Evening star., 1928-02-09

Three Hours of Argument
and Judges instructions
Alone Remain,,

o. the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES. February e.-Omly
three hours of argument. the Judge
instructions and the jury's verdict STOOD
tos,Ay between william Edward Hick-
man and his fate.
Barring UNFORESEEN delays, attorneys
for prosecution and defense Will nave
nai,,ted their last word pictures OF the
Iidnauer and murderer OF Marian
parker and the case will be IN the
hands of the Jury before night. ihe
,,,rv must decide whether Hickman Is
s~calloused a criminal or a madman. ne
having pleaded not guilty by reason
OF insanitNss
.ss his Nsa Hickman has legally ad-
n,itte6 commission Of the oncnsss
ehsrsed-kidnapine and murder.
Penalty Is Discretionary.
N found sane, Judge J. j. Trabucco
ts~feouired 10 pronounce sentence not
less than two and not more than nFe
risy-s from the time the Nerolct Is re.
turned. The choice between a sentence
~ life inprisonment or the death PEN
si,r ia discretionary with the judge
where the Jury makes no recommenoa-
t,ons. and in this case the Jurors-si-
ting only on the sanity or insanity OF
thre vouth-legally can make none.
After Jerome Walsh. chief OF de-
fense counsel in his argument to the
mry YESTERDAY, labeled the kidnapping
s-,i Shaving OF the l2-year-old girl as
~the most dastardly thing that human
eser set out 10 do" court attaches re-
marked that his course left little chance
for a plea Of mercy II the youth were
found sane.
For Hickman. the murderer hold
m, brief. IT is for Hickman the mad
mar that come to speak TO you" the
aftorney said In opening his plea.
Cats Actions Those Of Madman.
Quoting the commandment, Thou
shalt not kill" Walsh declared II ap-
piied to every human being, to the
Jurors as, well as to Hickman.
The antics OF a madman." he called
Hsskman's placing of the body OF
Marian In his car and its delivery to
her father.
very fact that he took his guns with
him. show he was not primarily anx-
ious 10 save himself" he said OF his
m he did only because the omcers were
not looking for a man like Hickman-
they were looking for a fiend."
He turned food Of sarcasm on all
the prosecution alienists except DR..
Thomas Orbison. He spoke OF little
Dr. REYNOLDS tDr Cecil Reynolds. the
brain specialist as chanting q hymn
Of hate, prejudice and passion" and
mentioned good old DR.. Williams"
n verdict finding Hickman sane
would label him as the normal average
American boy OF l9 and would be an
Indictment against every ls-vear-oio
hsS In. the country" Walsh argued
Hickman Avoids Care.
~The apex of the States case came
s,ist before Walsh made his opening
argument, when Perry NJ. Parker:
father of the slain girl, was beckoneo
ta.rf,e witness stand by District Attor-
new Keyes. For the first time since
Hickman took 81 500 from the banker
sxr<ths point OF gun and IN turn
dumped the body OF Marian almost al
thp fathers feet. Parker looked into
unr face OF tn. youthful desperate.
Hickman vas not prepared TO meet
ms gaze. He, xriggled' down into ms
csaaar behind his attorneys and bowed
irarker looked at Hickman but once.
n was a long. intense stare. Then
without any outward show OF emotion
the banker said:
He is the man who took the money
Swiftly then The State rang down the
cssx;zin on it's testimony and the de-
feYIse started its opening argument.
Preceding Walsh In the final argu-
nnents. Deputy District Attorney For
rest Murray. opened the prosecutions
sraiysis OF the case. leaving the heavy
fire OF the closing plea TO District
Attorney Keyes-
Murray. pinned The jurors down TO q
sssS2fe issaie-was Hickman sane or in
sane when he committed the act? And
the law presumes that he was sane"
hrHrsy quickly added.
Prosecutor Biames Greed.
Murrsyts picture of Hickman was
that Of a murderer with feelings 80
eaiioused and greed 80 great that
human life meant nothing 70 him. but
kspwins clearly right from wrong--the
Legal mark OF sanity
One Of the cieare2t witnesses In the
ea&e was that poor old lady, Mrs Eva
Hstkman, vino struggled all her life TO
give that greedy selfish creature an
r1otier. held by the defense 70 have
shown evidence Of insanity.
Richard Cantiiion, associate defense
szyfnsel merely covered the introduction
0f his argument before adjournment
lest night He had slightly more than
IN hour Of defense time to all at today's
sFsstor.
In event that Hickman is found sane,
his attorneys have 10 days from date Of
nentence TO give notice Of appeal The
appeal. u flied within 30 days, automatf-
Gssly delays execution OF sentence II II