New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-18
TALKS WITH THE OFFICIALS.

WHAT Is EXPECTED IN REGARD TO HE INQUEST
The Coroner's jury will meet to continue the in
quest in the Hull case at IL a. m. to-day ana IL
has been the expectation of Coroner Woltman ana
of the police officials. in concert with whom he mas
been acting throughout the investigation, that
large number of witnesses would be examined
and verdict would be reached before
evening. Yesterday there were ntimetlons
that the various portions of the evidence which had
been collected did not fix presumption OF guilt
upon any person as strongly as had been expected
and that there might be an adjournment of the IN
quest after the examination of few
witnesses. This was the subject or an
earnest consultation between the Coroner
and Captain Williams at the office Of tho
latter last night, at which John l. Davenport and
Assistant District-Attomey Rollins were said to
have been present The conclusion, which was
reached at a lste hour, was, of course, not made
public.
"The public should be patient said SUI
perintendent Walhng yesterday afternoon. =" II
will not have long to wait. l think
that everything that the police have discovered
will be brought out on the inquest tomorrow. Peo-
pie who have given information and made state
ments will have an opportunity of repeating them
under oath. What the result will be remains to be
seen. Ihave no information on the matter addi-
tional to what had yesterday. 1t is wonderfully
mysterious case"
Detective Dorsey, who has been at work on the
case ever since the discovery of the murder, said
yesterday that nothing new had been brought 10
light during the day In reference to the crime or the
criminal. When asked why the search was kept up
for Brstow Francis he answered that he was
wanted simply because his name had been mixed
up in the matter, and he was the husband OF
an inmate Of the house. When we find
him. he continued, "he may be able
to establish his innocence, and that will be the end
OF his connection with the On the other hand,
he may prove to he just the man we are after"
CAPTAIN Williams was uncommunicatlve and had
on anxious appearance he sat in his private ohce
absorbed in deep thought He has worked night
and day for nearly week, and has devoted
all his energies to the detection OF the
murderer or murderers Of Mrs. Hull. Everything
which seems to be connected with the case, nearly
or remotely, has been examined by him or the OF
ficers under his direction, with what success the
Developments of to-day will probably show. He
did not seem especially anxious about the
capture of Brstow Francis, but had not
neglected the search for him. He said that
he had reason to believe that the coored
man Francis who stole some property at Mrs. Bur
ling's house last week was not BrlstOw Francis.
On lounge in Captain Williamss Office are the
Law when found dead among them are the bandages
with which she was tied some OF them
having the knots as they were made by
the murderer. Those which Captain Will
Jams was compelled TO unite in order TO remove
them were tied in a similar manner to those which
remain. They are not tied with Surgeons knot
ms has been claimed, but are of the clumsy sort,
known as "granny knots" and almost invariably
made by persons not accustomed to fastening strings
together when it Is especially important that they
| should not slip. This may or may not be matter
of Importance; but is mentioned because it destroys
one of the foundations upon which theory has
been deliberately built up
Dr. Hull freely admits TO Messrs Jarrett and
Palmer and other personal friends that he did not
retire on Wednesday morning last until between
and O'Clock, and he thinks it was nearly 2 though
he went to his room after IL. His friends
think this frank admission strong argument III fl
vor of his innocence he could readily have con-
cealed the fact.
Coroner Wotman yesterday received letter
from the mother of young lady occupying room
in Dr. HILLS house, and who will he called as wit
ness asking that her testimony be taken at the
house. as she young and uInld. As her testl-
mouy is of little Importance the request was readily
acceded TO.