The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07

was. the pastor at the time of the
church trial last fall
County Attorney Butler had a talk
with 0. B. Lewis yesterday afternoon,
and later in the day the bottle which
is said to contain an arsenic paste ana
which Hull it is alleged, tried to throw
away when arrested, was turned over
to DR. J. l.. Rothrock for a chemical
analysis. The bottle containing the
liquid which Mrs. Hull also claims to
contain poison but which Mr.. Hull says
is kidney medicine, was also turned
over to the doctor for examination.
The county attorney requested DR..
Ancker, as city physician, to make
visit to the residence of Mrs. Hull, and
after examining her to submit to him
report as to her condition and also as
to what in his opinion, caused her Ill
ness. 1t was suggested by County At
torney Butler that DR.. Ancker call in
another physician to assist him in the
examination.
Acting on the suggestion, DR.. Ancker
and DR.. II. ]. OBrien called yesterday
afternoon at the Hull residence. They
were informed by the lady who Is at
tending Mrs. Hull that she would prefer
to have Dr. Hawkins accompany them
when the examination was made. Dr.
Hawkins could not be reached owing
to the lateness of the hour. and the pro-
posed examination was postponed until
this morning.
w. F. Peet, of tn firm of E w. Peet
& Son, who represent the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York. seen
yesterday afternoon said the company
did have a policy on the life of Mrs.
Hull but that the policy had lapsed in
May last. The policy was taken out
In October, 1894, and was $500. With
out knowing anything about the case,
except what he had seen in the news
papers, Mr.. Peet said it had occurred
to him that if the charge against Hull
was true he was at loss to understand
why the policy had been allowed 10
lapse.
young woman who has been iden-
titled with the Clinton Avenue church
fer several years, and who Is also
close and intimate friend of Mrs. Hull,
said yesterday afternoon that there
were any number of circumstances in
connection with the case which would
stand deal of explanation from Mr..
Hull. During last winter, and after
his being deposed from the church, Mr..
Hull had left the city for several
months. During his absence she had
visited Mrs. Hull frequently and on
numerous occasions had remained with
her over night. During that time Mrs.
Hull was in the best of health and had
frequently remarked that she had not
been so well in years. AT the time the
Hull family were living on South Rob-
ert street but when Mr.. Hull returned
to the city in the spring, the family
moved to the present home on Winnf-
fred street. According to the state
ments of the young woman Mrs HulFs
health began to grow worse simulta-
neously with the return of her husband,
and what was remarkable about this
was that she had the same symptoms
then as she had on Wednesday night
when Mr. Hull was charged with Civ
ing her poison.
Mr.. Lewis, in an interview yesterday,
stated there were several things in con-
nection with the case that made it
look bad for Hull, and some of them
would not, he thought, be brought out
at the trial, This was taken as an in
timatiOn that there was some family
trouble which had caused a deal of I'M
pleaSantneSs in the Hull family and
Hull was asked concerning the state
ment. He denied that there was any
misunderstanding between himself and
wife and said that they had always
lived tremendously except when she
had suspicious spells. Mrs. Hull could
not be seen and her statements as to
the trouble, if there was any between
herself and husband aside from the
charges made about the poison, could
not be obtained
DR. Hawkins, in speaking of the case
last evening, said on Monday he left
with Mrs Hull prescription calling
for some small dose morphine pills. On
the following day Mr.. Hull called and
asked if the pills could not be changed
to a liquid FORM as his wife objected
to taking the pills. DR.. Hawkins says
he told Hull that the pills were left only
to be taken when the patient was in
severe pain, and were not to be used
at any other time. He finally, at Huirs
request. changed the pills for liquid,
but was surprised to learn when he
called on Tuesday that Mrs. Hull had
taken a greater portion of the NOR
phine on the superstition that he had
ordered it.
Hull, in conversation yesterday, stat
ed that his wife had been taking pol
sons for some time. On two occasions
she had, he said endeavored to have
him buy poison for her The first time
was when she wanted carbolic acid to
use in the cellar, and again, when she
wanted some corrosive sublimate. He
said, however that he found some eX-
cuse and did not make the purchase.