The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-22

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aota OH during the struggle"
trl}F.sW. j. Hawkins was next sworn
ana testifies in confederation. Said he:
was reading the papers when Hull APP
pToacned and told me had better come UP to
lne mouse as his wife was having vomiting
speh. He said his wife said that I was in
coiiusion with him to poison her. I met
bIancne on the way to the house. She was
Sacitea and did not quite get the drift Of
ner conversation. She wound up by saying
that she hoped T. could save her papa from
being punished. ID
Rev Avison.s of Clinton Avenue
church, also ycorroborated.
Of1cer Mckinley. called. told of the
DR.: j. L. Rothrock said he received
the bottles referred to by the officer.
and continued:
tested the contents of the Warner Safe
cure bottle for arsenic. There was arsenic in
II. ! found a visible white sediment In the
pottom or the bottle and when weighed it
weighed from six to seven grains and was
arsenic. A chemical analysis of the liquid
also contained arsenic charged to its full
capacity; about half a grain to the ounce.
mere were between seven and eight ounces
OF the liquid. 1 have examined Warmers
SAFE Cure as sold by druggists for arsenic.
IL contains none. In the large bottle contain
ing the white sediment the milky fluid and
SEDIMENT contained arsenic. In fact, it was
solution OF arsenic. / examined the box of
powders. That was also arsenic"
How much arsenic was in the box given
you by the policeman
About $50 grains, and ten grains in the
Mrs. Quayle, of 3S7 East ROBBIE was sworn
u know MIR. and Mrs. HULL ! slept with
MRS. Hull on the Monday preceding the ar
rest | saw Mr.. Hull preparing coffee for
Mrs. Hull Tuesday morning. He poured the
coffee into a cup and brought it to his wife
who was abed.'
County Attorney Butler stated
| that the state rested and Mr..
ments' time to consult with
| his client. The court directed an In
| Permission of five minutes and Mr.. Hull
accompanied by Mr.. Pierce and Mr.
/ Latta, his attorneys, withdrew from
the court room. When Judge Twohy
/ again took the bench Mr.. Pierce said
that, speaking for Mr.. Hull, he would
| at this time waive examination. This
course, he said, had been advised by
both Mr.. Latta and himself, although
/ Mr.. Hull was not of the same view
He had, however, left the matter to
his attorneys and they advised. this
1 course. Mr.. Pierce thought, as the ex-
/ animation was only preliminary, that
after hearing the evidence of the wit
nesses the court would hardly be able
/ to discharge the defendant under the
/ circumstances, and the defense would
wait until the final trial to introduce
L ally SNldcHCe. AS 10 Lie TeldIIOUS OIL
/ Hull with his Wife's niece, which was
/ brought out during the hearing, he
desired to say on behalf Of Mr. Hull
| that the charge was false. The only
L explanations which Mr.. Hull could offer
|: was that his wife was in a state of de-
fusion. As to the poisoning charge it
| was simply a struggle through which
Mr.. Hull had been party for the past
| fifteen years, and was due to the men
tai condition of his wife.
+ Something was said about fixing the
bail by the court, but Mr.. Butler chip
ped in and stated that the bail would
have to be fixed by one Of the judges
of the district court. Judge Twohy
then announced that the defendant
| would be held to- await the action of
the grand jury. and the. spectators
|, drifted out of the court room. In leav-
| ing her seat Mrs. Hull was obliged to
pass within two feet of her husband,
but neither appeared to notice the other.
Mr.. Hull had "a short conversation with
Rev. Mr.. Avison and was then taken
to the county Jail by deputy sheriff
Mr. Pierce, in speaking of the case
after the. adjournment of court, said
he had never appeared as counsel in a
case. before where he was obliged to
keep his mouth shut and not cross ex-
anime witnesses. The chances are, he
said, that Hull would be obliged to
| remain i'm jail until the meeting of the
grand jury in October, as he had no
friends who would or could give bonds
for his, appearance The evidence, Mr..
Pierce thought, was very strong against
Hull but his client had told him that
he was not guilty of the charge and
he was hopeful that the trial of the
case would prove this statement to be
correct. N
introduced in the case be kept by the
clerk Of the court until they were
wanted in the district court, and Judge
Twofy directed that the bottles and
other exhibits be carefully marked and
sealed up by the clerk.