The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-07-05
MILITARY ..
GUARD
Is Demanded By the. Infamous
Elder Hicks.
Says the Charges Against Him Are
- Untrue.

Elder Hicks, the Indiana man who is
charged with nesmerising and seduciDg
girl named Pickett, near Pellville, a
few weeks since, wrote the following
letter to Sheriff Stepens, of Hancock
county.
Blinco, KY, June "a.
Hon. Sheriff Hancock Co., KY.
Dear Sir:-Job tells us that imam that
is born of woman is of few days and
full OF trouble" but whatever may be
the cogitatiOn OF excited and misguided
men, nothing will take the place Of
facts. .
have been reading the accounts as
d, they appeared in the daiIies and weeklies
Of the state and the country, Of the ter
rible mesmeristic, hypnotic artist who
came 10 your county some time ago,
read the account of "Eld. w NJ" or W.
H. Hicks making specially of mesmer-
a izing young country maidens, and then
assaulting them. You. as an officer Of
the common law and man of intelli-
gence, know that such a statement is
utterly inconsistent with reason.
"Mesmerism!" "Hypnotism II I"
Shades of the Holy Fathers! There is not
truth in the whole thing.
1 am the man who preached at Mt.
Eden on June 90, and would have lee
tured again but for falsehood cold and
bare.iaced, issued against me and the
threats Of an unthinkiDg and unreasona-
BILE mob OF wild men.
l was at John Puckett's house, talked
to Miss Ida, his daughter, and was ac-
cused by Liza Curry OF being criminally
intimate with Miss Pickett ETC., but
never opened my mouth to Miss Pickett
on such a subject, nor did she do any
thing wrong in my presence at any time.
nor do believe that she has ever gotten
out of the way with any person at any
time.
can easily interpret the whole thing,
I think, however. There are some
things under "hood-wink" despised Of
vultures, and in my judgment, undue
influences we're made to operate on the
mind OF Mr.. Pucketts family to induce
the statement rs published in the Louis
vile Post ct al Populi Journal.
know no more about mesmerism
than hog knows about picking banjo,
nor do l believe there is man on earth
who can seduce women by mesmerism.
1 did not leave Hancock because felt
condemned, or guilty, or any such
thing, and am perfectly willing to come
back and face court of competent jur
isdiction on the face of the "Mesmer-
lied" charge. l repeat, l cannot believe
that Lydia Pickett ever carnally knew
man, and as far as the Curry girl is
concerned, her very image is a reluta-
ton.
Elder Coleman met me six years ago
at Magyar, aud did some work in his
country, as also around Fordsville.
You see name is adaptive only and
W. M. Hicks was a most convenient
name. There is w. NJ. Hicks, and he
is Baptist Minister, and he has been in
plenty Of places and he is we'll known,
hence his name ct sic transit mundi en-
de Mt. Eden. My business called me to
Mt. Eden, and my identity necessitated
the name clicks" He IS small, tonguey
good looking, dIessy, etc. But I am not
Hicks very long at time, while pre-
sumo Elder Hicks is thst fellow all the
time. Now admit throwing these peO-
pie off the track by telling them about a
clerkship, mission work, etc. But did
not get any mans money nor did l de-
bauch any mans home.
think we'll of the Mt. Eden people
and hope they will just think little
of me.
Now you write TO me Mr.. Sheriff as /
direct, and If you will give me the privi-
ledge of military protection, as per my
right, will come to Hawesville. |
would very much like to do 30, for the
sake OF indicating an innocent, but
over-penuaded family.
Or If you prefer TO seek my apprshen-
sion independent Of correspondence, ]
have no objection, bat 1 can save you,
dear sir, both time and money. If you
will write 10 No. 27, Box A, U. d. A.
Chicago, Ill. will get the letter.
My offer is this-I want my absolute
guarantee Of my rights 80 far as protec'
ton is Concerned. chat is all. What
can prove is no item here. Or / pro-
pose to pay the cost OF the proceedings
30 far and get 4 receipt against further