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Show A. OA KEY nALL. In Hp Innaua? His Devoletl Wife nud Accomplished -'liil ilren. New York, 5. None of Oakpy flail's trii'iida identify the woman with him who is so clearly described by the associated press London agents. It ia evidently some eutire strangrr to tliL'm. Many of his fricn.la here firmly believe him insane. Douglas Tuylor, long intimate with him, thinks his insanity has been a long time impending, and consequent i upon his morbid sensitiveuesJ, grow invj out of his suspected connection i with the Tweed ring, consequ upon the slights and cuts from many f.ivorile friends, the action of the Union club against him, and his failure fail-ure as an actor. Among the incidents inci-dents indicating insanity was his recent re-cent declaration iu open court, where his client had been convicted on the clearest evidence, thai he would nevi-r apurar again in a homicide case. Taylor s.iys if Hall's departure wj.rt th5 act of a s.tne man it war) brutal, and thusB who know Hall arti tvdl aware that it is not in his nature to take euch a step. He lived iu the eye of the public, and liked the good opinion ot his fellow men. Da spite the rumors of unhappinesa lie and his wife were devoted tj each other, and he eave great attention to the maintenance and education of his children. His life is insured for $G0fO0O in favor of his family, and Mrs. Hail has some property of her own. One daughter has learned the trade of milliner, another is an accomplished ac-complished music teacher, a third is an educated drawing mistress and one of the leading scholars of Cooper Union art school. The son, a britiht youth of about fourteen years, is learning printing and phonography, aod was being trained by bis father in the general duties of an editor and journalist. In addition to these i Bpecial branches the children of Hall are finely educated. I |