New Britain herald., 1927-12-27

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 Aboard The Padre" En Route to Los Angeles, Dec, 27 (UP)-Edward Hickman wrote his own confession that he killed Marion Parker him. self because she made too much noise. It was made public today.
 The confession was written by Hickman himself under questioning by Chief Of Detectives Herman Cline, Chief of Police Davis and Dis trict Attorney Asa Reyes of Los An- geles. They told the 19 year old slayer to confess to clear his own conscience and for the sake Of his mother.
 The confession some parts of which were almost identical with the one made at Pendleton, Ore, near where Hickman was captured, read:
 The idea of Kidnapping some child and getting the money for her oc- cured to me six months ago in Kansas City. l wanted the money to go to college. It cast $1.5Q0."
 lIlN iliIii liI'll tolll VI llt lli'lL oi sedan from Dr. Mantz in Kansas City and his trip to Los Angeles as outlined in earlier statements.
 "I arrived ill Los Angeles Novem- Der 23." Hickman said, "and rented a room in the Bellevue Arms. Then l set out to look for girl to kid nap"
 He Picks Marion
 The daughter of another banker came to his mind as a victim, but he put her aside as too young and de cided upon one of the Parker girls. He picked Marion because she ap- pearcd to be the fathers choice.
 After getting the child from the Mt. Vernon school. Hickman drove her 10 a side street in Glendale where he told her she was kid mapped and made ready to bind her. She promised to make no outcry, so he abandoned that threat. ,'I drove to Pasadona." Hickman said. and Marion remained in the car while I went in and set the first telegram to Mir. Parker, Then We drove to Alhambra and sent the sec Ond wire. We drove around awhile and that night, we went to theater in south Pasadena. The picture 't'igures Don't Lie was featured. Marion thought 1t was a good pie ture. At about 10 o'clock that night, We returned to the Bellevue Arms apartment and remained in the car outside until it was safe to go in without being seen. Marion follow ed me upstairs
 she slept on a couch that night ! and I slept on the bed. l put a | lighted reading lamp by the door so that l could see if she tried to es- cape She slept soundly. The next morning I fixed breakfast, but Marion wasn't hungry.
 T ate. Marion wrote letter to her father and I wrote one. 1 tied Marion to a kitchen chair with cloth strips while l went out 10 mail the letters, I did not gag her She said she would be quiet.
 "I returned to the house after mailing the letters and after buying some papers. Marion was interest cd in the paper which had her pic lure in il. She wanted to go out again so we took another drive out in the country going as far as San | Diego and back. At San Juan Cap l istrano. we stopped 10 buy gas. An attendant looked closely at Marion and l drove away
 1 Returns To Los Angeles
 "Nc returned to Los Angeles 1 about six o'clock and Marion sat in the car at SiN,f, and Main streets while 1 tnlephoncd in the Pacific electric station, I tried 10 get her father but the lines were busy.
 "1 finally got him on the phone at Sunset Boulevard. near Angeles Temple. He said he wanted his daughter and would pay" ! Hickman detailed the meeting with Parker Friday night when he | discovered the police following the i father Of 'h" girl,
 They returned to the apartment that night. he said. and Marion again slept on the couch.
 DiSmcmhcrs Body
 Hickman then told in gruesomf detail how he dismcmbcred the body washed each part and neatly . wrapped it up. The torso was re- 1 dressed. the face powdered and the : halr carefully combed, he said, "I put the upper part of Marion! l body in suitcase and put it in : closet and wen; 10 a desk and wrot' my third and last ,,Jte 10 MT, Park "r. then placed the second anC 1ird notes with Marion's last lntte in an envelope and went out an | mailed it.
 After mailing the letters, Hickma: returned 10 the apartment ant cleaned the rooms thoroughly.
 When this job was done neatly. went ont and went 10 the Palac thra;cr but didn't enjoy the sho" II made me cry. l left the shoN mrly about 5.S0 o'clock Saturda afternoon. | drove the car 10 Elysi ] Park and disposed of all pieces c the body but the body and head.
 "On the way home, I though Mir. Parker might ask 70 Bee the fac of Marion so l took a needle Whe got there and the piano wire an
 fixed up the eynlids SO that the looked natural
 Here Hickman roconn'ad th meeting with the fsthor and the de livery of the torso Of the child.
 Killer Attends Theater
 "I drove the car 10 Ninth an | Grand avenue, parked it and wen