The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-07

The name of this remarkable woman is
Bulkley. DIR. Hook first met her in
Scheveningen in 1876. He was handsome
and prosperous young Dutch physician OF
considerable promise, and, altogether,
most desirable match for the widow Bulk
ley's manageable daughter. She got him
and trouble began at once because, as DR..
Hoek's lawyers recently expressed it, "the
widow Buckley endeavored to exercise
an undue influence over the at
fairs of the Hooks" The I'M
pleasantness swelled to riotous proper
tions when little Hook was born. Widow
Buckley insisted on naming it after the de-
parted Grandpapa Buckley, and DIR. Hoek
wished to name it after Grandpapa Hook.
DIR. Hook carried his point, but it was
fatal victory. 1t instilled NORWOOD and
gall into the Widow Bulkley's soul and
spirit After it she devoted ali her energies
to the complete overthrow of the Hook
household.
In 1889 Mrs Hook died, harrassed beyond
all desire of living longer The Widow
Buckley disappeared Immediately, but re-
turned one year later and stole from her
son-in-law' front door step the child whose
name had cansed the declaration of war be-
tween her and DIR. Hook. After a years
search DIR. Hook, with the aid of English.
Dutch, and German police, found his child
in Chalbury, England. He took the small
boy home. A month later Widow Buckley
had him arrested on a charge of having
poisoned his wife, The body of Mrs Hook
was exhumed and examined. A long, tire
some, and expensive trial followed.
DIR. Hook was discharged as not
found against him. Then the Widow
Buckley engaged an army of spies and
blacklegs ito dog DIR. Hoek's footsteps,
sandbag him as soon as possible, and steal
his son. DIR. Hook discovered the plot and
hired guard of private detectives to watch
him and his son. Numerous attempts were
made to break open his house at night by
the widow Bulkley's cutthroats. On Sept.
80, 1885, three ex-convicts battered IN his
door and entered with their hands full Of
rope, revolvers and dark lanterns. DIR.
Hoek AID his night Waterman were half
prepared for the attack, and fell upon
the thugs with clubs and pistols.
The noise of the battle defeated the
purpose of widow Bulkley'S hirelings and
they eventually fed, leaving Hook uncon-
scious on the floor, and his Waterman able
only to summon the police DIR. Hook got
a rifle, shotgun, watchdog and two new
guards after this experience. The Widow
Buckley, too, strengthened her forces, re-
gardless of expense, for she was rich and
determined. A few months later they
again stormed DR.. Hoeks house, but with
such reckless DOlOQeSS LnaU TWO OIL UuelT
party were caught by the police before the
door could be battered down. The two
prisoners were tried, convicted and locked
up. The Widow Buckley was sent to jail for
eighteen months, and her first lieutenant,
Jacob Kloppers, got one year solitary con-
flnement.
Through an agent, however. the Widow
Buckley bribed doctor of reputation to
certify that she was dying of prison con-
| finement and to stir public and official sem
| timent in her favor. By these means she
secured her release after eleven months in
| Jail, and then she began again her murder
| Gus persecution of DIR. Hook. She found
| him in Lugano, and at once surrounded
| him with her creatures, and even imported
a physician who made his acquaintance, it
| is charged, with the purpose of poisoning
| him for her. DIR. Hoek's detectives discov-
cred the new plot and hurried him on TO
| Freiburg. There was a short pause then
| before the Widow Bulkley's supreme effort
| to get even with DIR. Hook because he didn't
name his son after Grandpapa Buckley.
! A few months ago the last act OF the
melodrama began with the appearance OF
| two Misunderstanding fellows at the office
| of Widow Bulxley's lawyer in Karlsruhe
| They told the lawyer they had been hired
| by DIR. Hook to murder him. To prove the
| truth of their story they showed two DIS
patches of suspicious import. Both DIS
| patches were signed Hook and were dated
| from Ereiburg. Then came a hue and cry
against Hook, and a general ,nvestgaaon