New-York tribune., 1879-06-12

winch MS wife mad owned, died In q manner WHICH
indicated that it had been poisoned. He said that
1t had been very watchfu and barked at the slight
est noise. fit had been alive Tuesday night the
murder could not have been committed The loss
of the dog had troubled his wife at the time, as
friends of theirs had had dog poisoned not long
before, and had been robbed few days afterward.
BELIEF OF THE DETECTIVES.
The general impression of the detectives in the
house was that murder had not been intended, but
had occurred from the muffng of Mrs. Hull's head.
This had been done only to prevent her from cry
ing out so as to be heard. No marks were
found the throat to indicate that
she had been strangedj the pillows had
been sprInkled with water and cologne which
had been brought from the adjoning room evidently
with the hope of reviving her when it was found
that she was unconscious; the eyebrows were
slightly snged as if a candle had been held to her
eyes to see if there remained any signs of life, and
on her night gown were found drops of spermaceti,
which had evidently dropped from the candle
while so held. There were whispers of horrible
outrage before the death of tho victim, but Of this
there is no evidence.
BEGINNING THE INQUEST.
Coroner Woltman impannelled the following jury
at p. and began the inquest in the parlor where
the murdered woman lay: DIR. Thomas Finnell and
Dr. Thomas Finnell, IT, of No. 132 West Houston
ST.; DR.. S. J. Clark, of No. 14S West HoustOnst.;
Dr. Knox, of No. 5S Carmine-st.; DIR. Mcintosh, of
No 43 SiXth-ave; +. G. Renner, fine arts of No.
719 Sixth-ave.; G. w. Thomas, photographer of No.
707 Sixth-ave.; T. ID. Kellogg, school teacher, of
No. 700 Sxth-ave.; X. L. Hayman, furnishing
goods of No. 697 Sxth-ave.; d. s. Pillsbury, book
seller of No. $50 Sixth-ave; j. Simpson, dry goods,
No. 727 Sixth-ave.; William Munnie, stationery,
No. G13 Sxth-ave.; j. G. Cary, paints, No. 744
Sixth-ave.; w. A. German, trunks, No. 763 Sixth
ave. and Dewitt d. Langley. real estate agent. No.
740 Sixth-ave.
Dr. FinnelI, sr, was chosen foreman, and the jury
viewed the remains and then entered the little
sleeping room, where Coroner Woltman described
the condition in which he found it in the morning.
The room is about seven by ten feet In sze The
bed was placed across the room at the end next to
the pantry, the sliding door of which the Coroner
had found locked. AT the other end of the room is
a window reaching to the floor, the sashes opening
nwardly. Across this end was sofa covered with
plush, and one-half of the window sash was open.
resting against this sofa. The outer blinds were
partially OPEN The distance to the back yard be-
low is about fourteen feet,
Upon the sofa lay Mrs. Hull's work basket, as she
had put it down the night before. Upon the walls
were hung few old-fashioned pictures In ancient
frames, and over of the doors was painting of
POe's Raven AT the foot of the bed hung several
articles of clothing and the floor was strewn with
the things which had been taken from the trunk
by the thieves in their search for booty. pocket
book was on a toilet table, and purse lay on the
sofa but if they had contained money the thieves
had taken 1t. The bed was in the condition In
which the Coroner had found it, the body only hav-
ing been removed. The hgatures with which the
murdered woman had been bound were all com
posed of bed-clothn0 and garments which had been
found IN the room. The strips of sheet with which
her feet had been bound to the bed were still
fastened to the bedstead with strong knots.
The members of the jury who were not physicians
then went into the front paror while post-mortcm
examination was held in the back parlor. The re-
suit of this announced by the Coroner as fol
lows, A slight abrasion of the face and confusion
of the bridge of the found the left cheek
and eyebrow were snged the left hand the
outer side of the l:ng finger had two pieces torn
out on the night hand there slight abra-
sion of the middle finger between the joints,
and a piece was Clipped out of the fore
finger; the organs were all in normal
condition, except the lungs which were intensely
congesed throughout their entire extent the brain
was healthy. but was cOngested. There was evil
dence that death was caused by suffocation, but
there were no marks about the neck to indicate in
territorial strangulation.
Dr. Hull was then called to give evidence before
the Jury, which he did very briefly, adherng to the
statements previously made by him. The inquest
was adjourned to such time as the Coroner may
call the jury together.
WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE NOTICED
CONVERs ATOMS WITH FRIENDS-OBsERvATION
ABOUT THE HOUSE.
Superintendent Walling, who was early on
the scene of the murder made personal examination
of the house and its occupants He carefully noted
many little things which might escape the of less
experienced observer. He said aferward that there
was certainly the slightest evidence against
anyone as yet, and that the case was one
OF the most mysterious in his experience.
He gave IT his opinion that the thieves did not intend
TO be murderers and based his belief on the grounds
already given in the of the theory Of the detect
ives He noticed that both eyebrows OF the murdered
woman were singed. us If with candle, and argued
that this was done when the miscreants discovered that
their victim did not by their hold
ing a candle close TO the eyes to sec II there was
any indication of life. This theory also
supported by the fact that the wrap
over the face cOnceals these flame marks, and
therefore, 1t thought not placed where 1t
found until after death. Ice water and cologne
brought from another presumably to restore the
suffocated woman to consciousness.
The superintendent noticed, among other things,
that two drops Of spermaceu on the left
sleeve OF Mrs. Hurs night-gOwn were not drops
from the candle found In her room, and
that another candle has not been discovered The
sleeve was soed with peculiar quality of spermace
and portion has been cut out for possible future use.
Mr. waing noticed moreover that there were found in
the room TWO kinds Of partly-burned matches, one
similar to those Mrs Hull used, and the other like those
used In another part Of the house. What conclusions
the Chief of Police draws from these observations OF
course he does not make public.
Distrlct-AttOrney Phelps and Commissioner John l.
Davenport visited the house with superintendent Wal