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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 9. 1923 nsppiRin nr nann J II W III i I I L IKIUh E TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO o o (From Columns of The Statesman, February lO, l!Kt:i) "and believed he was doing a great good for humanity as bis defense claims, yrh? did he write Parker, the victim's father, 'not to tell the police?' Why did he ask sar castically, 'Why all this publicity?' If he believed providence guided Old Time Resident of Salem Goes To Her Rest After A Brief Illness Two postal clerks have resien- ied because the p;ty here is too him why didn't he want himself poor. j acclaimed? Cleverness Recalled lenna It is asserted here that Bulgaria threatens to invade Tur key in the event of an insurrec tion In' Macedonia. Mrs. Edward S. Lamport, a res ident of Salem for the last 40 ycurs. died Wednesday evening tared frilowing a brief illn; ss. She wa: i Eugene Elliot Lyons, slaver of Sheriff Withers, has been cap- tli- widow of the laic Edward :-v The flfam'T Elmore, runnin i ;i ijiiief and helpful life, enjoyin;; t::e friendship:-- of more than an jivt ruge generation. She will be i! :i ;.Hed by manv friends of the old !::ys and the new. KiCKMAN JURY FIXES FATE TODAY, BELIEF (Continued froini pfcge 1.) the automobile disclosed a pile o! $20 bills which they assumed was wh;t remained of the $1500 ran Sinn money, a sawed off shot gir find an automatic pistol, both load ed. Two other pistols were found in Hickman's bag. Weapons Displayed V.'hile the officer was testifying, the weapons themselves were be fore him. produced by the tate as part of Its exhibits. After the fat-hion of the man accustomed ti bundling guns, Gurdane careful): "broke" each weapon to ee tha' it was not loaded before examining It f t Identification. He positive ly stated that the shotgun and on other weapon were those found in the green sedan close by th driver's seat. The others had bee? taken from the bag by Lleuallen ctitt he could not be so sure. Attorney Walsh felt that th c!i!-p!ay of guns In the courtroon wan prejudicial to the interests ol the motionless youth at his bad :;n(i voiced his belief in ligorou ljc'-tlons. Quickly it was over ru!d however, and the words o; ti.f objection thems.' ve ordered Mru-ken from the rceord. When 5urdan.- leit the stand I i fallen took his place and t-av I "i jurors additional details of th .t!:: iSling capt ure. Currency Identified T'i- witness identified the stack . '- 1,111.. ..-..I. .,...! . II f I- ...... .'1 v " uu.. tin ii 1 1 i it cur ft i i.i iKimbers J'.nti testified tha' there was $1-1 'j all told. A mo !!':.: U;ter he identified the twe I ;s-('s about which his fellow of fii-er w;)s unci-rtain. Twenty rhoiun shells and sev f r a 1 boxes of c:irirides were als idfi'.iified by Li ualH-n as hav:n b. e:i found u llb kinan's bag :": t b ear. "'.":: lh dil not rare to crr.ss " I i: th iip offio 1 a p!:!iee 1 s took t he f'. tii" :.ti;iN ;.. -'I table rs from th; d t .live (: -';;i::l !i: m li "f v,ea;ioii .v n;; h'-r ' 1. i : ! .1' ' . i 1 ; L".iT.S :.. My. . ;Ve - that any : e ,.f : v, ea ; ui .hl !'. s in iters. tile ui--f'-' V' c,i;e '.iVi:si which uv v.; I'd stimulate l".: A i : i- I hu (iel'clld.l c::i;i!.' lc 1 ', :, r.o -1 ; l 1 1 ' : r i I statement care to cm a:i:i the. ab -d in tense stillness to the tale of the rff iters, v-re sitting with blanched f t t a- County Autop-y virt-con Dr. A. F. Wacnt r -testi- l.amport, pioneer Saiou nier-! !" ' weeu lJori!aiid uml Dayton. hant. jr-ani; in the Yamhill tiver ye tor- Mrs. Lamport was born In Vit-i lay in 12 ftti of wier. t'hc loria. B. ('.. f3 vears aero. She H sunken snat. was a member of the First Con Fi-t'.at icnal church of this cit . SI U-'aves threp pops: Frederick l S. National batik; Merrill S. I.a:i:;ort, local p'torney. and E. H l.a'iiie.rt. a n et i liant In Medford 'llIleral arranpetneiits have not I ;.(, completed. At the time of his death, a few ye: rs ago. Edward S. Lamport wa - one of the fne men in Sa.ein viMi the" longest continuous ca-r-ers in justness life here. Since l.i death. Mrs. Lamport has lived "that America do away with the rope when the rope already was about Ma own neck." Then quickly passing over the great mass of evidence introduced by the defense intended to show that a strain of insanity ran among Hickman's forebears, Murray de manded that the Jurors bear in mind that "the burden of proof of The prosecutor dealt long on his insanity defense Is on him. the visit of police to Hickman's Murray spoke feelingly of the aDartment followine the crime andl mother. Mrs. t,va HlcWman, us of the youth's attitude there. He that "poor little lady who strug- aaked the Jurors to consider the gled all her life to give that crim sfgnificante of Hickman's ex- inal over there all his Belfish pressed hope that "they catch the pleasure." lit-nd who committed this crime."