Daily globe., 1879-06-25
TERR1BLE AFFAm

Cox Gays when he was told it his blood rushed up
into his face and he felt as if he was burning.
After leaving the driver he went up to Forty
.ec='n6 street and passing Opposite Mrs.
Hnlls house saw Detective Schmit, Berger,
and other detectives. He said he did not dare
look at Mrs. Hull's house and went to his
lodgings. He came to Boston on the Thursday
following the murder; reached here Friday
morning. He returned to New York to get his
.hings at his boarding place IN the following
Monday. and while on his way to his old lodg-
ings passed the New York detectives again.
They did not suspect him and he came back to
this city safe again on Friday last.
FOR NEW YORK.
BosroN, June 24.-Cox left for New York
this evening in charge Of officers.
CHRISTINE COX.
NEW YORK, June 24.-A reporter of the Even-
ing Post to-day found the landlady of the
house where Christine Cox, the murderer of
Mrs. Hull, formerly lived. She is a Mrs. Rob.
inson, and said, when told that Cox was ar
rested for the murder, II never would have be-
lisved it of him; he was one of the most quiet
and gentlemanly persons ever had any deal
ings with. I'm sorry for him and his mother"
many of whom were connected with the
ABYSSlNlA BAPTIST CHURCH,
Waverly Place, of which he was a member.
She said he paid hi. board bill. promptly for
two or three months, when he lost his position.
He never appeared to have great amount of
money, but this did not appear to cause him
any uneasis ess, rs he was of very jovial dis
position and was contin ually joking and play
ing tricks upon his fellow lodge,s. A short
time after he left he secured situ-
alton as cook in the house of doctor on West
Twen second T~enty-third street. He
retained this position for three weeks and then
left, giving as q reason that be didn't like the
character of the people in the honse. He paid
up the balance of boar d due aud from this time
on he had no work except day at laying car
pets. Mrs. Robinson said Cox WAS
VERY STEADY IN HIS HABITS
although he frequently stayed all night
When he was away thus one night he explained
his absence the next morning BY saying he
lodged with friend down town. She bad
never heard him speak of any woman, but he
had said he was widower, his wife having
died when he wa- in the South. Cox said o
Mrss Robinson Wednesday. the llth inst, that
he was tired OF l0afng about the city an! was
going to Saratoga to work. Later in the das
he aai be was going to Yonkers. where be had
been offered q situation as cook. He left the
house about o'clock that afternoon.
BE WAS VERY Jov1AL,
and bade her good by in hearty manner. He
was not in the bouse the previous night She
sew nothing Of him until Monday of last week,
when he returned with = stranger, whom he
introduced as Mr.. Baker Osman Beekman.
This man. he said. was employ ed on one Of the
Sound boats. and his home was in New YOrx.
streets with his friend. and did job Of carpet
laying last Wednesday. he St titled up all ar.
rears of board, and appeared to have more
money than usual. though he made no lavish
display of it. Friday morning he told her he
was koing to New port to visit his friend. She
told him she was going 10 leave the rooms on
the FIST of July and jokingly said If he was
not sure she would put his trunk on the street
he was engaged all day packing his trunks and
goods, which he een. away about o'clock, go
ing himself about two hours later.
COX ou1EscENr. IS
Boston, June 22.-Cox. who killed Mrs. Hull,
will return voluntarily to New York tonight.
To-day he was taken to photograph gallery,
and large crowd followed him to and from
the city hall Cox told the officers he had no
idea Mrs. Hull was dead until twenty-four
hours after the robbery.
OTHER ARRESTS. &
Bella johnson, ecolored. to whom Cox gave :
portion of the jewelry he stole from Mrs. Hull
on the night be suffocated the lady. hsa been
arrested and the missing jewelry has been re-
covered. The girl was asleep when arrested,
and around her neck WAS the topaz necklace
George taylor. boxer at Owney GeoyeghAn's
has been arrested. He is . colored man. Bella
johnson gave him one of the rings which Cox
presented her. He and the girl were at the cor
oner's Office to-day, and were subsequently sent
to the house Of detention. Bella Johnson said
her acquaintance with Cox began last winter,
when he Was cook family on Twenty
second street, and procured her place in the
same house to do general housework. He gave
her again Wednesday, the 18th, saying that he
| had just returned from Boston. He then gavs
her one of the rings stolen from Mrs. Hull.
Next day he asked her TO pawn the ring fol
him. She requested an old colored woman to
pawn it for hex. The woman did 20, obtain