Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-19
.PITCOCK'S PLUNGE.
A TRIP TO NASHVILLE WITH
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL AND
ITS AWFUL RESULTS.

young woman, seemingly an unwlll
ing companion, registered at Linck' I
Hotel as John Younger and wife, Hop
kinsville, Ky. Their peculiar conduct
attracted attention, and under invcs
tigation by Chief Cack and Chic
of Detectives Porter, the young man,
who finally gave his name as j. IL
Pitcock, of Kentucky, was arrested
ON the charge of abduction for lille
gal purposes and taken TO the station
house. lie is wealthy young to-
bacco grower from near Cadiz, Ky,
aud the girls family are tenants on
his farm.
A reporter saw Pitcock at the sta
ton, but could not get him to talk
much. lie says that the girl came
here with him agreeing to be regis
tered as man and wife. lie said that
the young lady had been married
and that she has youngchild twelve
months of age. He admitted that he
had made improper proposals to the
girl, but shc would not listen % them
until yesterday, when she agreed to
come here and register as man and
wife with him. The reporter then
went to the hotel, where he found
the young lady trembling and very
much frightened. Through the kind
ness of the houSekeeper of the hotel
the reporter was introduced to the
young lady, and by dint of persua-
sion she told him all she knew.
She said that her name was Lucy
Hammond, and she lived near the
village of Wallonia, in Trigg county,
kentucky, twenty miles from Hop
kinsville, with her mother and three
brothers. She says that this man
Pitcock, or Pit, as she calls him, has
boarded at her mothers house for
year or more, he having a large to-
bacco farm near there. She said that
he some time received letters adj
dressed as j. IL. Younger and j. Ii.
Pitcock. lie had always conducted
himself as a gentleman should, and
that her mothr had placed implicit
confidence in him.
On Thursday Pitcock told the
Young lady's mother that he was 60
ing to Nashville on business and that
nc would be absent two days. He
asked if Lucy could 60 with him.
The girls mother placed her innocent
in the hands of Pitcock
and told him that she might go and
see the city, but to bring her back
safe. She gave her daughter some
money, and about 8 o'clock yesterday
morning they left home in buggy
for IIopkinsville to catch the train.
The young lady said that she had
been engaged TO Pitcock for some
lime, and that they were 10 have been
married soon,"
"At the trial on Saturday Lucy
Hammond told a different tale from
that she had previously told the re-
porter and detectives, as to not being
married. In reply to questions asked
by the judge, she said that she had
been married and had a child Is
months old. She said that her hus.
band had left her four times, and
they were separated the last time
about the first of last March. Sh,
said that her husband was named
Lorenzo Young, and that he owned {
farm about three miles from the
house where her mother lived. Thu
house that the girls mother lived il
was owned by Pitcock, and he lie
them live in it for doing the cooking
She also said that the reason sh
came here was that she went to Hop
kiusville with Pitcock to have som
dresses made for her little girl. Ate
they had reached Hopkinsville Pit
cock proposed coming on to Nashvill
and she came willingly. She sal
that her mother knew she was CON
ing TO IIopkinsville.
The judge asked her where she wa
married and she replied: "Nea
Princeton, KY, by preacher name
VIM" The said that she had bee
engaged to marry Pittcock and wa
trying TO get a divorce from her hui
band, whom she said twas runnin
around other girls"
When Judge McAlister said this
she had better 90 home Lucy limo
Gently asked "Why can't he go too
meaning Pltcock.
Judge McAlister replied that h
. was keeping the man to protect he
and that Pitcock would be sent I
J Jail. The girl was put on the trai
by Chief Slack and Detective Porte
and sent home on the HopkinsvilI
accommodation yesterday Afternoon
After considering the case abou
: holding Pitcock Judge McAlister col
, cluded that as no oilense had bee
committed in this state and no wal
rant sworn out, that he could NJ
hold Pilcock, but he would not II
, lease him until 8 O'Clock last nigh
keeping him until there was no POI
: sibility of receiving an answer TO tn
telegram sent to the girls brother b
: way of Cerulean Springs, Ky. RI
: ceiving no answerup to the appointe
hour, 8 o'clock last night, Pitcoc
was set at liberty, and he says tina
he will 60 home this morning an
smooth matters over. lie says tina
! L Cal. IL "a 4.