St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-15
DIED WHEN SHE SAW HIET.
Mrs. Frank HickOk at Sight OF Her
Husband Dies of "a enrI Disense.


A small woman, with dark hair and eyes,
about 20 years old apparently, with pretty
face and well-proportioned figure. rushed
from the door at los East Seventh street
yesterday afternoon and, with a sharp cry,
fell on the sidewalk. 1t was Mrs. Frank
Hickok, who had been i'm st. Paul but a
few days, and her husband was Just pass
ing. He turned and ran away from the
woman. Mrs. Hickok was taken up stains
and an effort was made 10 restore her 10
consciousness. DIR. keam was summoned.
but his efforts were too late, and the woman
gave no response TO the vigorous rubbing
and administration of restoratives. In five
minutes from the time she rushed out of the
building she was dead. The body was
taken To O'Halloran's morgue and the coro-
ner notified. Hickok presented himself TO
the police, who held him for short time
and then released him. 1t was thought at
first that the woman had taken poison,
which caused her death, but a
post mOrtem, held by DIR. Keam,
Coroner Quinn and DIR. Day showed
that her death resulted from paralysis of
the heart. The affair was the last part of
a long story. About year and half ago
the woman whose maiden name was Nellie
Dacey, met Hickok i'm Niles, Mich. She
was almost without friends In the world,
but had money, estimated at from 81. 900 TO
$4,000, left her by her parents. Hickok
was saloonkeeper and was said to have
been gambler. After short acquaint-
ance the two were married, though against
the protests of those who had formed an
acquaintance with her. 1t is thought by
those who knew them at Niles that most Of
her money was used up by her husband in
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TO live pleasantly together and
THE HUSBAND LEFT HER,
going to Ashland, Wis, where he opened a
gambling place, She followed him and
tried To prevent him from gaming. often
rushing into the rooms aud snatching the
chips and money from the table. Again he
left her and came to st. Paul. arriving here
early in February. She followed, protest
ing that she loved him, but was told that
he had gone to Chicago. She went there,
but not finding him returned TO st. Paul.
arriving here last week. Last Thursday
Hickok took rooms at los East Seventh
street. His wife, leaning of this went to
the rooms and took possession of them.
HickOk wanted to be rid of her, and Satur-
day told the police that he would give her
some money If she would only leave him.
The woman complained to the police yes
terday morning that her husband had
packed his trunk, taking some of her
things, and with an officer she went TO the
union depot TO stop the trunk. At about
the hour above named she was told that her
husband was passing, and at once rushed
down stairs, and overcome by excitement
fell as above stated. She is described by
persons who lived in the same block as hay
ing been very quiet and ladylike, but APP
that she had not a friend in the world who
cared for her. and that she had no money.
Her husband is a well-appearing man Of
medium height, and is said to have been
man who was honest and always kept his
word.