Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-07
Florence HickIin Shot and Al Most Killed Herself in Blanchard, a Small Station on the Phoenix & Eastern.
Brother of Dead Woman Shot ard Killed Jud Muliino in Cold Blood-SiSter Told Story to Secure Acquital.

PHOENIX, Julq 6.-Bringing to a close a life trilling with sensations, Florence Hicklin shot and almost in stantly killed herself in Blanchard, a small station on the Prescuott & East ern in Yavapai county. Tuesday night, her body being brought into Prescott yesterday morning.
 Placing a revolver of small calibre against her right temple, Miss Hicklin closed her eyes and pulled the trigfeT, Tearing it's way through her skull the missile of death passed through the upper part of the brain and the iN- lated woman dropped over, dying.
 Florence Hicklin's career has been the most checkered of any young wo- man in Yavapai county Twice she escaped punishment on a charge of murder, first through hung jury, and the second time by the dismissal of the charge against her on motion of the district attorney at Prescott.
 About three years ago George lick lin. brother of the dead woman, snot and killed Jud Mullino in cold blood. For this he was tried and sent to Yuma to serve a term of twenty-five years His trial was sensational from the time the jury was selected unti. the attorneys had closed their argu- ments.
 HickIin went on the stand and swore that he had killed Mullino be- cause of an attempted criminal as- sault on his sitter, Florence, saying Jbat she had told him of the alleged attempt @ short time after it occurred.
 Miss Ticklin was the star witness for her brother. Her story was to the effect that Mullino rode past her house early one evening and calling her, requested that she take walk with him. When within about 200 yards of the house, she swore that he attacked her with violence, tearing her clothing, but being prevented from accomplishing his purpose by the strenuous efforts she made to protect herself.
 Though there were several at the Hieklin home, it has always been strange feature of the case that none of them ever swore to hearing any cutcry from Miss Hicklin while she was struggling to save her honor. It was one of the strongest points or the defense.
 George Hicklin returned home not long after Mullino had been there, and from his sisters lips heard her story of the assault. Arming himself with a Winchester he took position not far from the road, and waited for Mullino to again pass.
 Two days later as Muilino was rid hull let into his body from the rear, that caused instant death. The s-ayer made no effort to get away. Mullino's body was found in the road soon after Hicklin being placed under arrest within a few hours after the crime was committed.
 In the conviction of Hicklin, much evidence was introduced to show that Muilino had not hade an assault on the sister, that the story she told was untrue and prompted by a fit of jeal- ousy, Mullino having transferred his affections from her to another woman, or at least it being charged that he had
 Miss Hicklin was arrested soon after her brother was placed in the county jail at Prescott. She was unable to give bail until some time after her first trial, and remained in the coun- ty jail. Shortly after bail was secured for her, the district attorney moved the dismissal of the case.
 That Miss Hickman was not pros ecuted was due to the fact that the principal witnesses for the prosecu- ffofs had left the territory, one of then, died and another's reputation was such that her testimony would be of little value.
 ImmediaIaaii'y, after she gained her liberty Miss Hicklin chose the scarlet life becoming the inmate of one of the notorious houses in Prescott on Granite street Because of the sen sational episode through which she mad just passed this attracted much attention.
 The woman went from bad to worse ui.til she had achieved such notoriety that Prescott officers told her she would have to leave the city. One of her acts was to cause two men, who were rivals for her affections, to en- gage in a shooting scraDe, neither of them being injured
 Going to Blanchard. near where her girldhood home is located, the young woman is believed to have so brooaed over her past life, her causing a brother to shoot down a man and go to the penitentiary for it, and the 6isrepute into which she had fallen, that she decided to end 1t all by going 10 a suicides grave.