The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-18

then proceeded to say that she never
saw her husband put poison in any
thing, but she was afraid of him AMI
she thought he had treated her I'M
justly.
Did you resent it?'' asked Mr.
fI did, sometimes, in Words said
Mrs. Hull.
Were you sick a great dead, had
trouble with him on many occasions,
on the day of your marriage? 4g,4asa
Sustained" was the reply of the
court.
Were you treated for brain trouble
before you were married. asked the
attorney. Mrs. Hull looked indignant,
and would have replied but for objec-
tion interposed by Mr.. Butler. My
purpose is to show that the witness was
mentally diseased from her marriage,
with a disposition to take her own
life insisted Mr.. Pierce. Mr. Butler
insisted that the previous condition
of the witness had no bearing on the
declaration of the indictment, and was
sustained by the court
Then Mr.. Pierce sought to show that
when Mr. Hull went to the trunk TO
get poison, as charged by his wife, he
really opened the receptacle Tor the
purpose of getting receipt for some
repairs on the building in which the
further question as to whether her hus-
band had sent her any money after has
arrest Mrs. Hull said that he had
$10-and that with it he sent a request
that she return to him half the amount.
Mr.. Butler arose and said it was no
matter. why Mrs. Hull had received
the money or why Mr.. Hull wanted =
portion of it returned. WHO cares
what a woman's reasons are IN such a
matter?" said the court. MI Pierce
was trying to talk at the same mo-
ment and said to Mr.. Butler: IF you
will sit down and allow me to address
the COURT dare not stand Tor lear
of being reprimanded -
mo you're safe this time, Mr..
Pierce said the court. The objection
was sustained. Mr.. Pierce said that he
proposed to prove that the defendant
was engaged in a lucrative business
when he was arrested, that he was
selling an encyclopedia. What ency-
clopedia?" demanded Judge Egan, and
having learned from the defendant, VINO
spoke up promptly in his own behalf,
the court shook his head and once more
sustained the objection offered by the
state.
Mrs. Hull then went over her testi-
mony given in relation to the bottle In
which poison was found after HulPs
arrest. When she first saw the bottle
1t contained a pink solution. but after
1t was taken from her husband the con-
tents were white. She related how,
after she had taken coffee, lemonade
and medicine at different times from
the defendant, she had been taken sick,
each time with the same symptoms,
causing violent pains and followed by
venting. After taking the medicine
in July, which her husband had given
her, Mrs. Hull said, she had been great
1y proStrated; had burning skin, SWoI-
len eyelids and all the symptoms that
were present when she had taken
coffee and lemonade from him.
Mr.. Pierce, then asked: Were you
not dropsical?"
''I was slightly, and had been in that
condition for more than year." was
the reply.
Hasn't your mother the same ten
dency?" said the attorney, but Mr.. But
Ter promptly said, "'Bjeck" Mr.. Pierce
also attempted to show that Mrs. Hull
had frequently asked her husband to
provide stimulants for her, but another
objection was offered and sustained,
and Mr.. Pierce took an exception to
the ruling.
Mrs. Emma Quayle, who lives at 387
East Robie street, was then called.
A trim little body, clad in a dark
purple dress, black cloak and hat, and
carrying a black muff, responded. Her
dark eyes snapped as she gave an
swers to the questions put to her. She
hadn't much to tell, but she said her
little in pleasant, clear voice. She
said that on the night Of Aug. 3 last
6 she slept with Mrs. Hull at her home,
Mr.. Hull occupying an adjoining room.
Ehe following morning she saw Mr..
Hull making coffee and asked him If
his wife took sugar in her coffee. He
said she sometimes did. but it would
be better for her not to have it at that
time. Mr.. Hull then took a cup of
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amined by Mr.. Pierce, Mrs. Quayle
said she did not see Mr. Hull put any
thing in the coffee.
BLANCHE ON THE STAND.
A brief recess was then taken. Mr..
Hull began walking up and down the
narrow limits Of the room in front Of
the jury box, reading a typewriter
document, his lips moving as he did
so. His manner. was earnest ard he
was apparently oblivious to his sur
roundings or the curious eyes that were
watching him from the gallery. When
court was again convened, Blanche, the
twelve-year-old daughter OF the defen-
dant, was called. She is a bright
looking child, and in manner as well
as in language is mature for her years
She did not glance in her fathers
direction. With utmost self-posses-
sion she took the witness box and gave
straightforward answers to all ques-
tions. That she was embarrassed
there was no doubt, but she was not
afraid.
In response to questions the wit
ness said: st was at home Aug. 5,
when my father was arrested. It was
was mothers request that he went for
DR.. Hawkins, between and o'clock,
/ think. He was gone about twenty
minutes. During his absence I was
in mothers room. She was in bed.
When 1 heard my father coming around
the house, to enter by the back door,
1 went out to meet him. I told him,
as he came in, that my mother sus-
pected him Of putting something in her
medicine which he took out of the
trunk. / asked him to let me see inside
the trunk. He unlocked 1t and 1 saw
that it was divided into two compart-
mentS. In the upper right hand COM
partment, the part that was used for
q hat box, were two bottles, one filled
with a powder called parlor paste
This he said was the only bottle in
the trunk, but I saw him pick up the
other one, and put it in the left hand
pocket Of his trousers"
The bottle found on Mr.. Hull at the
police station was shown the witness
which she said looked like the one she
had seen her father put in his pocket
Witness then continued:
Father then rushed to the pantry
and grabbed the bottle that had War
ner's medicine in it, and came out into
the kitchen just as mother came out ir
her night dress from the bedroom
She began to Scold him about the
medicine, and caught hold Of his coat
He pulled. her out Of the kitchen into
the yard. Mother told me to call fol
help and L went to call Mr.. Anderson
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