The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-31
HULL,s OPERATIONS,
Thirtg.thrse Thsus.ad Delisrs steiea while
BE wee Cashier ana neekheeper

Hs wss Cashier aaa Beokheeper.
Messrs. Field q James. the brokers OF 10
Broad street who were vlctimlzed on Saturday
by one OF their old customers. ]. W. Hull who
walked out Of their ONCE With $40. 900 In Gov
eminent bonds for which he had NOT paid and
who has not since been seen. have ss yet no
trace Of the fugitive. NJ. Morgsn's Sons OF 80
William street have heard from him By letter
Their first mail yesterday contained letter In
response TO q personal. which tho firm pub
lished on Sunday. requesting J. ". Hull TO call
al the ONCE Of the arm on Monday morning.
I, seems that on tho 18th inst. Hull bought a
bill OF exchange on London for $50 OF NJ. Nor
gnn's Sons. for which he did not pay. The nrm
had known him for long time. and were will
ing to accommodate him for few days. The
note was pert one. rcRrettlng that tho bill had
not been settled. He wrote that he had directed
the amount to be paid. and accordingly he en-
closed t245 in currency the exact amount OF the
bill OF exchange, The firm Identified the writ
ing as that OF Hull and 80 did Field James:
One OF the Messrs. Morgan said yesterday
tina; he did not know whn, to make OF the man.
desired 10 swindle them he might have cheated
them out OF twice the amount they thought they
XII hnp a 1.. w1Sq a nsss syen nun
credit had h. asked for II. They. understand
why he repaid the money. Tho bill was fol, the
II would reach that city q the steamer made
nort on time. about tho 9Th Allowing for or
dinary delay in transmitting to and from the
ny q. cable despatch. In addition 70 the police
Field 4 JA9es have employed private detec-
tlves. Hull did not return to the Park Avenue
Hotel after ho enmo out OF 1t on Saturday morn
ing. but in, the efternoon a, person who styled
himself Hulrs brother law drove up in q
coupe and presented the checks for Hulfs bag
gage. The cAccks called for two trunks. n
valise, an umbrella. and a cane. They were
given to the applicant and he drove up Pork
avenue. He loft a satchel In the hotsl. This
was broken opon yesterday by the detectivos
aud found to contain one OF Hulis old wigs.
some letters from his wife and daughters,
written in Germany two or three years ago. and
n notice OF the foreclosure Of a mortgage. The
suit WAS that OF the Equitable Life Assurance
Society against one Wolfgang and others.
Hull was ono OF the defendants. 1t was re-
ported that Woligang was Greek Spectator.
for whom Hull was at one time agent.
The story OF Hull's sudden and mysterious
disappearance brings out the story OF one Of his
former transactions. DunninR Edsall. Hart 4
Fowler. LAWYERS at IL Pine street. were retained
IN 1876 by large Beaver street liquor and wine
importing house TO prosecute Hull for breach OF
trust. He made tho acquaintance OF this firm
in 1870 or 1871. lIo was well recommended
teman OF at lcnst moderate fortune He said
that he would like to employ his leisure pronta-
bly,, and they made him cashier and book keeper
at 81. 800 a year. In the winter OF 1876 they dis
covered transaction in which he had over
drawn check and theroupon they began an
examination OF his books. II was done with
great difficulty ~ he WAS the first man In the
office In the morning and the last TO 20 away in
the afternoon. The examination was made
secretly Mt night False entries and forced
balances were discovered to the amount Of
about $4,000. The firm sued for this sum. and
HUI was ARRESTED in the Now York Hotel on the
10th Of May. 1876. At first he was indignant.
but when he was given the alternative OF either
State prison or making good the amount no
paid the stolen money.