New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-26


Cox, and Sc sonpanied by Messrs. Leggett. Wood,
schmlttberger and Harding and Steinberg' the
pawnbroker.
that negro on board the boat, [ would not have
taken a house and lot for him. l was tired out with
work on tho Hull murder, and was glad enengh
tain, and at your disposal. We went into
the bridal state-room on the steamer,
and did not leave it till We reached New-fork.
Supper was brought to us, and Cox ate with as
good relish as did. He talked freely about the
murder, and told me Of the long walk no took that
night He went down Sixth-aVe. and through Eff
teenth.st 70 Fifth-ave lie walked up rs fei as
Forty .hrd-st.. and then ran little to see wneTe
q passing fire engine was going, but returned
and walked tvc. BY Mrs HaiPs house tnn. he lie
he tried his key in the door he broke It off, and ne
stood there sometime until 40 picked out the broken
kew and threw the pieces in the street. asked
him IL he came out Of the house by the window as
he entered He said, no, fastened the Ulndo"
after got in and came out by the door
Captain added. he sat on the bed and smoked.
Whenever anyone approached the state-room ne
scted in strange way. and finally he asked me u
thought he would be lynehed If the people GOT
hold Of him in Sow-Iork. That IS all he seemed 10
be afraid Of He said he had no hope of escaping
the galows, but he did not want hls old mother to
know it NATL il was all over. His mother lives
down South" The Captain was asked II the pas
sencers on the boat knew who his prisoner was.
" Oh YES" said he. Rness they all knew IT. Ihey
crowded about to get a look at him. ana looked IN
at the statc-rOom windows. Cox didn't seem 70
care. He seemed rather 10 IKE III. Inc OosV pAIt
of if was with the colored walters on the boat lney
went about whispering among themselves ana
heard one of thom say He is mighty bad mig
gar and he just ought 10 be tarred ana teaIhored'
that's what he had" a.,
"What time did you go to bed, Captainp
"Oh, did not get sleepy until pretty near mid
the inside aud with my left hand chained TO his
right we dropped OF TO sleep. wood, hsrdlng,
Leggett and >ehmittberger took turns IN watehlng
over MS They say he slept ike log ana Know
did for he was awake before / was, and then we
were pretty near New-YOTk."
When Detective Schmitt 1erger was released from
his care of Cox q; Police Headquarters yesterday,
be said be had had his clothes OF for three days
He had the appearance OF % man WhO nee9ed resi-
" had a thought that l would be arrested; L
dreamed every one was pointing at me, ana SO when
Twas touched on the shoulder IN the chnrch'
thought il was you. I've been watching YOU
RECOVERY OF THE STOLEN JEWELS.
few DAYS after the murder list Of the stolen
property was furnished. comprising the following
articles A gold hunting-case watch a set OF pink
canoes, q topaz necklace, a pair of solitaire ear
rings, a diamond ring a solitaire ring, ruby,
caunt. AN ANTIQUE cameo and plain gold ring. A
heavy cable gold chain was also stolen, nut
this was not mentioned in the hst.
Almost every article has been recovered The
cameo set led to the discovery of the murderer on
whose person the watch and pawn tickets for the
solitaire ring and the antique cameo were found.
Cox says he gave the plain gold ring TO white grl
in Boston, and that be left the cable cham with
Mr.. Steinberg, who also had the pink canoes The
topaz necklace was found on the neck of
Bella johnson in Bleecker-st., the earrings
her ears and the ruby ring on her hand. She
lad ticket for the diamond ring, which Cox
had asked her TO pawn. and she had given the gar
net ring to George Taylor, the colored boxer, now
IN the House of Detention. What has become of
the plain gold ring taken from Mrs. HILLS finger,
the only Of the stolen ornaments that is not re-
covered, Cox does not clearly remember. his I'M
preston, as stated 10 the detectives, is that he
pawned il with the cameo set III Boston, but the
pawnbroker has no recollection or record OF the
The question was asked q prominent police off,
eia Yesterday il It not strange that the jewels
had been worn so openly and some OF them pawned
IN this city, while the police knew nothing of IT,
The official replied ''the description furnished of
the jewels was inaccurate, as well as inadequate
ana 10 would have been impossible 10 discover one
of the articles separate from the Others. The dia
mOnd ring that was pawBed was not peculiar one.
and the tact OF IT'S being offered by an old negroes,
who might have been wealthy Iady servant,
would certainly not lead the receiver to take much
trouble to report the circumstances"
COMMENTS AND INCIDENTS.
The feeling throughout the city in regard to the
capture of the murderer of Mrs. Hull is Of relief
and satisfaction which finds open expression. There
was a sense of uneasineSs and alarm in many fsmi-
lies while the affair remained a mystery Now that
the perpetratOr of the crime is in custody, and GER
nervous people breathe more freely A publication
was circulated uptown yesterday containing like
ness of Cox the murderer. Some residents in Forty
second-st. who have closely watched the premises
where the murder was committed insist that they
recognize in the picture negro who came opposite
the Hull house one day a week after the murder,
crossed over spoke q moment to the servant
at a basement window, and then strolied away.
Cox admits having passed the house since the muir
der but it is thought impossible that he could have
spoken TO the servants. They disolaim any knowl-
edge of him after his visit to the house three weeks
before the murder. The theory OF the possibility or
Nancy Francis being in some wav concerned III the
murder or having knowledge OF IT, is wholly dlsbe-
lieyed by the police VINO creult OoNs s'atenen'
that he had no accomplish IN any way.
A communication was received by the police
after the murder, from convict who SAID that be-
fore he was convicted he was approached IN heser-
voir Square one night by an elderly man, VINO
offered him large sum II be would put someone
out of the way. HE letter was SO worded
the maker Of the proposal The police
never bad any faith in the letter, but
some questions pointing TO TINS circumstance
that the arrest OF the real murderer has alone been
the means OF preventing the production OF the con-
vict's statement in full before the CoroneTs jury
The name Of the convict Ii withheld. OF course no
one now has the slightest doubt that the statement
Is falsehood without the least foundation.
District-AttOrney Phelps, Coroner WOltman ana
Superintendent WallIng consulted frequently yes
terday and no time will be lost III pushing the mat
ter TO tho end The inquest will probably be con-
cluded to-day. and the case will b. laid
before the Grand Jury at tho earliest pos
sJble date Preparations have been made to pre-
vent crush at the induest this morning, The
fury witnesses police, legal officials, and reporters
ore 10 be provided for before any other persons are
admitted The murderers statement will be taken,
and the Boston officers, the Boston pswnbroker.
the mistress Of the prisoner, TO whom he gave the
jewels, and the negro TO whom she in turn
gave The garnet ring, will all testify. The
Question as TO tho reward has not been decided. 1t
Is disputed whether the reward was to be ior ntor'
NATION which should lead 10 the recovery OF the
s,rn