Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
ASSERTSCIRL
WASSLANBY
ACCOMPLICE
Officers Make Arrest
After Money Reveal
ed Presence of Kid
naper In Oregon

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. 23.--t51.
With William Edward Hickman
already under indictment here on
charges Of murder and kidnapping.
search throughout Los Angeles today
for two purportcd accompliccs of the
abductor or little Marian Parker GOT
into full swing despite the belief cf
police that the confedcratcs existed
only in the imagination or the youth
who was caught In Pendloton, Ore.
PENDLETON. Ore, Dec. "a. Hl---
William Edward Hickman, l9-year-
old evil genius OF the Marian Park
cr kidnapping and murder case in Los
Angeles, slept soundly in the pro-
tecting arms Of tho law here this
morning after having confessed 20
his eaptors enough Of his part In
the crime TO put him in the shadow
Of the hangman's moose.
Caught at Echo, Ore, near here,
yesterday by two officers after ex-
actly a week Of playing a gigantic
game of hide and seek with officers,
Hickman was brought 10 Jail here
and the most remarkable man hunt
OF the Pacific coast came 70 an end.
With a hysterieal laugh he began
what turned out 10 be n disiointed.
grotesque confession 90 the kidnar-
ing or the 12-year-old daughter cf
Perry nj. Parker. Los Angeles bank
official. but denied that INV was tho
man who stranElcd the child 60 death
with wire and then cut the body Nv
pieces
Blames Accomplics
The murtfr and mutiiation he laid
to nm alleged accomplice, named An
drew Cramer, for whom Los Angeles
police Immediately started another
hunt. On completion or his story,
part Of which the Los Angeles off
cials termed the work Of an accom-
plished liar, the young desperate
curled up in his cell and dropped off
into profound slumber while the
eyes of his guards and fellow pris-
oners 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 widely ad-
vertised $40 bills which ne collected
from Parker last Saturday night
Just before dropping the body or enc
little girl almost mt the distrarted
fathers feet. The bill in question,
given 20 Seattle haberdaHhcr 10 pay
for pair or gloves and N suit 0f
underwear. set NIL the police w thm
Pacific northwest on bis trail.
Money Betrnyn slayer
Realizing that Hickman's back was
10 the wall. and that ha was hainR
forced TO spend the tall-tale monay,
nv he made his way here and there.
through the mesh-work OF police, Che
officers were also able 60 trace him
m 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 q ga
rage man discovered that he had &c.
cepted one of the bills in payment
for gasoline. A bit Of the not trail
was picked up at Portland. IL point
cd east. The Columbia hiRhwnv was
sprinkled with police i'm A matter W
minutes. BY that time ths hunted
youth was known to be driving N
green Hudson automobile stolen frnnn
NJ. y. Beck I'm Los Angeles.
State Officer Buck LieuaIlen ana
Chief of Police Tom Gurdnna of
fendietoHr working together. found
that he had been seen sG miles east
of Prndleton where another one of
th bills had been passed.
Officers Make ArrrHA
| After clipping along tho road at
brisk pace for 20 miles they stop
ped Co smoke "A green automobile
hove into aight ahead coming fran
Portland. IL carried a Warrington
license. This dissrmed 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 puruued
the green automobile AZ a so mile
, clip, sounding the siren Of their car.
The green machine maintained its
speed The two officers, convinced 10
was Hickman, kept 20 tho rear, be-
lieving him armed and ready 20
fight Another mile on this and the
green car stopped. Gurdnne lenprd
out and covered tina driver. LiullmE
approached the automcbil from thn
opposite side
NJ "I covered him with my gun nnid
Gurdane. -and opened thw car door
with my left hand and told him Ap
ret out. Am nutDmatic dropped tn
the running board
They ordered him CUT cE tha auto.
mobile. hands in che nir. Gurdmma
grabbed his hands and kept hiB Rmn
in She youths ribs while Linunilrn
searched the ear and the. drivers
pockets. A purse contained I.A00 MI
the ransom money which Parker hnd
handed the kidnapsr.
~It's All Over
Hirkmsn calmly ieoked AZ ths Of.
ficers and said:
well, guess It's All ever
The most exciting mnnhuuk ava,
staged IN this part Of the county,.
and Pendleton 10 one Of the last out.
Continued on paxs twD1