Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-07-05

a noise which would arouse some Of the
inmates OF the house He says he had
no idea that he was exercising violence
sufficient TO cause death or even that
serious results would follow the affair.
AT this juncture he lighted piece Of
cendle lie happened to havein his pock-
ct. lie returned to the kitchen, where
be got possession OF the watch and sub-
sequently found the rest OF the jewelry
in the beareau draws aud in the bed
chamber. On his return to the cham
Der, finding Mrs. Hull breathing haId,
he became frightened and seizing the
bottle of cologne poured IFS contents
over her face. As she continued to
breathe hard he dashed pitcher of
water on her person. When he MAS
searching for the jewelry he went
through the trunk of his victim and
after pouring water over her he hastily
fled by the front door, which he lett
open after him. He says he did not
outrage the poor woman and iurther
that such thought never entered his
mind. On leaving the house he re
turned to his lodgings on west Thirty
Sixth street and got home and into bed
without any of tho inmates knowing
it. He never drank anything, SO he
knew what he was talking about. The
first he knew of tbs murder, he says,
was on the next day, when riding on
Eighth Avenue the driver remarked,
"What terrible affair that was last
night OH Forty-second street, / sec
Mrs. Hull has been robbed and mur-
dered!' Cox says when he was told
this the blood rushed up into his head
aud he felt as if he w;s burning. After
leaving the driver he went up TO Forty
third street, and on passing opposite to
Mrs. Hull's house saw the detectives.
He said he did rot dare look at Mrs.
Hulrs house and went 10 Lis lodgings.
He started for Boston on Thursday fol
lowing The murder, reaching there Fri
day morning. lie returned to New
York TO get his things at his boarding
house Oil the following Monday, aud
while Oh his way TO his old lodgings
passed the New York detectives again.
They did not suspect him aud he got
back to Boston safe again on Friday
last.
TIE REPORTER DErEcTIvE.--Mr.
VIM, Balch, the reporter OF the 3ostou
Herald, to whom the credit is due tor
the apprehension of Christian Cox, tho
murderer OF Mrs. Hull, in New York,
Is only 81 years of age, and vas born
in Leetown, Jefferson county, w. Va.
His father, Rev. DIR. Balch, was an
Episcopal clegyman, and about swenty-
five years ago was rector OF the then
Christ Church, now the Church Of tho
Messiah, corner OF Gay and Faye,te
streets, Baltimore Dr. Balcb after
ward removed to Canada, where he
died few years ago. Young Balch is
also the nephew OF the wife Of the late
Bishop Cummins. VIM. Balch went 10
New England in 1871, and began TO
set type in the office OF the Concord
IN. H. Monitor In 1872 he became
an Office boy on the Boston Advertiser,
and was soon promoted 10 the local stan
Of that paper, doing excellent work. In
1875 he visited Europe, spending con.
siderable time in Germany studying.
Whilst in Europe he tracked Rev. Ezra
ID. Winslow Qhe fallen minister who
ran away from the Boston Post with It's
money and securities) from Holland TO
London, where hc had him arrested.
lie also discovered Caldwell, Of tho
Little Rock and Fort Smith road, and,
it is said, cablcd his statement over in
time TO help Hon. J. G. Blaine out Of a
tight place in that connection. Mr..
Balch returned last November, since
which time he has devoted his time
largely 10 special writing, chiefly for the
Boston Herald. a singular feature in
the Hull tragedy is that the murderer
and the man who shadowed him and
caused his arrest are both natives OF
Virginia, as Jefferson county, at tho
time of young Mr.. Balchs ir,b,belong.
cd TO old Virginia.