The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-05
( BELIEVED CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
y CURED CONSUMPTION
HOME OF TRUTH INFLUENCES
The Sad Death Of Pretty and Gifted
Margaret Hull at Queer Re
igious Resort

graphs at Marceau's gallery, died las
Saturday at Sierra Madre under circum
stances which her friends in this city claim
are questionable.
According to the certificate of the cause
OF death, issued by DR.. Gresham of Sierrs
Madre, who attended her at her demise
Miss Hull died Of quick consumption. Ii
IS not the disease that killed her, but the
influences that caused the malady, ano
brought 1t about. so it is asserted, thai
compels her friends to wish her death in
'vestigated, and the facts made more pub
lie than has been so far.
Miss Hull died in cottage in that ham
let owned by J. B. Aspinwall, promoter
of Home of Truth organizations-died
without medical aid of any kind until
sthe last few hours preceding her death
and then she was already beyond the stage
where medicine is even likely to avail
died stranger to relatives and to friends
none OF whom, as they say, had been in
formed of her whereabouts or her prob
able death by the conductors of the Home
of Truth, who seem to have had control
ever Miss Hull for the past twelve months
Or less, and with whom she boarded dur
ing the last three months.
And had it not been for an acquaintance
of Miss Hulrs, who met her accidentally
on street car one day and told Miss Hulrs
cousin, Miss Jennie Herald, about II,
friends say 1t is open to doubt if they would
ever have known what had become of the
unfortunate girl, for it is only two weeks
ago that the first intimation of her abid-
ing place became known. And then Miss
Herald, who saw her, says she was al
ready at that stage of mental depression
that she wished to avoid those whom she
had known before coming to the Home of
Truth institution.
8 Miss Hull was buried Monday morning
last from the residence of her aunt, Miss
Mary McMinn, at Burbank, with only her
relatives and her ever constant friend,
Mrs. Muchmore, of 1877 West Twenty
eighth street, to escort her remains to the
grave. The Home Of Truth people were
not in evidence, and when asked why not,
Mr.. Aspinwall said he had to re-arrange
the cottage in Sierra Madre for another oc-
cupant, a woman who was coming in soon,
and Mrs. Aspinwall asserted that God
preferred her to stay at headquarters and
administer ministerial and biblical relief
to callers. Miss Harriet Rix, another at
tache of the metaphysical organization
y.
Miss Herald says that Saturday after
noon, after her cousin was dead, Aspin-
wall asked her who she thought would
probably undertake the burial of Miss Hull
To see the effect on Aspinwail, she replied
no one, so far as she knew, though her
aunt had already promised to do so. Her
answer, she says, caused him to turn red
and white in turn in the face. When she
Informed him later that her aunt would per-
form that last service, his habitual smile
returned to its accustomed place. Miss
Herald also states, and unhesitatingly,
that In her opinion Aspinwall consented to
call for a doctor when he did in order to
have no difficulty in getting certificate OF
burial for the body of her cousin from the
county authorities. She had asked him,
she complains, to call for physician ten
days or two weeks ago, when she first re-
allied or knew of the critical condition of
her cousin, and Aspinwall had refused her
request, she says, for the reason that it is
against the teachings of his cult to receive
artificial aid.
Miss Hull came to this city from Oneonta
New York, about three years ago, being at
the time in her twentieth year. Those
who knew her then say she was among
the prettiest girls this city could boast Of
q tall, shapely blonde, with fluffy yellow
hair that she knew so well how to arrange
to show it off to advantage. A girl of
pleasant manners and genteel address, she
readily became the favorite of a circle of
young ladies with whom she associated
For the greater part of the time since her
arrival she was employed by Marceaus,
among whose present employees she has her
sincerest mourners. She left her work at
this place on February last, when she
went to reside permanently at the Home
of Truth, located at 1915 Figueroa street
Before that, however, she occupied room
with her cousin at 617 Ninth street.
Last December Miss Hull took part In
the Kirmess festival held at Hazard S
pavilion. Her attire for the part she
played was of fiimsy fabric, and despite
the care that Mrs. Muchmore says she
TOOK OF her in wrapping cloaks about her
shoulders when she was through with
her turn, 1t seems, from what Miss Herald
says, Miss Hull caught a severe cold that
subsequently settled in her chest. Mrs
Muchmore says she offered the young lady
suitable medicine, but that she refused to
take 1t, remarking that she would get bet
ter without 1t.
A little more than three months ago Miss
Hull left her work at Marceau's upon the
promise of Mr. Kleckner that her position
would be open for her at any time she
wished to resume work. Since that time
she has been seen by but one person en-
ployed about the place-the young lady that
met her on a street car.
About six months ago, 1t is stated. Miss
Hull met Miss Eva Fulton, the matron of
the San Francisco branch of the Home OF
Truth at Santa Monica, and the young girl
was apparently so favorably impressed
with what she was told concerning the
deep subject of metaphysics and the cure
Of diseases by faith, that she was intro
duced at the local home, and later became
= regular attendant of its meetings, etc.
When she entered the home she was told
she was suffering from an aggravated case
of nervousness, which the diagnosing
metaphysical doctor of the home said was
superinduced by the shock to her nerves
attendant upon the death Of her mother,
Miss Hull having previously told them Of
this occurrence. A speedy cure was
promised.
The system Of healing in vogue at the in