Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
HICKMAN CONFESSES TO KIDNAPPING.
BUT DENIES ANY SHARE In MURDER
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By the Associated Pres.
PENDLETON, Greg. December "a
The following confession of William
Edward Hickman was made TO Parh ~
Branin. correspondent of the Associ
ated Press, Yesterday.
Question-Where Is your partner?
Answer-Iie said for me ~ meet
him at the Herald Hotel in San Fran.
cisco Sunday. Put he was not there
70 Tuesday morning / saw they had
my name. SO l got real scared then
and ! planned to Gst away myself.
thought ! would get away north he.
cause they were searching in San
Fra ncisco, az ] read about IL In the
papers. and there WAS nothing I could
do. After ] saw him i'm Los Angeles.
according 10 our appointment. | said.
Where IL the girl:" and h just kind
OF grinned and | said. Where
When the father met me by appoint.
ment. he spoke and said. Il want 10
see my daughter" and | said, she Ia
here" And ] think | Said she was
asleep and | told him tn give me the
money. II have had trouble with
her" and then he gave me the money
right there and ] told him ] would
drive up there a little WAY and let her
out. and drove out little ways.
Question--Who was 1t cut her that
way?
Accuses Cramer.
Answer-~This fellow named Andrew
cramer, his part waS--l ran away
from home and ! was in California
and had been working in the First
National Bank and forged checks and
got paroied and went hack 10 Kansas
City with my mother and I wanted
To go back again. so ] then-so
got this coupe in Kansas city. which
belonged 10 Dr. Nantz. think was
the doctor. and ! got out here.
Al frs, ] didn't come direct here
] went To Chicago before I came here
and ] rented that apartment In Los
Angeles at the Bellevue Arms.
think IT was on November 23. 81 Just
before Ths nksgiving. and on Tina nkS
giving ! went down Ia San Diego
and when came back the next day
| ! picked this man and lady up
He said his name was Andrew cramer
and the iady's name WAS June Dun
ming, | think II Was. was nv my
self. ! didn't know any one here.
was making my living bv holdups
and thought IL ! could get Argus in,.
ed with some older man we could
e
wouldn't he a. much risk and could
probably get away with hold ups
easier
We just held up drug stores and
places like that. That IL The reason
! had all these guns That 36.k0 be
longs tn Andrew lie left il there
50 II didn't make any difference. We
worked several places.
ns..s.A f,t,t..s.....
| He wanted me ~ get some chloro.
! form for him. and ether. | didn't
Ark him what for 30 In one ~ ou'
hold ups ] would e~t out and he would
drive the car. lie would sit in the
"ar and ] would get IN" money and
Hhai~ver We wanted and go out and
( hen he you'd drive away.
r"ally had no. intended being n
: er"Dk because you viii find out soon
/ enough ynn will get caught hat he,
| thhs@ J wanted IL 40 bark Ia Kansas
! f,iy snd 10 Ia work and save enough
. money tn 90 ~ college t'srt College
near Kansas fit|. And ! thought II
/ could get enough money 10 xa 10 The
=. hopl ana by working rome dnrins
The day, an hour ar iva every day,
! IN iist way ! could pay the tIil on
! thought II ! could save = thDiIsh nj
| dollars ! Ihonghi ! could stJt nrAt
/ f"ptsntIrf ana no matter how ! got
/ n | t3nred ! you'd 90 straight from
. then Du-
/ And this pnn asked me What
/ lh"u%bt pf tlduapins H"tu~ ube. ana
! tfutI.hi vHiid NOT nind dong q
happened Ia JeWrni,sf that Ajt
/ PARKER had s. h3iIghtet bsta,ise in
Z working ~ the hank his u trtn.
Win him. ! d,f not know iukt Niai
dsif n WHr ] Aas ibtfs ia 10" btnb
r@s"Iat ia y bad / brtired espe"is ~
, ann rfmsHisI il wHs hls daughter
/ i'~t tii," she ~as his Is sorit~ ID iieT
! ana be would take her down bud kut
b"r lunch spg she ssss stnnHd th~
banb a~ She was his Gisn
Thought ~ AHothsS
! didht thrk ~ Let. ho~epsr he
! fine ib"nshi ~ Ait ilovis. whn is
! 'hhf istiet ~ IA. First Aaiipnsi
/ bbHk $40 ! ibink he has v.ry
j y"nbg .hild and iboughi m tbn,
! hf~i and thoaEbi We Molid br sbIe
/ 10 Het the m1ney ftnin him muci,
/ sskl'T, easier bsfnUNe he In ii rh 81
"fb'"f H The bnDh aud handles hun
| dteds ~ ihotIka uds Df dollars hun
while ! war ~ HE bank ! saw ali
/ is nDDsy shipments come Ia and
: ns"d I" ~ sioiind the vaults ana ans
place IN he bank aud knew liacii
! eAiis every one IN The bank
] Vel ia order ~ gel ihls iiitle giri
/ ihs saainser sbrl. | was afiaid II
would be harder ~ handle her shs
Nas baby anaAfssniiid ptDl,s lilly rfs
though, eiisA NJ aosis ar NJ
! Parker. either nm would have sense