The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-15
WHO MURDERED MRS. HULL? ?
THE POLICE SEARCHING FOR CLUES
WITH NO VISIBLE RESULTS
Two Theories, Neither OF which is Abandoned
The House ~as not Broken Into-A Ne
gro Man Known have slept In the n ouss.

The House was not BroLen Into-A Ne
gro Man Known TO have slept in the House.
The throng that has lotered In front OF
DR.. Hulls house. in West Forty-second street.
during the past three days was smaller yoster-
day than the day before. II showed signs OF
breaking up altogether at times; yet hardly a
man. woman. or child passed the house yester
day without stopping at least for moment
Inside the house affairs were managed much
MS though no unusual occurrence had disturbed
their condition. The servants ran In and out.
the tradesmen called and meals were regularly
served 70 those who dincd with the Doctor.
Coroner woltman. who began an examination
into the cause OF the death Of Mrs. DIR. Hull on
the day after the murder. has announced that
ho will continue the inquest on Wednesday. The
police have worked very hard. They have taken
the testimony OF everybody in the house. They
have searched the house from roof to cellar and
the inmates complain that there Is hardly a
spool OF cotton or a sheet OF paper that has not
been handled John l. Davenport and Assistant
District Attorney Rollins did the cross -examin-
ing. and 1t is now said that Mr. Rollins will con-
duct the examination for the Coroner on We'd
ncsday.
1t Is evident that the police are nearing tho
| end OF their work in the case. They believe
that the criminal is within reach. and that
case Ia made out against him. high police
| official has intimated that It is a person very
near TO Mrs Hull. 1t can be definitely said. how
| ever, that the police have worked upon only two
theories. and directed their efforts again st only
two sets Of persons. They first directed their
efforts toward learning whether the murder
was an inside job" 1t is astonishing,
say the police how much there is to
| point toward n corrobora,on OF that theory.
| Some OF the indications that Il was an inside
| Job led the police 10 watch Dr. HUI, and the de-
| nafix 90 n
| he has taken and nearly every word he has said
| since "Wednesday noon. They watched him in
| the house and in the street and in the Park to-
| day. and. although they are no longer In the
house. they visit il frequently and watch It.
| front and back Other things pointed 20 a Wis
itor almost constant enough TO be called AN in
| mate. and he has been shadowed wherever he
The outside" theory concerned the colored
| servants and their visitors As many detectives
have worked at that as at the other clue, Mrs.
| Hull seldom went In the kitchen. Nobody
knows what sort OF people have been there.
| Tho husband OF ono OF the colorcd women is
| said TO be a noted character. There IT, not
| house occupied by coored people In the Eighth
| Ward or in the Twenty-ninth Precinct that the
| detectives have not searched. Colored men
| have since been seen accompanied by detectives
| known TO loo AT work on the case. They were
| riding In closed carriages through the streets :
| but 1t is not known whether any arrests have
The belief that Mrs. Hull's body was handled
| FOR nearly an hour 10y the persons who bound
it TO the bedstead supposes that some ono
well acquainted with the house did the deed
clothes, whereas burglars who bind people al
most invarlably bring their gags and ropes;
On the other hand the binder on the dead
woman's mouth was piece OF raw muslin un-
Ike any material IN the house. IL Is not true
used In holding the bandage over the eyes.
Ii IL regarded as certain that no one broke
1t has iron doors and heavy chains and bolts
and patent locks. and Is valued BY real estate
Judges at 900, whereas the most valuable Of
worth only t24, 900 at the highest The police
say that both OF tho front doors were left open
that is. the inner and the outer doors. and both
halves OF the outer one. The man who was
making his escape. II any man went out Of the
house. must have unlocked one side OF the
outer door and then deliberately stopped and
unbolted the other door which was held by
bolts shot into the ceilinga and into the moor. ,
| Capt. Wilams's manner yesterday betrayed
greater confidence than he has shown previ-
ously In connection with this case
A member OF the household was asked how
much money or property Mrs Hull lott He re-
piled that no one in the house could, answer
left will. she replied that II Mrs. Hull had
lived a few days longer she would have pro-
vided for her husband. Her mind had been
attracted 10 the subject and she was beginning
asked who was suspected OF the murder by the
people OF the household. She said that no
opinion. Capt. Williams had told them that he
| did not suspect DR.. Hull or the servants. They
thought II pity that the police found 1t necos-
Nothing was missed by the police. although the
inmates missed some things. and were in
formed they were needed TO aid the detectives.
Mrs. Hull was asked. week before her death.
| concerning her impressions about certain per-
sons When she came to her husband she said
that he had never raised his voice 10 her or
Have you any suspicion that the servants
were concerned In the crime 2"
No; the servants are treated by us as they
were before the murder. Nancy Francis the
bid. and besides. abe evidently feels
bad and knows nothing. OF past ser
was girl who worked for Mrs. Hull who ad-
mltted negroes to tho kitchen at night. and a
man in Acker, Merrall 4 Condit's, over the way.
is reported to have said that he saw negro men
going in and out of the house at all hours OF the
night That milkmans story is singular isn't
y" What m!lkman's storyp"
" Oh. don't know anything about IT,, except
that heard that II milkman last Wednesday
morning WAS spoken 70 rather queery by a
colored servant ~ the street, and that this ser
want once worked for Mrs Hull"
" WHAT did the servant say2'
She asked the milkman whether there was
ANYTHING funny down the street. The milkman
aPHi"s sad the @I%ae. % Mrs Dr. Hun is murdered
Capt, Williams was asked yesterday whether
Mrs. Hun ieit a,will: HS replied thai nons had
that no will is now in existence.
The members Of the househoid are enjoying
Vile Vile Conn the LADY Who took Charge OF the
house on the day OF the funeral has not re-
turned TO her hOmc detective visited the
house in the afternoon and spent some time in
the kitchen with the servants. The inmates OF
the house are undetermined what to do. They
expect to have to remove from the promises.
DIR. Hull remained in the house most OF the
time yesterday. and WAS silent and sad He
spent part OF the time in his office. Whom he
appeared at the windows either up or down
stairs. the people in the street pointed him out
and called his name aloud. In tho early even
ing he went TO Reservoir Park and sat there
nearly an hour He was not recognized and he
seemed to enjoy H.
the news OF the Hull murder and the intelli-
gence that Nancy Francis was a servant in the
house reached this place. the people here
formed theory that the husband OF Nancy a
l-back negro named Brstow Francis. and
called Black Frank" WIS connected with the
crime. Francis is II powerfully built fellow. 8
feet 10 inches tall, and about 27 yenrs old. lie
is broad -shouldered. was usually well
dressed and he carries his head well back
whileA walking with n lofty defiant air.
He usually carried razor or a pistol and
sometimes both. Two wears ago he fred on
James Brewer. son OF jacob Brewer, farmer
, | living three miles south Of this place. A war
rant was issued for his arrest and was intrust-
ed to Constable Smith Reynolds for execution
but the negro escaped. He also fired ~ Albert
Jones' n workman in the employ Of Winthrop
2 Raymond. near Newcastle Corners but without
$ hitting him. Enrnged at his bad aim. he drew