The record-union., 1898-02-11
BARON HARDEN HICKEY DEAD.
COMMITTED SUICIDE AT A HO-
TEL AT Ell PASO.
Attained Notoriety by Taking Pos
session Of Trinidad Island and
Proclaiming Himself Dictator.

Ell PASO (Texas), Feb. 10.-Baron
Harden Hickey, better known as the
Prince of, Trinidad, committed suicide
at the Pierson Hotel in this city.
Servants in the hotel discovered that
the Baron was dead at noon to-day,
and the indications were that he died
during the night from drugs taken with
suicidal intent He left a letter ad-
dressed TO his wife at Corona, Califor-
MIA, in which he stated that he was 60
a daughter of John Hagler, the Stand
ard Oil magnate. in 1891.
Baron Hickey attained notoriety
some time ago when he took possession
of Trinidad Island and proclaimed him.
self military dictator.
Baron Harden Hickey was the first of
the royal destiny of Trinidad. He was
born in San Francisco on December $.
1854, of a Catholic and old Royalist
family His ancestors, the Hickeys,
originally came from Ireland. having
accompanied the banished royal Stuarts
of England in their flight to France.
The young Baron was educated at the
College of Jesuits at Namur, and af-
terward at Leipsic. Here he estab-
lished a reputation as a first-class and
fearless duelist. When 10 years of
age he entered the French military
college at St. Cyr, btu he abandoned a
martial life on the death of his father
in 1873, and devoted his life to sculp--
ure and literary pursuits. His talents
first found recognition in the shape of
translat tionS for English magazines.
bu. he also wrote quite a number of
works in his native language.
In 1878 the irrepressible writer start
ed a weekly satirical paper in Paris
called La Tribotteta," which landed
him in constant tribulation. 1t was de-
voetd to the interests of the Royal
lists, and it's editor, the Baron, made
ia appearances in the Police Courts.
paid fines amounting to 100000 francs,
and fought no less than a dozen duels
Among his antagonists We're Aurelian
Scholt, A. Lavertujon, Taine and De
Cyon. He was eventually compelled to
leave France, going to England.
The Baron was thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the Sanscrit language. and,
after studying it's literature, deter
mined to propagate the religion of Bud
dha throughout the United States. In
the meantime he met and married Miss
Anna Flagler, the daughter of the
Standard Oil magnate. and gave up his
intentions in that direction. He then
set about starting a new kingdom on
the island of Trinidad, but the revolu-
ton in Brazil interefered with his plans.
Papers found among the dead Bar
on's effects indicate that he and his
wife could not agree. He left some very
rich jewels in his trunks here, one of
them a crown.
The Baron arrived in Fl Paso on the
Sd inst, and remained quietly at the
Pierson Hotel, not making known his
Identity The Baroness has been wired
for instructions as to the disposition
of the remains.
Baron Harden Hickey's letter to his
wife read as follows:
MY Dear: No news from you. al
though you have had plenty of time TO
answer. / expect to leave this hotel
tomorrow or day after. Harder has
written to me that he has no one in
view for buying my land at present.
Well, / shall have drained the cup Of
bitterness to the very dregs, but
do not complain. Good-by.