The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-19

Avison, who said Mr.. Hull referred to the
insanity Of his wife, and then said, II will
allow You, DR.. Hawkins, to search me and
take these articles. il you wish" He was
willing that DR.. Hawkins should be in
formed Of the circumstances and act upon
them. His action was the reverse OF that OF
guilty man.
We shall show the unsound mental condi-
ton Of Mrs. Hull-an inherited weakness from
mother whose weakness led her at times to
violence. In Mrs. Hull the form, of insanity
Is chronic; it has taken the form OF melan-
choly, of hatred OF her husband, feelings she
has entertained ever since the very day of
their marriage ] will go further and show
that she is malignant; that she has pre-
vaT1cated under circumstances which lead me
to doubt whether she is mentally capable
of making these accusations. Through her
mental weakness all the beauties of do
nestle circle have been destroyed and unless
you intervene she will accomplish her pur-
pose-Send the father of her children to q
prison merely to crafty her personal pref
udice
An unfortunate feature is the Introduction
of this girl Bertha Matthews into this case.
1t is pitiful that the good name of a young
woman should be brought into this trial. 1t
was not necessary to blast her husbands
good name that the reputation of her own
niece should be ruined. What could be more
heartless, more hendish? 1t Is sad refec-
ton that, while a man may be minister
of the Gospel, he still remains man. There
were surroundings, conditions in this I'M
happy family, that perhaps were the cause
of Mr.. Hulfs downfall But that question
l viii not dwell upon. If Mr.. Hull is to be
weighed by that circumstance, let me call
to your minds the instance of the woman
who was brought before the Savior, and who
said: Let the man without guilt cast the
first stone" If necessary we shall admit
that Mr.. Hull was human, therefore he erred.
But we shall show to you that Mr.. Hull
did care for his family; that he did every
reason for her to bring forth these charges,
except hatred and malice toward her hus-
band.
HULL MOVED TO TEARS.
During Mr.. Pierce's address Mr. Hull
sat with bowed head, the picture Of
despair. At times a tear rolled down
his cheek, which he wiped away with
the handkerchief he held crushed in his
right hand But. when he was called
to the witness stand he rose promptly
and walked erect and with steady step
to the place of torture. Nothing in his
features suggested the terrible strain
he was undergoing or the humiliation
OF his situation. Throughout he proved
willing witness. Counsel had fire.
quent tits and Mr.. Pierce was mani,
testify indignant at times at the ruling
OF the court 1t was sought to prove
that Mr.. Hull concealed the true
facts concerning his Wife's mental con-
dition, and that he had intended to
warn DR.. Hawkins of the true facts in
regard to her case. For that reason
he had offered to give DR.. Hawkins the
poison he had in his possession and
which he had taken out of his trunk.
Mr.. Butler continually objected to the
form of the testimony offered by Mr.
Hull and which Mr.. Pierce sought to
get before the jury. The court ruled
that Mr.. Hull was. too communicative,
that he was bent on telling morethan he
was asked. He warned Mr.. Hull several
times that his testimony must be re-
sponsive, and with this continual in
terruption and objections and Mr..
Pierce's remonstrances, comparatively
little progress was made with the wit
ness during the time he was on the
stand.
Il never procured any poison for
my wife" said Mr.. Hull, in response
to the question. This particular bottle
OF the Warner medicine had been pro-
cured for her July % at her own re-
quest We were both taking it. 1 took
but two doses daily, while she took
six. The second day I noticed that the
remedy tasted queer and took no more
l thought my wife had put something
in it,
Il object, as the witness is telling
what he thought and not what he
knows" interrupted Mr. Butler. The
court sustained the objection
The witness began to narrate his tes-
timony as asked by counsel, but Mr..
Butler insisted that he should reply
only to categorical questions. There
was argument between counsel and the
court on the question, and finally the
court allowed the witness to proceed.
Il put this bottle Of Warner medicine
on the top shelf of the pantry out of
the reach Of the children" said Mr.,
Hull, and 1T was then that I discover
ed this package of arsenic-though L
did not then know it was arsenic--and
this vial filled with the white liquid,
which L recognized as a bottle which
had contained medicine of another
color and which I had emptied for my
Wife's use some six weeks earlier
Suspect1ng the nature of the contents
of package and vial, I put them in my
trunk. The intention was to take them
to DR.. Hawkins and tell him nv sus-
p1clons that my wife was harborin5
these poisons for a purpose" The fore
going was brought out under the most
strenuous protests Of Mr.. Butler and
the 1nsistent urgings of Mr.. Pierce.
Finally the court, after a moments ST.
lence, said to Mr.. Pierce, Nov ask
another question"
But 1 have, your honor, and you
will not allow the witness to answer"
ASK another question, and let the
witness confine his answer to that
question:" repeated the court
Mr.. Pierce then asked the witness
StIiCSIllIlS Ills vile ) I6SSC illness lust
before his arrest. 1T was on Friday
that Mrs. Hull was taken sick and on
Saturday she grew worse l got the
Warner medicine at her request and
gave her some, pouring out the medf-
cine in her presence. It was the only
time gave her any Of 1t. I did not put
poison or any other substance in the
bottle. On Saturday she grew worse
and I spoke of going for the doctor.
She thought 1t best to wait until the
following day and see If she would not
1 get better On Sunday I went to DR..
| Hawkins and told him her symptoms
and he gave me a prescription for
] strychnia, buchu and digita1is / gave
/ her some Of that medicine, but her ill
ness continued; she had vomiting
| spells The doctor came on Monday,
| but did not leave any more medicine.
| think Mrs. Hull had one Of the NOR
/ phine pills that she occasionally took
/ to secure rest. She slept well that
night. Mrs. Quayle was with her In
! the morning my wife asked for a cup
OF coffee. was making 1t when Mrs.
! Quayle came in to the kitchen. put
4 nothing in the coffee but cream. She
said nothing to me of the queer taste
| of the coffee. On Tuesday she was still
! i'll and asked for the medicine the doc
| tor had prescribed. She complained
that it was bitter and I diluted it with
some water from the pitcher that stood
by her bedside
TILT WITH THE COURT.
The court interrupted with an adrno-
| milton to the witness not to tell what
| he thought or what his impressions
! were. Mr.. Pierce was on his feet and
demanded of the court what rights he
had. Il want to know your ruling on