Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-27
SLAYER HICKMAN
PLACED SAFELY IN
Los ANGELES JAIL
Kldnaper Returned to City of
Crime After Crowds Menace
Him Along Route.
CAREFULLY GUARDED
AS HE LEAVES TRAIN
Broken After Confession, Prisoner
Says He Is Willing to Plead
Guilty to Murder.


Guilty to Murder.
81 the Assoetatei Press
Los ANGELES. December 81
Less than two hours after his ar
rival in Los Angeles William +.
Hickman. confessed kidnaper and
slayer Of Marian Parker. was
brought into court today for ar
raignment. Judge Carlos Hardy of
the Superior Court. presiding. con-
tinued the case until = pm, Thurs
DAY.
sy the Associated Press.
Los ANGELES. December 27.-Wil-
Lam r. Hickman. confessed SLAYER
ot Marian Parker. was locked in jail
here at 1o:i5 o'clock this morning.
Hickman was taken off the South
ern Pacific train Padre at Alamada
and Jackson streets. in the outer
railroad yard district. No crowd
was gathered there.
The youth was shackled TO De-
receives Harry Raymond and prh
Lucas
The two officers and their prisoner
sntered police automobile with Dis-
frict Attorney Asa keyes and dashed
for the county Jail with convoy
OF police cars in front and rear.
Police had surrounded the Han OF
Justice. housing the county jail an
hour before the arrival Of Hickman
nd the officers. 4 throng gathered
around the building, but there WAS
no disorder.
4.0ae See Prisoner Alisht.
4 crowd of about 1000 persons
Stood gloomily watching the unloading
~ the prisoner from an automobile. in
"a hich he had been brought from the
tain.
Stieefs around the entrance 10 the
tunnel into the county Jail were ined
with curious persons. but there was
To Gen9onstra tion.
At Glendale. a suburb. a crowd oi
=Fu1ut .ep8 persons gathered at the
ssde af the train and gave an ovation
ia the two eap.ors of Hickman. Chlef
e.f Police Toru GuitaBe and State Tfat-
f. Officer Buck Lieualien of Pendie-
tun. OreE.
The tao officers to whom Hickman
was nanacIed quickly drew him
through the Gordon and into the build
in--
Hickman appeared in much better
shape physically at the end OF hls
journey from Pendleton than at the
start.
Dragged Into Jail.
Hickman vas literally dra a2ged into
+hs ta:l building by the two detectives.
0niv his toes touched the ground and
Ate oversize hat WAS crushed down
ever his eyes and ears, almost binding
him.
As he was 5erked through the door
way ore Of the swinging doors he"
hack and hit Hickman in the face. He
psrieked sharp cry oi pain ana
d5ssppeared within.
Frou, the doors 10 the jau elevator
was only "A few quick steps and IN
another minute he was behind the
liars.
As tbs train approached Los
Angeles Hickman was taken into a
rl,af, baggage car Immediately behind
she sneciaI car in which he rode a nd
was firned with group Of Los
Angeles police He submitted 10 this
rrifh his accustomed Indifference.
Angry Crowds Meet Train.
Although Hickman's prison coach
l,r,rtied with guards and The train
moved through s1nihern California
,owns mfth the least possible delay
,,iex Of anger arose among crowds
1rhirh had gathered at various stop
Ming ytare@ 10 see the youthful out
ia.r after the news VAS spread that he
had fully confessed.
That Hickman had admitted thai
no alone Was respons!Die for in'
klIiinv Of the li,sIe girl and the dis
.ertinn Of the bDdv wax officially an
v.e,,nne6 last night by District Al
toyrey Asa Keyes of Los Angeles.
Keyes end other officers had i,eef
sriIiipg Hickman sine early yes'"r
Hav--sosne nourr after leaving PebdIe
ton. Greg. where he "as captured
Yhe youth confessed 10 the hidna pms
<,nrne6lafefv after his capture. bu
r.H s9eadfas.ly refused 10 admit tins
be wss the murderer 81 his hiii
esp p'iye.
The confession. dei3jls al ahicl
,eye announced by keyFf. deci9re'
test Hickman had strangled the glT
"a death with towel and cuf he
3,,,1v 70 p.ecee ia q bath tuD of hi
Quarters in ige Bellevue Apart
,aen.s. Lts Angeles. f." hopFf br
foye delivering the torso ~ Perry ~
t5a,key. tha distracted father, VIA
asXe him 81 800 in the hoIe ot haFini
Marian returned aijse.
Willing 10 Plead Guilty.
tssclu,au wss SAD To have tot
tEsxes that be would be Wiling 4
.a4aa guilty. 10 murder an6 kidnap pm
,na s0nld expect imposition ~ -
,@s,h gei!aIy without d'iy. u
z,.f-,gineiy had Sdopffd an afigtod" "
.a,0efeuee after unlt34rdrhlnE nan
,.,f under The njthefing fre of Gn"'
antnx Dy key@s. EAI~t ~ ijFir"tIs"
staY,uau Chimes abd oihrrs.
The youth shoN@d nD FDltJt az u
- I'D oIt 10 'afe "f""ds al
,eyne,ax. shacBied 10 u big h"'"eih'
a. war ~ bfokfB Hs "a" loufb+
,teayed its End inst hs '@Hid not hol
80 his head,
Tire confession diapo@ed hnabY
80 p4sfbsraI "AnGseN tFan%t. ~s"t
= usnaed in iis ijTkt admissions d
tns nere4yn vino actually kiliNd ~
GA In his peH story "f the "flh'
admitted mat 'TamfT llsS eH)hte
only IN gls niDS.