The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-12
BOUND. GAGGED, AND DEAD.
sTtRTLING CRIME PERPETRA TED IN
TIIE TUENTI- SECOND WARD.

Tird In her Bed, with ~ GnR In her Month. |
and even BIindtolded-Ier Trunk nined, |
md her KIngs Torn from her Fingers.
Nso'clock yesterday morning Capt Will
liam. of the Thirtcth street police was notified
Mat Mr. Jane Lawrence De Forrest Hull tho
vile Of Dr. Monzo &. Hull had been murdered
IN her ros .loucc. 140 West Forty second street.
He hurried to the house with number Of
officers. uhl ordering no one TO leave tho prem
is. began an Investigation.
The house is in the middle Of the block be-
t,voen sixth avenue and Broadway. on tho south
side of the way. 1t is the handsomest building
In % row wherc every building is elegant and
large AMI whcrc all arc private dwellings. oc-
cupicl ly people oi means. All the houses are
frontud with brown stone. and approached by
high stoops but tho residence OF DIR.
Hull is ornamented with carved Corin-
THAN columns at the doorway. and
carved traccry over the door and is exceptional
IN this respect. A heavy sanded iron railing di
yidcs the sunken area from the street. and the
basement windows are barred with light fancy
iron work. Under the basement windows there
are small cellar windows. heavily barred. and
there are lights Of thick glass in the stono floor
ing Of the area The windows that light the four
stories the mouse set with big clear panes OF
glass behind which there are white linen curtains
and light wooden blinds. sign. bearing the
window. and another sign with Dr. Hull" upon
It, is fastened over the basement windows upon
the brown stone
The first persons who awoke I'm that house
yesterday morning were Nancy Francis. the
coored girl " no cooks for the family. and Nellie
West a chambermaid who is also acolored girl.
They dressed and went down stairs Nellie
West. when she reached the lower hall. saw that
both the front doors the inner and tho outer
lN. =. Al.
door and gave no further thought to the
matter. but went to the kitchen. After
ward at -, o'clock. Nancy Francis
went 20 her mistress's room for money to pay
tho baker. and for the orders for breakfast.
Mrs. Hull did not sleep in the same room with
her husband. and had not done so for years.
She occupied the small rear room at the end Of
the hall on the paror floor. The hallway ended
at washroom and closet and from this closet
her room was entered Another entrance
was by door leading from the back par
lor which the Hus used as dining room.
Nancy Francis knew that her mistress's bed
stood against the closet door. so she approached
the room by the dining room door. Knocking
brought no answer. and us the door was open.
she looked in. Mrs. Hull was dead. Her body
lay on the narrow bed. uncovered except by her
night clothes. and bound to tho bedstead
Nancy Francis ran down to Nellie West and
both together alarmed the household. Young
Mr.. John II. Coleman. who with his father and
mother. occupied rooms up stairs. volunteered
TO 20 for the police. 1t was he that informed
Capt Williams Capt. Williams brought with
him Officers Price. Schmittberger. and Dunlap.
They took possession OF the house. and ordered
none Of its inmates TO leave II.
BOUND AND GAGGED IN BED.
Tho police found the body OF Mrs. Hall tied
10 the bed in a bunelinR way. A rope. made OF
piece Of twisted bod sheet. was passed around
her right ankle. and around tho side OF the bed
md was then passed under the bed and around
the left ankle. which was additionally secured
by another ribbon OF sheetinR fastened to the
bedstead. Thus the feet were held at opposite
sides Of the bed. The dead woman's elbows
were pinioned at the sides OF her body by a
stocking suspender Of linen and elastic. Her
hands had afterward been brought to-
Rcther and tied to ono another at the
wrists with piece Of the sheet.
There was a bandage OF linen around her
eyes and around her neck had been twisted a
great bunch Of stun omposed OF n polonaise
OF heavy dress goods and shawl OF rich dark
brown cloth. embroidered with gold. This
mass of clothing was intended as a gag. and
while it was tied under the neck y was wound
also over the lower part OF the face. Capt. Will
hams says II took three quarters OF IN hour to
worn when she retired a nghtgown and pet
tieoat Of flannel There we're no holes in these
clothes and they were not disordered or stained
with blood butthere was n drop Of candle grease
on one cuf 4 her nightgown. There were three
pillows in the room. One was under the head
Of the murdered woman. and WAS crumplcd
and soiled; another was at the side Of the bed
against tho wall. and was clean; and the third
was lyng near the window. With this Mrs.
Hun had been smothercd to DEATH 1t was
creased and soiled rs by sweaty hands. and 1t
bore marks Of blood on both sides.
Mrs HUI was evidently careless in her house.
hold affairs. Her rooms wore n dsordered and
not altogether n cloanly appearance. Yet tho
officers found no difficulty in determining how
far the disorder was due 10 her want Of care.
and how far It had been produced
by the scenes Of tho night on which
she met her death. Tho torn sheet
was evidently thrown down by the murderer
60 was the rified pocketbook in tho middle OF
the bedroom floor, The change II had con-
tanned was missing but a receipt for money
pad 10 the Sorosis Society and gold pencil
were overlooked. Her light dress. that was
found IN the front paror. had evidently been
thrown there before she retired but tho folding
doors. which were open. had been closed when
she won't TO bed Tho windows Of the dining
room. That AFFORD view Of the yard. were closed
tht nlght before, but We're tOunu open in the
morning, The blinds outside however. were
tod viii. light twlne, as thoy had been for
weeks. The officers saw by the rifled pocket
book that a robbery had been committed.
and they obtained the assistance OF the inmates
ofthe house 10 determine what had been takon;
il was at once determined that two rings had
boon taken from the dead wonIans fingers. and
tho officers discovered that they had been vic.
lently torn on. Tho ring finger Of tho left hand
wns slightly wounded, aud tho lcsh was rolled
up under the place where tho ring had been.
The middle nnger OF the right hand was slmi-
larly wounded. Perhaps tho rObber tore the
rings Of with his teeth. but finger nails would
have caused the wounds. The only other wound
was on the nose tho skin OF which had been
rubbed or In place on tho left side Ms big as a
tack head. The neck was badly discoored but
not bruised
Then il was found that new gold hunting
case watch lady's size and It's chain OF heavy
gold, two yards ard half in length were miss.
Ing from drawer in the sideboard that stood
against tho wall separating the bedroom from
tho dining room. Mrs HulPs costly set OF
amber Iewclry was all missing. except the studs
thht were IN her nightgown, and had been over;
looked. The bracelets. necklace. earrings. and
seeve buttons were gone. A stone cameo
breastpin and earrings were stolen. The most
costly rinket Of all. a mosaic diamond ring.
was stolen. This ring was given to Mrs.
Hull IN London years ago The mosaic was