The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-27

pu Nut ltl ltk. lfitTt ttle OuDIllD nNnueu over
successfully. as exhibits OF material employed
in tho perpetration Of the crime and as por-
tons OF the apparel and surroundings Of Mrs,
nun. several more strips OF shecting and
counterpane. n short flannel pettcoat, n towel
with hole ms big as silver dollar burned in
y. and finally the nightdress worn by Mrs.
Hull. Each Of these articles in turn was passed
TO the Jury and was duly fumbled and scruti-
res g,Ssa Sy G, Them On There % were spots pot Of candle
The bit on which those spots appeared l cut
out and have here taking Il from small
coverlet., or counterpane--ot which this is a
piece-which could match those bandages and
sheet om When % SSSe Pns wos al sS WAS e
bandages matched articles OF the bed,lothing,
and were torn from 1t. except the bandage
slip that had been used as an Ironing cloth by
the girl Nancy After the bandagos were re-
moved. the body was placed in AN ice chest.
There were no marks Of violence on the body.
visible at the examination made, except on
the third finger q the left hand there was .
and on the third finger OF the right hand there
was a little piece OF skin of. and a slight
These were the only external injuries.
The room was very small. and contained n
trunk. commode. large lounge and bedstssad.
trunk had been opened-the key was still in the
lock-and the contents Of the trunk were strewn
around the floor. Here he described the miss,
ing articles. ~ near was known at that tmel
notified the Superintendent OF Police to send
to me. as soon as possible. his best men. He
and about two o'clock that afternoon he came
ur himself. made all the inquiries possibly
could In regard TO the inmates and visitors OF
the house. the servants and others Of every de-
scription and could find among them no per-
son upon whom sus spicion could rest. The first
thing got toward an Identification OF the prop
erty was the number Of the watch and name OF
the maker which sent down TO Maiden lane
to get. Tho Superintendent had three thousand
cards printed and sent out all over the country
describing the lost watch and chain. and he also
eral alarm on the police telegraph. a description
OF the watch. On getting n description Of the
jewels lost a second descriptive circular wns
sent out and distributed to other cities. rs the
cards had been. With the exception Of a run
down to the Central 0fIice. was at the Hull
residence all that day from $40 A. NJ. To 5k p.
NJ. and made ~ thorough an examination Of
everything there as was possible / examined
the yard and there had been nothing disturbed
there. The dust and cobwebs on the fence had
not been touched; the shrubbery had not been
disturbed and there was light wooden lattice
work on top OF the fence. which would have
been broken by any one climbing up II, but
was intact. The people OF the house declared
that everything was fastened and secure when
they retired. To Mr.. Roinsl The bandage
around her mouth had been torn from the foot
OF the sheet that was under her. and It's length
was the width Of the sheet Some parts OF the
sheet. torn of In making the bandages. lay
upon the floor and on the bed, The hands We're
then crossed between themi with hard Knot
on top. The bandage over her eyes was tied at
mouth looked "a II foam. or iroth had fallen
| upon It and there wns froth at the right side Of
her mouth. There was an odor OF cologne
| upon the gag. On the left side the tying OF her
| arms was n half hitch and on the other side a
| hard knot The tying OF the ankles WAS loose.
match stumps on the floor. There we're three
| pillows in the room. One OF them was somewhat
discolored with about the same substance
| that came from her mouth upon the gag and
| there was n small spot OF blood upon IL. From
the relative positions Of the spot OF blood and
| tho other dscoloration upon the pillow. II look
| ed as IL the blood had come from the scratch on
| her nose while the pillow was upon her mouth.
There was small piece OF wax candle IN the
rial with the spots on the nightdress. II was
the next day that discovered that the bandage
| around the eyes was different from the material
| of the bedclothing, and in talking with Nancy
| Francis noticed that the cloth on her head was
age was one which she had worn on on her wrist.
