The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-12
KeAHSEEE TREE Dead,
4 Vain Attempt to Perform
this HElTa4Ee Ln HOyVa.


y horrible story is related by the
Ida County Ga Pioneer Of an affair
which occurred at the appropriately
named village OF Helis Bend 10 that
county. About the middle of Novem
Der one Mr.. Heycock was taken down
with typhoid fever, and DR.. Rice OF
Smlthiand was summoned to render
medical aid The patient was getting
along as we'll as could be expec, ed uu-
der the clrcumstauces-the patient be
ing quite low before medical aid was
received One day Spiritualist. re
siding in that vicinity, by the name OF
Frank kislow, called at the house OF
Mr.. Hey cock, won the confidence OF
the family, aud boldly asserted that he
could perfect rapid cure upon Mr..
Heycock through the medium of Spir-
ituallsm, providing they would let him
have his own way. After a short time
OF consideration, Mrs HeyUuck iu-
formed Biglow that they we're at his
mercy. Biglow threw our all the med q.
icine prepared by Dr. Rice, aud scut
the Doctor word not to make another
visit. From this time no medicine was
administered save Biglow's spiritual
aid. lie commenced talking and
er3aning to the patient, rubbing his
brow, pulling his beard, &c Mr.
lleycock fuaiiy sunk into kind OF
stupor, and seemingly suffered less
pain, which led the wife aud Biglow to
the belief that he was recovering. Wis
itors were finally iorbid coming In
the course of day or TWO few Of
the citizens again went 70 the house
aud asked admission which was grant
ed. There, in bed lay tie dead body
! af ErT Heyeoeis l.sss oy,o-.s.. is-s .--,r5.
[ ready turning black One OF the Wis
itors exclaimed, He is dead - Big
low suid, lie is not dead, but sleep
eth, at The same time eudeuvoring to
blow out the light The neigh bors
then suggested that the body be laid
out for burial. Biglow objected, and
said If my brother be dead | can
raise him to life again, and rising upon
his feet, stretching OUT his arms over
the corpse and lifting his eyes toward
heaven, shouted at The top of his voice.
Come forth, my dear brother Grave.
give back thy dead ~ He then kneel
ed over the dead body saying, Open
thy eyes, my dear brother" at the
same time pushing the eyelid open
with his thumb Climbing no one saw
HIM aud with a feeling OF satisfac
ton he turned to the bystaniers and
yelled, Praise the Lord But, to
his surprise, the brother" did not rise
worth a cent. The citizens again
wanted possession of the BODY for in
termeut, but the spiritual doctor stub
bornly refused, saying, L can raise
thy brother at the end of third day
Heavy blankets were then piled upon
the corpse by Biglow, to retain the au
NAL heat The doors were locked
aud no lights used during three days 9,
but what else transpired is not known
At the eud OF the third day Mrs
Hcycock sent word to few of the
neighbors to come and bury the body .
They came, aud among them were the
most stout and hardy men of the
neighborhood, but they became faint
and sickened upon entering the room.
on accouf OF the uncomfortable stencil
resulting from the decomposition of
The body. They were compelled to
bring ice from the river, which they
placed around the corpse to freeze it,
before they could arrange it in the
coffin. Mr. Heycock was about forty
five years of age, and was recently
from Wisconsin. He was by faith an
Adventist, aud was highly respected
by all his acquaintances Tie whole
neigh borh2od Is filed with great in
dignation over the affair.