Daily globe., 1879-06-12
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Mysterious Robbery and Murder In New
ming Other Criminal and Casually Notes.
MYsrER1ous RopBxRY AND MuKprR.


York-Disastrous Fires Igpited by Light
ming Other Criminal and Casually Notes.
MYSTERIOUS RoBBIRY AND MURDER.
NEW YORK, June 11.-Mrs. Jane L. D. J.
Hull, age So, wife of DIR. Alonzo J. Hull. Was
found dead in bed at No. 140 West Forty-second
street this morning. Her hands and feet were
tied; she was blindfolded and gag was in her
mouth. A trunk 1T the side of her bed was
opened and rifed of its contents. An exami-
had been effected through the fr,nt door, which
was open /; all other parts were secure. Her
fingers were badly torn, and one large diamond
and one emerald had been taken thercfrom.
The neighborhtod is IN state of excitement.
The colored servant girl who discovered tho
body said about this morning she went to her
mistress room to receive her instructions for
the day. She found the doc. open, which was
something unusual, and on entering the apart
ment she saw the body of Mrs. Hull firmly
bound to the bed by strips of sheeting, another
piece was tied across her eyes and the gag was
firmly held in her mouth. a piece Of shawl
was strapped around her neck. It was eyi-
dent the lady's death had resulted from
strangulation, for shawl was tightly drawn
around her neck. On the body were found
several contusions and slight wounds, which
had been received in the scufne with the assas-
SINS The lock on the door leading to her bed
room WIS found tempered with. The front
door leading to the house had been found open
q short time before. The murder of Mrs. Hull
was brought to light by the servant girl There
were no marks found on the massive door and
on that account the police suppose an entrance
was effected by means of false keys and the
murder and robbery were done, it is thought.
m he ;ort,f ~to
was found it was quite cold. One of the cham
bermaids, who passed the night in the room
near the one in which Mrs. Hull was murdered,
says she was awakened during the night by
Screams, but was unable to say at what hour.
She paid no attention to the noise, thinking
some one had nightmare. When the people
In the neighborhood learned of the crime
large crowd gathered and detachment of po-
lice were needed to preserve order.
DISASTROUS CONFEDERATION.
DETROIT, June ia fire at Jackson, Mich,
this morning completely destroyed Becker l.
Co.'s Touring mills. Allen Benefits planning
mills and lumber Office, jos. L. Needen's cisar
box factory. Smith Purifier company's factory,
Daigh d Sons carpenter shop. and i've car
loads of wheat and -four on the track, the prop
erty of Becker 4 Co.. besides damaging several
dwelling houses adjoining. Loss: Becker &Oo..
$l25, ,UO0 insured for @75, 900; Allen Bennett,
S25 900, insured for Sl5, 600, Smith Purifier Co..
$25,O0O, insured for Sl2, COO; box factory and
carpenter shop, 1000 each. small insurance.
Loss on dwelling houses small. Loss to Mich
igan Central railroad on cars burned unknown.
The fire originated in the engine-room of the
planning mill.
EXECUTION DELAYED.
CHICAGO, June 11.-Judge Dickey, of tn
State suprem, court, this morning granted
supersedeas delaying the execution of John
Lamb, set for the Goth inst, in order that the
question of granting new trial may be con-
sldered by the supreme court. It is stated
that new and important evidence has been dis
covered which will convict Sbeeney George of
the murder of Officer Race. George, who was
concerned in the burglary which resulted in
the murder, turned States evidence and placed
the crime at Lambs door.
FIRED.BY LIaHrN1NG.
PHILADELPHIA, June ll.-About IL to-day.
lightning struck the large warehouse at the oil
works of Warden, Free 4 Co., Point Breze, and
the entire building was soon in flames. The
fire spread so rapidly the whole neighborhood
is endangered. The dwelling houses fronting
the warehouse are in flames and shipping in the
Schuylkill river is burning fercely. Owing to
the distance from the city proper, and the tel
egraph Office being burned, no definite informa-
tion of the progress of the fire can be obtained.
The latest dispatch said seven vessels were
burning, and many others are in imminent
peril.
at Conshohacken, last night. the cotton mill
of J. d u. Lees was struck by lightning and
burned. Loss, S135, 900 insurance, S5O.UO8.
O'Clock p. m.-The Atlantic Petroleum
Storage company's warehouses and Offices were
completely consumed. There are plenty of en-
gines on the scene, but still at this hour the
fire is raging tiercely and not under control.
nne enf iraf ~ hn nrFe6 Nj ha
property of the oil companies in jeopardy is
valued at two million dollars