The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-22
REV. j. c. HULL BOUND OVER TO
AWAIT THE GRAND JURY'S
ACTION.
HIS DAUGHTER ON THE STAND.
HER TESTIMONY, IN PART, COR
ROBORATIVE OF THAT GIVEN
BY MRS. HULL.
HIS COUNSEL OFFER NOTHING,
Although the Rev. Gentleman Want
ed to Go ON the Stand-Mrs HuiNs
Charges Are Denied.

a. II,
who is charged with poisoning his wife
came to an end, yesterday afternoon,
III the police court. The attendance
at the examination which was resumed
at o'clock was larger, If anything,
than on Thursday. Three-fourth's of
the spectators were women and among
the number were a score or more Of
young women who listened with an air
OF great interest to the testimony. Mrs
Hull went early to the court room and
with her was her daughter Blanche, a
sweet looking and very intelligent child,
as was shown later In the giving Of
her evidence. Mrs. Hull looked tired
and careworn and during the after
noon kept her face partly concealed
by a black fan. Before the examina-
ton, commenced Mrs. Hull asked that
Blanche be allowed to remain outside
the court room, and County Attorney
Butler readily granted the request.
Mr.. Hull was brought into the court
room by a deputy sheriff and took his
place behind his counsel without a
Wcrd to them, and appeared as if I'M
conscious Of the spectators. He did
not look at or toward the place where
his wife was sitting and she did not
even glance in his direction.
It was expected that Mrs. Hull would
continue her tale of woe, but immedi-
ately on taking the stand, Mr.. Butler
announced that Mr.. Pierce might cross
examine the witness. Mr.. Pierce,
however, said he had no questions to
ask and Mrs. Hull took a seat beside
Mrs. Quayle, who has been with her
since the arrest Of Hull. County At
torney Butler called Blanche Hull to
the stand and Immediately there was
craning of neckS as the child walked
to the witness stand. She was not at
all fiustered and answered the ques-
lions put to her, and told her story in a
concise manner and made an excellent
witness. Hull watched his daughter
| intently during the time she was on
the stand, but made no outward sign
of his feelings as the evidence from the
! lips Of his child poured forth with only
now and then an interruption from the
/ county attorney. She said:
|! I remember being called into the house by
4 my father on Aug. 5, who said, Mamma
had another sick spell and wanted me to
sitting room. He went for the doctor and
came back. He had, no talk with mamma
after came in. but went for the doctor right
away. My mamma talked to me while he
was away. He returned by the back way,
and l saw him at the kitchen door and told
MIN mamma was suspicious of him and I'd
like to prove her suspicious unfounded. !
asked him to let me see the inside of the
/ trunk. He consented readily and opened the
trunk. Inside was bottle of parlor paste.
1t. was in the corner of the tray. The bottle
was IN the top tray, which is divided into
two parts.
/ While this was going on the mother
( shaded her face with a black fam 1t
was strange scene.
\ He took another bottle out of the trunk
and put it in his pocket. asked him not to
90 that He rushed into the pantry and
seized the bottle of Warmers Safe cure. NV
and Skad
what was the matter, but I could not answer
She tried to take the bottle of Safe cure from
him, not knowing of the one in his pocket.
wasn't with them all the time, but papa
said If mamma would let him go this time he
would do better. He dragged mamma out in
the yard and back again.
Mamma kept telling me to go and get. some
one. l didn't want to. but finally / went
after Mr.. Anderson. 1 don't know what he
said, but it was then thai papa wanted to- go
for DOCTOR and-Mr. Anderson wouldn't let
him go. Then mamma told me to go for the
doctor. went and met the doctor; and when
we returned Mr.. Anderson was at the bed
time l stayed out in the sitting room, after
that and heard no more talking between
them.
They. sent for the officer and no one bu:
Mr.. Avison came before the officer arrived"
Mr.. Butler handed her the bottle of War
ner's Safe Cure and she recognized it. He
handed her two ounce phial containing a
She said it was the one her father had put
in his pocket
This ended the direct examination.
On cross-examinatfon she was asked what
became of the bottle of Warmers cure after
her father went to: the closet for 1t.
He had it under his coat and loosened his
hold on it when 1 grabbed it,
did you see the bottle after he hid t?"
eyes, gave it to DR.. Hawkins after papa
was arrested"
When the little girl was discharged
from the stand, the prisoner endeav-
ored to stop her as she passed him and
whispered, Blanche kiss papa"
The girl swept by him.
Carl Anderson was called, as wit
ness, and testified:
Rev. HulPs house at about o'clock I en-
tered the back door,
WHO did you seer
81 saw the mother, Blanche and Hull
struggling on the floor. 1 asked what was the
trouble Mrs. Hull said Hull was trying to
put poison in her medicine. Hull had a bot
tie in his hand, the big bottle. I placed Mrs.
Hull on the bed. Mrs. Hull told me to
watch Hull so that he did not escape. Hull
went into the kitchen to get q drink. /
doctor. Mrs. Hull said, No Blanche would
co. Hull then tried to go with Blanche.
Blanche went for the doctor and Hull went
into his wife's bedroom door and sat on the
bed. Huh moved about uneasily and when
the doctor came I left him. Mrs. Hull and
Blanche in the bedroom. Finally the doctor
told me to sit in the door and watch Hull
and see that he did not leave the house.
The doctor said he was going for the police.
Hull said he wanted to see Mrs. Hull alone,
but Mrs. Hull would not allow this. Mr..
Avison came later on and he, with the doctor,
Mrs. Hull and Blanche, had a conversation.
The policeman came and I told him the story.
Another policeman, Mr.. Mckinley, came and
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