New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-07
Cox. the Memphis Murderer.

Many Of the readers OF the icHidnchc viii
| remember the shooting Of one Philip Mar
| tin. the night of ,be tenth OF November.
| 1872, by Robert Cox, . fireman connected
! with engine No {, on Main street. Cox i'm
! mediateiy fed and has rot been heard oi
| since, unit! his capture in New Orleans.
! notwithstanding the authorities here. and
especially Ches Athy. made every effort TO
capture him. Although Cox has many
! friends in the city vino did n0t wish to see
| him brought back 90 this cit". Chief Athy's
| persevering efforts have been crowned at
| last. as already stated, after continued
! search of nearly three months, by the cap
| ture of Co, on the :wenty.5eventh OF Janu-
! aTv. IN NcT Orleans. H.: Spccia. Officer
| Richard Evans of the New Orleans police
force. who brought Cox 20 this city yest.g-
day afternoon.
! THE EsCAPE-Cox'S w,NDERISGs.
! Chief Athy, since the night of the shoot
! Ing. has had She case uuGe. his manage
| nent. and through his courtesy the .Oil,w-
| inc statement Is given Of the escape and
different movements of Tie prisoner
| Immediately after the shooting the police
| searched the house OF CoX's mother. WHO
! .IVes on Water street. between Main ard
! Adams, and were informed that he had
! just lett. Til. river and the different rail-
road depots We're closely watched hut.
| nevertheless. as It appears, Cox got into
! ski1 and went to Walnut Bend. At this
| point he was Gveriaken bT the steamboat
| George W. Cheek. which boat he boarded
| and secured passage (" Friai's Poin'.
| Arriving at Fral'- Euint, Cox land over ard
| waited tor the steamer A j. White, which
! conveyed him to Chicot City. Here Cox .e-
| NAMED a few days and finally took passage
| on 'he Jennie Howell 70 GTcen:iile. Missis
I slpri Arriving at that place on or about
| December h. Cox procured work on gait-
! road about four miles from the town. l.
! VIII be seen from This that Cox was nearly
! an entire month going from here 10 Green
| vile. distance Of 2t0 miles, and therefore
| must nave made etoppa.e. ot son4a time
! along The river.
On THE rRAIs.
, Chief AthY traced him 20 Grecnviiie. sni
wrote 10 the sheriff. giving a description .!
! Cox. An answer FROM him at once salts.
! ned Che. Athy that Cox Was in Gr.enVIii'.
| In few days the necessary rcIusiilon
from the Governor OF Tennessee On tie
Governor oi Mississippi was obtained and
Once: Ii. AlcElroy dispatched to Green
vile.
Arriving a. Greenville he found that Cox
had received. somehow. information that he
| would be captured if he remained. and the
"thcer returned without him, but bringing
with him the Intelligence Of CoX's GcVs:r'
luge :og New Orleans.
LAST sovlS--THE FUGITIVE AT NEW or
LEANS.
Chief Athy at once tciegraphed 90 the
New Orleans authorities, asking them 10
be on the lookout for Cox and informing
'hem by letter. giving particulfEs. on The
sixteen of January.
This resulted in the arrest of Cox on the
twenty seventh "f January, by Special
Officer Richard Evans, on the levee in that
" a. ~, Md %
arrested bat he answered Coke dcsc!ip-
tl0no
RETURNS 70 MEMPHIS.
The prisoner arrived here Yesterday noon
by the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad,
and an omnibus conveyed him 60 she office
OF the chief OF police 1t was soon known
among his friends. and number of them
came to shake hands and sympathize with
him. lie was atterward taken in charge by
aheTit Doyle who conveyed him in q car
yage TO the Jail.
Upon first entering the chiefs office. Cox
appeared to be suffering very much from
grlef- Out when his friends came to see Inn
ne scon frightened up and seemed TO bear
MS unpleasant situation with more iOrtl.
tude. He looks like q man who had been
roughlng 1t for some time. He was dressed
IN dark gray pants and coat no vest, e blue
flannel shirt. and black felt hat, and has
the appearance of a leyee laborer.
7HE. MAN.
Robert Co. was born in New York city.
an" came to Memphis with his parents
when quite boy: he is now twenty.
two years old, and is quite a powerful
young man. being nearly six feet high. He
bears the reputation for being quiet. in
dnStrlOus young man. Az the time of the
tragedy be had been connected with the
city 'ire department :or aearly eigh:
..i0uthe.