The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-17
THE POLIOE sTILL BiFFLED.
A Thieving Negro who Resembied Black
Frank, Nancy Frnncis's Husband.

There was but little discovered in rcla-
tion to tho Forly-second street mystery ycstcr-
day. The police continued their Investigation
into the dongs OF the colored mnn. Francis
Tho women OF tho Executive Committee OF
Sorosls met in Dclmonico's up town. TO take
action upon the death OF Mrs. DIR. Hull She
WIS long an influential member OF the society
and ono of its officers. The project Yesterday
WAS to adopt resolutions OF coincidence. Many
ats OF resolutions were offered aud much
conversation cnsucd about the deceased and
the mystery OF her death. but It became ncces-
snry to ndjourn before tho business OF the meet
ing WIS accomplished A committee was APP
pointed TO draft suitable resolutions. and the
society adjourned to meet again to-day.
There was a rumor yesterday afternoon that
Detective Lyon had brought TO the Police Cen
trnl ONCE n watch and chain that were thought
to be the articles lost by DR.. Hull from his wies
bureau on the night OF the murder Superin-
trndeut Walling wHs secn TO have the articles
In his hands. He laughed when he wns quee-
toned about the matter, and said the articles
were in reality n locket and chain. and were not
part oi the property missed from the Hull
mansion.
At the residence OF DIR. Hull yesterday overy-
thing WIS quiet Detective Dorsey IL known TO
have been in the house an hour or more. md II
was said that others connected with the police
had been there and had again searched the cell
hr TINS rumor sprang from the inct TINT the
RfOunu itknts IN inc area, 10y Wlipl the cellar -
lighted. were lifted IN aud left open all tho
afternoon. The collar could ho seen through
these vi lows. Its floor Is of plaster. There
were other runors that men were at work in tho
hack yard. The yard showed no evidence OF
the presence Of any one hut the washcrwomnu,
who hnd hung M her washing there. II IL
small yard. containing grass plot in tho cen
tire, n stone pavement around the grIss plot,
and Il Iw'r beds close to the fences. The ground
had not bern disturbed.
A lnwyrr was asked yesterday whether the
inct That Mrs. Hnll died int'staie would deprive
Dr. nun OF the property she eit. from which
ms support lhd brrn previously drawn. The
lawyer said TINT whatever real estate wife left
would be divided 10 that n thitd would 10 to
the husband. This Is called the right Of courtesy
IN conirnlis'inctiOn 10 the right of dover by
which wife gets n third when the husband
dies. This does not apply to Mrs Huh who left
no real estate. The lawyer said that when
wife died intestate nil her personal property
went To the husband unless other heirs
Therefore all Mrs. Hul'sjewery. stocks. bonds.
nni money have become the property OF d..
Hun, ana he ts not niter all. rendered destitute
l'y the murder. as his friends in the household
A lady who spent lie afternoon In Dr. Huus
house. said Yesterday that ,he Doctor docs not
yet know that he has heen suspected of the
crime. The papers hnye been kept from him.
ulHr gossip in the streets. This statement con-
tradicts that made hy the women Of the house,
hold who said on SATURDAY, tunt the Doctor had
seen tho papers md WAS rendered wrriched 10y
their conranis. One woman said that She
thought the Doctor would not survive the mel
have been other contradictions. tn" police do
not support the statement that Dr. Hull II On
man Of weak mind OF body. One on 'a said
that tho Doctor displayed great sillty and
endurance cpthc dAy Of the inquest. He ran
M and down the stairwAys. ana in and out Of
the rooms as strong boy might have done.
A. to his imb"cility the police say they find evil
druces OF considerable ingenuity in the char
arter and arrangement OF his possessions In
his Office in the basement. II il the opinion Of
others. WHO are unconccrn"d spectators ~ the
events in Forty-second street. that tho opinion
Of the inmates Of the hous ehold as to the Doc
tors bodily condition are borne out hy his ap-
prarRnce and manner since the murder Ia
the hous" and In the street he appears 10 be an
absent IN ndcd feeble old man.
II Will he remembered that AT fret a police
rftin hiansi0n-one in The room In which the
murder occurred. and one in the Doctors room
M stairs. II WIS nftrrwHrd sald hy another
OH .iai that N" second ruudl" WIS found IN the
kitchen. when tho question wis uske whether
tho grease spots found on MrS. HUNS clothing
CORES pom lei with the composition ~ the can
die IN her room. IL wu= said that Il did not AMI
that the candle in her room was conted with
dust, and had not been lighted Tor weeks
To the question whcth hr the grease spots and
tho grease of the candle up stairs " r." alike.
m ansWe was refused From very hich po-
lice authority last night there wos obtained the
Information that the grease spois on the cloth q.
INK were formed ~ composition like that ~
which the candle that was found on the fourth
floor and the candle that was found IN the
kitchen Were made