The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-13

stood in the way ot his business. Yet at one
wns electricity. MIR kalbneisch the wealthy
chemist. called at the house. daily to see the
il,,ocior and was IN thn habit OF saving that Pr
owed his life IN the effects NJ Dr, Hul's treat
mont Is DR. Benson. u dentist He has boon to
DR. Hull prHctised for ten years his clientele
was exclusively. in the royal family and among
there. and his wife was presented nj court Still
more recently. DR. Hun had n spell OF active
business In competition with the " Black Crook"
The girls who danced IN that spectacle were ac-
customed to come to him for advice when they
strained their limbs or illness appeared am9ng
them. Dr. Hull had free entrance to Niblo's
What are his habis3" Mr.. Coleman was
asked.
.,"o on. he is avery quiet temperate man" was
with his wife were Of the most nfroctionate
Indicated nothing, Tho story that the Doctor
EEesgnted Mr. ChiucnndcnGs, intimacy in the
been n friend OF the Doctor as well as Of Mrs.
HUI; His disposition Of her money produced
results tnat made them comfortable. The Doc;
/ cordially to him on the night ~ tho murder.
Mr., Chittcnden was in the habit Of playing cards
| the amusement The Doctor took 40 interest
/ IN cards, On the night oi the murder Mrs.
| Hull had whist party. Mr. Chittcnden was
| one Of the PLAYERS II is necessary 30 know that
| among Mrs. Hulrs property were some shares
| I'm mining comrnny These shares have al
/
! is no telling how many thousands or hundreds
/ of thousands %! dollars they may yet be worth.
/ On that night. in relation to this stock. Mrs.
| Hull said tha, she had good mind To- set aside
| MALT OF this property for her husbands benefit
She know that her husband was old and feeble
| and NODDED to be assured of n home and an
Office. There was no telling what might hap
pen to her, she said, and therefore she meant TO
| provide for him. She said this to Mr. Chitten-
| den In her husbands presence"
What is DR. Hull's religion ?"
/ don't know think that his people were
! BnutistN.'
"Whai was Mrs. Hulls behef7"
"Wcll. they were Baptists: but Mrs Hull had
| lately been investigating spritualism. She
had frequent seances in her house. She asso-
ciated herself in this pursuit with all the great
/ city, She was wrapped up in spiritunlism. /
think you might call her spirituast."
| What relatives has Mrs. Hull IN this city7
"Only nephews aud nieces. They are De
FORESTS. Her family was excellent. Her
father was an old merchant Her mother lived
house in in flainaeid. n j. 'U =" " '''''' "''''
Mr. Coleman gave no credit TO the rumor
that negro party had been given in that house.
He said that the ayerment in the newspapers
! that his son was the last person 10 enter the
house on the night OF the murder was incorrect
The son cnme in ten minutes before he did.
He tMr. Coleman. Sr.l had been out with some
friends IRON OIL City TO the Madison Square
Garden and the new German beer resort in
Twenty bird street. Roster & Balls. II was nj
least half past II when he came in. The door
WIS locked; the lights were out. the house was
quiet. The only thing that he noticed was the
gleam OF his sons lamp light through the door
in the upper story. That told him that his son
My friends had begged me said Mr.. Cole
man, to take supper. in the Fifth Avenue
| Hotel, but retire early every night. usually
before any one else In the house. and the late
ness OF the hour caused me TO decline the invi-
taton. II had only gone to that supper there
is no knowing what might have scea when l
Mr. Coleman is an oil merchant down town.
and the son that he spoke OF lives with him In
tho fourth story OF DR.. Hulls house. Another
son. now in Rome, is the famous American
artist-Coleman A fine oil painting. repre-
senting MONDAY scene In an Italian harbor.
hangs over the mantel in the dining room op-
was murdered. Il is the most valuable painting
in house full OF pictures. II is the work Of
Colemani the artist. by whom 1t was presented
Mis-. sayles said that The suS's report OF the
murder and its sketch Of the Hus was. in tho
main. correct but that II erred as TO Mrs. Hull's
having been losing money in Wall street. 1t 10
true that sho lost money years ago, but OF late
yenrs her speruations nave been very profitable.
