The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-24

burning. closed both front doors behind mo
tho nii;ht heard no noise. n"i sven the Doctor
coughing II the, morning Nancy cnmc up
is deadI WIS nlrendy dressed and sitting up
reading. l rushed out aud took hold of her
for | thought she must be drunk; the Doctor
came out " his room and nsked. What IL itW
She repeated that Mrs. Hull wns dead | ran
down stnirs. thinking She might have fnintod
/ rushed into her room and found her tied. l
put my hand on her arm, and hend. and body.
She was dead and cold. DR.. Hull came down
suirs soon after only partially dressed. | nm
there was no light in the Doctors Office in the
o. thy Mr.. Townsend)-w when the woman
came up stairs screaming in the morning. did
she continue screaming after she saw you ?
A.-Ycs; until shook her. thought she was
Odd II sound like the wall Of mourner7
Witnrss-W'll. | didn't take itso.
Charles W. Low testinel. | am dealer in
Artificial flowers and feathers. and live with Mr..
Cromwell. IN RidgewoOd Nj, Bristow Francis
& m tbS ,or nrnns m 0n at ooeE i'm the iS eydnns
from 6,s until 8, at midnight. and again on tho
succeeding morning. when l len IN tlme to
train by which he could have come To- New York
between the times saw him that night.
BristOw Francis testified: l live at New
have been for six or seven years. Was married
in Mount Kisco. aud have not seen my wife
since last March. | was at Mre. Hurs to see
her good many times. but couldn't say how
many. was Mt Mr.; Cromwelrs within ono day
Q.-HaVe YOU ever been jealous OF NancyH
| Al dunnow what jealous" Ia,
paving her too much attenton2 Al never
| saw anything wrong with Nancy; might have
| talkpd to hera little. SEQ ded like sometimes
when thought shr stayed out too late in the
| evening. or something. but never saw anything
"O"Can you tell us the namo OF any man you
thought she was out too much wth2 A.-None
tnat | could swear TO. might have thought
sometimes and have no ground Tor 1t. and
| shouldn't Ike 10 Say anv man = name.
Q.-Do you remember Louisa telling you
something about your wife2 Ayes; but that
was only joking. Louisa was always joking
| She told me Ia better look out for my wife; that
somebody else but mustn't say anything about
| II. spoke TO my wifi about u. and she told me
there was nothing in II. and ! believed her
| That whit. boys name Joseph. didn't
| know him much. / heard them speak around
the Kitchen thai he WIS not quite insane. but
| Kind of lackiu' In knowledge.
Mr.. Townsend took up the examination, and
| directed the lingo inquiry toward the coored
man Of whom Brlstow Francis Is supposed
| once to have been Iealous-the one al whom,
| owing to the alleged discoveries IN Boston, sus-
picion points AS tho perpetrator oi ihe murder;
| Q.-Can you not now rrmomOer any man OF
whom you were once Iealuusf A. with n sort
Of explosive snnrll-No; can't sab,
| Further questioning. however. developed the
| fact that there WIS man. a light-colorcd man.
not so tall rs Bristow Francis himself broader
shouldered. and with very large feet. concern
ing whom he had something more than vague
remembrance. He had heard that mans name
pemcmbeT PaGe NIB o%iT Whether her JOHN. William st. George
or any one of several other names repeated to
| him sounded most like II. think" said the
witness he claimed to be tirst-class waiter,
and that Nancy was trying to get him place.
and that was why he called 70 see her. / met
him one night at the gate OF Mrs. Hulfs house.
Just coming out as Nancy and me were going
In. We had been out shopping. buying some
Shalott roNge." | didn't know what they
was aud went along, when Nancy was going To
| get some for Mrs. Hull. 10 see them. i spoke Ia
| Nancy then. and she said she was looking Tor 2
| place for him. thought about II n good deal
but concluded 1t was all right He come Sec
| ond time. That fellow. when come to thin
about il now. said ha came from Boston. He
was dressed pretty well. and had quite q large
| foot. But he was pretty handy fellow. He gol
| up on top OF the step ladder and handed th'
ornaments down to me when we were cleaning
house ut Mrs Wallace's That was where saw
HIM last. That wel-dressed, light-colored mar
hair more like a white mans and elegant
: | Burnside whiskers. and quite wide nous
tache. think he told me his name, hut don
remember H. lie said he WIS from Boston, an.
was first class waiter. out OF . worh
and looking for n job. thought 1t WAS all righ
for Nancy to get him something TO do II sh'
could. He was sort Of proud ike feller. h,
wasn't over forty years old II he was that.
think somebody said he was married. He wh
a good deal lighter than M, rs light as mu
lattO Ishould say think I'd know him agnii
II / could see him. II" had pretty high lore
head, "A little wrnkled II was last winter tina
I | saw him NJ Mrs. Nnllaces."
Coroner Woliman said he could not tell yes
terdHY when the inquest would continue.
Bristow Francis was. with his consent re-
J mauded to the House Of Detention Tor Witness
ea and detective went away with him to Sc
| what more he might be- able tO remember abou
the light-colored man from Boston.