Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-11
BARON HICKEY DEAD.
Remarkable Character Of Three
Continents Dies by His Own
Hand in Texas.
BAD TROUBLE WITH HIS WIFE,
Who Was the Daughter Of the Great Oil
Maxnate, F1agier-Claimeti To He King
Of Trinidad Island Had Fonght Numer-
Gus Daeh aud Bsen ia Times Before
Parisisn Courts. His Fines Amounting to
30o, 200 France.

El Paso. Tex, Feb. II. - Baron
Harden Hickey, betrer known as the
Prime OF Trinidad, committed suicide
at the Pierson hotel in This city. Ser
wants In the hotel discovered that the bar
on was dead at noon yesterday. and the
Indications were that he died during the
night from drugs taken with suicidal
intent. he left letter addressed to
his wife at Corona. Cal. in which he
stated mat he was going to die. De-
F1agler. Of New York. the Standard Oil
magnate. in 1891. Baron Hickey attained
notOristy some time ago when he took
possession Of Trinidad island and pro-
claimed himself military dictator.
was . Partisan OF the stusrts.
Baron Harden Hickey was the first
Of the royal dynasty Of Trinidad. He
was born In San Francisco on Dec. S,
1854. Of Roman Catholic and oh royal
ist family. His ancestors. the Hickeys.
originally came from Ireland. having
accompanied the bsn.shed royal Stuarts
of Kngland in their fight to France
The young baron was educated at the
College of Jesuits at Namur and after
wards at Lelpsic. Here he established
a reputation as a first class and fear
less duelist. When ls yeas old he en-
tered the French military oel,ege at st.
Cyr. but he abandoned a martial life
on the death of his father. in 1873. and
devoted his life To- sculpture and literary
pursuits. His talents first found recog-
niton In the shape Cf TRANSACTIONS for
English magazirs =. He also wrote quite
a number Of works in the Irish
language.
Has Lots of Trouble In France.
In 1875 he started n weekly satirical
paper in Paris called la TrihcIet. which
kept him in constant Nouble. 1t was
devoted to the interests of the royalists.
and its editor. the baron. made ia ap-
pearanCes in the police courts, paid fines
arnouting to 100000 francs and fought
no less than a dozen duels Among his
antagonists were Aurelian Scholte, A..
I.avertugjon. Taine and De Cyon. He
was eventually compelled to leave
France. going to England. The baron
was thoroughly coRversant with the
Sankrit language. and after studying
Its literature determined tn propagate
the religion of Buddha 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 di-
rection. He then set about starting a
new kingdom on the island of Trinidad.
but the revolution in Brazn interfered
with his plans.
His Letter 10 His wife.
Papers found among the dead baron's
effects indicate that he and his wife
could not agree He left some very ricl,
Jewels in his trunk here. one of them a
crown. The baron arrived in FL Paso
on the srd inst, and remained quietly al
the Pierson hotel, not making Known
his Identity. The baroness has been
wircr! for instructions as TO disposition
Of the remains. Baron H!ckey's letter
TO his wife reads as follows:
My Dearest-Ne news from you. al
though you have had plenty of time to
answer. expect to leave this hotel to-
morrow or the day after. Harder has
written ME that he has no one in view
for buying my land at present. Well. I
shall have drained the cup of bitterness
to the very dregs. but do not complain.
I prefer To be dead gentleman TO a
living blackguard. Goodbye. for
give your conduct toward me. and trus,
you will be able 10 forgive yourself.