Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-27

uaper and murderer OF Marian
PtTker, was brought into court to-
day for arraignment. Judge Car
los Hardy of the superior court.
presiding, continued the case until
p. m. Thursday.
Los ANGELES, Calf. Dec. 27.-CFy
William +. Hickman, confessed
slayer Of Marian Parker, was locked
In jail here at 1915 o'clock this
morning.
Hickman was taken off the South
ern Pacific train at Alameda and
jackson streets, in the outer railroad
yard District. No crowd was gather
ed there.
The youth was shackled to Police
Detectives Harry Raymond and Dick
Lucas.
The two officers and their prisoner
entered a police automobile with Dis
trict Attorney Asa Reyes and dashed
for the county jail with a convoy Of
police cars in front and rear.
Strangled Girl
That Hickman had admitted that
he alone was responsible for tho
z-kfllng of the little girl and the dis
section Of the body was officially an
nounced last night by District Attor-
ney Asa heyes Of Los Angeles. keyes
and other officers had been GTllllng
Hickman since early yesterday-some
hours after leaving Pendleton, Ore,
where he was caught. The youth
confessed 70 the kidnapping imme-
diately after has capture but until
yesterday steadfastly refused 20 ad-
NIT that he was the murderer OF his
little captive.
The confession. details of which
were announced by keyes, declared
that Hickman had strangled the girl
20 death with a towel and cut her
body 10 pieces IN a bathtub OF his
quarters IN the Bellevue Arms apart
nents, Los Angeles, a few hours be-
fore delivering the torso 10 Perry
M. Parker, the distracted father who
gave him 81 500 IN the hope Of saw
ing Marian returned alive.
So hideous were parts Of the con-
fession that keyes threatened 20
withhold some OF the details from
the public.
Took Auto
Keyes statement OF the details OF
the confession were, IN substance, as
follows:
About six months ago somewhere
near the time Hickman was dis
charged from the bank and put under
probation for forging checks, he
first thought OF kidnapping as a
means of making money 70 spend for
q college education. He took an
automobile from DIR. Herbert l..
Mantz IN Kansas City at the point
OF a gun and eventually drove ID 10
Los Angeles. lie rented the apart
49, nA fFs hn
OF a few weeks decided upon the
daughter Of Parker as his victim.
On December 18th he followed Ma
riAn and her twin sister, Marjorie,
TO school and by telling school at
tendants that her father was inJur
cd and was calling for Marian, trick
ed them into surrenderIng her. He
told Marian she had been kidnapped.
Then he bound and gagged her.
Girl Wrote Notes
The girl begged him not 20 leave
her tied and he removed the bonds
but displayed d pistol 20 keep her
quiet. He then went to Pasadena
and sent the tlrst telegram 20 her
father. saying Marian Was safe and
declaring that instructions would
follow later as 10 how she could be
restored to her family
nat HAkAN M& ANNh Ms AANAAN NNl
tive TO a motion picture thcatsr in I
Los Angeles and then TO his apart !
mcnt. They sat under tree for
half an hour and she then followed |
him TO his room, as he had instruct |
ed her 10 do. Given the cho:cc or
sleeping on the bed or n couch. the /
little girl chose the latter. They I
aNoke at z o'clock that morning and I
Hickman pcnncd the first letter 20 /
her father inStructing him 10 obtain 1
$500 IA $50 bills and await further Il
instructions. Marian also wrote 4
note which was incloSed.
Hickman tied the little girl 90 a \
chair and went cut and mailed the
letter. He returned and prepared
breakfast but the girl did not eat.
Hickman then engaged the girl IN
conversation and told her she might
write another letter 10 her father.
She was in tears. but stopped crying
wnch allowed 20 write the second
rcte.
Misses Rendezvous
The ahductor then left the apart
mcnt a second time and returned
with newspapers telling the story of
the kidnapping. Together they read
the papers.
That afternoon Hickman took the
girl for n ride Of seventy miles. but
returned about dark. bringing more
filled with the stories Of
che case.
The confession then told how he
had telephoncd Parker and arranged
for a rendezvous but how he had
Siled 10 keep IL because the police
I'd been allowed 10 take q hand
ck in the apartment Marian sobbed
&eause she could not return home
!, liz night. Again she slept On the
r#ch and awakened the next morn
n fCeafiqsee aR raGs 4xaa.