Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-24
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"MURDER WILL OUr.n

Tho murderer OF mrs. Hull Ul1cOv.
cred and Arrested-The Mystery
Solved.
BosroS, June 24.--Last night the
murderer Of Mrs. Hull. in New York,
was arrested in this city, and is now in
the custody Of the police authorities.
His name Il Christian Cox. a copper.
colorod negro, who has been employed as
. waiter for q year and . hall in the
nsighborhood Of the Hull residence. in
New York city. This negro made his
appearance In Boston . week ago yes.
tsrdsy and went into . p~awnbroksr's
shop. whore he disposed Of . cameo set
Of jewslry. About the same time the
superintendent Of pa~wnbrokers received
from New York . description Of the
property, and this set was found by the
officer in q pawnbroksr's shop in this
city. The pawnbroksr then furnished
the officers with q description Of the
party who owned It. The search which
was then commenced revealed the fact
that the negro, Coz, after getting rid Of
the jewelry, went to New York and re-.
manned there two or three days. In the
meantime be. made some alterations in
the character and color OF his clothing.
Mr.. W. R. Bslch, . newspaper reporter
In this city, had obtained q description
Of this man, and last evening. while
walking along Shawmut avenue, he OBJ
served Q colored man in company with
another man. and the appearance Of the
negro impressed Balch ~ very much in
accord with the description that had
been given by the pawnbroker Of the
man who pledged the cameo. After
Q careful Observance OF the party.
Balch approached him and inquired
II he could direct him to Bunker
Hill street, and to this inquiry ths negro
responded that no could not, an he
Q stranger here from New York.
This tending to confirm the impression
that he was the person wanted, Baloh
watched until he saw him enter q colored
church, and then FASTENED to inform the
police authorities, who sent q detail Of
officers and made the important arrest.
Cox made nj resistance. but went quietly
to the police station. where he was
searched, and Mrs. Hull's watch wal
found on him and thoroughly identified.
He was not ~reticent, and said In answer
to questions that he had lived for q long
time opposite Mrs. Hull's house, and
that at the time Of the robbery he
entered through q lower window and
went up stairs TO her room. he further
said that his purpose was robbery alone,
and that he did not intend to kill her.
Private Detective Otto and Officer
Schmiltberger Of New York, have ar
rived here and visited Cox at the police
station tonight. He was fully rscog.
nized, and also gave evidence that he
knew the police officer. Caryal Colman,
who lived in the house with DR.. and
Mrs. Hull, and who Is also in Boston,
visited the police station tonight and
recognized the prisoner as q man that
be had seen frequently on the opposite
side OF the street from the Hull resi-.
dence. The negro has appeared very
calm and Indifferent since his arrest,
talking without much hesitation.
In giving the details OF his crime he said
he went home on the evening Of the
night on which Mrs. Hull was murdered
at 9 o'clock, and remained In the house,
where he was employed. till 10 o'clock.
when he went out again. He had . key
for the door OF Mrs. Hull's house. but
he was unable to make It fit, and conse-
quently he raised the window In the
lower story and fastened It up. 80 as to
provide for himself IN easy means Of
making his escape from the house. 10
had Q candle with him. On ascending
the stairs he heard some one snore. and
thought II was q man. He blew the
candle out, walked into the oom and
stepped up to the side Of the bed. Mrs.
Hull. awakening, asked: "Who IL III"
"Ths DOCTOR" replied the negro. She
put her hand up and touched his face n
he was standing close TO the bed. The
robber threw her hanh back, 30 she
could not touch him, at the Same time
laying his hand heavily over her mouth.
He then got hold OF the cologne bottle
and dashed cologne into the face OF the
struggling woman, after which no got
upon the bed and made o gag Of the bed
clothing. She was by this time in an
exhausted condition, and he tied her In
the manner In which she was found
In the morning after the murder.
Afterwards Cox relates that he re-
lighted the candle, and holding IL
close to her face, the cologne ignited.
which accounts for the singing Of the
eyebrows and other burns on the person
Of the murdered woman. The robbery
was then committed aud the robber
made his escape, soon leaving New
York for Boston. He repeats his state
msnt that he had no other motive than
robbery In the assault that he made.
The police authorities here do not think
there IL anything Of reckless bravado
about the negro. but on the contrary
that he 10 very cowardly. He is q native
OF P~owhattan county, Virginia, and 10
about 80 years Of age. He will prob
ably DO taken to New York tomorrow.
In addition to the watch which Cox had
on him when arrested. and which was
immediately identified by the initials,
the words, "Christmas, 1879" and
other marks. no also had o mosaic ring
with the figure Of o girl. which has been
described frequently since the murder.
Cox was making systematic efforts to
fee the country. and but for the abso-
lutsly accidental discovery Of him in the
street. would have had . fair chance OF
carrying out his design. There is
nothing to indicate that he had any &C.
complete or oonfdant in his crime.
Balch IL on the staff OF the Boston
Herald, and was the Of the arrest
OF E. d. Winslow, who. IL will be recol-
looted, absoonded to Europe some time
ago.
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