Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-04
CHAIRMAN BULLS MISFORTUNE
His wife Brutality Assaulted I'm the
Adirondack Mountains.


Chairman George Bull, of the Demo.
cratic City Executive Committee, and q
prominent member of the Philadelphia
bar, was seated at breakfast Yesterday
morning in the Girard House perusing q
newspaper at the same time, when his
eye fell upon paragraph which caused
his cheek TO turn pale and his blood TO
almost curdle in his viens. 1t was dis
patch from Troy, n. Y, stating that
Charles Parker, a guide in the Adiron.
dacks at Blue Mountain lake, while
guiding Mrs. George Bull, the day pre-
vious, from Forked lake to Long lake,
where she was to have been the guest of
ex-senator Platt, committed an outrage.
GUS assault ron her, almost strangling
her and tear og her clothes to pieces in
the struggle. Mr. Bull knew immediate
lY that the lady referred to was his wife,
who was visiting in that locality,
and for an instant he nearly tainted.
Chief Clerk John E. Wilson happened
fortunately 10 be hand and Mr.. Bull was
assisted to his own room, where he re-
ceived the sympathy of his many friends
who had learned of the terrible occur
renee from the newspapers The unfOr-
tunate husband was entreated to keep up
his heart and was repeatedly assured that
the news was exaggerated. While deeply
sensible of the devoteduess of his many
warm friends Mr.. Bull was naturally
placed in such position that he could
not remain calm. He bore himself
bravely for time, but soon broke down,
and his only desire seemed to be to get
where he could obtain reliable intelli-
gence of his wife's condition. Accord
ingly he took the limited express train
at 80 for New York, intending to go
from there directly to the scene of the
assault in the Adirondack Mountains and
rejoin his wife as soon as possible. A
number Of sympathizing companions &C
companied Mr. Bull to the depot, and
each one expressed the felvent hope that
he would find his wife safe and unin-
jured. Last evening he sent the follow
ing dispatch from New York to Mr..
Wilson, at the Girard House:
GA dispatch from Holland says she
is all right. Will wait here until to-
morrow"
Mr. Wilson said to a Press reporter
last night: Il feel sure that the dispatch
in the morning papers was greatly over
stated Mrs. Bull was a strong, plucky
little woman, and l am sure that no
bodily harm has come to her except,
perhaps, few scratches from her strug-
gle with the villain About two months
ago Mr. and Mrs. Bull gave up house.
keeping in West Philadelphia and came
to board at this hotel Mrs Bull was a
lively, well-spOken lady, and speedily
became a great favorite with the other
boarders in the house. She is of medium
height, and very progressing and at
tractive in appearance. A week ago
she left home tor the Adirondacks, and
Mr.. Bull intended to follow her as soon
as he could arrange his business. Mrs.
Bull was accompanied by her maid-ser-
want, who was capable of affording her
ample protection. On Tuesday Mr..
Bull received dispatch from his wife,
saying that she had met with an acct
dent, but without stating the nature of
it. That worried her husband a great
deal, and, when he saw the news in the
papers, he was completely upset.