New-York tribune., 1878-12-31
NO TRACE OF fHE MISSING BONDS.

UNAVAILIYG SEARCH FOR JOHN W. HvLL-sIORY
OF HIS HMBEZzLEMENTs AS BOOKKEEPER FOR
AN IMPORTING FIRM.
The disappearance Of John w. Hull with
10000 OF United States 4l2 cent bonds belonging
10 Field James, the subject OF general conversa-
ton Yesterday the Stock Exchange. NJ Morgans sons
from whom Mr. Hull bought bill Of exchange for &5O'
and for which he did not received note yesterday
in Mr. HulPs handwriting incloslng S245 In
currency. In tho note he says: "I am very
sorry that your ESQ should have been
overlooked. gave directions that it should DO paid
two weeks ago and that s the day after the pur-
chase now enclose S2i5" The note was dated New
York November 80, 1873 and was mailed at the Gen
eraI Post once sunday at l:3O p M By some tas
undersood as indicating that Hull ~ still in the city,
and this was sent by HIM IN Response TO D.;
Yesterday that Mr. Hull had returned this money for
prudential reasons knowing tIat the draIt Woud hot
Detectives visited tho Park AveDue Hotel yesterday.
where 81 learned that Hull paid his hotel bill on
rep esented himself to be Hus brother-naw Tor ms
cane and vaise. The coupe drove up Parkavc., and
thus the driver has not been found Yesterday me
i'm they found several letters dated in 1869 and SO
from HulPs wife and children, who were the2 IN Ger
In the vase there ietback wig, and notice OF
foreclosure OF mortgage by the Equitable ie Assurance
one OF the deiendansit is supposed as agent OF
Invcstigstion into HuIl's antecedents yesterday
showed that he had been connected with another dis
honest transaction. Thomas Powell Fowler, OF the law
firm of Dunning Edsall. Hart Fowler, said yesterday
In 1876 j. W. Hull was bOOkkceper and accountant
for a large au importing firm. He entered their
employ in 1870, coming highly recommended and they
believed him to be q OF wealth who desired 10
employ his ume In active business He received
salary OF So 500 year. In 1876 one OF the firm dis
covered that Hull had filled out check for larger
amount than necessary, and upon casual eX
ANIMATION Of tho books he became Satisfied
that there was something wrong. The books
and accounts were then examined by an expert.
hs required two weeks the work had 10 be done at
night while Hull was absent IL was discovered that
Hui mad swndled the firm out OF $4,000 by making
false aud fictitious entries false t0Otings OvercharHes
and false and forced balances We drew up complaint
against Hull and secured order OF arrest 1T was
served upOn bin at the New-YOrk Hotel on May 10,
1876 At first Hull was very Independent and posi-
lively refused TO enter into any negotiations WIN the
hrn that he had robbed He finally gwen choice
bel Ween settling or gong 10 slng sing, Whcb ne
chose Ibe former and paid over $4,000"
IL was believed by many that Hull had sold the S3O,-
600 In bonds days option and that he had de-
livered them on Saturday and received the money Tor
them This Mr. Field doubts, he thinks II any respect
able broker had purchased the missing bonds nc wOd
have given notice OF II yesterday The detectives agree
with Mr. Field i'm belief that Hull has not sold inc
securities Several private detectives as well ne the
Headquarters detectives searching for Hull ana IL
was thought that he would be secured In a few days
Superintendent WallinR yesterday denied the report
that Hull mad been recognized as an old 0nender lie
said that the police knew nothing OF him. ana that al
search for him yesterday had proved unaVaiLng'