The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-24
or GIRL
WILL PROSECUTE
MAYSvlLlE man
Feeling Strong Against "Kirk" Stick
ley In Augusta When Little
Girl Makes Charge.
Augusta Chronicle says:

augusta ShAOh soy
Lycergus ]. Stickley, for whom a
warrant had been issued on charge
of attempted criminal assault on a
seven-year-old Augusta girl on Sep
tepber s, was arrested at Carlisle
Saturday night at about dusk by City
Marshall Case and placed in the coun-
ty jail at Brooksville the same night,
The alleged crime was committed on
Wednesday, September 8, but did not
become known until the following Sat
urday night when the father, who was
away from town at work, returned
home.
Stickley left here on No. on Satur-
day, few hours before the fathers
return, going to Maysville. AS soon as
the father was informed of the affair
he went in search of Stickley but was
unable to locate him. The parents
then notified City Marshal Case if the
accused man did not leave town there
woud be a job for the coroner, and as
full details of the crime had mont be-
come known at the time, and the par
ents had expressed desire that he not
he prosecuted, word was sent to him
at Maysville that if he valued his life
he had better remain away from here
AS soon as Stickley got this word HI
left Maysville-at about IL o'clock, a.
m, Sunday, September u.
Later in the same day, other details
of the affair and other alleged improp-
er acts cropped out, causing the par
ents and officers to decide to prosecute
him.
Stickley went direct to Carlisle from
Maysville and had worked all week at
his trade of painting and paper hang
| ing at that place.
On Friday, September II, Stickley
wrote City Marshal Ollie Case letter,
asking him to dispose of his personal
property, pay some bills he owed and
that he would make arrangements to
get the money later, The letter also
stated that he expected to leave Car
Isle that night, but did not know ex-
actly where he was going.
Mr.. Case at once drove through to
Carlisle and caught Stickley as he was
coming into a restaurant to get his
supper prior to taking the train fol
Lexington. The. prisoner was very
much surprised, as he did not know
that he was to be prosecuted, but OBJ.
jected vigorously to being brought
back to Augusta He would make nj
statement of the attempted assault
other than that little girl could ge
man In lot of trouble.
Stickley gives his age at SO years
has been married and has grandchil
dren. He has been Augusta for NOR,
than one year, part of which time hi
had been associated with Thomas Cole
a painted AS fas as we have been abl,
to learn he has always borne goot
reputation at Maysville, being a Holi
ness preacher at one time.
Stickley will waive an examining
trial and be bound over to await tn
action of the November grand jury.
The evidence is very strong agains
the prisoner, but there is no desire Of
the part of our people to persecut
him, but they believe that acts of thi
kind should be punished, provided tn
man is proven guilty.
Stickley employed Senator Byron t
defend him, and Wednesday mornin
the prisoner waived examining tria
and was committed to jail by Judg
Pfansteil to await the action of Nc
vember grand Jury.