Daily globe., 1879-06-12
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Mysterious Robbery and Murder in New
York-Disastrous Fires IEnited by Light
ning-Other Criminal and Casualty Notes.

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York-Disastrous Fires Iknited by Light
ning-Other Criminal and Casualty Notes.
MYsrERIoUs RoBBERY AND MuzDER.
NEW YoRK, June 11.-Mrs. Jane L. d. J..
Hull, age IS, wife Of DR.. Alonzo J. Hull. WAS
found dead in bed at No. I40West Forty-second
street this merning. Her hands and feet were
tied; she Was blindfolded and : gag Was in her
month. A trunk ut the side of her bed WAS
opened and rihed of ita contents. An exami-
had been effected through the fr mt 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 neighborhGod is in q 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
tho day. She found the door 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 acroes her eyes and the gag Was
firmly held in her mouth. A piece of shawl
was strapped around her neck. Il was evi-
dent the lady's death had resulted from
strangnlation, for shawl was tightly drawn
around her neck. On the body were found
several contusions and slight wounds which
had been received in the scuf6e with tho aasas-
sins. The lock on the door leading to her bed
room was found tempered with. The front
door leading to the house had been found open
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 aud
on that account the police suppose m entrance
was effected by means Of false keys and the
murder and robbery were done, it Is thought,
some time during the night, for when tho body
was found it was quite cold. One of the cham
bermaids. who passed the night in the room
near the one1n 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 q
large crowd gathered aud detachment of po.
lice were needed to preserve order. --z
DISASTROUS CONFEDERATION.
DERo1T, june 1l.-A FIRE at jackson, Mich.
this morning completely destroyed Becker d
Co.'s Touring mills. Allen Bennett's planning
mills and lumber Office, Jss. L. Needen,s cigar
box factory, Smith Purifier company's factory,
Daigh d Sons caSpenter shop. and 6ye car
loads of wheat and flour on the track, tho prop-
Ierty Of Becker d Co.. besides damaging several
dwelling ho6ses I'd joining. Loss: Becker & Co,
4l25, 900, incurred for OF, ,0o0; Alien Bennett,
425 600, insured for 9l5. 900, Smith Purifier Co.
e25 900, insured for $4,000; box factory and
carpenter chop, 1t,000 each. small insurance.
Loss on dwelling houses small. Loss to Mich
igan Central railroad on cars burned unknown.
The IRE originated in the engine-room of the
planning mill. IS 5set zs8s III stsis55zz7