She had a lame wrist. and had bandaged II with
portion OF the old pillow slip which she had
been using for an iron cloth. Mrs. Hull told
her that flannel bandage would be better for
it. and herself had removed the muslin and
Max f. Schmittberger detective In the Twen-
| ty-ninth Precinct who, during the session. had
thus far been sitting beside Christine Cox. the
murderer. with his right hand and the mulat-
| to's left hand manacled together was now lib
Grated oy capt Williams uhiockinE ine 1and, M
| circumstances noted at the Hull residence
| on the morning OF the discovery OF the murder.
| going over the ground already detailed by the
preceding witnesses. and the narration OF his
| connection with the Identification Ot the Jew
| elry found In Boston and the taking Of the
| mu -derer WAS carried no further than the sim
pie mention OF the fact that no had gone to Bos-
| ton on Friday last.
street Boston. narrated the particulars Of Chris
! tine Cox selling 10 him the cameo set taken from
| Mrs. Hul's chamber. and exhibiting 10 him the
| watch subsequently identified as Mrs. Hulfs.
| He also told now he put the important knOwl-
| edge in the possession. of Inspector Leggeu and
special officer Wood and fully identified the
William T. Leggett. Assistant Inspector OF
Pawnbrokers, attached t. Police Headquarters
| in Boston. recapitulated the details Of the dis
covery Of the iewelry sold by Chastine Cox fully
| corroboratng the pawnbroker's story. RS al
ready recounted in the columns Of The SUN.
| Special Officer James X. Wood OF the Third
Police District Boston. told the same story
| his voluntary confession OF the murder Of Mrs.
| Hull and statement OF what he had done with
| the stolen jewels. In reply 10 Mr.. Townsend he
said that he had particularly asked Cox whether
| anybody in Mrs. Hulls house was associated
| with him in the perpetration Of the crime and
the reply was that no one in the house knew that
he entered the house. or Intended TO do SO, and
nobody but himself and God knew what he did
Bella Johnson testified: live at 1876 Bleecker
street. know that colored man. He used 70
give the name OF John Cox and sometimes
last winter. lie presented me with some lew
elry. IL was lately. but cannot say the date
i was about week or two ago. II WAS at l2G
at pawnbroker's in Eighth avenue. There
was necklace two finger rings, and pair OF
earrings. That ls the necklace identifying a
string OF topazesl Those are the rings he gave
me identifying two finger ringsl and those the
earrings identifying the diamond earrlngsI
There was diamond ring that no brought 10
me aiterward. at night. He wanted me TO pawn
II for him. | gave II 10 an old woman. Mrs
Briggs. and she pawned II and got $50 on IT,
The pawn office was in Third street, near
Mercer. | don't know the pawnbrokers full
name. but his last name is Cook; The date on
the ticket was the 18th. This neck lace kept in
my possession. / gavo one ring away tC
George TayloT-that one Indicating small
ring, with a ruby settingl 1 kept the other one
until | was arrested on Tuesday morning. II
WIS then taken away from me by police
officer. and / WAS sent to the House OF Deten-
ton and have been there ever since.
District Attorney Rollins began questioning
| the girl on the details OF her story She an
swered in monosyl yllables with rising indica.
| tiOns OF hysterical storm. Suddenly She
buried her face in her hands and began weep
ing. Then her weeping grew tp loud crying
anu, by "A rapid crescendo, reached wild
fOrtissimo movement OF yells aud screnms
Capt illiams and Deputy Coroner Mac cWhlu-
ME sprang to her snatched her up. and carried
her out Of the court room.
George Taylor testified / live In the next
street TO the Bowcry. Christopher-no. not
| Christopher, Chrystie, that's it-between De-
! lancey and Broome. Don't know the number
| Have Only lived there three weeks about. I'm
n groom. but have been waiting for the past
two years. / am acquainted with Bella john
| son | got acquainted with her last winter. She
never presented me with any, money, but