The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-25
MRS. HULL'S MURDERER
His Confession of the Crime and
Statement as to How Tt
Was ,Perpetrated.
A Number of Other Arrests in Con-
nection With the Crime Cox
on Ills Way to New York.

BOSTON, June 23.-The murderer OF ! Mrs.
Hull, OF New York, was arrested here tonight,
and is now In custody. His name is Chastine
Cox, q copper-colored negro, who was en-
ployed for year and q half In the neighbor-
hood OF Dr.. Hull's residence In New York. He
was traced by means Of eaneo set Of jewelry
belonging to Mrs. Hull, which he disposed of
at pawnbroker's In this city. From the
pawnbroker the officers obtained description
of the person who pawned 1t. and by this de-
scription w. II. Balch, q newspaper reporter,
recognized him walking along Shawmut Ave
nue. this evening, and after following and
speaking to him, notified the officers and
caused his arrest. Cox made no resistance.
but went quietly to the police station, where
he WAS searched, and Mrs. Hull's watch found
on his person. He admits his guilt; says he
lived long time opposite Mrs. Hull's resi-
dence ID New York; that On the night Ut the
robbery he entered through the lower win
dow, and went upstairs to Mrs. Hull's room
for the purpose Of robbery, but did not intend
to kill her.
gives details OF his crime without hesitation
He says he had key for the door OF HulPs
| house, but was unable to make IT tit, and con-
sequently raised the window ID me lower
readily escape He had candle with him.
On ascending the stairs he heard some one
snore and thought It was man. de blew
the candle out walked into the room and l
awakening, asked "Who is it2" "The Doc
tor replied the negro She put her hand up
| and touched his face. He threw her hand
back, at the same time laying his own hand ,sad
OF the cologne bottle and dashed cologne
into the face of the struggling woman,
alsif snd made Msn q gag so Of the The bed clothing
She. was by this, time In an exhausted e
condition and he held her In manner In
which she was found on the morning after,
ward Cox says he relighted the candle and
holding 1t close to her face the cologneignited,
which accounts for the smuggling OF the eye
brows and other burns on her person. The
robbery was then committed and the robber
made his escape, soon leaving New York for
Boston He repeats his statement that he had
no other motive than robbery. The police
authorities do not think there is anything Or Or
contrary that he was very cowardly. he is g
native OF Powhatan county, Va, and is about
80 years of age. 1t was his intention to go
from here to Providence and endeayor @ TO get
q berth as cook on some foreign bound vessel,
| and had 1t not been for the accident and al
most intuitive recognition OF him from the
paWnbroker's description by Mr.. Balch, of the
Boston Herald, he would probably have made
-
nothing to show that he had any confederate
or aecomplice.
PREPARING TO RECEIVE THE MURDERER
MORE ARRESTS.
NEW YORK, June M.-A dispatch received
from Boston by q police official OF high rank
that Capt Williams est q tRe Rofh hs aha tha
Old Colony line, via Fall River, at = O'Clock
with the negro Christian otherwise Chastine
Cox-the murderer Of Mrs. Hull, In custody
and they will arrive here at ~ d O'CLOCK .dne 70
effort to battle the reporters, but do not deny
the facts. Every effort will be made to con
ceal the identity OF the prisoner, and, L posi-,
4 BE, he will be smuggled into the CITY ano
prevent hs neIng deened post
lively to talk about the case, and the dtt;et
ives are equally reticent. ..4.d
The girl Bella johnson, who was arrested ARE ea
this morning in bed with sopaa PEI nechsa u ssoe
Hooked up in the House OF Detention ENG
carefully guarded. The sO-called diamond
earrings found in her possession are 10 facl
paste, but the rings are genuine suDy y1saa az
Taylor, who has been arrested, IS proies. e
sionaI boxer, and has been connected with the
notorious Onus Geoghegan place In tne BOW.
erv. He is a negro and an intimate friend OF
johnson. He has been leadlng MS pEesens
Life but few months. - ~, ~ iou,a,e
Ia Went to Boston Last Wednesday
ia returned and asked her to pawn
them. The size handed the, diamong ring
to an old colored wenan who got sso on T.
aritated over the discovery Of her connection
vi With tn the tragedy. She processes her limo, Q,
cence OF any Knowledge OF the oWneIshdP istad o. g,
Jewels and Cox never ntinated 1t nateined e
her the from Whence sdsn ocRed he ~ sba
spends selu much much time In weeping and bemoaning
NC Cox ,s'i at one time resided with Mrs. Robin.
son, light eolored mulatto woman g., daha nhaa
for hoard. but last week lie returned and paid
IN Ali he owed. He was accompanied py 9
! strannar- named Renkman. and seemed LC