The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-29
NOT IN COLORADO.
Mystery of Chas. Hull Disap-
pearance Deepens.
Brother at Pueblo Hasn't
Heard From Him.
HIS FINAL LETTER.
Wrote to Mrs. Jansen, Niece,
About Trunk.
Friends Panied and Worried
Over Absence.

| pearance of Charles E. Hull, mana
| ger of the Topeka Linseed Oil Works,
was deepened rather than cleared by
| a telegram, which was received from
his brother Edward, of Pueblo, this
morning, stating that he has not
heard from him and knows nothing
of his Whereabouts.
Most of Mr.. HulFs life has been
| spent in Topeka and for more than a
| dozen years he has been connected
with the company for whom he was
manager in this city. Mr.. Mann, the
representative of the company who
| has been in the city checking up his
accounts is reticent and disciaims all
knowledge of his whereabouts, though
| there is an air about his conversation
| indicating that he has not seen fit to
! divulge all that he knows of the dis
appearance.
| Shortly after his disappearance a
| letter was written by T. L. Barns,
steward of the Elk club, asking the
Elk club of Pueblo to try and locate
| Mr.. Hull in that city. A reply was re-
ceived this morning in which an OFF,
Ger of that lodge states that after hav-
ing made diligent search they are
unable to get any trace of him and do
not think that he has been in that city.
Mrs. H. F. Jansen, who is niece
of Mr.. Hull, as we'll as her husband,
are greatly worried about his unex-
planned absence though they have no
caused him to SO suddenly drop out
of sight. The last thing that they
know of him came in letter ad-
dressed to Mrs. Jansen and left at the
drug store of Matt Weightman to be
delivered by Mr.. Jansen. This letter
is dated June 14th and is as follows:
Dear Maude:-
am leaving town today for a few
days. Enclosed find my trunk key.
put a lot of things in it for Charley.
after o.
morrow and you can then take 1t down
to Okla with you and unload it.
Enclosed find a note to Mrs. Sher-
man which you can give to the ex-
presSman. The number is 100 East
10th st.
With love,
CHAS.
The Charles referred to in the letter
is a brother of Mrs. Jansens who lives
on ranch in Oklahoma and to whom
Mr.. Hull had frequently sent clothing
which had become worn and unfit for
use about the city. Matt Weightman,
who is one of Mr.. Hull's closest friends
and who has known him for the past
twenty years, is as much at loss to ac-
count for Mr.. Hulrs disappearance as
are his friends of less intimate ac-
quaintance.
Charlie is said Mr.. Weightman, land
cannot think of a single, reason for
his disappearance. He left without
taking even a change of Undertaking
with him and 1 have seven or eight
bundles of clothes in the back room
belonging to him which the laundries
have left here since he has called for
them.
His best clothes as well as his pic
lures and furniture with which his room
was furnished have been left untouched
and it seems to me that he would have
taken at least a part of these things
with him if he did not intend to come
back.
His actions are beyond me. Why he
should leave the company the way he
has without telling them where he was
going is another thing that puzzles me.
He has dealt with me for the past six
teen or eighteen years and just as sure
as the first day of the month came
around he came in and settled his ac-
count in full. He was exceptionally
prompt in money matters and methodi-
cal in his business habits. 1 cannot
think that there is anything wrong with
his accounts for he is the last man on
earth would suspect Of irregularities of
any kind"
Mr.. Jansen in speaking of the disap-
pearance of Mr.. Hull said: You know
just as much about it as we do He
is gone and has been for over two weeks
and we have no idea where he is or
why he should have suddenly dropped
out of sight without letting any of us
know where he intended to go. He has |
a brother in Texas, another in Colorado |
and at the present time his mother is in |
relatives as far as we know are aware |
of his wherea bouts and we fear that he |
may have met with foul play"
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