The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-17
the bottle as placed in evidence were a


pure white powder
Telling of the trunk in the kitchen
Mrs. Hull said it had been there since
spring and that her husband always
Kept 1T locked and carried the key
himself. When witness on several oc-
caslons wanted to get some papers
from the trunk Mr.. Hull had opened it
and stood by her side until she found
what she wanted. She had never had
access to the trunk alone.
Two insurance policies, aggregating
$4,000, were introduced in evidence and
Mrs. Hull was asked to tell If her
husband had induced her to make ap-
plication for them. She said he had
and she had agreed to do so if he would
take out policy in her favor. This
was also agreed and Mrs. Hull had
applied to e. w. Peet. On the way
home Hull had told her not to an
swer affirmatively to the question on
the blank about the insanity Of her
parents as he did not believe her
mother was insane. Later Mr. Hull
had told her he did not think the first
application would be granted and in
duced her to apply for the policy which
he was going to take out. She did so
and both applications were granted
the last policy being issued by the
ton, of Minneapolis, in favor Of James
C. Hull.
MRS. HULL'S SUSPICIOUS.
'Who lived with you when at the
parsonage of the Clinton Avenue
church." asked Mr. Butler.
Mr.. Hull, our two children and Ber-
tina Matthews, my niece" answered
Mrs. Hull. "She came in March, 1892,
and stayed with us a little over a
year. Part Of the time she attended
to the church and part of the time
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What relation, if any, did you OBJ
serve between her and your husband?"
Il suspected them of intimacy" re-
piled Mrs. Hull. MY attention was
attracted to the fact three weeks after
the girl came to live with u.s. The first
time was the goth Of April. I was going
to meeting at another church [ had
often asked Mr. Hull to get a little
cart for our daughter Anna to play
with in the yard and this day he asked
me before I left the house if [ would
not like some fruit for my lunch. He
went out and came back with the fruit
and a wagon for the little girl I
was surprised at this and on coming
home learned that the children hal
played out doors all day, while Mr.
Hull and Bertha had remained in the
house.
1.-THE next time Mr.. Hull was sup
posed to be out making church calls.
L went to. the church and found all OF
the doors locked. Finally [ tried the
front door and the keys were on the
inside. At last it came open and [
found Bertha and Mr. Hull alone on
the inside. l again found them togeth-
er in the church in July. On the sec
ond occasion I talked to MI Hull and
told him if I found him and Bertha
IN the church again [ would have them
arrested. l also had my suspicious
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down stairs in the dining room, and
Mr.. Hull and Bertha occupied rooms up
stairs opening on the hall. One night [
was awakened and saw a light over
my transom. [ went up stairs and
found Mr.. Hull and Bertha awake. I
accused him of being in her room
and he denied it, saying my magma
ton made me suspicious This same
thing had occurred the next night, but
Mr.. Hull again denied having been in
the girls room.
II was away from home three weeks
in June, while Bertha was STAYING with
us" continued Mrs. Hull, land after 7
came home talked with Bertha about
Mr.. HulPs relations with her She told
me he had been in her room on the two
nights L was awakened. l then told
Mr.. Hull what Bertha had said and he
called her into the room and denied
her statements. Later, while talking
10 MI Hull ABOUT this matter, he ad-
m1tted to me that Bertha had told the
truth. Mr.. Hull begged me to forgive
him and said he would send Bertha
away. I did so, though 1 wanted a
separation, to which he agreed, but
begged me not to go away until my
health was better In the following
March 1 began talking about leaving
him and he told me he had another
statement to make. I asked him what
it was and he said he had planned to
bring Bertha to the house again
Mrs. Hull then told Of her recovery
from her illness after Mr.. HulPs ar
rest.
did you ever before have a similar
illness?" asked the county attorney.
81 did, on the 18th of April. 1895,
answered Mrs. Hull
Court was then adjourned until this
morning with Mrs. Hull still on the
stand.