The sun., 1890-09-03
HERE 1s 4 xoTHER-Ix-EAWi
Spending Thousaads 80 Procure Murder
Deenuaa She Conldn,t Name the BabY.

Spending Thousanas 80 Procure Murder
Because She CouIda't Namo the Baby.
The most malicious and INSCRIPTIONS
mother-in.law on record has Just boen brought
before the German public In a sensational
lawsuit In Freiburg. With no other motive
than an uncomfortable desire to have her own
way. she ruined the homo OF her son-in-law,
DIR. Hoek, sent his wife in grief to the grave
stole his child repeatedly, consplred with COM
mon criminals for six years to kill him. and
finally offered n reward OF $4,000 to that men,
Der OF her army OF spies and thugs who should
murder him.
The name OF this remarkable woman is Bulk
ley. DR.. Hoek first met her in ScheveninRen In
1876 He was handsome and prosperous young
Dutch physician OF considerable promise and.
altogether. a most desirable match for the
widow Bulkloy's marriageahle daughter. She
got him and trouble began at once because, as
DIR. Hoek's lawyers recently expressed It, the
widow Buckley endeavored to exercise an un-
duo influence over the Affairs OF tho Hooks"
Tho unpleasAntness swelled to riotous propor-
tions when little Hoek was born. Widow
Bulkley insisted on naming It after the de-
parted Grandpapa Bulkley. and DR.. Hook
wished to name 1t after Grandpapa Rock. DR..
Hoek carried his point but 1t was
fatal victory. 1t instillod wormwood and
gall into the Widow Bulkloy's soul and
spirit. After It she devoted all her
energies to the complete overthrow of the
1 In 1852 pSHia Mrs. Hook died. harassed beyond all
desire Of living longer. The Widow Bulkley
disappeared Immediately. but returned one
ear aST S ana d sfSIS Iron from her lrGns hs
declaration Of war between her and Or. Hook:
After a years search Jr. Hoek, with the aid Of
child In Chalbury. England. He took the small
boy home; 4 month later Widow bulkley had
tan5fs f SEHyas Was
q iOowaG Dr. Hoss ds
sSsid be- found 0' against NH him. " THEN i1'tG the
sps MsST and S eS Dr. foot
steal his son. Dr., Hoek GiseoveEed the plot
watch him and his son. Numerous attempts
made t. Rsk his house at Gs Sy
1855 three sIesonyiets 6"t!ered in his door SS;
and entered with their hands iull OF rope; re.
nFs foq ths s
attack, ana "a fell upon the thugs with clubs and
they eventually fed leaving Hoek uncon-
scious on the floor and his watchman able
two new guards after this experience.
%SM o SE Sp
again stormed DIR. Hook 8 house. but with such
caught by the police before the door could be
battered down, The two prisoners were tried,
was sent 10 Jail for eighteen months and her
first lieutenant, Jacob Kloppers got one year
Through an agent. however. the Widow
Bulkley bribed doctor OF reputation to GER
tity that she was dyi e Of prison eonfnemSSnt ~ en-
favor. BY these means she secured her re-
lease after eleven months in Jail. and then
f. LnFEano. and at once sHrroundssd ;n%r,ss
phYscian ply Who mad made - his % acGuSin tanee, t Is
charged. with the purpose Of Poisoning him PIN
new plot and hurried him off to Freiburg.
There was short pause then before the Widow
Bulkley's supreme effort to get even with pr
Grandpapa Bulkley.
A few months ago the last act OF the melo-
iainous looking fellows at the ofiiee OF Widow
Bulkleys lawyer in Karlsruhe, They told the
ey hd the 1y Of sorp g
they showed two dispatches Of suspicious i'm;
port. Both deslatcbes were signed H4ek aud
were dated from FreibIrg. Then came hue and
cry against Hoek. and a general Investigation
which had the unexpected result OF revealing
and the originator OF all elaborate plot to get
her son. In prison Tor lilo Tor altsmpting
hS her Two thugs. The 9TH thugs @ were I ca caught. but but
she had fed before the officers could get with
In Runshot OF her residence. At their trial the
two men said that they had received already
s.. 800 as an advance reward Tor mprderlng
promised them $42,5O0 more as soon as they
should have accomplished the deed. Both
were sent to prison. Widow huxley Is still at
she has organized to con umm ate the death Of
DR.. Hook. AS her tinancial means are practi-
cally unlimited. and the killing OF her son-in
law seems to have become q monomania with
her. DIR. Hook keeps his little defensive army
against him.