Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-24
Mrs, Eluil'S Murderer.


was arrested il B )scn as: ni2h. and is ujw 10
custody CT The polio, auh9li;!ea. His rauc!3
Chas:ioe Cox. copper cc!srll aeero, wao has
been employed as waiter fjr q year ard
half 10 the uei2hboraool CT the Hail residence
10 New York city. This negro made bis ap'
pearanco 10 Boston q week ago, aod, as is 90
kuowp, went into pawGbrck er shop, where he
disposed of csmeo st oil .wc!fy. A51ut the
same time the superintendent OF paWnbroScrs
r. ceived from New York description Of The
properly, and this set vas touod by the officer
| 10 paWnbroker's slnp 10 B 'Stoo The p.Wa.
broker then furnished the cihc.rs win q des-
cripioo Of the party who pa%ned it. The search
| which was then CONNECTED revealed the fac.
| that the GeRro Cox, after getting lid Of the
| i.w.ry, went to NV York aad remained there
Two or three days. lu the d >an'ime be made
some alterations 10 The cHarsc cr and color OF
bis clothing. Mr.. W. 4 Bi'9h, Dcwsp,psr
roper or lie Bjst01 tad 0Jta0cd description
OF this man, sud yesterday cvcoiDg while walk
iUg sl1ng ShaWmut averu2 he observed col
ored man 10 front Of hun with auJlher mao,
and tbe!sppcaraIc, OF the negro Impressed Mf.
Balch as very much in accord with the De scrip
ton that had b:en gl7ca bg the paw broker 81
the man Who had pledged the crmaa. Alter
c,reful Observance Of rh, party Mr. BAct ap
pr;a,hed him and etqI red il be could dr.c!
him to Bu1ker Hill street., ani ID tiii qlry
the negro rcspouded that he coulj n)t, a. be
u5ss stranger ia B ,s;or, irltn NV York.
This tending 10 c)lt m toe Impression tina. he
| was The person watt d.
Mr.. Bach watched uatiI he saw him cnjera
colorei chu CT. a5d tAca ia5tcotd TO oIArm the
| hn ,;ntal IF off,
aud made hu important ares. OK made 40
resis.soc,, ba. Went quietly 10 the uoica sta
tioo, where he Was searched aud Mos lluI's
watch was louod on him aud thoroughly idet
ti6td. He was co. re, c!ot, aud SAID in acsw9r
| to questinLs that lie had lived Tor = long time
| opposite Mrs. Hulls house, aud 81 he tlne u
the robbery be eulcrcd through The lover viz
DIV aud went up stairs 10 hlr room. lie lut
Their said that his pu!p0Se vas robbery a!oGc,
aud he did 90! i1teod to kill her Private de-
tecnv: 0 10 aud police ofi:r Hc!mlrb.fger.
IF New York have lue 10 BIs.uu aud VlsI'ri
Cox at the sta.0n las. ri<G'. He wa !u lg
recUguiz d, and also CAV. evdeIce that be
kocw the 20 c. otii:er Mr.. C.rya! Co!cmsa,
who lived iu the huusc With DE-. and ilrs. Hull
who j. also ia BjStou visited The poca staten
las. uisht and rec 'gaz ID the prisoner as man
that he had secn iuQIoliY 90 thc opposite
side of the Street froD! tue Hall resilrrc..
| The negro has appeared vSrY cii;n aud III
diffcruut slucc his ares. 40! Eas TAXED With
! cut much hesliatUc ~ 2irlog details Il MS
crime. He wrpt home Cd ihs cVctlog OF tn
uisht on which Mrs. Hull was TuTder2d ct e
o'ccck. ard remained ID The hcuic where h,
was employed ulil 10 o'c!5CE, when he wAui
out agaio. lie bad key for the door at The
| Hull house, bu; he Was unable 10 Dakg it III.
| i ,I, ~, r,,:nD H.. J,IGINIp n TIL.
l1wrr story aud tas;cued is Up so AS to provide
fo! himself easy mears OF making BIS escape
from the house. He had candle with hun.
