The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
ASKS PUBLIC
FOR CHAR|TY'S MANTLE1
Iowa Congressman Makes State
ment Regarding Charges By
His Sister.
Nv w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Representative]
Hull OF Des Moines this evening gave
out q signed statement regarding the
family disagreement which has been
brought to the attention of the public |
thru the election Of his sister, Mrs.
Minor Morris, from the White House
several days ago. Mrs. Morris made
certain sensational statements regard
ing MI. Hull, and it is tosthese that he
replies at considerable length, denying
them in toto and. submitting in proof
of the denial certified copies Of various
court records in Colorado. In begin
ming, he says:
certainly would not say or do any
thing which would unnecessarily reflect
on my sister, and I ask those who may
read what I have to say to cast the
mantle of charity over all Of u.s."
The trouble between him and his Sis
ter, he says, began with their father s
death, and has continued ever since.
It is charged that he violated the pro-
visions Of the will, that he failed to
file a codicil Of the will, and hat he
forged part Of the will. These charges,
made Of course, by his sister, he under
takes to explain in his statement.
His Story Of His Trust.
He was left executor Of his fathers
estate without bonds. The father
turned over to him, before death, two
envelopes; one containing q will and
the other containing a codicil. The will
was probated at Pueblo, Col, and let
tiers from attorneys and an affidavit
from the clerk Of courts are submitted,
showing that both will and codicil were
regularly filed for probate.
The father lived with another son, for
two years prior to death, and Repre-
sentative Hull helped pay the expenses
of the family during that period. After
his fathers death, when the time came
for settling the estate, Representative
Hull received a claim made by his
brother for caring for the father, and
this claim, originally. fixed at $15 a
week, but later reduced to $40, was al
lowed by the court in Colorado, which
made this order in relation to the mat
ter: 1875
The Courts Order.
"Third-That from Dec. 1, 1897, to
the death Of deceased, Dec. 20, 1899,
deceased boarded continuously with
this claimant, M. A. Hull, under agree
ment to pay a reasonable sum per week
for said board. That reasonable sum
for said board was $15 per week, and
the executor wal justified, under the
} evidence, to allow such claim. But as
, claimant has fixed the value Of board
} at $40 per week, the court feels bound
by that sum, and will find accordingly
and will further find that under said
agreement he boarded with claimant FOL
: a period of 100 weeks, at the rate o.
4 4 $40 per week, making the sum Of $1,000
= "Fourth-The court further finds
from evidence that the executor of sale
estate, J. A. T. Hull, duly presented il
:, this court for probate the last will Q:
said deceased, with codicil thereto a
: by law required, and that in all mat
: tiers connected with said estate ha
fully and faithfully discharged hi
duties as executor without prejudice Q
partiality."
Q Sale Of Property. !
The fathers property was sold unde
" direction Of the court, the proceed
- were applied in. payment of claims pre-
h sented and ~adjudged to be fair, an
then the court filed an order dischars
ing Representative Hull from the re
ceivership. All these things are MAJ
! ters of record in Pueblo. In closin
his statement Representative Hull says
con family matters, I cannot ente
f into any controversy with others. Their
- are things which come into the lives 0
- families which cause profound sorro'
and regret, and the mantle Of charit
and silence can only make them endul
s. able. I again bespeak the considerat
d and charitable judgment of the grea
ID public in considering the acts Of my si
i ter in this most regrettable affair"
Mrs. Morris has been joined here b
Is her husband, and they say they wi
n now demand an investigation of th
q reasons why he was discharged from h
position in the army medical museul
ID here. They assert that Representative
n Hull used his influence to secure the di
s. charge on account Of bitterness CROWN
out Of the will controversy. The HUI
y statement today meets all the charg'
K relating to the will, but makes no re
O. erence to the discharge Of DR.. Morr
OF from government service.