The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-16
SEEKING FOR A MURDERER.
4 T4IN SEARCH FOR BLACK FRANK,
NANCY FR4NCTS'S BROIHER.
The spiri,uniias backward with supernntu-

kept indoors. Mr.. Hyde was the only person
who ventured out. He went to the Church OF
the Holy Trinity and in the evening presided
over the services in the Gospel Tent MIR. Hyde
secured the services OF the evangelist Of this
church for the funeral service. 1t is said thnt
at least dozen clergymen declined to of1iciate
before this preacher was found. The police left
the house unmatched and unguarded. They said
they had no news. and didn't expect to make an
arrest yesterday. They say frankly that they
believe no crime OF recent years in New York
has ever 80 thoroughly baffled detective inge-
nuity. In searching the Hull mansion fifteen
men were employed. each room being occupied
by special detective. who tore up the carpets
and rooted In the nreplaces and chimneys.
The Executive Committee OF Sorosis Society
will meet to-day to take action with respect to
the death Of Mrs Hull. who had been the Presi-
dent OF that body.
1t is said that DIR. Hull is more a Spiritualst
than has been claimed. He had his photo
graph taken by spirit aid. and it hangs in the
| house now
A police Official who has given close attention
to the case said last night that the fact that the
atmosphere Of the household in Forty-second
street was radically Spirtualistic had not been
| ignored in the formation Of theories for the
| solution of the mystery Great crimes run in
strata. according TO police experience, and II
| fanaticism In one belief produced the Pocasset
! horror why might not the same extreme in
| another direction result in this second crime?
| The proneness OF Splritualists to bind each
| other TO pieces Of furniture in all spr-
| itualist exhibitions and in conArma-
| ton OF spiritualst theories forms
considerable feature OF the theory in ques-
tion. The mind Of the woman herself must
have been erratic." said the official. " for IL led
her TO expose herself to remarkable danger
and loneliness ut night all alone among her
Naluabps and TO choose Tor wall ornament
| over her 6edstead the gloomy evil figure OF u
The hunt Tor the negro. Brls,ow Francis. alias
| Black Frank. whom tn police strongly suspect
| OF numbering Mrs Hun is getting warm. As
| long ago as Friday two of the nblest detectives
| 81 the Central OWce, Golden and King. were NJ
| New Rochelle searching for him. They acted
| with extreme caution. employing resldrnts, 20
| make preliminary inquiries. Through Mr..
| George ". Hewe- a son Of Warden Hewes II
| the Connecticut state prison they learned that
! Francis had been seen IN Pugsley Holiow,t the
| GO there which is usually by might. Frank
| lodges with his brother. Peter. tinsmith In the
| employ ot Mrs. William Langsian Since the
murder Of Kate Eversou in which be was sus-
pected OF having a hand. be has rarely been
| other negro. Fred Everson, nicknamed " Fade"
4 was arrested. but through the exertions OF Mr..
Martin heoghi Known counsellor. sue
ceeded in getting of. The woman was beaten
| TO death. and found on the railroad truck
short distance above the depot An attempt
|
| brothers house in Pugsley's Hollow and arrest
him there. Chief Of Police Maloy and the con
strict watch on the Francis cottage ever since
the news oftthe Hull murder.
| mere whS an sNcsptlohnlly lnrge congrega-
day. to hear the Rev. J. W. Bonham preach MS
i was supposed that he would refer to the muir
der Of Mrs Hull at whose funeral he oficiated.
| He did not refer TO the subject. In the evening
| the Society OF Progressive Spiritualisls met in
ham lecturer from a Bible text The refer refer
ences to the Foriy-second street mystery were
| few. and of the most general character.
Early yesterday morning n Spiritualist vis-
private oflce of that Official went into A state of
absent -mindeduess. and receiyed a commune
| cation from the spirit land about the Hull muir
| der. He said il WIS dictated by his dead sister.
| Thespirit wrote something like, this:
| The crime was not committed 'or gain. What
was taken T. yet "a the house. Search the cell
| lar. She Mrs. HulO does not know who did
the deed. but Will mud out in few days. She
| Will let you know. The man was admitted M
o'clock In the morning, She mot Mrs. HulD let
them in at 3 o'clock. There was more than one
| man concerned IN the work. The names are
not known. There is particular room in the
The man who furnished this communication
| was stout and broad shouldered anything but
| a visionary in appearance. tie had the
| physique Of "A man who lives on heefsteaks and
dimes heartily. Capt Williams laughed at the
| communication. IL was read TO wcll-known
medium who said II was probably bosh." She
said she supposed many such communications
| could be had.
unravelling the mystery OF Mrs. Hulls death ?"
| the medium was asked.
| don't know" she replied. | suppose IL
| could be. would not have anything 10 do with
the exposure though l suppose l could get
valuable information"
| Why wouldn't youW
We'll. It's dangerous. Mediums would not
be safe moment II they did what lies in their
! power in these cases. spent nights of terror
after making an exposure OF a mans family se-
crets at one time. and l resolved never 10 inter-
But Mrs. Hull was a firm believer in spirit
| uallsm. Has she nothing to say2'
am sure not was the confident reply.
| She was not only murdered whilc asleep and
without knowing who murdered her but she
WAS SO suddenly and hruiully murdered that
| her spirit II now confused and duzed and may
not recover its equanimity for some time"
IL Is no longer secret that the police are
| divided into two bodies. and are working ~ op-
posiles. superintendent Walling believes in
| the inside " theory. and his detectives are AT
| work upon the clues that build it up. Capt.
Milllams's theory Is said 70 he very ,linereut.
He is after negro related 10 one of DR.. Hull's
servants. Both these theories are strong aud
| convincing 10 their followers.
Superintendent Waiiug's theory. that an in
mate OF the house committed the crime gets its
househnld She aid not sleep with her hHs- ,I.
| band. She did not trust any one in the house
with knowledge OF her affairs. Not even her
worth Everybody believed her To be worth
a, great deal more than she really owned
| She may have had valuable pupers
ms valuable To others as to herself
| Robbery may not have been intended. Wator
| WAS slIlnkleu on tue iu't tO restore conscious
| ness, A burglar or intentional murderer would
| have fed. A person with cOmpunctions would
| have tried TO restore life In fleeing a burglar
would have thought only of escape. A buugler
| might have gone too far and opened both
| sides Of the front door as they were opened. The
| ropes torn of u sheet like handagcs. are taken
| into consideration. The use ot chloroform fur
| nshes "A suppostion that s0mo ono familiar
| with its application may have used IL. The
| doors and windows on that npor were all
| thrown open, 10 drive away the oior Of the an
aesthetic. The matches. candle. cologne. and
water in tho pitcher all point 10 FAMILIARITY with
| the house The things stolen. except the watch
| and chain, were all peculiar. and not what
| thieves would naturally take, What thieves
| would take WIS left.
The candle grease that was found on tho
| womAn's clothes was common MllOw. II cor
| responded with the grease OF candle that DR..
| Huh used, that was lound-not in his room ns
| has been said but in tho kitchen, The other
| candle in Mrs. Hull's room was Of spermaceti
and was covered with dust. But SO was the
| cologne bottle.
The other theorists say that the man under
suspicion had no object. He lost everything by
| the murder, He Is old, and so weak that a
| woman like Mrs. Hun could have overpowored
| him. Mrs Hull slept alone because her back
| had been hurt by II fall and she
| could not mount the stairs TO the up
| stairs bedrooms. At first her sCeping
| down stairs was expected to continue only ior