The New York herald., 1871-09-06
u 7 A RI.
The Notorious Bill ITiclx-
man Arrested.
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4, Graphic Story of This NotO-
riOus DANTE.
Dark Deeds Among the Nor
mons Uncovered.
How Brigham Ruled in the Days
Gone By.
Hickman Charged with Nu-
INcrCys Murders.
HIS CONFESSION HOPED FOR

SALT LAKE CITY, August 20, 1871.
Every reader acquainted with the damning
charges OF secret murder that have been a stigma
and dlsgr ace to the name Of MOrmonism and Utan
must be familiar with the name OF the notorious
'.Bill" Hickman, ana will learn with special aratih.
cation that this bloodstalned Mormon is at last In
the grasp OF the federal authorities In safe con-
nnement in United States military calaboose.
There II nothing In history so repulsve to the soul
as a religious murderer-One who can bless you,
smile upon you, and IN the next instant "blow the
top of your head on' as holy duty and obligation.
Just such q villain has been this Bill Hickman, and
It 1s devOutly to be wished that the law may not
be cheated OF It's claims by the tortuous wlndings
OF special peadings and questions Of jurisdiction.
TIE MURDEKER'5 LIFE.
To sketch "Blu Hickman would be the revelation
OF vlilany that far surpasses Italian bandttl and
Venetian professional murderers in the paimy days
OF the Doges, when a look alone sufficient to
conslgn the unfortunate the dreary dungeon, the
rack or .tne iron mask.r There has never been an
incident Of damnlng darkness In this Territory
with which ''Bs" name has not been associated;
and II he VIII only now speak out and tell the work
that ne has done for Bngham's Church and by
s'0rder' there Will be O reveament in his confess
slons far beyon anything IN history or romance
Personally he is OF five feet or ten inches
Is height, heavy set with as pleasant smile on his
u
He has been reckoned the most pleasant cutlhroat
Of his day, and the last a crowd Of strangers
that would have ever been suspected Of doing the
works that now promise to bring hun to the gal
lows. He was an
ELDER IN THE CHURCH
He has been over thirty years Mormon elder,
closely intimate with Brigham Young tor the first
twenty of those years and ever ready to do his bid
ding. How much If anything. he mas done in his
profession for Brigham he can now tell if he win !;
but without waiting for his confessions he Is known
with his gang OF conederates to have put scores Of
persons "where the dogs could not bite them" and
Tor which he was never brought TO punishment; not
even has nc ever been arragned.
''KILLED BY INDIANs.n
In the year 1856, the year preceding the exped-
ton OF the United States troops to this place. Hick.
man and his party are accused OF having left this
city and watched the OF Secretary Baobitt on
the Plains and killed him ana his companion at Ash
Hollow, near the divide, between the North and
South Forks Of the Platte river Babbitt had been
70 Washington, d. G., where he had initiated hos
ulity 10 Brghams intolerable reign, and his re.
turn was met and murdered at that place, and all
the regret expressed by Brigham was that "ne had
lived as O fool and died FOOL" and 1t was good
lesson for opposing him. Within few miles Of the
same place, and within forty-eight hours, two
Mormon elders, with their two wives and
Q babe, were also killed. They had left Salt Lake
City disgusted, ana were overtaken "5y the In
dams" and killed. Hickman and his attendants
arc charged in the public mind with those murders,
ana that by the order Of his superors.
BURSTS UP MEETING.
In 1865 he was certainly known to have burst In
the doors of a private dwelling house In this city,
where Spritualist, now living In Chicago but
whose name now escapes me- was holding meet
ing, ana two OF the company then assembled were
killed. Nothing was done with Hickman, and, what
IL astonisningy strange, one OF Brigham's car.
r1Age drivers TO day Is the OF one OF those victims
and believes thai his father was rightly served.
Brigham's young coachman Is brave man, ana
would have killed Hickman long ago If he had not
believed that his father was wrong in listening to
6pirtualist HIS credulty was larger than his pa
rental Affection and mis- is GO the only case where
sons have accepted the deaths OF apOstate parents
and said 'It was all rlght.'
In that same bloody year Hickman was sued for a
deDt by a Gentiie gambler, 1t Is said, and during
lis pendcncy in the Court he sought quarrel with
his creditor and killed him at the door OF the hotel
In the principal street. That terminated the suit
and saved The money.
MANY MEN HAVE DISAPPEARED
and been no more and Hickman was the last
to have known anything Of them, and no action
was ever taken to find out their whereabouts
Hickman was safe enough 1t Is rule IN tnis city
never TO make any Inquiry on such matters. 1t has
been implanted into the minds Of the people that II
they know nothing They Will always be sure OF es-
Gaping from intorrogatory Let report such as
that or the assassination OF the lamentel DR.. Robin
son be put IN circulation, and ask Mormon II he
knows any thing OF 1t, "NO and don't want to
known THAT Is the logic, and a man such as that
excellent gentleman just named may be alured
from his home at midnight under the
Of r. M
in an unguarded moment he is assassinated. In q
place Ike this, where ut that time there were not
hundred Gentiles in the city, Brghams police could
not lind 1t out. whiie there was multitude OF evi-
dence that AZ least eight persons were seen running
OF from the murdered man. AT the examination
no one knew thing about II.
HORSE THIEVES.
This arrested Hickman was lor years The principal
OF q gang OF young desperadoes who lived
by horse and cattle stealing OF inc Gem
tiles, and murders g., when ~, necessary me
later years, since Hickman forsOok Brignanl, the
Mormons accuse hin OF being false and pad man
and tell In justification Of charge that he de-
acting IN consort win ''the Old Boss" as lie called
Brigham On several occasions. before some des-
peTate enterprises were undertaken and the
'D'hoysn were doubtful OF the right OF the business,
Hickman used to go up TO brieham's once and
sui.clent, the younger bandtti accepted the elder
bandits story and The work was executed, believing
told in this city by Mormons today, who use u IN
order TO show the bad character OF Hck,
man and how 0tten DfiKnam mas peen OlaIneu
when innocent. 1ne facts may he good enough,
but the logic ls bad. how came these young Nor
mons ever 10 get It into their heads tna; such
could ever be tolerated Thereto hangs tale
GETS SuAKY ON BRIGHAM.
When the California volunteers arrived here In
1867 Hickman became unsettled and tired TO repent.
lie sought occupation, and as he was well acquainted
with the country, General Connor, I'D command OF
the troops, made him an Indian scout ana used him
for some time In that capacity. During this time he
Is supposed to have divulged to the General
great many murders in which he took part. lie IS
supposed to be the Oilcer TO whom an atroclous
order once given To assassnate eighty team.
sters and camp followers OF the United States army
In the winter Uf 1S57-5S, while they were being con-
quoted through tine settlements as the territory
was by order OF Brigham Young then under martial
law For the uvulgence OF his secrets, or supposed
nlvul2ence he was given the cold shoulder by BrlG-
nam, and IL is now possible that he Will tell II all.
sut There IL little confidence 10 DC placed Ia
fanatic cutthroaL
HE FLEES FROM WRATH.
r.,, dee years ago he got AFRAID OF the Mormon des-