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the house, and who I'D not lose sight OF him

summons to appear hrior" the Coroner to-day
ni IL o'rlo'k. tot stfy ns to their knowledge of
% ths hous" nr" DR.. Al"nzo q. Hull. Mr.. md
Mrs. John y. Coleman and their son. John II.
cSG MTs pSar M n Mr. Mr. D. HySs Mss haMas M
ters. and tho scrNuuls Nellie West. who In the
chambermnid. aud Nanny Francis the cook.
Tho ofii or who distributed the suhpmnns is
aleo said TO have served them upon Mr.. g.
N Ch,i,,e11dsn Ihs I5,rpd OF iiys yr9Srs who
eht. vermilye b HotchEiss, and Burnham. who
carried her stocks. DR.. Fuller. who was the first
outsider et the scene OF the murder.
Fay. upon whose beat on the night Of
the murder the Hull mansion was situated,
the operations Of tho police and the De For
rests. who can testify to the antecedents OF tho
After thesummonses we're served. many other
policemen and detectives visited the Hull man
sion. but what they did there is not known.
A lady who knew Mrs. Hull very we'll said
yesterday that when the murder occurred Mrs.
Hull had In one Of her pocketbooks the sum Of
5000. and that this money was stolen. IL was
known that Mrs. Hull had three purses-the
one containing the Sorosls badge and a gold
dead body-a new one which MIR. Coleman gave
her last Christmas, and chntelaine reticule
OF, velvet and hn s,iyer which ohoot she w0rg nS
| the reticule did not seem to have been touched
by the murderer and IL was supposed that the
money taken from the rined purse was only
small change. However IL aiterward transpr-
| ed that Nancy Francis said to n visitor in the
| house. on the dav before the murder. Isn't II
| funny that Mrs. Hull should be goine to have
| 5000 paid her by n boarder Tomorrow Isn't
| that great deal OF money for one boardcr to
And still later II was shown that the same girl
| on tho same day had been unable to nay tho
every morning. because Mrs. Hull had no
money. But Mrs. Hull told the girl 10 sny TO
her death. as il transpiredD she would have
| plenty OF money. and would pay what she owed.
The fact TINT this was known by the servants
| led the police to put detectives at work to dis
| cover the characters OF the women and their
relatives. friends. aud visitors. The detectives
| found that the servants had had their own way
in the kitchen, and had entertained there mis-
cellaneous col9red men and, women: They
made the search for him the princi.
pal part Of the work upon the .orgi-
nal theory that the colored man had com
eye out ior BLACK Frank" but they are almost
positive TINT he has not been in this city for
| servants thought q sum OF money was coming
| into the house tho next day they were mis-
character. and would not haye taken any ad-
| vantage OF their knowledge had II been true
At the house last night Mrs Coleman answered
rs ittrue." she was asked that Mrs. Hui
possessed 5000 which was stolen on the day ol
II is not true" she said. speaking posi-.
lively.
| 1T was not insured " she replied
Superintendent Wallng WAS asked the same
question, and made the same replies. but with
A singular fnat about the relations OF Dr. and
Mrs. Hull has Just come to light; II is ASSERTED
that when she took control OF tho house In
which she died she arranged that her husband
should pay his No a month as the rent OF his
oat enabls bim 10 iola 1be Contact oO
Mrs. Coleman was not suhppnaed, She was
in Fitchbury 1T the death bed OF her brother on
Whnt is strange ~ asked the reporter.
Tho lady nppesared somewhat confused and and
murderer should have taken the rings and
other iewelry and lef the heavy silverrare;"
AZ its meeting at Delm3nico's MSndaS Sore.
passing the following resolutions;
w1-rs. By III. un,msly death Of xr. De . Hull
circle Of Iends hs,, been deeply sniieed ,hereoIe
% hs, W es.ssy % , - & q. 1'sy S1sf Of IN ss s
peeuhar, sad aud our sne ~ their Eiea
~hoss 6t iSas vii strong good Ssnss Sn.-sryinE dd.l
itv sturdy interest IN human welfare especially IN on
lerpri-. for tue brnent Of women had won TOR her
Rs-aiSi Thai ths VOL. M death OF our beloved member
forcibly tesches that each our brothers keepe
S % % fcdon our G fs r' =, Sd Ps Sa
rghronsness and good ~ili ~ the an and thus insure
which have deprived of our inonrndng selfreliAn
BsSesd That ihcss sorfovins relations with US hav
soureo OF con-oauon ~ We bright m' mory OF ne ne
inc iorttuie in advcrsiV her noble seienial her out
Ike better. sni her ,snaeou. rIcnjship by lhc ION
hope Of blessed reunion win her IN the Ahd OF Jus
recognition.
Yesterday special meeting OF Soross mot a
the residence OF Miss Julia A. Thomas. % Yves
Twenty sixth street There were presen
among others Mrs. c. b. Wilbur. Mrs. Rehecci
Morse, Miss Martha Powers. and Mrs. ID. q
Croly. After mature deliheration. the following
resolutions were approved Of:
Re.5rsL That strongly rcprobate aud indisnantl
protest in TIE honor oi COmmun wonauhuud, ngAin-
ihe manner m which The inquiry into AfcArful crin
ant Tie discussion 10 IT, moyes la; been eondnc u
whatever Of ioul suspicion without shadow - iouuda
ton or dark horror could have been added to ;
black crime have been eNhau tied not upo
| the perpetrators, but upon the victims, there
sis cruel blight which carries the force Of nbc olit
lou an cannot be repaired by any after aimsstnns
rrtractonN To he deprived all AZ once Of eA life nc
In friends nnd bc-sings-shnud be enough 10 satIy u
mot raNcnous aplcuts that feeds on human surern.
without forcing On tic pubic the unusuhabe surmise
| OF diseased inaginaunns ..
I.,aIrei That no phy .cian furnish to individ ua
the public tact nr Hcts which are developed ~
Autasy prior o the official repurt without violating III
cole O' medical ethics ~ which all reputable member
OF the medical profession are supposed u have sui
scrihed.
The somewhat singular allusion to the ply
scal prowrss Of Mrs. DR.. Hull in these resolil
tions 10 based on her frequent boasts upon IN
subject. and on more than on" incident in he
lifetime when she eyhih!trd 10th courage AN
strength under irving circumstances. som
. ono asked her only "a short time ago why sh
endangered her liis by sleeping alone on III
basement floor where her Jewels and plate wer
kept.
''Pshaw !" she replied. l am as good rs an
safe deposit company J.