New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-25
BIOGRAPHY OF cox.
BIOGRAPHY OF cox.
THE ACCOUNT or THE MANS LIFE AS GIVEN BY
HIssELF-Tm PLACES WHERE He WORKED IN
NEw-YORK.
GENERAL PRESS DrsPArcni


NEw-YORK.
GENERAL PRESS DrsPArcH.i
BosToN, June 24.-ChastiDe Cox says that
nearly he reckon he Is thrty-two years OF age
He was born I'm village country mill OF Powha'sr
County, Va. Ills father. Madison Cox. was q saYe'
and his mother who OF partial Indian extraction,
also a slave both being owned by planter named
Jack" White. Chastiue is one OF eleven brothers
SIX OF whom living. The whole family was brought
up plantation. When the broke out, he Joined
the Union Army. He was captured, served III the Con
federate Army, escaped, enlisted in the Union Army
again. deserted and finally served In the 40th Coiored
Infantry for three years.
Cox then went to Charleston, e. C., where nc found
employment In the family OF cotton merchant named
Frank Rogers. He remained here five months. some
times acting cook, at others AS coachnan In 1873
he was employed waiter In the Spottswood H0eland
remained there until that establishment was destroyed
by ire on Christmas.
EaIly in 1874 he went TO NewYork, and found lodg-
ngs la Thompson-st III afJerward found employ mcat
in Mr. sheer's boarding house. in Eghth-st, at $40
month; next with couple OF ladies' from Savannah,
who lived in Thirteth-st, who, after a time, con-
clu1ed that he rather too important person
for them to employ; then at sheers again.
and then with Nine. Mecho, milliner, OF NO.
40 West Twentynmtl-st. but only for short time Io
also was hired for short time by Mrs H'thawayi ny
Mr. Thompson Dean. Wall street broker living in
Thirty iourth-,t; by woman FOrty-thirdst, whose
name he could not recolect; by r German family IN
Fortyeighth-st and by family named McKune, residing
in Fortysccondst 10 while NJ this latter house no
says which is situated directly opposite that OF Mrs Hull
that he first the latter. Cox also worked for Mr.
Frank Palmer. president OF the Broadway Bank Tor Dr.
Mann's Asylum for the Insane, In One hundred-and-
dfty-secondst clearinghouse Of Miss symoDds,
and for Mrs. Margaret Robinson. cOored woman VINO
kept g-house. Since January last lac has Lad
little 10 DO depending mostly upon cieanhs ana laying
carpets 10 obtain a livelihood
Mrs McKune he day saw Mira liu, VINO came m 70
make for obtaining board for her dodgers,
the houses of the Ladies' In question nearly facing
each other the street. aud that tls was e hsg
| time that be saw Mrs. HUI After that ne ire
0uently observed that lady dining IN company with Mr.
| Coleman at her house across the way, ana
| shortly afterward got a job to clean her SIDE
| walk. He was employed TO carry eoal 20 an
upper chamber 81 Mrs HuPs house, receiving - per
week for his services. He states that he continued 10
work for her IN dis capacity until he went with Mrs
McKune to Stamford, Conn. This was two years ago.
the purpose OF getting work lie caIeh az tue uase
| ment door and was there by woman cOOA (col-
| he worked for Mrs McKune Mrs. Hull was out, hus
| Cox called again two weeks afterward ana saw her
lie says thai as he entered inc dninS Sii - LUZ
with yOuf YOudon't look as YOU USED TO- You "on OA
as neat as you used to-" Cox lac had on Ills Woibns
clothes at the time of his visit and was covered VIA
dust the result cleaning carpets IN answer 10 BITS
Uus remarks, he he told her at he was lal ng
carpets and said: No. don't look rs meats should
Madam" She then told MIN she would nave some HoIk
done the painters got through thet N"th 81
the house. She said further: nave some carpets 70
Clean and II you Will do the work REASONABLY VIII send
TOR after the painters have gone WISH you 20 re-
member John not go down stars for the girls al
| ways make much talk. When you want 10 see NE,
always come 70 the frOnt door; 70 tIls ne iep eI,
| Yes Madam" and " q uOd-day." lie tnen went down
stairs and out by the basement door This he says,
Wushis last visit TO the house prior to the murder