The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-19
HICKEY An EX-CONvTCT.
His TamiI,'s story OF the Effort to Blsc,.
mail Them In Chicago.

CHICAGO. H.. Oct In the arros; 81
four mon on charges of conspiracy vester-
day. States Attorney Deneen beliey's he
frustrated an attempt to eXtort money
from the New York relatives Of William
Hickey. who j. under arrosi on q arg" Z, 2
burglary.
The men arrested are David Dad d.
haver, a disbarred attorney: Frank 'n:i'
well. formerly captain 81 one di"isinn a.
toNeY'- army and small poit ician. Jnf,.L"
l.. 1e'ford, detective; William q. DaN.s
detoctivc and partner" Of T";ford.
Four different payments Of money aIc
rald To have been mad" 10y hickey's rela-
tiv"- before tn" refusal uf the last demand
for ST. n brough' IN" casr 80 a climax.
A. nearly H. can hn lea ned Young Hic,"v
was frst accused by the detectives 81 u
burglary on Va" South Sid" here ~. war
indicted on a charg" Of rohhng the r'ei-
dencc Of Mrs. Jones on Juiv I, The owl
demo" b"f"r" the Grand Jnry was given 10y
u woman who Wa known y. Mvrtl" Lewis
who since then =. -"rprtrd 10 nav" di,ap-
lrarei, and bv ,antNcll. J"rtord sid
ia is ard Mis- Don. : wrr. alsp viJr,ss
After the indictment was retained Tp'-
fort went To New loin. whrl. /. icn.y had
gum anu l''Nl sHNi NJ u tlh' Young MAI
IGiJruhaveT. on oct Il, obtained the I.-
lease III Hickey ON Ionu. ana H. alleged To
have received $3.50 for IA" work linen. It
l. alleged. h". Icttoid. ,artw.ll and Davis
Logan 10 lay Their plans To- got money I ON
Nil. Hickey, no mai followed hcr ron to
thi- city. An ret'iu io"y were to obtain
the RELEASE. oi II iChoy
Db!uenhaveT, II IT, said, declared tina; tn.
$3.50 alleged 10 have teen asked for pre-
Nlously Vas not enough and wanted $500
more. Mrr. hic.ry protested she had uo
more money h" uegu, i.iiori- Wet" over
heard by i'"'cc, ives iiI:-n and LAWN, and
resulted in IA" arrests
The Hickey. vii ans FIVE hrot hers, hs
sis"r Anna and his pa ~ents. live on the
ground floor Of the tenement ilG West
Ihirtv-nuth street The father is a black
smith. and Anna. who keeps ho,se. pores
a. an artists model Mrs. Hickey has
been in Chicago with her son for two
weeks. and Yesterday the family were any
iou-ly awaiting eomo word from her .bout
u" arrests
Anna told yesterday of IN, alleged plot
William il n great | liz softi".' she said.
and these Chicago JeoIlc thought they
could scare him into getting money from
mamma TO escape nj, ,h,rge. be~id, :. they
know of his relationship TO Senator Plum
kitt-mamma is Mr.. ilunkit's sister and
that We are disiantly related through IA
Their Ia ex-senator Murphy.
why. before mama Wet ~ ClnCa O..
she rot letter from tie laVynr, saving
he reeded money and IN" could get il from
Senator Punkit
Willie worked for the Edison COMPANY
until las, spring. wh"U he went 10 Chicag
bui after a few months ne tired Of il aud
came back home in August He wa ar
rested At Thir'y-fourth street ard Broad
wav few weeks after and taken 10 Chicago
OH this charge. He Wa seventeen dav~
IN the Tombs fig ting eStrad.tion and IT,
that tirne his hair turned gray and he Went
all 70 pieSes.'
" 4. 1aniwell of ,artwcll. Moore d
Mcdonnell. who we're Hickey lawyer
during the cXtradition proceedings, said
Yesterday that he believed ia Hickey
Innocence. He also said that Senator
plunkiit denied being related to Mrs,
Hickey.
Hickey was arrested on Oct IS. 1893. for
burglary in this city and got 'en-ycar-'
sentence. which he finished in June, 1900
His picture is in the Rogue's Gallery.