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sTHE HEEI OE A SHOE-■ rONE OF THEM CAUSES TROUBLE IN A CEDAR RAPIDS FAMILY*»-xe»_irni-h-ti'xdn,0itdirbaCharles J. Hull to lostimte Proceedings for a. Divorcee From His Wife, Ella Hull, on the Ground of Treatment Endangering His Life.Several weeks ago S. F- Seely calling on his daughter, Mrs. Harry Godfrey at 472, First avenue, Mrs. Godfrey was slightly ill at the time. There is nothing out ol the ordinary In the above, but while Mr, Seely was at the Godfrey home, a disturbance occurred at the homo oTMr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hull, whose number is 474. The disturbance was of such a nature sis to cause Mr. Seely to ask his son-in-law why complaint was not made against people guilty of such conduct. Very naturally Mr. Gqo-froydidnot want to have any trouble with his neighbors, so declined to-in form the authorities. Mr- Seely, however, fearing that a repetition of such noises would be harmful to his daughters health, went to the police station and Informed Marshal West of certain things which had occurred in the Hull household -and which had been brought to the notice of tho neighbors- This was notthe firai complaint tko chief had received and he detailed a man to make an Investigation, ,,Charles J. Hull is a young man wellknown in Cedar I^pidS. He is a nephewof the late O ST. Hull and has beenr; cashier of Hull's Real Estate bank OnFirst street. At present bo is the dork or the 0. X. Hull estate, a position of trust. He possesses the confide nee of all who have been associated with him in abusiness way.But. It seems that bis married lire has not; been altogether a bod of rosea and as a result of the investigation ordered by the superintendent of ipollce, Mr. Hull was giving a talking to in the officers private quarters- The cb1«f was asked what transpired during the “interview.*' His reply was, “I gave him a sovete llnios up.” The matter again wasbrought to the notice of the police by an incident occurring Monday night and the whole affair now has com© to public notice-On Monday evening Mrs, Hull and her mother, Mrs. Lumlsoo, went over to the houso of a neighbor, Mrs, Farnsworth, returning about 9 o’clock. While the worn On were gone Mr. Hnli had gone home and retired for the night. An attorney for the wife says that sbo spoke toher husband about some plums she had■ . Fair and said his wife could go along, but that she would have to pay Her own way- Ha-jvoct- She stayed,. Another time when he was in the sulks she drove down to the office after hitn. He came out • and grabbed hold of the retDS, ' It attracted a, crowd and a policeman was going to Interfere when. , she .drove ■ off- ■ The* wife Is willing* if be will act decently, to forgiveand forgot.”It Is but another of those always deplorable yet ever happen log cases of uneven sailing on the matrimonial 0.7r-it1,0Ltsfc-P-7IQ,ht-icito-ti-16163Q-y-:o bought in the afternoon at a.I'D j. ■« r. — J .O* /i.H Vlfmp*HiIDStn1-IIIil-iy'dfruit storedown town and asked hfin to step fn the next day and pay for them. The counsel says the husband said he would not pay for anything she was going to eat. £be replied that she had purchased a dress pattern and had ordered Itmadeand could not afford to buy fruit to put up. One word led to another and just followed is a little vague. Anyway, It was a “hot strap ” As nearly as can be Earned Mr- Huil was lying in bed andhis wife was was about to retire, having divested herself of her street dress and r- donned a night robo. She informed herlt counsel that as they reached the diced[be-a-ig rt It ofinasliftofleidta[10vlrgboCObo:Wa[is:atId,•ryricndng■hotocfID,roroni[elay•cbithex-Her‘heor•e a oudp*ouch,ingnotrahtheMssou,LrV'tbe it itntlifor,.Ionent;0a-willcitydaysoftirs. to a rld’smax to their argument, Mr- Hull sprang from bed and struck her on her cheek.Evidences of a blow were visible yesterday. Then it Is claimed that sha took the shoB she wasjust removing from her foot and cracked herbuaband in the face. The blood Haw and she smashed biro again Thehcol of the littlo boot sank In deeper, and she lot him have It the third iltne, Be jumped past her and said ho was going to the homo of his sister, but his wife said ha* should not. A scuffle then ensued,* in which his sleeping gown was torn from, him- He jumped Into a bath room and putting on soma clothes went for the night to the residence of his sister, Mrs. ite 1 Jedpla Giles, 427 A avenue. Last evens'* Ing hi* went around to his home andhitching the horse to the paheton, loadedIn his clothes and personal effects. He told Mrs Hull that ho would Institute proceedings for a divorce at ouch-Learning at police headquarters thas proceedings for a divorce were about to bo b«guu by Mr. Hull, a reporter for The GazicttS called on Hon. C. J. Deacon, that gentleman’s attorney. When asked about the affair tbo lawyer disliked to say anything at first about the matter but finally made the Ml owing statement: “Mr. Hull wilt commence proceedings for divorce from his wife very soon and it Is probable the case will bo heard at the next term of the district court. The ground! for divorce is treatment * endangering his life and that will be cmo ofthe allegation* of the petition, I pre-sumo the physician, that treated him night before lust could give you a statement, of his condition at that time- His condition y ester day morning would Indicate that ho bad been struck over thebrad by some heavy instrument, regardless of results. This was not Mrs, JR. nil’sfirst otfensD of tho kind. I have know’ii Mr, Hull for years and always have found him to be of a peaceable disposition and such has been his reputation- It has been known for years by the friends of Mr. Hull that he and bis wife were not living happily together, but these ads of physical violence seem all to ba included In recent months.”Tbe attorneys for Mrs. Hull are Mason P. Mills and U. C. Blake. She will file a cross bill alleging inhuman treatment and non-support. She is a bright, shapely woman, very intelligent and inclined tu bo reticent. She is prepossessing ia appearance and drosses very neatly. Her maiden name was Elia Lumlson and she 1? a sister o£ Delos Lamisuri, formerly of tbs United States Express company’s office here. He now ts th© agent at Watertown.The following is a summary of the statement made by the wife's side fn this case: “The trouble dates from a few month’s after their marriage about six -■years ago- Mr and Mrs- Hull started in by making their home at Mrs. Giles’- ft was rather unpleasant for Mrs. Hull, whose attorney claims that her lord was narrow minded and contracted; that ho cum plained to his sinter which brouclit about a rupture. They went to housekeeping and since then there has been anything but poaco between Mrs, Hull and her husband’s people. Mr, ' Hull furnished his wife $25 a month with which to clothe herself and furnish tbo table- He frequently told her he wanted to get rid of her, but his wifewanted to live with him. He tolda friend that be went to hiswedding swearing. He would,” so. the defense claims, “gee th© aniks andstay In his office a week and not gc home- He was going - to the World’s
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The Evening Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Wed, Aug 30, 1893
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