"a ascending tie stairs h. Lcari some ono
snora. and thought il w;j mao. He blew the
| candle cut, walked into the room ard chopped
up to the side Of th4 b:d.
Mrs. Hull awakening asked, "Hha is Il?
The doc:or," Icpi d the uerr1. she put her
hand VI aad touched lis l,c,. a. b.: vas ssnd-
! ing close 10 thu bel. Tnc rCbb.r tt:cw her
! hand back 81 that she cau'1 not touch hluI, a:
! the same tiMa |.Yicg lis haD! heavily over her
! mouth. He thcu got told ci Tie coIoGnc boz
| Ito AID dashed colcgoo il The lace OF thi Slug
glirg woman, u!i,r Hhct he got upon Tic ted
| aud made gag Of the bed cothlcg. oho was
| by this llue ~ "a exhausted cJbdiuon, aGa b.
| tied her 10 the Eacner ~ which she WAS iouna
| 10 the moruivg alter her murder. Aler~arGs,
| Cox relates. be re ictt,d The c.ndIr, aud Il I'D
| lug il cos, to her feci tho c)lcglc Rnlt,d.
| which Gee yuats for The singing oil the eyebrows
and other bur0s on The person OF the murdered
woman. TIE robbery VAS then committed: aud
the ru5bcr AIDE bis ts,Apc s0cn leaving New
| Yoik for Bostor. lie repeats bis s.atcmrui that
BIO had 10 other uotiT, !h4u robbery 10 the a
sauIt that he mad..
The police autbor!i:s 60 not lhiGk there Is
anything Of the reckless bra7adl abOu. tho ne
gro, hut 90 the Contrary that he Il very cOw.rd
~. He i ps!ive OF Puwhatsn county, Va,
and is about 90 yeats OF axe. Ia addition 10
tho Oh Which Cox la! ca him when arrested
and which vas Immediately ld4utlh"h ny the
Initials aud The woIds, 'Chrisimia. 1875 and
Other words. be 40 tad the mss0b!c Il0E orra
Z cotcd yith the figure CT : rlIlHhcn has been
described i.tqu ny siaca the murder. lie
person VITO vas HaaIg Tiih tic murd rcr
when Mr.. Bach Vas i 81 attracted By BIS APP
pesranco, ga, also rc2ro. au3 "a, Two Hcro
coDvcr log 10 ~ aginl .tcd tone.
There Is Doih,nE % iajcLto tbs: he had sEy
acc,mpcc or confederate Ia bis crime, but lIc
CON ittcd tho cctirc outrage himself. When
Ms. Hal! mado 4 motion as Il 10 is. from her
bed. be threw bis weight upon her and forced
her dCwo. lie IL clear act connected Ia the
statrment be has made, aud Lvi1eCly has
perfectly Minute rceGil:c!io1 o. he events ct
the u!git OF the murder.
New YORK Ju.o2l
Through The confession made IN Baton las!
evening By Cox the murderer 0! Mrs Hu,i ths
police recovered this morning tho remslhd,r VI
the mis.inG .Welry. De uclvo Srhml.otfger
telexrapheG tion Boston los. night tia: part
# The jeweIry had been givcn to 1ela johnson.
rnuiaIto girl. in house Of i'll lame III south
9Th Avenue, II. 7. chu We found this norLIDg
asleep and arrested. Abju! her NECK she wore
the topez necklace stolen from Mrs. Hu'Ps trunk
by ne murderer. Ii her possession was aso d
solitaire psir CT dismoad earrings -ui pawn
ticket for other diamonds Sh, admitted sho
got the jewelry fc"m Coz.
TLINES' ROOF PAINT, tor painting 81 n
W giles ur TN roofs 10 proven: leaking. e.,