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

cded to go up stairs and sleep alone while his
wife occupied the bnck parlor bedroom. She
there would be any danger. Whenever
her to entertainments and parties she lre-
quently went with our family and Mrs. Newton,
9nd Mrs, Coleman was also with us sometimes
We, could stand on the, corner Of S xth avenue.
and see that Mrs. Hull renched her home
safely. Her receptions wore nrgcly attended.
and the one that she gave last winter to the
members of the Womans Suffrage s ,ciety was
especially brilliant. :. Mrs.. Lille DcycrcauX
Blake, Mrs, Croly., Mrs. Newton. and many
Other wcll-knOwn ladies' were there. and her
pariors were crowded. She had a refined TASTE
and her household ornaments were rare and
costly. Shc could converse on many subjects,
but she mover Exhibited any marked pecuiari;
ties of mind. In late years she seldom attended
the meetings of the Womnn,s Suffrage Society.
except the annual meeting"
Mrs. Hull was often asked whether she did
not iehr To have 50 many different servants in
the house. while she had so many valuahlcs
about. She said she did not. Being advised TO
put her silver and jewels in safe deposit COM
articles were Kept either in her own room or in
an adjoining room, md that she felt perfectly
competent to tax" care OF them.
member OF the firm OF Nermilye Co. said
yesterday that the only KIN wledge his house
had OF Mrs. Hull was the fact that n lady Of that
name kept small money account with them.
l,hey h'V'f saw ner ana were not aware that
she was ever I'm their Office The account was
very small one. or her speculative ventures
they were entirely ignorant SO far ns could I've
learned her recent eupculati1ns in securities
have been made through Hotchkiss 4 Burnham
OF SO Broad street. The members ol that firm
said that IN the cOurs" OF the yrnr and II half
that she had been n customer OF theirs she hnd
not cngugrd in over hall n du2"n transactions.
ana they were OF small magnitude. Tho only
loss she made was small one in Pacinc Mail
some time ago. Her last orders were given
the purchase OF n few bonds OF the Central Rail
road oi New Jersey and Of Erie seconds She
put M ample margins 70 protect her purchase
IN event oi decline. but as those securities
have steadily advanced n comfortable profit has
accumulated TO her uccount. She had not
drawn against this account rs she was at lib
a, 80 ti,,, -. ...,,.,,,,t 81
transactions and profit the firm declined to
ep"ak. ~ they consider IL n private matter be-
Messrs. Hoichkiss Burnham were skeptical
oi the nverment that n few DAYS before her
her interests In the stock market She GER
tainly never had transaction with them where
such an amount would have served any pur-
pose. Moreover. they had never called upon
her for margins. They never transacted any
business in mining stocks for her
A relative Of Mrs. Hull. VINO is a member Of
| the Mining Board said that he never knew Of
her dealing in that class Of securities. He un-
derstood that she had about 81 900 invested In
mining stock. that Of the Home Silver Mining
| Company. Mrs. Hull never came to the Office
Of Hotchkis; a Burnham. but was represented
| by Mr.. >. VI. Chittenden. who acted under a
power OF attorney. and on ono or TIVE occasions
their cashier called upon Mrs. Hull In relation
! TO her stock ventures. Mr.. Chittrnden is we'll
known IN wall street having been there n long
| time. but Is not member OF the Stock or Min
ing Exchange.
| 33 Park avenue. Plainned. n. j., recalled
several interesting incidents about Mrs. HUI
yesterday, He was formerly q stone cutter and
| designed the tombstone which marks the grave
| oi Mrs, HulIs father In the old family burying
ground IN Bound Brook. Mr. Vanderbeck de-
! scribed Mrs. Hull rs he first saw her. She was
large and stately. and was attractiyely and At
| the sRme time tasteiuly attired. She wore Il
great deal OF fine lewelry. and seemed con-
| scious OF her line personal appearance.
