Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-07-01
BOUND, GAGGED, DEAD.
The startling crime Perpctrat-
ed in New YOrk-HOw Mrs.
Hull was Murdered by
Robbers in Her
own House.

The New York papers Of yesterday
give the following details Of the horrl-
BILE crime committed at the house of DIR.
A. G. Huh, in New York Wednesday:
At o'clock yesterday morning Capt.
Williams of the thirteenth street police,
was notified that Mrs. Jane Lawrence
De Forrest Hull, the wife Of DR.. Alon-
10 G.. Hull, had been murdered In his
residence, 40, West Forty-second street.
lie hurried to the house with number
Of officers, and, ordering no one TO leave
the premises, began an investigation.
The house is in the middle Of the
block between Sixth Avenue ond Broud-
way, ON the south side Of the way. 1t
is the handsomest building in row
where every building is elegant and
large, and where all are private dwell
ings, occupied by people of means.
The police found the body Of Mrs.
Hull tied 10 the bed in a bunglmg way.
A rope made Of Il piece Of twisted bed
sheet, was passed around her right an
klc and around the side of the bed, and
was then passed under the bed and
around the left ankle, which was addi-
tlonally secured by another ribbon Of
shectng fastened to the bedstcad. Thus
the feet we've held at opposite sides Of
the bed.
THE SCENE or THE CRIME.
The dead woman's elbows were pin
ioned at the sides Of her body by a stock
ing suspender of linen and elastic. Her
hands had afterwards been brought to-
gcther, and tied to one another at the
wrists with piece of the sheet. There
was bandage Of linen around her eyes,
and around her neck had been twisted II
great bunch of stuff, composed Of II
polonaisc of heavy dress goods and n
shawl Of rich dark brown cloth, EN-
broidered with gold. This mass of
clothing was intended Ms n gag, and
while Il was tied under the neck, It was
wound also over the lower part Of the
face.
Captain Williams said II took three
quarters of an hour 10 tie her rs she had
been tied. Mrs. Hull had worn when
she retired nlghtg0wn and II pcttcotc
of flannel. There was no holes in these
clothes, and they were not disordered or
stained with blood, but there was drop
Of candle grease on one cu0' Of the
nlghtgown. There were three pillows
In the room. One was under the head
Of the murdered woman, and was crum-
pied and solled another was ut the side
of the bed against the wall, ana was
clean; and the third was lying near the
window. With this Mrs. HUI had been
smothercd to death. II was creased and
sollcd, ns by &caty hands, aud It bore
marks Of blood on both sides.
now MRs. NULL WAS TIED.
Mrs, Hull was evidently careless IN
her household affairs. Her rooms wore
u dlsordcrcd aud not altogether cleanly
appearance, Yet the officers found no
difficulty in determining how fur the
disorder wns due TO her want of carc,
and how Ear It had been produced by the
scenes of the night on which she met
her death. The torn sheet was evident
~ thrown down by the murderer 50
was the ri1cd pockeibock In the middle
of the bedroom floor, The change II
had contained was missing, but receipt
for money paid TO the Sorosls Society
and gold pencil was overlooked.
The officers saw by the rillcd pocket
book that u robbery had been committed,
and they obtained the assistance Of the
inmnlcsof the house to determine what
had been taken. II was NJ once deter.
mined that too rings had been taken
from The dead womun's fingers, and the
officers discoocrcd that they had been
violently torn OF The ring finger Of
the left hnid was slightly wounded and
the ntsh was rolled up under the place
WHERE the ring had been, The middle