The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-20

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three persons. MIR. Ballard and bis wife, and
Mrs. Coleman; the former in the front and tho
sIeepi9g rom adjoining , The latter p he back
On the floor below that arc Mr.. Boeter. his wife
Q.@From tho time you heard those people
nose2 A.-None that recollect of; think
not
THE CRY. MRS. HULL IS DEADw
.,Q..oAnd ,efter you went to sleep at 2 o'clock
cry. Mrs. Hull is dead?" A.-Yes. II was re-
peatcd several times very loudly.
rO0ocildu 0MilA9d y9at d1 you put on Al don't
Q.Eknl your siockings 2 Al had them on
.Q.-Had you worn underclothing to bed, any
drawers Al think did-ohl yes. / did.
Q.--Do you generally wear drawers in warm
weather rs well rs cold Al hnve, so f9r.
,o.@wero there ,suspenders to your panta-
Odd you put on your slippersp Ayes.
.o.17,And hurried down to your wifo's room
,Q.-who was there when you got there' A.
.o...The servant did not return to the room
Q.-You were all alonc' Ayes. sir.
Q.-Do you remember how you got there2
Although the parlor doors. / think the
elder Mr. Coleman had been there before me.
,Q.wwWere the doors between the parlors open
,o.Ewhat was tho first thing You observed in
the bedroom A.-That Mrs. Hull was muir
.Q.-what were the details A-The clothes
all about her neck and face. and her hands
corded fast and her feet tied to the rails on
Q.--Was her body exposed Alt had been.
Q.--was it possible without your touching
| anything for you TO discover the ties on the
ieet1 A.-IHesitatinglyl-ob l think so-the
.o.-whst aid the bandnGes seem to you ut
first sight to bel A.-IAi,er Teilectionl-I should
| Q.oaYou went up to her and what did You do 2
| A.-Seeing she was dead. put my hand on her
TO see how long she was dead-or to to see II
Q.-And you found her coldp A.-Yes, sir.
| Q-And how long should you say she had
QEwhat part Of her body did you happen to
any Of the bandaees X.%No. sir. VI O''p'"'O
not A1,.Yes, one that was tied extremely
.,Q.-Do you know who took the bandage OF
tho nesck1 Al do not.
| nobody come into the room or back parlor when
you left :, A,-No one had.
Q.-And where did you 90 Al went up
stairs 70 put on some more clothing.
Q.-To your room Ayes. sir
Q.IFrom the time You first got mp until you
M % r48 sp0ss ss to SOS so5eSSdg
| was some one OF the ladies living In tho house,
| Mrs. Boetier, think. and Mrs. Ballard. that l
| told Mrs. Hull was murdered.
Q.-Nou were in state OF great excitement
and distraction at lifetime. ofcourse2 ? Ayes.
.o.ooHow long dd you stay in your room ,
--Q.-You did not change your shirt then A.
| No. sir; | wore everything tho same on until
the middle of tho afternoon. when I discovered
| had no craVat or collar, when / put one on.
| That's all the change l recollect that made
that day.
Q.-And what did you dor Al don't recol-
Q.-Did you go again into the room wherc
your wife layf Ayes. sir; was In there
Q.-was anybody elso there thcn7 A.-some-
times there wns and sometimes there was not
doS RlS pink ySn Siior lo@sR Rs5 aHap 1 1hNo
rconlo ,,raent 90 4, Iov t co,,5 IL 49, -,
shy be done7 A.-No. l did not
Q,>SWas there any reason why you did not
OIL Impressed you as a very strange thing
did i not A; lWith toeiinGl-Ohl as horrible
Q.-When did you irst hear about the Fl ont
doors being found .open?. A.-Nancy spoke
about II about that time; l can't exactly say
when; may be twenty minutes after.
cHLoRoFoRN or coLooNE2
THE witness recapitulated in detail the situa-
lor and bsdI oom. and their condition when the
crime was diacoyered n trunk open and It's
craven Sc PH0a R Also cSS
tion OF the windows, as already published
SPSgP SgSg. HGt %t. viii Hun the bRff saS fed Rsn, T Ss
papers In the trunk that was. rifled. Mr. Cole,
man the elder, no said. sent for the police and
water pitcher on the bed when he first wen
into the room that morning. or at any subse
moved S pair % Of s%spSSdeTs S pom FROM the oor
tho back parlor or bedroom before the arriva
o. the police He He did not feel the bed to fine
@. Did you see any bottle on the bed A
O.SDid YOU :Se 1t as one you had seer
heiore2 A.-Well, m not positive, but thinl
OFT seemed to be whati A.-A common
: Q.-Was there any smell Of cologne when yol
went in pervading the roomf Al did not no
,Q-pid you, notice any smell OF ether o
chloroform2 A.-No. sir.
of ether and chloroform2 A.-Yes. sir.
, ,,Q.-,And there was nothing OF the sort A
Q-Do you. know whether the free use o
. cologne would mask or hide the smell OF eihe
Tou know %babsp spoT ore was AN
stopper to this bottle or not2 Al did not.
Q-Did you observe, where the clothing o
| your wife was-the clothing she had taken on
| Al did not except her dress-that was in tn
front parlor, Just inside tho door upon q chair
/ think she left II there before closing the door
I between tho parlors, have never before seel
her clothing loft IN the front parlor. l do no
| remember anything hnout any OF ner Other ar
, | tcles Of dress that morning.
Q.-What was thrown over hor hody2 A.
, | Some loose clothing, don't know what
Q.-ls the lease OF the house in your name
4 | Alt IL.
Q.-From whom2 A-From Mr.. Davis. ]
a leased from yenr TO year, for three years.
. Q.-At the time OF her denth did your wifi
: have bank account2 A.-Shc has always ken
: n bank account at the Second National Ban
until some months. or q year back, Since tina
time she has kept II at Vermilyea's, but | don
| know.
Q.-Was she accustomed to check on Yer
. milyo A.-She has done so. think.
, Odd she havo means Independently O
/ | you A.-Sne had some property left her c
her own,
, Q.--What did you have to do with the admin
lstrAtion Of the affairs OF the house Us a board
ing house A.-Mrs. Huh took charge Of
=, | pretty much. / assisted as far as | could, bu
generally she was capable Of managing 1t heI
- self.
! Q.-How long has Mr.. Hyde lived in your fam
- ilyP A-Oh, for thirteen years
n Q.-Was there any special occasion FOR thi
Keeping house for lodgersf Allow Go yo
Il mean2
! Q.-Was there anything in the circumstance
, OF yourself or wife that mado II seem an eS
pedient 10 do SOP A.-Oh, don't think tler
WAS necessity.
l. Q.-Was there any talk about t2 Al don
4 ! think there WAS but ID WAS many Xgurs q nc