The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-03
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MlNANS HULL'S
LATEST ESCAPADE
The Young Man Is Sought After to
Explain His Conduct While in the
Company of a Man Named schoon-
over from Scranton, Who Has
Been Missing Since Wednesday.

Been Missing Since Wednesday.
winans Hull of Dixon Hill, who has
been in heaps of trouble for young
man is before the public once again.
His latest escapade has had a sensa-
tonal coloring given to it. but when
the facts are sifted it seems to be
hardly any more than another ex-
posure of his weakness when placed
in the midst of temptation. What led
10 the highly colored stories that have
went round the town was the circum-
stance that man, a Scranton man,
named Schoonover who figured in the
episode with Hull, has not been seen
since Wednesday last. When he was
observed with Winans. both of them
were stupidity intoxicated. Hull,
however. has not been with Schoon-
over since Wednesday night, and on
Thursday morning his mind was not
clear enough after the nights debauch
for him to recall where his boon COM
panlon had gone or what happened to
him.
The same day, Thursday. Hull left
home and has not been seen nor heard
from since. His mother, while not un-
accustomed to his sudden leaving
his absence and she is fearfully con-
cerned over him.
Hull left home on Wednesday morn
ing last and said he was going to the
excursion of st. Johns church, South
Scranton. which was held at Lake
Lodore. He had no money so far as
she knew, his mother said yesterday
to the Tribune representative, and she
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clared his intention of going to over
the mountain.
At the excursion. Hull met the man
from Scranton, SChoonover, the one
whose disappearance set afloat the
stories that he had been beaten and
robbed. The pair according to the
stories that have been told the police
department and Hull's folks, by
Schoonover's friends. who came to
Carbondale in search of the missing
Scrantonian, were drinking together
at Staples hotel at Waymart and that
Schoonover was seen last in the COM
pany of Hull. That night. Wednes-
day, Hull was found in drunken
stupor on the porch of Staples hotel.
He was located by some of the en-
ployes Of Emery Lees livery of this
city, who, when they recognized him
carried him to their wagon and placed
him on the top of load of hay which
they were taking to this city. When
Hull was aroused ON reaching this
city, he wandered to his parents home
on Dixon Hill. The drink that he had
taken had spent its influence, but he
had no recollection of what had hap
pened or at least so pretended to his
folks. He had watch which his par
ents knew was not his own. This is
the time piece that Schoonover, Hulrs
companion had with him and which
the police of this city, were asked to
recover by Schoonoverc friends.
Hull offered no explanation as to
how he became possessed of the watch,
but hastily prepared TO leave home
again. His mother demonstrated with
him, and after advising him, begged
him to reform. Hull however.
brushed aside his mothers entreaties
and hustled out of the house He
has not been seen since, nor heard
from, but the mother believes he went
to Honesdale, where he was promised
position about two weeks ago with
the telephone company in that bor-
ough
Yesterday Hulls house was visited
by man who left a card on which
lie wrote the name of C. w. Miller, and
his address as 337 Washington avenue.
Scranton.
The stranger represented that he
was a detective; that he was looking
for Hull to learn what he knew of the
disappearance of Schoonover. who, the
alleged detective said was his cousin.
Hull, the man said. had been seen in
the company of Schoonover on Wed
nesday Schoonover at the time, had
a considera BILE sum of money with him
when he left home. The stranger said
that while Hull perhaps did nothing
that was criminal. he was wanted 10
throw some light on Schoonover's dis
appearance.
The family was unable to give Miller
any information as to Hulls where
ebouts. The visitor also sought Chief
McAndrew and acquainted him with
the story of Schoonover's disappear
ance, of the loss of the watch, which
II was heard in some manner had
come into Hull's possession. and of
Hull having been seen drinking with
Schoonover at Waymart on Wednes
day.
Chief McAndrew and his men are
on the lookout for Huh.
Hull has been drinking heavily since
his release from jail several weeks ago,
and has acted queerly for some time.
A few weeks ago he was employed by
the Carbondale Telephone company
hut was discharged for having tam
pered with two of their subscribers
phones.