Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
Youth Indicted at Los An.
geIes on Charges of Murder
and Kidnaping-Police At
tack His Story of Crime.
CONFESSION SUFFICIENT
TO BRING DEATH PENALTY
Extradition of Prisoner From Ore
gon Is Speeded-Sleuths Depart
to Take Him Back-Many in
Manhunt Eye $4,000 in Re-
ward Money.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December %
With William Edward Hickman un-
der indictment here on charges OF
murder and kidnapping. search got
under way today for two purported
acoomplices named by the confessed
abductor of little Marian Parker.
The search for the accomplices
was ordered despite belief OF police
that the confederate existed only in
the imagination OF the youth cap
tured late yesterday near Pendle-
ton. Oreg
Working at top speed TO capture
the alleged accomplices-an An
drew Cramer" and June Dunnlng
police and sheriff's officers searched
all their records. Numerous era
,ners" were found. but officers de-
clared none OF them apparently fitted
the case. OF the June Dunning."
they found no trace.
Police records here and in Phoenix.
Ariz.. today gave authorities one
lead to follow in their search.
Listed as Fugitive.
Police files revealed tina. : Jen-
ME Y. Dunning, alias Jean laughter
was listed as wanted by Sacramento
police in February. 1921.
Phoenix police officials this morning
informed the Los Angeles Detective
Bureau that a woman known as June
Dunning and also az Mrs Jeane
Farran, had been reported to them as
living in Los Angeles last July, and
in November had been registered at
the Merchants Hotel. San Diego.
HICKMAN told Pendieton police that ne
h.d been in San Diego Thanksgiving
day.
Police suspicious Of Hickman's story
were hased on what they declared was
.hefr experience with him AT the time
~ his arrest last Summer on the Tor
rery charge which resulted In ms
dtscharce from the hank OF which
perry III. Parker. Marian's father. was
an s<s,sta Mt cashier i'm charge OF per
sonnet
hickman is one OF the most
c;ausible liars in the world. said the
notice detective who handled that
ease.
But, even though the confession of
the former Sunday school youth were
correct and that Andrew Cramer
we're the actual slayer Of the child.
district attorneys officers pointed out,
IIjekman's story stilI would be sum
cient for imposition Of the death
,enaisy in case Of conviction. The
california law provides that when two
ar more persons enter into an uniaw-
f,,i act. resulting in the death Of an
other person, each may, be found
equally guilty OF murder
Indictment Returned.
In an hour and two minutes last
night. the county grand jury indicted
1ginknan on charges OF murder and
kidna ping with intent 10 extOrt
money. lie was ordered held without
l,ali end the indictment and other
psyers necessary for an extraditton
yeouest we're dispatched 10 Gov.
Young al Sacramento.
PeDrese en'atiyes Of the police De.
rar,menf and the district attorney +
office Jeff for Oregon 10 speed the
return of Hickman IN face trial Police
ftf1cers attended TO subject the
accused nsn 30 = cross examination
which they predicted would break
They regarded AZ significant that
Ca the confession she accused slayer
while decLa ring that he planned the
Lidps ming &giih "fsfa fner," said he had
va knowledge ~ where biE accom-
,,,ice lived and al 40 time knew how
.. get In touch with him except by
means Of prearrsnged meetings.
skeptieai Of "Crsmer.'
The Los Angeles investigators also
.s,e skeptloai ~ that part ~ the con
,@ss.on ia which Hickman decIa red
80, crstner, whom he aroused oi
,'.sn., tbe actual slayer Of the girl
s 10 get only 5000 o, 1900 for his
-, in she anair The faet thai
s1xaa Of the & 300 ransom money
- on Iiichman's person and an
sc6.,ionai ss0 had been accounted
- .s spenf by Hickman Was said
g. SNOW he had shared The money
with no one, .,..
a,s "a the "boi"" in ihe eohtcs
-. ~ Hickman js his t"potied state
.., thai he first considered kid
.s,g the daughter of Mr.. It0sis
af ,eli4r of the Fitst Aoti"na
,.s, &" Harry IiDyis Is chief teller
-, he bas no children.
srhs OoIice believe tbbi lihhtnhf
thre~ the HOVE sHEif 'h'" hfE f'i'"N
.taa 20 sitempl 10 dlfpf"'t ih% 'e
F ,n,,,4ye. which officers nave heb
a, the root of the kid0ap ping anf
Staying. The rh'id's i fa'h~t ~ hi' u,
tl ,.so,,s ton ~ Hickman 81 ihe timt
ns rs yg,Iih pleaded guilty. 10 f"is@f'
last GUNNER
Doubts Aid IN Crime.
rsfors leaving for oregon - lh'
"a ~ the group of police pffl"eI'
bo inlena 70 blI"s ,'I@h""m .,,,s 10, a.. :
,,.saa nls belief lhal iii"kmbh hhh ~
s"eanpllces IN tbs Staying "f M1'i"'
Parker. -. -. ,..... .,,.,,. H.. ms
,,oiiee Capt Taylor expressed Va
es4nlon Ihat itiekna" M"s Dsla'np'
.hg 10 alb himself J" h'F ""nifsF'"''
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