The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-18

Anderson. During the struggle with
mother father had dropped the bottle
of Warmers medicine, and / picked 1t
up and concealed it in the woodshed.
when Mr.. Anderson came l wanted
TO go for the DOCTOR and father wanted
to go with me. He went as far as the
front door with me, but Mr.. Anderson
took him back into the room because
my mother said If father went with me
he would destroy the bottle he had in
his pocket. l then went for Dr. Haw-
kins, and when I returned, mother was
in bed, my father sitting by her and
Mr.. Anderson by the door where he
could see both.
THE bottle of Warmers medicine,
which my father dropped in his strug-
gle with mother, secreted in the wood
shed. After fathers arrest, 1 went to
the shed and got that bottle which /
gave to DR.. Hawkins. Then after Mr..
went for the police officer, who took
my father away. / think this was
about 9:30-two or three hours after
the talk 1 had with my father over
the trunk. do not know whether he
took anything but the bottle from the
trunk at that time
Attorney Butler then produced Ex-
hibit j, small package of arsenic.
Witness did not remember ever having
seen it before. The bottle containing
the white liquid she had seen before,
but the contents were OF another color.
WORRIED THE CHILD.
Then Mr.. Pierce began to cross-ex-
anime the witness. He bully-ragged
and clustered and before long had the
child half hySterical. What did she
mean when she said her father rushed
into the pantry for the Warner medi-
cine? Did he run. Did he walk.
Would she call it a run or walk?
How did it happen that when the wit
ness was in the municipal court she
forgot the second bottle that is now
said to contain poison? How did she
know when Hull came out of the pan
try he had the Warner bottle under
his coat? Did she see him put it there?
Was she sitting where she could see?
Did he pick up the bottle? NO-he
grabbed it, did he? Well, how did he
grab it? Walking up in front of the
witness, the attorney picked up the
bottle which has been offered in evil
dence and wanted her to show him
how her father had grabbed the bot
tie. And how did her father pull her
mother out of the kitchen. door and
into the back yard? Isn't the father
strong man and could he not have
broken loose from her mother?
The attorney was firing these ques-
tiOnS at the little witness so fast she
could hardly answer them, even if
she had been perfectly calm. But the
attorney had half frightened the child,
who really. in answer to the last ques-
ton, said that her father was not such
very strong man. With that she
broke down and took out her hand
kerchief.
MIR. Butler protested and asked that
the witness be allowed to rest for a
few moments.
80, 1 know what this is fort is to
catch the jury" groWled Mr.. Pierce.
The little witness buried her face in
her handkerchief and evidenced symp-
toms Of hysteria. Again. Mr. Butler
asked that the witness be granted a
moments rest.
Certainly" said the court "We'H
rest bit. You have increased the
gravity Of the situation by your re-
marks" continued Judge Egan to Mr.
Pierce, who demanded, whats that?''
You have increased the gravity of
the situation by your remarks" reit-
Grated the court, in an impressive man
ner.
Then Mr.. Pierce, in his most injured
and dignifled manner, said, ''It is hardly
fair, your honor, to make such re-
mark. I want the reporter to take that
down. I'll not cross-examine the wit
ness further" With that Miss Hull
was permitted to step down, which she
did with much emotion.
Carl Anderson was then sworn He
said he was called to Hull's Aug. by
Blanche about p. IN. Found Hull and
wife and Blanche in the dining room.
Mrs. Hull said Hull was trying to
put poison in her medicine and that he
had bottle in his pocket. She wanted
me to stay and watch him. He got up
and went to kitchen to get a, drink I
followed SO he could not get away He
returned to the dining room saying he
was going to hurry up the doctor. Mrs.
Hull didn't want me to let him go. He
went to the front door but I followed
him, and finally he let Blanche go
for the doctor and he went back to the
bedroom where Mrs. Hull lay on the
bed. Hull then sat down and I sat
by the bedroom door. Then Dr. Haw-
kins came. He went into the bedroom
and closed the door, Later the doctor
came out and told me not to let Hull
get out of the room, while he went for
the officer. The doctor and officer
Minor, [ think-came later. Mr. Avison
then came and went into the bedroom
the door Of which was closed. They
were in there fifteen minutes while
was outside with the police officer
Then Officer Mckinley came and Hull
was taken away by them"
In response to the question witness
said he saw Blanche pick up the
Warner bottle off the floor. Witness
admitted all he did in the house was
under the direction of Mrs. Hull. He
was not cross examined.
HULL HAD THE BOTTLE.
Officer John P. Mckinley, who as
sisted in making Hull's arrest said he
reached Hulls house about $50, and
that the arrest was made at the re
guest Of DR.. Hawkins. On the way
to the station Hull refused to say any
thing. DR.. Hawkins had warned me
that the prisoner had poison on his
person. I watched him and cautioned
him to keep his hand out of his pocket.
Shortly before we reached the sta
ton he did take a bottle from his
pocket and threw it on the lawn. Of
ficer minor and Sergeant Murphy, who
had joined us, picked up the bottle and
brought it to the station. Searched at
the station q package of arsenic was
taken from the prisoner. Later the
bottle of Warner medicine was brought
to the station. The following day both
| bottles their contents and the package
were taken to DR.. Rothrock for eX-
animation Witness identified the
| exhibits introduced by the prosecution.
Witness could not remember what Hull
had said when the poison was found on
him.
Rev. Richard N. Avison, of the Clin-
ton Avenue NJ. E. church, was then
sworn. He is the successor of Mr.. Hull
as pastor of that congregation. Mr.,
| Avison stated that he had been sent
for by Mrs. Hull. Arriving at Hull S
! DR.. Hawkins invited witness to enter
Mrs. Hull's bedroom. The doctor said
Mrs. Hull believed her husband was
| putting something into her medicine
Hull had refused to allow Hawkins to
search his clothes, and Mrs. Hull want
ed to search his pockets.
Mr.. Av1son continued: 'I asked Hui
why he refused to permit his wife tc
make that search, and he said that il