Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-12
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two travellers ahghtcd FROM inc ST Charles stage
AZ Hannibal, No., and registered their names Al
the Monroe House as Jules Du Collier and VIII
lam Hull. They had in their possession a large
russet colored hand trunk and two large leather
trunks. one of which was covered with canvas
ru Collier had a common double barrclcd shot
gun. Hull had new ride.
On New Years morning they both started out
hunting and returned in the evening. On the
following morning Du Collier, at the earnest sol
citation Of Hull, again accompanied him out hunt
ing. About dusk Hull returned alone. The land
lord and several citizens who were present, in
auired of Hull what had become of his friend
Hull replied, that Du Collier had met friend 10
Frenchman) and had gone TO stay with him for a
few days. During the evening Hull exhibited sew
eral gold watches and other jevclry in the Office
OF the Monroe House. and on the Sd hired n con-
vcyance to Quincy, H., taking with him part OF
the baggage.
At Quincy he put up at the Hess House. and
on the following day drove out about 10 miles to
visit an uncle OF his who resides there. On the
7th Hull returned to Quincy and there sold a sill
yer watch to the proprietor ofthc Kentucky House
and in the afternoon took the cars for the North.
The canvas covered trunk that was left by Hull
at the Monroe House in Hannibal remained there
until the 10th Of January, when owing to the non
appearance of Du Collier, suspicion began to a.
rise in the mind Of the landlord and some Of the
boarders, and the trunk was opened and found to
contain Du Golfers clothing and bills Of jcwery,
Watches &C., dill in Du Golfers name, and the be-
lief began to gain ground that Hull had murder
ed Du Collier and then taken his property.
A search was Immediately commenced for Du
Collier, which continued the l1th and 12th of
January, but without success. On the 18th, a
farmer from the interior of the country, who hap
pened to be at Hannibal on business, and hearing
the story of the.two men going out hunting on
the I'd, and only one of them returning, stated
that on that day he the farmer) was returning
home from Hannibal, when he observed two men,
answering the description of Hull and Du Collier
enter hollow in the woods about two miles and
half from the city. He paid but little attention
as he supposed they were hunting. That shortly
after they entered the wood he heard the report
of gun, and soon afterwards saw one of the men
come out of the wood and 60 towards Hannibal.
Upon hearing this party Immediately started
for the place described. The hollow was entered
and the body of Du Collier was found partially
on the face, and ball hole through the brain,
showing that the unfortunate man had been shot
from behind The probability is that Hull had been
following him, as the track was not wide enough
to allow of two abreast, and watching his oppor-
tunity, had deliberately murdered his unsuspect-
ing friend ~ '''T' ''.' *.
-. The ball appeared to be such as is used in re-
yolve.s, and it was now recollected that Hull had
reyoly. Y with him while at Hannibal A Coro-
ner's inoue,st was held, and verdict OF wilful
murder retur, rcd against Hull, but the murderer
had fed and Du Golfers papers showed that he
must have taken " 18th him about 81 200 in mon
ey and about the san. 'e amount in jewelry.
The authorities of h. '.nnibal, finding that Hull
had probably taken the route to this city imme-
diately dispatched Messrs s'hoois and Osborne
accompanied by the clerk of he Monroe House,
to endeavor to secure the villain, ana 10 engage
the services of Pinkerton & Co., OF the North-
western Police Agency, well known as 'he pe'
tictives of the West -
The'case once in the hands of Pinker ton Co.,
they ran the various routes over that would be
likely to be taken by the fleeing murde, 'er, IN
coming to or leaving Chicago. 1t was alVes-
tained that the name of Hull was registered at
the Sherman House on the morning of the lth
January, and upon inquiring, it was ascertained
that this person had in his possession a large
hand valise corresponding with the one Hull
carried with him from Hannibal, and that upon
his going to breakfast at the Sherman House, he
handed this valise to the clerk remarking that
it was valuable Hull, Immediately after eating
breakfast, paid his bill and left.
The city was searched in every conceivabl le
place and manner to find if Hull had not removed
to some more private boarding house, but with
out avail. The bird had flown, and for time it
appeared as if Justice was likely to lose its VIC
tim, but the untiring detectives kept at work.
Apprising the authorities of Hannibal that it
was necessary to suppress as much as possible
all publications regarding the murder, or finding
the body, or that any efforts were being made
to arrest the murderer, P. & Co. silently by ac-
lively went to work to endeavor to trail the fu-
gitive. They at length struck his track at Dele
ware Ohio, where Hnll arrived on the 10Th of
January, on visit to his parents, but ere this
was learnt, Hull had again vanished. Here how
ever, it was ascertaned that Hull's reputation
was bad; that he had always been wild reck-
less young man, and that he was suspected of
belonging to gang of horse thieves His con-
duct whilst at Delaware was ofa mysterious and
suspicious nature, and suspicion had been
strongly excited against him. The people knew
not of what he had been guilty, but his actions
clearly showed the workings of guilty mind.
Leaving the matter in shrewd and reliable
hands at Delaware, to attend to Hull, should he
return, the detectives once sped out in their
search, and after time traced Hull to Coolville
Athens County, Ohio, where he had gone after
leaving Delaware. There he exhibited iewelry,
watches, and plenty of money, staid few days
viz ling some relations, and again left for parts
and had been gone over week before
=. Il Co. struck his track at that place. Nothing
daunted, however, the detectives of =. Co., like
the avenging angel, again took the field. 1t is
needless for us to recount their various lodges,
their little CLEANS of sunlight and long spells of
darkness; suffice it to say the telegraph on the
10Th of February brought dispatch to P. & Co.
from Charles Sweetser, Esq, of Delaware with
whom P. & Co., had intrusted their business Mt
that point that Hull had returned to visit his pa
rents, and was at that moment arrested. re-
QUESTION was Immediately sent for from Missouri
and upon its arrival Hull will be taken to Hanni-
bal for trial, where we learn the Grand Jury have
found an indictment against him for the murder
Of Du Collier.
Du Collier was Frenchman, and has resided
for several years in Virginia. During the past
year he visited his mother in France, was
highly educated gentleman, and an architect by
profession, and when murdered was upon his
way to visit Mr.. Grant ofMilford, Knox County,
Missouri, an old acquaintance of Du Golfers in
Virginia.
Much credit is due to Charles Sweetser, ESD,
and Sheriff Smith, of Delaware, for the manner
in which they managed the arrest of Hull Of
the indomitable perseverance of fPinkerton Il Co.,
nothing is required to be said; their GOODNESS,
sagacity and success in all detective police busi
ness, stamps them as the Pouches of the West.
Democratic Press.
SOME OF THE FRUIrs.-The following brief
chapter in the black catalogue of crime, poverty
and suffering Droduced hy indulpence in iD,oxi.