Yesterday afternoon circular describing the
valunblcs supposed 70 have been stolen from the
residence OF DR.. Hull by the murderer or mur-
der rs ofhis wife WIS sent out from police head
| quarters and circulated among all pawnbrokers
nnd loan men 10y the police. 1t described the
flity stones; q pair Of solitaire diamond ear
rings OF about ~ carats; diamond ring,
cross shaped. with five stones; a solitaire
diamond ring. OF about two-thirds OF a
carat. a ruby. or carbuncle ring; plain
gold ring; an emerald ring; set Of pink
| camcos. comprising breustpin and ear
rings with white medallion heads, and pink
stone in the centre. surrounded by small gold
balls: n valuable finger ring. long. narrow. OF
oval shape. with the figure Of girl running
two-thirds Of the length. Around this figure
OF small pearls. Ono small pearl Is missing
from the lower left side.
The necklace OF topaz and the ring last de-
srribed wore the two articles loaned by Mrs.
Hull to the Loan Exhibition in 1878 in the
Academy OF Design. In the catalogue they are
classified as follows:
il'h-fapaz necklace Gndian. with English setting,
rims. Mr. J DE Forest Hun
Detectives Lyon and King are said 10 have
boen engaged for two DAYS In searching the
pawn shops for traces OF the missing Iewelry.
Coroner Woltman was with Capt. Williams last
evening IN the latter's private Office The Coro-
ner said that there were absolutely no clues OF
importnncei although there were plenty OF
theories. He afterwards drove of with Capt.
| Williams in a cab. They visited Superinten-
dent WallnG. Capt. Williams on his return
said that there was no news.
The jury who have been impnnelled are
many OF them personally and actively inter-
ested in the case. and call often at the Thirtieth
street polic" station for news concerning the
progress OF the investigation. They are.
& Or nho@a ana A. pr %as coq 81 fpp IL W. III of ss
,rett p kiS W - .trect " Dr urTntnsb NJ ~
SNl avenue. g. Rrnncr hnc art OF 7l9 sixth avenue
keo-s ,cGooi .catlef Of 30 sixtl ayenac. Il l.
%aSr bnoEel ,I Of 81 sS svenae s" a'i"S T. Simpson
~. goods. o ~ sixth avenue William Munne 50.
sxih aycuur " 4 cormsi,' trunks d 76i SIKH ave.
unc. nud Dewitt ID Langley real estate agent OF 7fO
DR.. Hulls house was searched several times
on Wednesday for the diamond earrings tina.
were yesterday included H. the list of stolen
Iewelry These earrings were among the most
valuable of Mrs. Hull's ornameuts and she was
c- prciaily proud Of them. OF those VINO were in
the front room on Tuesday night when she was
eut"rtH ming her friends. some are of tho opin-
ion that she wore the rings and others will not
spenk positively on the subject. The police
were led to believe that she had worn them and
hidden them AWAY with particular care and for
twrnty-lour hours they searched for them. Yes
tcrddy. Ms the diamonds had not been found, il
was concluded that Mrs Hull had them in her
ears ut the tim" of the murder, and that they
were tukcn by tho thieves.
DR.. HUI went ont OF the house yesterday
afternoon and remained away several hours.
he returned before supper time. He is de-
s'ribed Hs hnvlng passed II slecpess night. and
he looked hAggard and pale all day. During
his examination and the post-mOrtem examna-
ton on Wednesday afternoon he seemed alb
sent-m inded rather than Indifferent Again
Yesterday he acted as n person would whose
thoughts We're distracted from the scenes
around him. The persons in the house
speak kindly Of him. but always with a
tone Of compassion. A man living in the
house. who IL one OF tho Doctors closest and
oldest friends. called him an imbecG and
childish old man.. lady. who assumed high
authority in the house. Yesterdng said that II
was prepOsterous TO suspect DR.. Hull OF any act
that vigorous. able-hodied man would be
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