The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-23

ana dropped OH into profound
slumber while the eyes Of his
guards and fellow prisoners were
turned full upon him and while his
deed and confession were on the
mind of the nation.
Hickman fell into the hands of
the Oregon officers just Is hours
after having passed one of the wide
ly advertised $40 bills which he COL
lected from Parker last Saturday
night just before dropping the body
of the little girl almost at the dis
tracted fathers feet. The bill in
question, given to Seattle habcr-
dasher to pay for a pair Of gloves
and a suit of underwear, set all the
police of the Pacific northwest on
his trail in the space Of q few min
utcs.
Trail Easily Followed
Realizing that Hickman's back
was to the wall and that he was be-
ing forced to spend the tell-tale
money as he made his way here and
there through the meshwork of po-
lice, the officers were able to trace
him as he appeared and disappeared
like a phantom within a 200-mile
radius Of Seattle.
First his trail was picked up 20
miles south of Seattle when a gar
age man discovered he had accepted
one Of the bills in payment for gas
olinc. A bit Of the hot trail was
picked up at Portland. It pointed
east. The Columbia highway was
sprinkled with police in a matter
Of minutes. BY that time the hunt
ed youth was known to be driving
a green Hudson automobile stolen
from F. B. Peck in Los Angeles.
Officers See Green Car
State Officer Cecil Lieuallen and
Chief Of Police Tom Gurdane OF
Pendleton. working together. found
he had been 86 mills east Of Pendle.
ton where another one Of the bills
had been passed. After clipping
along the road at brisk pace fol
% miles, they stopped to smoke. A
green automobile hove into sight
ahead coming from Portland. II
carried Washington license. This
disarmed them for a moment, but
when they saw that the occupant
was wearing dark glasses their
suspicion grew. They gave chase.
For a mile or two they pursued
the green automobile at a 50-mile
clip, sounding the siren Of their
car. The green machine maintained
its speed. The two officers, con.
vinced it was Hickman, kept to the
rear, believing him armed and
ready to fight. Another mile Of
this and the green car stopped
Gurdane leaped out and covered tht
driver. Lieuallen approached thl
automobile from the opposite side.
Had Automatic With Him
II covered him with my gun,
said Gurdane, land opened the cal
door with my left hand and tols
him to. get out. An automati,
dropped to the running board"
They ordered. him out Of the au
tomohile, hands in the air. Cur
dane grabbed his hands and KEEP
his gun in the youths ribs whil1
Lieuallen searched the car and TIL
drivers pockets. A purse containes
| s., 400 OF the ransom money whic|
Parker had handed the kidnaper.
Hickman calmly looked at the Of
4icers and said:
"Well, / guess its all over"
The. most exciting man hunt eve
staged IN It's part Of the countr,
and Pendleton IS one Of the las
outposts Of the old west, IN whicl
man hunts were communicative
| indeed over as soon as the word
escaped Hickman's lips. He was 1
handouts.
Free Almoet . Week
The coast-wide search, spnrre
onward BY widespread indignatio
and offers Of rewards totalfng =
most 100000, came to an end, wits
IN m hour Of exactly seven day
from the time the young man Il
peared at Marian's school Ia *
i Angeles and tricked her teachers Il
to letting her 80 away with him I