Daily globe., 1879-06-24

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Burned to Death at Atlanta, Ga.-NIiscel-
! laneous.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.I
MANKATo, Minn., June 23.--The construction
train, MortsKingsley conductor, killed man
named Andrew Gilbertson at dark Saturday
evening The facts are: Gilbertson, his wife,
her sister and neighbor went to Lake Crystal
in an OK team and were on their way home and
arrived at the track just as the train was COM
ing in. The cattle stopped and Mrs. Gilbert
son got out and stood at their heads. Gilbert
| son and the other man were SO drunk they
could not move. The engineer seeing the team
| called for brakes, and slossed down to where
they were standing. The oxen stood quietly
until the engine was within ten feet of them,
when they suddenly ran across the track. The
screams of the woman aroused Gilbertson from
his stupor, and he sto ID up in the wagon, which
was struck in the rear by the engine, and he
was hurled forward on the track. The engine
caught him, and when the train passed he was
picked up with his limbs cut off and his head
frantic in her grief. She ran along the track
| where the unfortunate man had been dragged,
| picked up fragments of his skull and flesh and
tried to press them into place on the shattered
piece of humanity.
HULL MURDER INQUEST.
NEW YORK, June 23.-There was a large
crowd of people at the Hull inquest to-day.
DR.. Hull looked as usual, careworn and feeble.
Miss Maria Warnig, who lives opposite DR..
Hulrs residence, testified that about a quarter
past on the morning of the murder she was
looking out of her window, when she saw the
window in the upper story of DR.. Hull's house
| thrown open and a man put out his head and
looked up and down the street. He seemed to
| spring to the window. He was not DR.. Hull.
Mr. George D. Hyde, a resident of DR.. Hull's
| house, testified that on the night of the 10th
| inst. he returned home and sew MIR Chittenden
and Mrs. Hull playing cards. The witness went
direct to bed. The next morning soon after he
heard fearful screams and threw open his win
dow and looked out, then he opened his door
and saw Coleman and Nancy, the cook. The
latter was screaming out that Mrs. Hull is
dead; went down stairs and met DR.. Hull shak-
ing and exclaiming, ''She's murdered;' went
into the room and witnessed the most ghastly
sight he ever saw.
Various witnesses who boarded at Mrs. Hull g
testified that none of them used candles in
their rooms. Charles w. Lowe, of Ridgewood,
gave testimony which proved cOnclusiyely that
colored cook, was not in New York at the time
OF the murder. The testimony Of Bristow
Francis himself showed he was in New Jersey
at the time. The officers not having been able
to find some of the persons desired as witness
es, the case was adjourned subject to call of
the coroner, who stated that no stone would
be left unturned in the effort to unravel the
mystery.
GER MURDERER FOUND IN A NEGRO.
BosToN, June %. The murderer of Mrs. Hull,
of New York, was arrested in this city tc-
night, and is in the custody of the police au-
thorities. His name is Chastine Cox, copper
colored negro, who has been employed as a
waiter for a year and half in the neighbor-
| hood of their residence in New York city. This
| negro made his appearance in Boston week
ago to-day, and as now known, went into a
| pawn broker shop where he disposed of a cameo
set OF jewelry. About the same time the
superintendent of police received from New
York description of the property, and this set
shop in this city. The pawnbroker then fur
nished the officers with a description of the
party who pawncd it. The search which was
then commenced revealed the fact that the
negro Cox, after getting rid of the jewelry,
went to New York and remained there two OF
| three days. In the meantime he made some
alterations in the color and character of his
clothes.
| Mr.. w. r. Balch, newspaper reporter in this
city, had obtained description of this No an,
and this evening, while walking along Shaw
NUT street he observed colored man in front
of him in company with another man, and the
appearance of the negro impressed Balch as
very much in accord with the description which
had been given by the pawnbroker of the man
! who played the games. After a careful OBJ
servance of tue party, Balch approached him
and inquired if he could direct him to Bunker
Hill street, and to this inquiry the negro re.
sponded that he could rot, as he was stranger
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the impression that he was the person wanted,
Batch watched until he saw him enter colored
church, and then hastened to inform the police
authorities, who sent detail of officers, and
who made the important arrest.
Cox made no resistance, but went quietly tc
the police station. where he was searched and
Mrs. HulIs watch was found on him and thor.
oughly identified, and he was not reticent and
said, in answer to questions, that he had lived
for . long time opposite Mrs. Hulls house
and at the time of the robbery he entered
through the lower window and went up stairs
to her room. He further said that his purpose
was robbery alone, and he did not intend Il
kill her.
! Private Detective Otto and Police Office,
schmltt Berger, of New York, have arrived
| here and visited Cox at the station tonight
he was fully recognized and also gave evidenc,
Coleman, who lived in the house with DR.. ant
Mrs. Hull, who is also in Boston, visited tn,
police station tonight and recognized th,
prisoner as man that he had seen frequently
on the opposite side of tie street from the Hui
residence.
l DETAILS OF THE CRIME.
The negro has appeared very calm and indif
ferent since his arrest and has talked withou
much hesitation in giving details of his crime
He went home on the evening of the night OF
which Mrs. Hull was murdered at O clock ant
remained in the house where he was employe,
until 10 O'Clock, when he went ont again. H
bad key for the door of the Hull house, bu
he Was unable to. make it fit, an,
consequently he raised the windo1
IF the lower story and fastene,
) it up so as to provide for himself an easy mean
of making his escape from the house. He had
, candle with him. On ascending the stairs h
heard some one snore and thought it was
man. He blew the candle ont and walked int
the room and stepped to the side of the bed
Mrs. Hull, awakening, asked "who is it?"
The Doctor" replied the negro. She pu
her hand up and touched his face as he va
standing close to the bed. The robber thre,
the same time laying his hand heavily over he
mouth. He then got hold of the cologn
bottle and dashed cologne into the face of th
, struggling woman, after which he got on tn
bed and made gag of the bed clothing. Eh
was by this time in an exhausted condition
, and he tied her in the manner in which che wa
found on the morning after her murder.
Afterwards Cox relates he relighted the car
die, holding It close to her face, the cologn
ignited, which accounts for the singeing of he
eyebrows and other burns on the person of tb
e woman. The robbery was then committed an
t the robber made his escape. soon leaving Ne
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