The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-28
WHERE'S C.E.HULL
Friends Greatly Worried Over
Prolonged Absence.
His Accounts Reported to Be
All Right.
LEFT TWO WEEKS AGO
Said He Intended to Go to
Colorado.
EFT TWO WEEKS AGO
Trusted Manager of Topeka
LinSeed Oil Works.

Where is Charles E. Hull who for
the past six years has been in charge
of the Topeka Linseed Oil works is
the question which at the present time
is causing his friends much solicitude.
Two weeks ago today Mr. Hull told
some of his friends that he had no.
ton to make a trip to Colorado for a
visit with his mother, who lives in
Pueblo, and since that time he has
not been seen nor are his Whereabouts
known.
The Topeka Linseed Oil works is a
branch of the Kansas City institution
and a representative of the company,
5. Mann has been in the city for sew
eral days trying to get trace of Mr..
Hull and checking up his accounts
with the company. The branch office
in this city has been abolished and the
furniture shipped TO Kansas City, in
Guiding the safe which has not been
opened, according to the story told by
Mr.. Mann.
Mr.. Mann said: Yes, it is true that
we do not know what has become of
Mr.. Hull and that we are at a loss to
account for his actions. About two
weeks ago he locked his safe and told
the boy in the office that he was going
on short visit to Colorado and since
that time we have not heard a word
from him.
How have you found his accounts
about the CITY," was asked Mr.. Mann
AS far as I have discovered every
thing is all right, and I know of no
reason why he should have left the
city for so long, without informing
the company of his intentions. 1 have
not attempted to unlock hia safe
though 1 have the combination, for I
could not gain access to the interior
as he did not leave his keys to the in
side door.
Mr. Hull knew that we intended to
abolish the Topeka office, but he need
not have worried about that for he
has been with the company for ten or
Twelve years and would probably
have been taken care of for he was
held in the highest esteem by the Of
f1cers of the company"
The evening before his disappearance
Mr.. Hull was a [ the Elk club and told
T. L. Barns, the steward of the club.
that he had received telegram from
the company telling him to dispose of
all the old iron of the scrap variety
which had accumulated since the COM
pany had an office in the city II won
der If they are not intending to abol-
ish this Office said Mr.. Hull, and
leave me out in the cold" 1t is known.
however, that he was offered the Office
in Duluth.
He then spoke of visiting his moth
er in Colorado. Mr.. Barns telegra phed
II
he knew anything of the Whereabouts
of Mr.. Hull but received no reply For
the past four years Mr.. Hull has room
ed with Mrs. A. c. Sherman, 100 West
Eighth avenue, but he has not been
seen there since two weeks ago today.
The Saturday following his disappear
ance a strange lady who said that she
was his niece, called and presented an
order for trunk which she said con-
tanned old clothes which Mr.. Hull de-
sired her to ship to relatives in Texas.
A few days later she returned and
said that there must be some mistake
as the trunk contained many of his
winter clothes as we'll as a number of
neckties and scarf pins. Mr. Hull has
not slept in his room for two weeks
and his clothing was in the usual
place in the closets and bureau draw
err.
1t is possible that Mr.. Hull is visit
ing in Colorado as he said that would
do but telegram sent to his brother
has brought no response and in view
of the numerous murders of the past
two weeks his friends feel that he may
have met with foul play. This theory
is strengthened by the fact that he has
not communicated with his office in this
city nor the main house in Kansas City.
Mr.. Mann, who is representing the
Kansas City house does not believe that
there is a shortage in the accounts of
the Topeka branch but is at loss to |
account for the disappearance of Mr.. |
Hull, who is one of the old and trusted |
employees of the Ltnseed Oil company
Mr.. Hull is well and favorably |
known in Topeka and is one of the |
popular members of the Elks. where |
he has taken his lunch for the past
five or six years. He is a man of ex- |
emplary habits, generous to a fault |
and not given to excuses of any kind |
and popular with all who know him. |
Why he should have left the city with |
out an explanation to his employer and |
his friends for so prolonged an alb |
sence is more than his friends can ex- |
plain
Among those who know him best i
there are none who believe that there |
will be found any discrepancies in his |
accounts with his firm though they |
can offer no explanation to account |
for his disappearance. Mrs. Sherman, |
with whom he has roomed for the past |
four years. said: Il wish that could /
fill my house with young men with the |
habits of Mr.. Hull. He was always |
neat and courteous and seemed to be |
a man of the best habits. Once in a |
while he did not occupy his bed dur |
ing the night staying with some |
friends. but he has never been away |
as long as this before without telling |
me something of where he was going. |
His room is just he left it and
though I have been worried on ac- |
count of his absence, 1 had hoped that
he would return, for all of his be-