The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-20

tinue out here and enclose you one of her
recent letters fpiease return it to mel and
later my daughter, Blanche whom YOU will
remember as little tot at Yates Center (but
now good-sized girl of thirteen), has writ
ten: Mamma has been feeling very badly:
please come home as soon as you cam The
trouble seems to be internal cancer. We had
II removed from one location a year ago last
month by a surgical operation; but it seems
to nave infected the entire system, and later
the Kidneys especially. She has several times
nao symptoms Of uraemic coma. | do not
think she can live through the year; and the
trouble is liable to take a fatal course within
week or SO at any time. 1 am very sorry
not to come down to see you when / could
have done with trifiing expense; but YOU
see II would be wrong for me to go farther
from home than I am already.
Recess was declared and the witness
descended from the stand "You had
better give up and throw yourself on
the mercy Of the court" was the greet
ing OF his attorney. Then Mr. Pierce
hastened to the side of Mrs. Hull bow
Ing low, he expressed deep regret for
ever having doubted her word. of hav-
ing said aught that reflected in any
way upon her character or her mental
condition. 'T have been fnisIed.'' he
said, land hasten to acknowledge nv
error" With that, the attorney said
thaf he did not know whether he ought
not to throw up the case. '"The witness
is absolutely incredible He was the
only witness for the defense and he has
been proven liar and perjurer. There
is no use going any further" Later Mr..
Pierce said he would talk to the pris-
oner.
The crowd filed out Of the room slow
ly. Everyone seemed to be waiting to
see the ruined and degraded wretch
tnat had been exposed by his own let
ter. But he was as apparently indif-
ferent to the staring crowd as when
earlier In the day he was the object Of
much sympathy.
The news of the collapse of the de
tense spread rapidly, so that long be-
fore the court room doors were opened
the hallway leading to the main en-
trance to the criminal court room WAS
Jammed. Mrs. Hull and the ladies who
have been with her during the trial
came early, yet had great difficulty in
forcing their way into the side entrance.
inside the court room there was a more
| cheerful atmosphere than at any time
during the trial. Mrs. Hull chatted
quite cheerfully with the Rev. R. N.
AY1son, and smiled at some remark
made by her daughter Blanche. Every
one seemed to know that the trial was
near the end. Finally when the court
room doors Were opened, the human
avalanche was projected into the room
with such Vlgor that the furniture was
! threatened with destruction, The gall
ieries were full to Overlooking with
women and the space within the bar SO
| full that there was not standing room.
Mr.. Hull came in, accompanied by A
deputy sheriff, and dragged his gaunt
form wearily to the water cooler, where
he guiped down a goblet of iced water.
His eyes were downcaSt and he seemed
not to notice anything. His nerves
were as iron, however, for, during the
ordeal that followed, he did not show
any symptom Of physical weakness A
second, third and then fourth time
within a minute he drank copiously
of the iced water. Then Mr. Pierce
entered. He conferred briefly with his
client and then asked for a word with
Judge Egan. AS the Judge left the
| bench, Hull followed them to the cor
| ner of the room and later returned
to the seat he had occupied during the
| past four days. Mr.. Pierce then Joined
Mrs. Hull, Mr.. Lewis and Mr. Ayison
| and chatted with them privately for a
| moment, and an instant later Hull
went over and sat by hfr. Aydson, who
looked uncomfortable. Hull spoke to
the clergyman and the latter replied
/ without looking at his interlocutor.
Mrs. Hull. who sat next to Mr. Avison,
was aware of her husbands proximity,
but did not raise her eyes to him.
GIVES UP THE FIGHT.
Finally the court was called to order
and the beginning Of the end was made
by Mr.. Pierce. Advancing to the front
OF the court room, and after a short
interval, as If steadying his voice for
the effort, he said: 43Es rG
MAY It please the couct: InSview OF
the fact that the testimony last in
troduced was Of such character as