The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-27
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NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY. JUNE Y, 1879.

tors lined the wharves and eheered them. The
officers on H. NJ 8. Griffin took up hand-
some collection on board ship and presented
1t to Goldsmith.
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NEW YORK NOTES.
The Inquest in the Hull Murder Oase-The
Prisoner Indicted by the Grand Jury.
New YORK., June 2e.-The inquest 10 the
Hull murder case WAS resumed this morning.
Coroner Wallman announced his intention OF
winding up the whole inquest to-day, SO that
before ii adjourned. The object Of this is
that Cox may be indicted for murder ut once,
and as it is more than probable that the
grand jury will be discharged by Saturday,
there is little time to spare. There are nine
be examined, out of twenty-three subpnaed.
Among them are the prisoner, the Boston de-
fectiyes, the pawnbrokers and the coIored
man and woman GU whom portions Of the
s asaa p m e swafy Z nsss o1nd aa nera Tas
even been some betting that Cox will be
hanged inside OF six weeks. The law does
not, however, admit OF quite such summary
justice. The proper court to try him Is the
court OL oyGI dUO ACImlGI, HUN WIIiCA u6
could only get stay Of proceedings and an
appeal on some sound legal exceptions taken
during the trial, but the Oyer and Terminer
Court has adjourned until October, and the
only possible way tn which trial can take
plhce In that court is for Gov. Robinson to
convene special term.
By 10 o'clock this morning the crowd In
front OF the police headquarters had become
80 great that the street had to be cleared by
the police. The spectators were under vague
ri ff6
to the coroner's office, and they wanted TO
have chance to see him. He was confined
at Headquarters, where the inquest took
place, and at 10 80 o'clock precisely Capt.
Williams and Detective Schmittberger, each
handeuffed to Cox, went up to the courtroom
and took seats behind the coroner's desk. The
most intense excitement prevailed, and every
eye was strained to catch sight of the MUIR
derer. The negro had his eyes down, but was
otherwise calm and collected.
Officer .. p; Waterman testified 70 flnd1ng
the body Of the murdered woman.
Capt. "A. 3. Williams was the next witness.
The bandages found on the body were shown,
and Capt. Williams said that Mrs. Hull had
ON her nightdress and short pettscoat and
also an undershirt. She lay on her back q
were tied with common handkerchief and
this bandage exhibiting III was tied across
her eyes. Here another bandage Was pro-
duced. Witness said that a loose knot was
used as q gag In the mouth. The stockings
and stocking supports were qsed TO tie ,ea neI 81
sheeting were used to tie the feet to the bed
4 towel was found In the room with hole
burned In it. It was handed to the jury, and
also the nightdress worn by the decease was
shown In evidence. There were no marks O
violence On the body, except scratch on one I
OF the fingers and d small scratch on the
nose The room was III disorder and the con
| tents Of the trunk were strewn on the floor
The missing jewelry was afterwards des
cribed. and list OF pieces made out: Tn e.
| that Mrs. Hull had considerable sum o
money In her trunk. Capt. Williams furthel
stated that he sent out circulars describing
the stolen iewelry. to the pawnbrokers anc
police authorities throughout the country.
John Strinberg, Boston paWnDroker, tes
titled regarding the iewelry pledged with hin
and identified Cox as the negro VINO paWne9
It: Inspector Leggett and Detecuve Nooo
Of Boston, the coiored girl Bella Johnson an.
the negro Geo. IayIor we're also examined
DuI nothlng new was ueVelopeu;
The prisoner Cox was placed On tne ,1 stand Is
ana a1ter pelng WaIneo, ana 'iaaag tnilklng u IIl
matter oyer Ior lev nln4Ies, aeclueu 70 - ~:
nothing Tor The present. He was hanacuIee
and m taken away. 49,, 8.
me ,,1, lnaays tsrd "s - drat .v The coranar @
the jury retlred 70 denDeTaee lne coroner a. J
Jury reInLnea III an Iala nout ~, VII Se1elc
against Cox, VINO was sent 20 tne Iomps. a.
Inc gfana J4Iy inuicosu ...a nllu uuay a aIesI .s
examining Ine boston WleAesses' anu As WI
De trled speedlly. 49,. $1,000,
gox Lne prisoner, u u ansMsI ~ a.e ~
said that ne was e % years q g. age q A ahd w W.
born 10 virginia. ne adaeu. a. Al IlaL nay hs,
70 say ~ Ihae uId nge t ta..e 10, sa
VI ny raIt % n,ed L. ya T d,d nj inten m
to commit anything disorderly."
4 He was committed to the Tombs. Georg
Taylor, the prize fighter, who pawned som