The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-06-25
The Murderer a Former Servant of
Mrs. Hull.
he Gives a Full Account Of the Manner
in Which the Deed Was Done.
he Says He Did Not Mean to Kill Her,
and Was Only After Her Money.
Important Democratic Caucus Held
The Veto Message Discussed.
THE HULL MYSTERY.

THE HULL MYSTERY.
Arrest of the Murderer of Mrs. Hull by a
Newspaper Reporter of Boston-He Proves
to be Negro Waiter in a House Near by
that of His Victim.
BOSTON, Mass, June 23.-The murderer of
Mrs. Hull, of New York, was arrested in this
city tonight, and Is now in the custody of the
police authorities His name is Chastine Cox,
a copper-colored negro, who has been en-
ployed as waiter for a year and half in the
neighborhood of the Hull residence in New
York City. This negro made his appearance
in Boston week ago to-day, and,
is known, went into a pawnbroker shop
where he disposed of cameo set of jewelry.
About the same time the superintendent Of
police received from New York description
of the property, and this set was found by the
officer in a pawnbrokers shop this city.
The pawnbroker then furnished the officers
with description of the party who pawned
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 or three days. In the
meantime he made some alterations
in the character and color of his
clothing. Mr.. w. R. Balch, newspaper
porter in this city had obtained a description
of this man, and this evening while walking
along Shawmaut avenue, he observed a colored
man in front of him, in the company of
another man, and the appearance of the negro
impressed Balch as very much in accord with
the description that had been given by the
pawnbroker of the man who pledge 1 the cameo
After careful observance of the party, Balch
approached him and inquired If he could di-
rect him to Bunker Hill street, and to this in
quiry the negro responded that he could not,
as he was a stranger here from New York
niS faud tn firm a m
he was the person wanted, Balch watched un-
til he saw him enter colored church, and
then hastened to inform the police authorities,
who sent detail of officers and made the i'm
portant arrest.
Cox made NO resistance but went quietly to
the police station, where he was searched and
Mrs. Hull's watch found on him and thorough
ly identified. He was not reticent, and said
in answer to questions that he had lived for a
long time opposite Mrs. Hull's 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 to kill
her. Private Detective Otto and Police Officer
Schmitberger, of New York have arrived here,
and visited Cox at the station tonight. He
was fully recognized, and also gave evidence
that he knew the police officers. Mr.. Caryal
Mrs. Hull, who is also in Boston, visited the
police station tonight, and recognized the
prisoner as a man he had seen frequently on
the opposite side of the street from the Hull
residence.
The negro has appeared very calm and in
y different since his arrest, and has talked with
out much hesitation in giving the details of
his crime. He went home on the evening of
the night in which Mrs. Hull was murdered
o{ q <>yo1< md <l,a
house where he was employed until
0p. M, when he went out again. He had. a
key for the door of the Hull house, but he was
unable to make it fit, and consequently he
raised the window in the lower story and fast.
ened it up so as to provide for himself means
of making his escape from the house. He
had a candle with him. On ascending the
stairs he heard some one snore, and thought il
was man. He blew the candle out, walked
into the room, and slipped up to the side orthe
bed. Mrs. Hull, awakening, asked, "who is
it?" "The doctor,n replied the negro. She
put her hand up and touched his face, as he
was standing close to the bed. The robber threw
! her hand back SO that she could not touch
him, at the same time laying his hand heavily
over her mouth. He then got hold of the CO
logne bottle and dashed the cologne into the
face of the struggling woman. after which he
got upon the bed and r.ade gag of the bee
in exhausted condition, 8hd hs
tied her in the manner in which she was
found on the morning after the murder. AT
terward, Cox relates that he relighted the can
die, and, holding 1t close to her face, tn,
cologne ignited which accounts for the singeins
of the eyebrows and the other burns on tn,
person of the murdered woman. The robber,
was then committed, and the robbie
made his escape soon, leaving New Yorl
for Boston. He repeats his statement that b.
had no other motive than. robbery in tn
. assault that he made. The police authoritie
here do not think there is anything of tn
reckless bravado about the negro, but on tn
contrary that he is very cowardly. He lis
native of Powhattan county, Virginia
and is about % years of age. He has beel
| stopping at No. IL Grove street, while in thi
city, at the house of a Mrs. Diggs, and it wa
his intention TO go to Providence at once, an
endeavor to get a berth cook in som
foreign bound vessel. He will be taken I
New York, probably tomorrow afternoon
by Officers Otte and Smidtburg.
addition 10 what Cox had ON him when al
rested, and which was at once identified b
the initials. the words, "Christmas, 1915, !" an
other marks. He also had the Mosaic r1E
ornamented with the figure OF a CIR
which has been described frequently sine
murder. The person who was walking wit
the murderer when Balch was first attracte
r by his appearance, was also negro, and Il