
the APARTMENT yesterday.
There they found the necktie which
Hickman had worn while his picture
was taken for police Identification last
summer, at the time of his arrest on
forgery charges. II was that arrest
which resulted in his discharge from
the bank of which Parker is an OFF,
rer and which is believed TO have
nrovided the vengeance motive which
drove him to commit the crime.
Articles found in the apartment had
come from Kansas City, the former
home of Hickman. A crudely made
nair of mittens was discovered. They
we're made of black oil cloth and the
thread with which they had been
stitched was said by officers to be the
same as that with which little
Marian's eyelids had been pierced.
Facts showing more of the dual
character presented by police investi-
cations was gathered from the boy $
SUNDAY school teacher. and the woman
All whose boarding house he lived for
some time.
'sHickman seemed a gentlema n. !"
said Perry Peek. his Sunday school
teacher. "He had occasional fits of
melancholy. though"
HE was such a neat, quiet, orderly
boy." declared Mrs. NJ. e. Drlskell.
manager of the boarding house in
Alhambra, q suburb, where Hickman
lived for four months.
school. He never stayed out late AT
might. He was always carefully
groomed, extremely polite. used good
grammar and otherwise was a model
'iOf course there were times when
he did get bit moody, but there was
nothing in his conduct. to indicate
abnormality of mind"
The voice of the man who made ar
SATURDAY. for the ransom of Marian
Parker TO have been the voice ot
Hickman.
Recalls His Voice.
Il Parker reached this decision In re
railing incidents of the employment
and discharge Of Hickman at the
bank.
parker strengthened the police
Theory that revenge was the root o.
the fiendish plot.
AT the time of the telephone con
versations and while | was talking
fwith the person after following hi!
finstructions and handing him IN,
,ausom money ] did not connect TIN
voice and demeanor with any employ'
ar former employe of the bank" Par
ker said.
AFTER the search through the EN-
,loyeg records, | recall the unusua
manner in which Hickman talke,
with me about his discharge ant
forgery. Hickman was discharged
after pleading guilty to forger!
charges.i
II remember how he asked me TO
his position again after being grantee
nrobation-which probation l pro
tested--and his replies to question
and the calm voice / heard over tn
telephone. and, lastly. the coolnes
and nerve displayed Saturday whel
NE met for the exchange. / am con
yinced that Hickman was at tn
other end of the telephone and tina
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