New Britain herald., 1927-12-23
HICKMAN DENIES
 IF KILLED CHILD
tCon,juucd from Firs, Pagcl [.

tCon.iuucd from Firs, Pagcl Eral'J that a Jennie '. Dmujng, alias J,an Jau"htrn, Was listed as wanted by Sacramento police ir February, l9Gl.
 jho.Hi% police officials this morn. ing intromrd inc Los Angeles de ing informed the Los Angeles do a# Jun" DuHnng and aISo as Mrs. junn farran had been reported 10 iI1u #s living in Los Angeles last July and in November had been re -l.trrrd at tho Merchant hotel. San Djf go. HiChIuum told PondIrtor. Ore, pojIc" that he was in san Diego Thanks9ivjng Day
 T"uIle'on. Ore, Doc. @3 tP- Wili m Edward Hickman. l2-yoar- .;I .yil s".irs of the Martin Park "r hiduaping and murder case in Los Angeles. slept sounIly in the protecting arms of tho law here this morning after having confessed to lis capl"rs enough of his part in tho crinr to put him in the shadow Of lhn haugman'S noos,.
 Caught ;l Echo, Ore. near h"rc yesterday hy two officers after cX- actly a week Of playing a gigantic @alac of hide and sock with officers Hickman was brought 10 jail here and the most rrmarkjbl man hunt in the Pacific coast came to an end
 With a hystoriCal laugh he began what turned out 10 br q disiointcd, gvo' .5quc conf", ion of the kjdnap- ing of tn" lo year old daughter of Perry NJ. Parker. Los Angeles bank official. but denied that he was tn" man who Strlnglod the child 10 death with a piece of wire and then cut th" body 10 pieces.
 says He Didn't Murder.
 The murder and mntilation he laid 10 all alleged accomplice named An lrew Cramor. for whom Los An celos police Immediately started al1- other hunt On completion of his story, part Of which v<the Los An gcleS officers termed the work Of an accomplished liar, the young despor- ldo cnrled ID In his cell and drop ped off into profound slumher.
 Hickman fell into the hands of he Oregon officers just IS hours liter having passed one of the wide y advertised S2o bills which he ol- ccted from Parker last Saturday night just before dropping the body of the little girl almost at the dis racte1 fathers feet. The bill in luostion. given to a Seattle haber- 'asher to pay for a pair of gloves md suit of underwear, set all the i 'olicc of the Pacific northwest cn ! is trail in the space of few min i ties.
 Police Follow Trail
 Realizing that TIlckman's back . 'as 10 the wall and that he was be- . ng forced to spend the tell tale honey as he made his way here and here through the mesh work Of olice, the officers were able 10 race him as he appeared and dis ppcared like a phantom within n DO mile radius Of Seattle.
 First his trail was picked mp o0 lilos south of Seattle when gar ge man discovered that he had ac- opted one of the bills in payment pr gasoline. 4 bit of the hot trail as picked up at Portland. It point ! cast. Tho Columbia highway was orinkled with police in a matter of linutcs. By that time the hunted outh was known to be driving a recn Hudson automobile stolen 'om F. B. Peck in Los Angeles.
 State Officer Buck Licuallcn and hief of Police Tom Gurdane of endleton. working together. found rat he had been seen S6 miles east Pendleton where another one Of le bills had been passed. After ipping along the rod at a brisk ace for 22 miles they stopped to n noke. A green automobile hove to sight ahead coming from ortland. It carried a Washington ,ense This disarmed them for oinent but when>they saw that the 'cnpant was wearing dark elassea cir suspicion grew. They gave lase.
 Chase Over Two Miles.
 For mile or two they pursued "