CT's lawyer lays the facts down

[William Cloud Hicklin]

I realize this is an ancient thread, but since I stumbled on it I thought I would clear up the wild boar story:

1) CT has assured me, personally, that he doesn't keep wild boar and the story is nonsense.
2) His property isn't walled or fenced anyway.
3) Both of CT's brothers were fond of spinning yarns and pulling people's legs. In this case Fr John might well have figured that starting this rumor would be both amusing, and a deterrent to overzealous fans.