The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-08
NEITHER THE HULLS, THE PLY
sICIANS NOR ATTORNEYS HAVE
ANYTHING TO SAY.
HE ISSUES A BRIEF STATEMENT
TO THE EFFECT THAT AN EXPLA-
NATION WILL BE GIVEN If
NECESSARY.
AN EXAMINATION OF MRS. HULL
Made by City Physician Ancker and
DIR. III. j. O'Brien-HOuse Guard
ed Against Reporters.

At the request of County Attorney
Butler yesterday afternoon, City Ply
Sican Ancker and DR.. H. J. O'Brien
visited the residence Of Mrs. Hull on
West Winnifred street and made
thorough examination of Mrs. Hull. The
two physicians were accompanied by
DIR. V. ]. Hawkins, under whose care
Mrs. Hull has been for some months.
Seen last evening, DR.. Ancker said the
report on the condition of the patient
had not been formulated. When it was
it would be presented to the county at
torney and any information would
have to be given out by that official.
He and DR.. O'Brien had visited Mrs.
Hull and Immediately after the exam
ination had separated. There had been
no report made and he had not had
time to consult with DR.. O'Brien rela-
tive to the case. He expected to meet
DR.. O'Brien this afternoon, and to-
gether they would formulate and sub
nit report to the county attorney.
Further than this DR.. Ancker did not
care to talk. Mrs. Hull, he said, was
much improved, and he had no reason
to think she was in a serious condition
DR.. Hawkins, seen last evening, cor
as regards Mrs. Hulls condition, and
said she was improving rapidly, al
though it would be many weeks before
she was herself again. DR.. Rothrock,
when asked about the analysis he was
making Of the bottle found on the per-
son of Hull and also the bottle which
Hull claimed contained kidney medi-
cine, said he had not had time to take
no me- ! frr1,% 1oA Of xoI~
only a few hours, and then 1t might
take some days to make the test, all
depending on the developments as the
analysis was progressing.
1t is stated that on the night that
Hull was arrested a portion Of the con-
tents of he bottle which he attempted
to throw away was taken to the pre-
scription clerk at Halls drug store on
the West Side and an analysis made.
Three different tests, the silver, copper
and microscopic tests were made, and
the result was the same In each in
stance, showing arsenic in large guam
titles The mixture in the bottle sup
posed to. contain kidney medicine was
not analysed, and what the fluid is will
not be known until after the report by
DR.. Rothrock.
DR.. Hawkins says he never had the
least suspicion that Hull was doing
anything wrong until the night of his
arrest, and only then when Hull posi-
lively refused to allow a search to be
made of his clothing. The only thing
that looked queer to the doctor about
Hull was the fact that he was always
telling his wife that she was suffering
from an incurable disease. DR.. Haw-
kfns, however, says that Hull always
labored hard for the support of the
family. and at no time, so far as he
knew, was there any trouble between
the couple.
Hull spent the day yesterday in read
ing the papers and walking in the cor
ridor in front of his CELL He has
good APPETITE and, according to the
turnkey, seems to relish the meals
served to him. He is treated the same
as other prisoners in all respects and
makes no complaint. Seen last even
ing by a reporter for the G o b e, Mr.
Hull said he still had nothing to say
about the case. He was of the opinion
that the proper place to tell his story
would be in the court, and until then
he did not care to make any statement
of his side of the affair He had. how
ever, prepared short statement for
publication, which he requested be
published. He had given out the state
ment yesterday morning, but having
read 1t In print was DESTROYS of maxi
Ing slight alteration in the communi-
cation.
The statement, written in plain and
legfble hand, was as follows:
In spite of the sensational array of seen
ingly apparent facts back of my arrest. and
we threat of an ugly charge against me.
fuIl explanation can and will be given IL the
occasion comes.
For the sake of my two children am not
willing to make further exposure of domestic
difficulties, unless it becomes absolutely nee
feSsary.
Personally, I am not carrying any heavier
burden of trouble than 1 have had for the
last fifteen years. The only difference Is
that 1t is now become known to the public.
which had hitherto prevented by frequent
transfers from one part OF the country to
another. i G. Hull
The change which Hull desired to
make in the original statement was
the insertion of the word "seemingly."
This, he thought, expressed much bet
tel his idea, as 1t might be taken that
The was of the opinion that the facts in
the case was apparent, when, in fact
they were only seemingly apparent
He had not arranged for an attorney