The train on the right may be carrying William Edward Hickman, confessed kidnapper and murderer of 12-year-old Marion Parker. Hickman (along with a cadre of law enforcement officers and newspaper reporters) traveled by train to Los Angeles from Pendleton, Oregon, where he was previously held for extradition. The train departed Pendleton on December 25th and arrived in Los Angeles on the 27th. Hickman was tried for his crimes in early 1928. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Crowds of men, women and children gather outside of the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, waiting to glimpse the train that carried William Edward Hickman to Los Angeles from Pendleton, Oregon, where he was held while awaiting extradition. Hickman confessed to the kidnap for ransom and murder of Marion Parker, age 12. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Crowd of men, women and children gather outside of the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot and watch as a train carrying William Edward Hickman passes by.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Hickman Faces Questions About Another Murder: Crowd Surrounding Jail Foiled; Court Hearing to Be Tomorrow; Slayer Faints in His Cell," 28 Dec. 1927: A1.
