The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-17

committed suicide rather than 4 he had beer
murderedf Ii that lit A. Wei, ! suPPose
thought that way; yes, something o. ina
sort. I just wanted TO get Dr howisno
opinion - % What ne thought eS !. Pon now ID Dc
o That it would have been better for
his memory II he had committed SUICIDE
than It was for him to have been murdered !
A. Why that Is the thought 1 had on the
impulse Of the moment. that was all.
Q. Well, but IL wasn't the impulse OF the
moment, after you and Rowland had peen
walking around the house together, that :
caused you TO use this language waS "'
! A. Well. casual remark. ,,a r..
Q. You were anxious that this should p e
determined suicide by Dr. Howland' II
possiblep A. No, sir. Il.
Q. You thought II would be better II II
should be determined suicide by himI a.
| IN the facts would warrant II, I thought IL
o. You thought it would have been
better2 A. Possibly, IL the facts war
o. By what process of reasoning do you
arrive at that conclusion, that Il would
have been better? A. Well, entering the
den as did and seeing lunch on the table
| and seeing that he hadn't ON his whte
shirt, that he was N his unders a divo ane
| proceedings, why. II looked a little pit
shady to me on the impulse OF the
Q. Had you a. that time seen the blood
on this couch? A. No, sir.
Q. You did see the blood on the couch
that morning before you left there' A.
Yes.
Q. And you also saw brain matter scat
| tered around the couch2 A. After all the
things were taken away, later in the day;
Mr.. Coatsworth showed DR.. Marcy the
photographs Of the den and examined him
as to the position Of the body and the cloth
ing Soon he returned to the old firing
line.
ADVISED MRS HULL NOT TO ENTER rHR DEN.
q. Now. did you say to Mrs Hull before
you entered the den that morning. You
60 upstairsf" A. can't recall. ! know l
told her 1t would be wise for her not to
enter the den with me.
@. And that was before you had been In
there? A: Yes, certainly. That Is when l
was entering H..
Q. And you didn't know that you were
going to find him in there2 A. No. sir.
Q. Still, you told her she better go on
upstairs2 A. / said not TO enter the den.
don't know whether I said 60 upstairs.
@. Was there any reason why you should
tell her not to enter the den2 A. Why,
l didn't know what I was going to find.
l didn't know who was there, but II there
was anything that was Of a shocking nat
vi o, puyeICihu uou Y
like to trust his patient, especially woman.
O nervous woman, to such q sight. That
is all had In mind.
2. You had a conversation with DR.:
Rowland that morning about divorcesi
A. Oh, did while we were sitting In tho
psrlor I said there was q divorce pro-
ceeding pending. Yes, that is all / think
] said, as l can recall.
DIr Mt URoK SUICIDE THEORY.
z. Will you say now that you didn't
urge DR.. Rowland TO find this a case Of
suicide. II possible' A. Yes, sir.
Q. You didn't? A. did not urge him.
.. You suggested that it would be just
as we'll II he could consistently find 1t to be
a suicide2 A. / didn't really couch il in
those words at all. II il developed TO be,
or were any tendencies for II being wanted
him TO be onscious and be guarded for
family. When he said II was murder. /
ac9uiesced and that was all l ever said.
2. How long did you stay there that
morning, doctor' A. ! guess half past
Y: You had finished the object OF your
visit there long before that time? A. Mrs.
Hull was 80 grieved and shocked thought
II my duty as q physician. where she was
alone in the house. to be OF what aid and
comfort l could to her. and that is really
g. And you stayed there until half pas.
i2f A. Yes, sir.
Q. You were present in the room In the
house while the authorities were seeking
to talk with Mrs. .Hull' A. think I was
called up, yes, sir, or I was up there
Q. Were you invited to take part IN tho
proceedings Of that INTERVIEW A. No,
was not. ! wasn't asked to step out at
all
.. You were there when they began to
ask her questions? A. Yes, sir.
O. You took part in the interview A.
Very briefly. ] don't recall that i
OBJECTED TO QUESTIONS POLICE ASKED
MRS. HULL.
@ What do you say about Mrs. Hull
answering these questions that were asked
Of herr A IL j said anything. l told her
TO not get nervous and to state facts. and
comfort her all l could. l stood back OF
her. She was Frustrated and the poor
woman looked o. though she was going
into collapse. / stood back OF her and
was stroling her head, and when she hest
tated, TO the best OF my know ledge, said,
Don't get nervous; tell facts and Just tell
what you know.
Y She looked a. though she was going
20 fall overE A. Well, she looked grieved
and FRUSTRATED. She looked pale and I
think she sort OF had her eyes closed
Y You objected 10 some Of the Questions
thar were askedi A. Not 10 my know ledge.
unlass II was about who were the people
named In the divorce procsedings, The
h was more fitting for Mr. Burdick's sttor-
ney TO state who was implicated In the
al yoroe prooeedingr than Mn. Hull and I
didn't know whether Mn. Hull knew a.
the time, and ] just thought II Wa more
fitting for his own attorney. In whom !
supposed he PLAYED confidence, Ia state
thoss facts rather than coming from a
mother in law.
In reply 20 questions by Justio~ Murphy.
DIR Marcy said that lie did not AJAX Mrs
Hull Who Ella. suspected Of tho murder
He did not look 10 ss- wietheI ,her were
signs % burglary Mr. Burdick had told
him of the divoros prooeedings early In
February and had named the correspondent,
y wi..n you spoke 81 suicide Ia Dr.
Rowland, were you under tbs impression
~ that time that his murder had grown out
u tlos- proossdinsss A sesllG him As
I did In the d-n, ] uAoushd IL hooked rather
douisfIl aud N u had srown ov, ~ thai
Il was not really out ~ m-w.ll, OUT ~
tho-s pfoo<sdihss some way o. other, yss,
! had that in niind
wat faINos ~ fss Dss iooskp ssADt
Attorney Haus.ll apI,saflls foT the
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