The Jasper news., 1902-02-20
DR.. HULL's LOSS.
Further Particulars OF How lie Was
Relieved OF a Big Wad.

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night, when burglars entered the apart.
ments OF DIR. A. II. Hull In the second
story Of the CaSsaday building on the
south side Of court house square and
ransNcked the rooms, securing 81 ,0S5 in
cash.
DR., Hull was sieeping in the room
from which the money was taken. He
was sick aud had gone TO bed about $50
O'Clock. At2 o'clock he awakened and
got up. In passing along the room be
discovered that articles Of furniture
were in disorder in the middle of the
room, and on lighting lamp he found
everything in every room had been ran
sacked and scattered. lie knew at onos
that robbers must have been at work.
lie looked Immediately 10 see il his hid
den 81 ,0Sj had BEEN taken. Tho money
was gone,
lie at once notified Night Policeman
Campbell and Merchants Policeman
Asa Hurst. The officers had noticed no
suspicious characters in the part Of
town, and saw none afterwards. There
is no clue to tho identity Of the robber
robbers. 1t is supposed from the
amount Of rummaging done that more
than one was at work.
Entrance to the room was effected
through rear window from the landing
at the head OF the back outside stairway
This window was not fastene 4 and was
easily opened. The lower sash was
raised to its full height aud left open.
Thrccor four doors opea from the offer
cnt rooms TO the hallway. These had
been locked with the Keys on the ins do.
The robbers unlocked most Of these and
left theta open, probably to make it easy
Tor hasty egress il it should become
necessary.
Dr. Whitney waited on Or, Hull at
his rooms between eight and nine o clock
last night and prescribed some medicine
As he left he heard movement Of some
QUO in the hallway.
"It was just as / started down stairs"
said DIR. Whitney to Pass reporter
this morning, "snd l supposed that it
was DIR. Webster leaving his Office. The
slight noise a. from that direction, |
paused five or ten seconds on the steps
expecting DR.. Webster to come out
thought that il it was he would walk
down the street with him. | heard 10
moro Of the noise and soon stepped on
| do yn and thought no moro aboutit. il
is possible that even then someone
vas prowling around DR.. Hul's
| premises.
DR.. Huns STATEMENT.
IL had gotten the money at Jasper
Yesterday for hay. j. p. Leiss gave me
a check for sllO0 and / went to the
jasper bauk and got it cIshed between
eleven and twelve o'clock in the
morning. don't think anyone saw me
Sat tho money. .onk all but Sl5 Of it
and put it away safely in ny pocket.
The So l put in my pocketbook along
with some change, and went arousd
paying some bills at stores Ht Jasper.
When got through ] still had the sl5
and soms small change left, and the
money previously in the pocketbook had
held ,us to m It all my ills. In the
meanwhile had shown no money
except that in my pocketbook not
enough to tempt any man.
D.. e. a "a rffNn
jasper, but come to the Office oa' b
night. landed h2re at something Ike
five O'Clock or the belated Missouri
Pacific train. 1t was after banking
hours, but | think | could have still
gotten the money in the bank and
would certainly have tried to do 20, had
not been feeling so sick. vas very
, III and had been vomiting on the train
on the way homo. felt that / must
get to my room at once, aud did so with
out delay.
al took some medicine ard felt {
little better. Some time after eigh
o. lock | sent for DR.. Whitney and hac
him prescribe for me. lie advised res
and . good sle-p more than anything
else.
"I went to bed soon afterwards
previously taking a morphine pill to in
sure rest as was still suffering sons
pain. | hsd the Sl,oS5 uuder a racE
of table leaves on the floor in a
curtaiued corner of my room. The rack
WAS found moved out from the wall this