The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-28
AIRS, HULLiS EIe.
He Is Arrested In Boston by u Ncwspnp
',.'Rt' ,f'' ' ," Reporter. - -


He is Arrested In Boston by Il Newspaper
sI o, '' -. Reporter.
Boston, juno 23.-The murderer Of
Mrs. Hull, of New York, was arrested
here tonight, and is now in custody.
Ills llame is! Chastine Cox, q copper
colorcd negro who was employed for
year.and, a halfin the neighborhood Of
the Hull residence. He was traced by
means of'a sotof cameo jowelry be-
longing to Mrs. Hull, which he dis
posed Of at q pawnbrokcr's shop in
this city. From the pawnbroker tho
officers obtained q description of tho
person who .paWned it, aud by this
description ". R. Balch, a newspaper
reporter, recognized him walking
along Shawmut avenue yesterday
evening, and after following and
speaking to him notified the officers
and caused his arrestry Cox made no
resistance, but went quietly to fhe
police station, where he was searched
and Mrs. Hull's watch found on his
person. ,. .,.54 ti@H
lie admits his guilt, and says he
livcd long time opposite Mrs. HulPs
house in New York that on the night
Of the robbcryheS entered through fhe
lower window aid went kupS stairs to
Mrs. Hull's room for the purpose of
robbery, but did not intend to kill
her.
Tho negro appears calm and indiffcr-
cnt, and gives the details of his crime
without hesitation, TIc says he had q
key for the door Of tho Hull House,
but was unable to make it fit, and oonz
scqucntly raised the window in the
lower story, and fastened it up so he
might readily escape, Flo had cam
die with him. On ascending tho
stairs ne heard some ono snore and
thought 1t was q man. He blew tho
candle out, walked into tho room and
stepped up to stho side Of the bed.
Mrs. Hull awakening asked, "Who3is
itTn R"phe doctor,n replied the negro !:
SheSp1t har hand UP and touched his
face. lle throw her hand back, at tie
same time laying his own hand heavily
over her mouth. lie then got hold Of
q cologne bottle and dashed cologne
into the face of the struggling woman,
after which he got upon tho bed and
made Q gag Of tho bed clothing. She
W as by this time in an exhausted con-
dition and he tied her in the manner
in which she was found in tho morn
ing. Afterwards Cox says he relight-
cd candle and holding it close to her
faco, the cologne ignitcd, which 40
counts for the singing Of the eyebrows
and the other burns on her person,
The robbery was then committed, and
tho robber made his escape, soon leav-
ing New York a3for, Roston. SIIe re-
poats his statement thats he had no
other motive than robbery. The
police authorities here do. not think
there is anything Of a reckless bravado
about tho negro, but on tho contrary
that he is very cowardly, Ho is q
native of Powhatan county, Virginia,
and is about 80 years of age, &c was
his intention to go from here to Provi-
dence and endeavor to get q berth as
cook on some foreign bound vessel,
and had 1T not been for. accidental and
almost intuitive recognition Of him
from the pawnbroker's description by
MI. Balch, of the Boston Herald, he
would probably have made good his
escape from the country. There Is
nothing to show that he had any con-
feterate or aceomplice, He will be
taken to New York tomorrow.
"A Now Hampshire candidate for
EoAioe bong in an election ayenged him
SCI f95g ihs. re Qpll q i who lef9afaSl hirl
lby starting O. banj6 factory B in their