! Then he dwelt on Hickman's Were those the words of a manl many sittings in the county Jail w-io did not know the meaninc of I with alienists both for state and rime; who did riot know right! defense. from wrong?"' he chrlif nged. I "His sanity was proved by his trutk, Murray called attention to therefusal to talk to them." Murray fact that Hickman 1; d been "wise! sa,1- an(1 nl3 claiming of his con rnoiiKh" to use a fictitious name i! a San Fra;; iso ::ute on hi flifiht northward: of bis 'rush from that city when he saw Lis name :n the newspapt r- and of his pick up t'Ae boys to ride with him through the courtroom. Repeat-! through the streets In an automo edly he prefaced his remarks "lie. with into the province of medical men. 'rr.il and told the men and women and evaded the technical terms, 'arbiters that he wae a "novice be After attempting further to sup-lfort. the bar." He had come hre port the "divine guidance" theory. What I feel In my heart"' T prae?ox waa tn? .. . . . n-.ii utieusB lawyer uera in insaniiv Mim i innnni i .1 ... . - it f iiuiumu line, aaaine or t n rtrense ni1 touching on T,,,;.. .nJfl ,"lthat the'h suffered from delu- other testimony during the trial.ldepths of my heart hewever. "believing ; d. Hri.fiv the wiine-h-itr b.v:::c:pn of th' coroner's otfi.-, 0 h.t he would not bo seen rid lated that Marian Farkcrdied ai'-K "solo"- the term he used. iol nt and homicidal death; d crlbed the condition of the bod Ahen it coin to him. and ider.ti tied pho'ognphs of th-j broken remains as eorrectlv representing hf body as he first viewed it. The final and Murray sa d. in bragging of hi? lone-hand crime. "Why did he not mention divine i-uidance in his murder confes -sion?" questioned Murrav. "I5r- 'ause the criminal's trait of self of Hickman's alleged was the taking from Bchpol of the; Parker girl to "do the most das-' tardly thing that ever human hand has done in history. , "Such conduct Is bo Incompre-j heneible." he argued, "that no un biased mind could say it was the act of a normal mind." Walsh, declaring he himself was "as outraged by this crime as are you or the other citizens of this community," said "I don'tj see how in the name of a living Ood you can see this thing other than I do." He 6aid the much-manifested from the in the ab- ould not delve! Walsh stepped close to the Jury' normal mind of his client. instinct of self preservation was stitutional rights." entirelv "dead" in this bov from Ilrands Defense As Sham the time he strangled the child to In a thundering finals. Murrav! deaM, for a "pittance of J1do. shouted: 'To me this defense is a' This, he said, was made certain sham: there isn't a place in it thatiby the carrying of the body will hold a drop of water. It i most (Tamatic preservation was manifesting tt- csture or me stale tnen vas.e:i. ;nade. (Quietly and with a distitic gentleness. Keyes called lo th .land Pefry M. Parker, father of Marian. And Parker looked into he face of th- shrinking youth, nrrrnal instinct of self-preserva .vho ronfi ssod the crime whichc'on .tlrred the nation. Hickman apparently was no' prepared to meet that gaze. He 'iept Ills eyes averted from th ather's face. His slight body hrank perceptibly downward anrt he finely cut head appeared to :roop. Glance Pierces Killer Parker, stern of countenance ooked intently at the figure in he prisoner's chair from whom he state is demanding death in xpiatlon of his confessed crime. Between Hickman and the fath r lay the four guns -on the coun el table: over to his left Bat eight nen and four women who as jur ,rs will decide his fate; ahead and o his right was the kindly faced ut stern Jurist railed from ar utpost county of California t tear the case It was the dram itic peak of a dramatic trial. In the hush that .followed. Park -r was called upon to answer bu' "ew questions. He Identified th ansom letters and telegrams; tht :20 bills he paid Hickman at re olver's point for the tor;o of hi; nurdered child; and looking in ntly at the youth before hin aid: "He is tha man who tool he money." The state's case had been com let d and it rested. ltecess Allowed With only arguments and ir. 'ructions left, court was ad ourned after little more than ar ;our's session until afternoon. J ii dire yrabucco had ruled tl?. thre.ehoiirs each would be a lowed for defense and prosecutior md when Murray rose to prcsen he opeuing argument he cam tulckly to the point. Lest the jurors should digres rom the issue at hand, he tol. hem that there was but a sing! bing for them to decide whethe lit kinan was sane at the" time h ommitted the crimes t onfesiitd Then employing sarcasm and Wig runs oratoiy. h pounced tn th iefvnsc conteiition that the krlle a as nsotiva(d by "divine guid ncr." , "If this defendarrt- was directti' divine guidance," he argued. ifl upport fiot.i th; court is r- t.i it.ic-d on exni'i:: "s l:tli lielatt-tl orients later jurors a:u all of whom had listen BREAK CHEST GOLDS WITH RED PEPPER Ease your tijrht, aching chest. top the pain. Hrt-ak up the congestion. Fel a bad cold looAen up in just a short tin.e. "Rd Pepper Hub" is the cold rem edy that brin quickest relief. It cannot hurt you and it certainly seems to end the tightness and drive the congestion and soreness right out. 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