Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-07 | Page 1 | Hickman Case Must Go to Trial on January 25,Judge Declares

i i IMF i j. j T Trial i Hickman Case ase Must Go to I rial On January 25 Judge Declares LOS ANGELES Jan 7 United Press The Press The trial triaI of William Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward Hickman for the and mUrder of Marian 1 Parker will willbe willbe be called on J January nuary 25 without any further delay at tho the request of defenso defenso defenso de- de attorneys Judge Carlos Hardy declared today After Atter r reading a stipulation filed by the defense which indicated a postponement would be asked on January 25 25 Judge Hardy said lie he would not approve of or such a a. request If presented Members of the staff of ot Asa Keyes district attorney today hastened their plans for prosecution prosecution tion of ot the case dase so th that t the last de detail detail detail de- de tail will be ready when Hickman Is called to answer for tor or the crime The possibility of ot confronting Hickman with a n. flesh and blood Image of the child chUd he slew was discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed by Keyes' Keyes assistants who were considering l I Marjorie Parc Parker r. r twin sister of Marian as a witness Marian dud and nd Marjorie resembled each o other her so o closely that even those who were fairly well ac acquainted acquainted ac- ac with them had difficulty in telling them apart r It has not been decided as yet what other members of or the Parker family will wUl be be called as witnesses but it is practically certain that Marians Marian's mother will wUl not be asked to testify so that she may be spared the ordeal of hearing the details of h how w her child chUd was mutilated by Hickman Marians Marian's mother was ras not permitted permitted permit- permit ted led to see seethe the mutilated body before It was cremated and arid all aU details of pf the crime have been carefully kept kelt from rom her