Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
HICKMAN SLEEPS IN CELL.


W" yam DNu.
PENDLETON. Greg. December %
N1,-Niiliam Edward Hickman. is.
!ear-old evil genius of the Marian
Parker kidnapping and murder case in
Los Angeles. slept soundly in the arms
cf the law here this morning after hav.
ing confessed 70 his captoTs enough of
his part in the crime to put him in the
shadow Of the fangman's moose
hickman stirred on his cot at dawn
and asked the time. Told il WAS $40
q M. he turned and fell back into
Found sleep. Outside, the streets were
quiet. feathery snowfall had
~A.sene5 sidewalks and pavementS.
few persons were Ggbroad and news.
hn.s' cries alone broke the stiffness.
In the jail corridor half a dozen men
leunged
Hickman's qua rds were frightened
IN the early morning hours when one
~ them reported that he had watched
he prisoner for Two hoArs Wi bout
observing movement or even hear.
ing breath. Fearing he mig h,
possibly have taken some corcea led
drug. they reused him enough 10
deferrnjne he WAS alive
They then Combed through his mass
~ hair 10 make sure that he had
secre'ed NJ drugs there
"-aoGHi Al S-fnp- Greg. near here
yeSterdav bv TWO officers after exactly
*~eek ri playing a gigantic game Of
hide and seek with officers. Hlckma n
was brought 30 jail here and the mos,
refna bic n1anhunt in the Pacific
Coast came 10 an end
With hysterIcai laugh he bera
wha' turned oBf 10 he a distoinfed gro.
feeqUe confession Of the kidnapIng ~
ire 12-year-old daughter ~ Perry ~.
Parker. i<Sx Angeles bank official, hut
denied that he was the man who
atFaugle6 the child to death with a
piecS ~ wire and then cut the body
" pieces.
Aecsmpiice is Sought.
The murder and fnutiIation he Ia
fo sn alleged accorDpiice named An.
drew Crsnler. for whom Lon Angeles
police Immediately started another
hunt On conpif ton ~ his story,
part % which the Los Angeles officers
termed the work of an cconpli.hed
liar. The Young desperate eUrIed 10 in
his cell and dropped or into profound
eiunber, while the eyes ~ his guards
and fellow prisoners were turned fulI
upon him ard while mr. deed ana ron.
fetsiog %efe on the mind Of the Ma.
tier.
Hlckfnsn fell into the hands Of the
Oregon officers Just IS hours after
having passed one ~ The widely \ dyer.
tised $50 bills which be collected from
Parser isrf Saturday niEht jusi be.
fore dropping the body 81 the litlle
Rlsj almost ~ the distracted father +
feet The bill in question given 10 a
Seattle haietrdaeber 80 pay for pair
a. gloves ard sgit ~ t;nderwe1r 49,
Gil the police 81 the Pain NotfhHes,
On bis trail in the space q few uin
bteS
Real3z)ug that Iiiebn1sns back wa
~ HE wall and that Hn ~as belnE
fofced - spend he trlitale money ~
Is made is WaA here hud thrte
tfi,ungt4 fhe mesh votk ~ pplJcr nffi
Gers we're 4 s1ie 10 ffsli hin 81 he . 70
peated sn8 disa appeared tike pEa
I'm WITHIN 200 mise radius - seattle
Trail Picked -
s4rei |iix tfsii Was ttj"ked up "A
,.ssses south 81 s~Httle @lteH n gauge
man discovered ti43t lle bad a"rrpird
one 81 ihe hils 10 payment fo' Rae0
stA a ~ Of tie hot tt3ll Vas uirt 81
an - Portland 81 pointed Eazi Jhe
Fp4Ugn5,s Highway var spIlhbi"d "j'fl
e.ttcs in "a matter 81 nlbUif~ ~
i,.t ,itor the hunted youth was kn1~h
T.. be driving green Hudrpr n'itDino
,4e stolen FROM =. ~. pt'k in Lon
tf2ess.
%1at4 Officer Buck I.ieuailen and
Cb.ef syf Police Tenn GuIdah* ~ Pen
aHe,,p working together. 'oUnd that
he 0ad been seen ~ miles east ~ Pen
Gie,Dn Ahefs smother Dhe ~ The billie
had been 10 ssed After chipping along
sae road al brisk pare f"t ~ miles
sley stopped 10 smoke 4 green auto
Ap,l3l. Gote into sight ahead "'Alti Z
tsuni Portland II Do,f Warrington
Leeake aud esrtied three pa*s@nE'ir
sbIe dsssfnied the Officers ia n'"
$3.50 bat Mhen tb"y ra" hhai 10"
t.aseF s,ss neatsuH dark Et"ES"A. ihtif
se>ideloh grew Thty gsfe 'hsF"
ip, % tnI. ~ I've hey p'FFiffd th'
k4rn h4jtotnnl,ils 81 ~ hi'if $50
y .nfisR the siren ~ ihtii 90 The
t'.en Ins,.i4ins DsiDiaineh rs fpeed
2ts tyso offlseis. coHN lhcf1 'hf "fiNF'
We lfleknlsn kept 1" ih1 Is1t. ".ht.
igS him AIMED and ready 10 hEh'
s.ulnsr nile Of thIs and the green