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Sunday, March 5, 2023

John Hulf, Who Disappeared After His Wife's Murder, Came Home to Die, March 5, 1923

Disappears After Wife’s Death; Goes Home to Die

Elyria, Ohio, March 5—With advice to “take care of him; he’s got just one week to live,” a man appeared at the old Hulf homestead on Broad street nine days ago with a strict helpless cripple whom he deposited inside the door and left. Coroner Perry was notified of his death yesterday.

It was from this home that John Hulf, a college graduate, disappeared in December, 1893, on the day of the murder of his wife in Cleveland.

Of late years the old homestead has been occupied by his sister, Miss Julia Hulf, who lives there alone.

The stranger who brought the man to the door rang the door bell and asked Miss Hulf if she had a brother.

“I had,” she said. “He’s been away for years.”

“Well, here he is. Take care of him—the doctor says he’s got one week to live,” said the stranger.

His sister helped him to bed. To all pleas that he send for a physician the man protested, and the sister acceded to his wishes.

During the week, Hulf preserved silence concerning himself. He died Saturday night.

Hulf and his wife separated in 1893. A few days later his wife’s body was found, stabbed to death in Cleveland.

From the front page of The Concord Times, Monday, March 5, 1923

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