, 1877-04-05
COZ. HULL.
Report Of the State Board of Pub.
lie Charities.
Some Remarks About the Trial Of thu
Deceased for Insanity.
Possible Causes Of Death--Tho Medical
Men Exoueratel from Blame.
Ths DISMISSAL Of thsf Attendant ctaua Reten.
men1ed.~DefHts Ia Ills TestImouy.

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GIVEN in nn Ass nnrx. ,' ut snuu ths "drs limo @ an
1ull reports Of Tia testimony taken ut the in
yc.tiestion @ ,xcr~ % nrh1i.hnI % ria ,sro,,' s,,"t
ne. ts a o ss7sn: a n,ea te.
mony ' induced. luce s 1he5e were iweu.y,tl,reo w.t.
nesscs examined, and tic testimony taken
covers oycr COO sheets Of foo1scap. Thc report
EYES nistoty o. ING easet a,f! IN teeani 10
~ 10, ta,Inm; ns tf'A1 III 1ho e""n'y coues 'nahe'
hy Mctsr.: 1!uli ana l'town, impressed = . =
tentinn Of his friends. In the war.s VI capt.
lstnwn, ho thought i absurd 10 attempt 10
conscntfng mind. Col. Hull was takcn to hts
son. H', Office M IN The yeftaont ploek: Dr. r. ":
there. as II by aee!acnt.. capt. Brown retnsrkel
~ casual ~ wey that h. had gns.Gess % u sho coast- r.
two gentlemen. inytea them 10 accompany him.
which they DID. The conversation In the street.
related to indifferent subjects: On entering the
Jnasa ses ass "pon II. Ises VIII o
1owed nay 10 Tsated " csnf Browns % own wot1s:
1poko of tho Incidents Of thu late Wax, that
ouage. Wallace, Of that court, was very
gallant sosa!c:. and I rrcsnsnod the JgdIo
ss Il %ha Is paespseS s e us l
ne Jqdse returned 4 kaoWinE Viz yety wei wao % he
nbout to occur. Tho cnlohsl took seat IcAiae
nc, and suggested 10 Nm tl!it sheee gentlemen
a na Is secea IL hs Sse Il sos
River. Dr. F. ". kel!5, who hnl attended him.
GavS .ne 1n5y IN aeeoant @ g. ~ '}Mey aaa CT ~
ate," - ~ n1 ~ .1Sa Il ~ s n0 .tatn ~
,ancina In tha snnw ior "a.te ieusth Of tine. The
oTerins before, lie cofonel suggested that lie
ought not 10 toll that: bnt ss That 10 nothlnE.'
so wc got HIN through tho trial"
a CnaFles @ Y: Davis vas one: CAPT: Brown acted as
Go! fin1Ia counsel, Gnd pni tho necessary qucs.
nv ~ ~, n,tts utIe,sn,,s tocs,rH h,s
rnniiton: Win thn ,urr Tetmrned ther ycn,Ict
Col, Hull vae not pie.ttt; and, after returning 10
tho oAlce he waa sitting With sponge II, hts lanl.
hponsinY bin heu.l, when Ill at oi.co ho looked up
and said. walter, what dla tt,at meant Was nos
s :s;ns ss M sfs asss .sy s ~ess ees is
inap!fing aboat your tsonbles md wounds, aud 40
From thr description 0f this trin1 II Woud appear
TINT the law which, requires trial bY Jury IN all
case. prior to tho commitment OF any tn.ano psr-
aon " noepol ID not 70 flEiul3 ch!osCeu as the
nahlls ptonan!5 supposed. nete caso 9n Whiea;
ny cunion cunsont uf Inc Court and tic Ef1et's o!
tte patlent, n'i the ioImn VI ID" weFa committed
wit aMd tho spirit o. INC law also. 90 thr 90 tho
ptsotteGMt.om ~ O.! o persons "nosc H. lnssnJ aoao'
~! II IN question; anu fet tho tnai itaell was
so,omn tnocNery. Inc Iarfy on tEial !laylng TO
EnoWleage Wnatovet O. h1n Toe!tlon paioEo tns
Court ailu tIa counsel Tor the nHfenta tnteteete,
n friendly @ way IN ti.e obtni,!ng 1n q con.
dos ,sot tnssats M ti1o force of lis general resrk
nat aT wsh - sassSnta1!e o. ~ saen bpaGS m 10
rei,ealed e. y Il Should 10 administered In accoFd'
ance Win III obStons !ntchtion.
Some further testimony Is then quoted, to
show llow easily tho law this administered could
rfetpI ri insnnitv md cnniI;,rfl Il, tcijin,n. win
u,,t tho jMdruss kmowteine. he eimn!y hnyjt,r
~ nseu % M.pse9 tpg": inc loEE9ss E; "cAs "sJ,'to!S
Ing IhhlnE VI Gnl. unlt 10 hlGln, a1tl !iio shf.
pttse upon arriving there, aud !s accusing lis
SON of decgtylng him, oil Of which has been pre-
viollsly fully reported In TIM ThluuNh i.
~ ARuAHD To CRANE,
tt,o attcntlant: Ut whose hafids Col. Hull mot
h's injuries, tuo report says'