Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07


ant is affected After the Investigations of
Halls actions yesterday afternoon, the
librarian of the Department of Justice.
where Hall was employed opened a letter
addressed to him which he found on Halls
desk.
The note was as follows:
Il am in debt and cannot get out now.
and my creditors Will not wait until l can
pay up in full. What can you do with me
now? i have lost my mind and l cannot
get well. Break the news gently to my
precious wife, and take the 81 900 insurance
and all my income from the Whitney estate
to her forever. / cannot bear the strain any
longer. WHITNEY ]. HALL
Believes He is Wealthy
The reference to the Whitney estate is
explained by the officials of the department,
to whom Hall spoke about it He believed
and told several persons that he was an
heir to the great Whitney estate and that
he was to receive the income on about
$4,000 He hoped to get certain estates
In the south which belonged to the Whit
ney estate
AT another time he was seen to be draw
Ing crest. When questioned about the
matter he stated that he was Lord Hall
and that the crest was his family crest.
1t Is said that the crest was a copy of the
seal of England. He maintained that ne
had been told this by his forefathers and
knew it to be true.
Mrs Hall was not present at the hearing
In the Police Court today and 1t is not
known whether she has returned to her
home in New York city or not. The moth
er and father of the young man were IN
the court and they listened attentively 10
the legal steps taken against their son.
Accompanying the letter which has been
quoted was a note addressed to his wife, in
which he bade a pathetic goodbye TO her
and gave her all the property which lie
thought was coming to him from the Whit
ney estate The note is thought to have
intended q G Halls will q we'll q
farewell letter 1t deals with details of
the Whitney estate chiefly.
Examination Ordered.
After these indications OF insanity were
explained to Judge Kimball he directed that
DR.. K. Shute examine him at the jail as
soon as possible and take such steps as are
necessary to determine whether he is m
sane and whether he should be committed
to ST. Elizabeths Asylum.
BY their Investigations. Detectives Peek
and Warren were able TO recover $2,1lG
of the $3.50 which Hall obtained on the
check from the Commercial National Bank
OF this city. 1t is expected that more will
be recovered today.
Mrs. Halls View.
Mrs Hall told Star reporter this morn
ing that she thought her husband must be
mentally irresponsible.
But" she said, Il can hardly believe
that he has not some money coming to
him. He told everybody about the money
he was to get, placing the amount at s.. 800.
He also said he was to get 81 ,5O0,0 GOO from
the estate of the late Stephen Whitney, and
tried to borrow 81 900 from Solicitor General
Hoyt upon the strength Of his claim He
was to leave the government service and
accept a position with the firm of Hurst
Co., in Baltimore. Whitney was a good
religious boy. and I only excuse his
conduct upon the ground of his having been
mentally Irresponsible
Only short time ago a lady friend of
Mrs. Hall sent her a letter she had re-
ceived from Mr.. Hall. In It he spoke of
his great love for the young lady, telling
her he loved her more than he did his
wife. The husband entered a denial when
confronted with the letter and finally got
out of the dilemma by saying he must have
been crazy when he wrote It.
The wife wanted to take the check he
had exhibited, to her to the Riggs National
Bank to get 1t cashed, but her husband de-
clined to surrender the paper. saying 1t
would be taken UP for collection and that
he could get 1t cashed without delay. He
returned home before IL o'clock and hand
cd over the 400