About i've years ngo. while she WINS visiting her
aged mother in Plainheld. she called on Mr..
| Vanderbeck in This store and told him that she
| felt like going TO her fathers grave. lie said
| that he would drive her with his team. and she
accepted his offer with thanks. On the way
| back from the grave she made passing call At
rest. who was then living in Bound Brook. She
| spoke Of stock speculations that she had made
| IN Wall street, and also OF her residence in
| Europe. After she had carried on the CONVEX
! sation for some time, she turned to Mr.. Van
| drrbeck and said:
Wont you tell me love story' like to
| hear l.ye stories very much.
Mr.. Nanderbeck laughed at the request. and
SAID that he dld not know any love story.
On. surely" she exclaimed. you must
| have had a love adventure at sometime. Every
! body has love adventures"
Thus urged Mr.. Van1erbeck related somo
| Youthful "reminiscences. and when he had FIN
ished she thanked him. and said that he was a
| capital romancer.
Mrs Hull seemed TO Mr.. vanderheck to be a
woman of great irmness and decision OF char
acter. and one not easily frightened or dis
| concerted. She spoke about her husband sew
| eral times. and Mr.. Nanderbeck inquired why
he did not come often TO Piainncld. Her an
swer was that he was too busy 10 find time. Mr..
| Vanderberk once met her walking in Pnrk
| avenue. Plainheld, with a large gentleman
| about GA years Of age. He was dressed in
black ,and she introduced him rs DR.. Hull.
| Mr.. Nanderbeck says that the last time he
saw Mrs. Hull in Planiield was about the mid
| de 9f last May. She was walking alone along
! Park avenue. in the direction Of the railroad
depot. She had grown so stout that Mr.. Van
| derbeck tailed To- recognize her until she bowed.
| He asked her what she was doing in Plainlleld.
and she answered that she had been 10 look at
] the old house.
Nr. Peter Dumont an aged citizen of Plain
| field and n relative Of Mrs. Hull. WAS very much
affected when he read Of her murder. He and
she were playmates when they were young.
| he speaks OF her as Cousin Jane" The first
yesterday. He says that her father was Law
| renee V. De Forrest. who kept large
grocery store Mt Broad and Stone streets
| with his family at 90 Broad street He sold out
hls residence IN 1885, and started his two sons.
Theod9re and John A., in the dry goods bus J.,
! ness. They inlled in the panic Of 1887. and
| John A. subsequently became u Government
! Wegher. Theodore got position in the
! Croton Water Department. Mrs. Hull went 10
! the house of Alr. Dumonts father her uncle in
! Somervlle almost every summer, wien sho
! parents were opposed to her marrying DR..
! Hun. as he was several years her senior The
| marriage took place in BROOKLYN about forty
| ycara ago. MIR. Dnmont never knew DR.. and
Mrs. Hun to live other than happily together.
Mr. Dumoni could throw no light Oh the mo-
! tive for the murder OF Mrs. Hun. His theory
was that the deed was. commllted from in
| doors, rs he EXPRESSED II. He thought that she
! was taken entirely by surprise. Shn was
| strong woman. with n great deal OF pluck. and
would have made hard fight for her life with
| any one singehanded. MIR. Dumont believed
! that the intention WAS 10 rob but not To kill tie
! felt sure that some one in the house had share
in the plot He says; The front door was lrit
| opon TO admit ,accomplces or else as a blind to
! deceive the police"
Mrs. HUI was in Plainnod recently 10 order q
| tombstone for the grave ot her mother from Mr..
! l.. l.. Manning. She wrote out an Inscription
! for the stone rs follows:
In memory OF jane daughter Of Peter Davis and wife
Of Lawrence v De Forrest She passed the lite be.
yond the 1th day May 1870 m the o2d year Of her
age.
BY long experience have known
| Thy sovereign power "a save
A. Thy command venture down
Serenely 10 the grave.
For her brothers gravestone Mrs. Hull wrote
| Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
The body OF Mrs. Hull is to be buried from the
| Church Of tho Holy Trinity. NJ FOrty-second
street and Madison avenue, ut lOls A. VI. to-day.
| Mrs. Hull was not member ot the congrega-
! l.taf IIss.l..