Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-24
Officers Start On
New Trail to
Cramer

LOS ANGELES. Calf. Dec. -, tP
The Los Angeles search for the
elusive Andrew Cramer." named by
William Edward Hickman. confessed
kidnaper and accused slayer OF
Marian Parker. as the actual murder
er of the school girl. took a new
start today.
Police announced that three "Cram-
ers" who had been investigated had
been cleared Of suspicion in the muir
der. Two Of them, Andrew Olive
Cramer. also known as Kramer. and
his brother. Frank Cramer, have
been prisoners in the county jail
since last August. A third brother.
Albert Cramer. has been working for
his father in Lankershim, officers
said.
Police foresaw the collapse ~ this
investigation as added foundation
for their contention that the imnli-
cation Of Cramer and a June Dun
ming" in the confession was the work
Of a plausible liar"
Clcws Show Associate
Pursuit Of the June Dunning
named by Hickman ran up against
what the police declared was 2 blank
wall when Frank Cramcr told them
that Rose Dunning mentioned by
his brother was his fFrank'sl wife
and that he had never heard or a
June Dunninr. His wife. he said,
had a sister. Mable Dunning, but
that she had died nine months ago.
The ArGrew Cramer IL jail. when
shown hickman's photographs. said
he had a vague recollection ~ know
ing him and when pressed for the
time. declared ii was about last
June.
The police. however. who have
maintained the belief that Hickman
was alone in the KIDNAPPING and slay-
ing as yet have failed 10 obtain n
satisfactory answer ~ the puzzling
quantity Of clues and TESTIMONY Of
witnesses tending to show that HEX
man had the aid Of associates.
Stranger Seeks Fox
They have not been able 20 solve
the problem Of how the youthful
FOX" brought into the case Andrew
Cramer and the Dunning woman.
For the name and description OF
Cramcr tallies despite the iron clad
alibI OF his jail sentence. Consid-
cred as perhaps one Of the most
significance Of possible supporting
evidence Of Hickman's story ar An
acomplice was tho report last night
wren a stranger answering the de-
Scription or Andrew Cramer" caIl-
ed at tre Heald Hotel in San Fran
cisco tire nigrt after Hickman left
there in his nortrern flight.
The stranger asked for "the man
in 502." Hickman's room at the ho-
tel had been number 4n2. In his con
fession he had said that he and
Cramer were 70 meet al the Herald
Hotel in the bay city. Hickman has
insisted that NJ had no means or
communicating with Cramer.
Just how Cramer. III IL were ne.
had been able TO know the number
az Hckman's room at the hotel
(perhaps confused between 402 and
questions fer the police.
Clues Puzzling
To these recent developments arc
added numerous indications in the
early investigation OF their case in
dicating that the kidnapping at least
was not the work Of a single per-
son.
These include:
Descriptions provided bv tele-
graph clerks show that two different
men filed separate kilograms adj
dressed Ia Perry NJ. Parker, Marion's 3
father. in connection with the ran
som demands. One ar the men was
accompanied TO the telegraph office
by a woman.
4 handwriting expert expressed the
opinion that woman might have
written one Of the ransom letters
from the kidnaper TO Parker
Two residents Of the apartment
house where Hickman made his home
during the time Of the kidnapping and
killing. have told officers of having
seen Hickman and another man car
rying parcels and a suitcase from
the apartment on Saturday night.
Tire night that the child's dismember-
cd body was delivered TO her father