The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1920-09-03
DIR. H|CKOK IN
BAD DIFFICULTY
Was Located at Gard
nerville Some IL
Years Ago

DR.. G. l.. Hickock, who some twelve
years ago practiced his profession at
this place. is in serious trouble In San
Francisco and the following from the
San Francisco Bulletin will be of in
terest to those who remember the
doctor:
Digging at various points through
out the spacious grounds that sur
round the Mystery Castle" long an
enigma to passerby and residents of
Salada Beech, San Mateo county, po-
lice officials this afternoon are en-
deavoring to unearth still more of its
secrets, following the arrest today of
DIR. Galen r. Hickok. who is charged
by three girls found by the San Fran
cisco police in the house last night
with having performed criminal ope-
rations upon them.
Mrs. Rheinhart Allen, woman
doctor with offices adjoining those of
DIR. Hickok in the Pantages building
and Miss Cleo Tavis. said to be a
nurse at Hickok's Salada hospital.
are being sought by the police in con-
nection with alleged illegal practices
Report of DIR. Hickoks alleged NAL
practices was brought to Captain of
Detectives Duncan Matheson Sunday
night by man whose name is being
withheld. This man told the head of
the detective bureau that his wife had
disappeared following her application
for treatment to a doctor who had Of
fees in the Pantages building. The
wife was found by the police in the
Mystery Castle" last night.
This fact, coupled with information
in Matheson's hands, resulting from
the investigation of the death of Inez
Reed last year-for which DR.. North
cutt is now serving a prison term
led to investigation of Hickok's acti-
vities. The latter report was to the
effect that the charred remains of a
woman's dress and personal trinkets
had been found at Salada not 100
yards from the so-cailed Mystery
| Castle"
Added to this, the police say, was
the fact that a number of bodies of
women had been found on the beech
near Salada within the past few
years. giving rise to the suspicion
that perhaps suicide was not the
proximate cause of all these deaths as
was supposed.
Hickok. who has previous record
with the police and has faced similar
accusations before. had but recently
returned to the Pantages offices. hav-
ing been transacting business else
where for some two years.
When the sanitarium was searched.
detectives say, was found thoroughly
equipped hospital. complete to the
point of luxury. Upstairs in well ap-
pointed rooms were found three girls,
whose names are being withheld,
conyalescing from recent illegal oper-
ations.
The girls IA, IS and 81 years old,
told the police officers everything,
linking, the officers say, DIR. Hickok
with numerous case of the same sort.
The youngest girl said she had paid
$3.50 to Dr. Hickok for his services.
The 1S-year-old girl was charged
1876. and the oldest girl had paid
s275, she told the police.
On the strength of their informa-
tion, DIR. Hickok was arrested at his
home last night and was brought tc
the city prison.
Hickok was indicted by the CRANE
jury of Alameda county on May %
1917 and charged with responsible.
for the death of Mrs. Mary Ethel Den
nett who died as the result of an al
legged illegla operation but was ac
quilted. On February 8, 1918, Hickol
was arrested on the charge of Saral
Scheer, who said that he had perform
ed an illegal operation npon her. Fo
somer eason she refused to testif,
against him and he was released
Just nine days later Hickok was again
in police custody on SIMILAR charg
of Hazel Wilson. She too, refused t
testify against him and the case wa
dismissed.
The Castle of Mystery" was bull
some years ago by McCloskey. tn
millionaire. A year ago DR.. Hickol
! acquired the property for $4,000.