The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-17

Mrs Mary Ii. Mansfield testified that Mrs. Hull
her watch and chain the day before the murder
Mr.. John Sternberger the Boston pawnbroker to
whom Cox disposed OF the cameo jewelry. was then
called He is young Hebrew small in stature. with
bright black eyes and dark hair and complexion he
stated the circumstances of Cox's visit to him with
particularly than in the heretofore published
and wanted to sell the jewery, saying that it was for
a sister who WAS sick; MIR. Sternberger gave him
Sc 90 on the 1ewelry; Cox drew the he waI %;s
pocket, and witness the inscriptions
on it; he examined the watch and asked if Cox would
sell it, the latter declined to part with it, he SAID nc
would return tho, same day to purchase revolver.
and took his leave; in reply to the customary quess
tions in pawning the jewery he gave the name or
William Francis and said he lived at No 10 Phillip
street, before going out Cox noticed plant IN pot
in the window and begged flower from it to put in
his buttonhoe. Mr. Sternberger Identified the prs
oner and said lie wore the same coat in court wnicn
he wore when in Boston.
REPoRTER BALcH on THE STAND. .
Mr.. W. II. Bach. of the staff of the Boston Herald:
affirmed and told the story CT how he captured
the prisoner. On the morning of Sunday. the ia
OF June. Detective Woods told him 9e was LOOKING
for a connected with the murder OF Mrs. hun.
and about eleven O'Clock the next morning WOODS
furnished him with a description of Cox the
evening, at twenty minutes Detore eight
followed him to tho Ebenexer Baptist Church. and
notified the police: it proved to be Cox ana ut the
station house the watch-with little chromos posted
over the inscriptions-was found upon him; Mr..
Bach off the pictures, exposing the engraving.
The detective then said to the prisoner. You are in
a bad fix: pity you." Cox asked to have the mat
ter kept from his mothers knowledge and went on
TO make the confession already published
Mr.. Howe objected to receiving the confessi on AS
he claim ed the words .You are in bad fix were
either threat promise to the prisoner, and
that confession made under such circumstances to
known officers of the law was invalid. Mr.
balch's examination was then suspended and
Officer Woods. was called to corfoborate his
induced the prisoner in atty way TO
make confession. The Court then overruled
Mr. IIowe's notion and exception taken.
Mr. Bach went on to detail the confession. with
which the public is familiar. Mr.. Howe moved to
strike it out of the record on the ground that it was
made in n police station in presence OF officers In
uniform, and not. therefore. confession. Judge
Cowing denied the motion.
ANOTHER CONFESSION.
Mrs. Charlotte A. Coleman identified some of Mrs.
Huls jewelry and detailed the circumstances of the
prisoners second confession to her. The prisoner
told her lie did not intend to kill Mrs. Hull. but
leaped upon her and thrust something over her
mouth to keep her from screaming She said.
tied her in the manner described. She made
great deal of resistance and got one foot and one
mouth she gave two or three deep means and was
quiet. Cox took of her rings and then became ter
ried at the thought that he might have killed her.
He lit candle and tried to revive her with cologne.
Not succeeding he hurried away taking the watch
and chain from the sideboard as he went out
Bella johnson. a young colored girl swors that
Cox gave her the diamond ring to pawn that she got
$50 FOR it and gave the money to him. He presented
her with Mrs. HILLS necklace diamond earrings and
ring which she gave to George Taylor.
George Taylor, the colored acrobat corroborated
Dr. Robert NJ Fuller the physician who first Wis.,
tied DR.. Hulls house the morning of the murder,
gave it as his opinion that Mrs Hull had been dead
at least four hours when he arrived. Mr.. Howe, OH
| cross-examnation, wanted to know If there might
no. have been of persons apparently lfelsss
aftorward. witness replied that no such cases had
come under his observation. Mr.. Rollins then
wanted to know il he had heard of the man who had
three bullets through his heart aud tour through
| the lungs and yet lived. (Laughter) Witness said
! he had known no such case.
THE EVENING SESSION.
recess was here taken until seven O'Clock. Sarah
| Briggs colored woman. testified at that hour to
| having pawned the diamond ring. Detective Max
f. smithberger of the Twenty-nnth precinct.
said II went to Boston with Mrs. Coleman on the
! Goth OF last month; went back again on Wednes-
day evening and returned Sunday; the
prisoner made an admission to me about
n an no nonr after
Cox living Thrtieth street. this city; said to
him, How came you to do this thing p and the
prisoner replied II don't know why did it; think
the devil was in me' he told me he had given some
of the jewelry to Bella Johnson; said to him at
would tell me all the particulars Of this case;" he
was then taken into his CELL there he said to me
passed the outer door OF the house of Mrs. Hull he
tried to enter with latch key but it broke off, and
on coming down the soop he noticed that the catch
to the window not fastened and he got into the
room by opening the window.
The murder and robbery was then detailed by the
witness already published.
In answer to witness inquiries as to why he tied
the legs of Mrs. Hull separately he said that he knew
that Mrs Hull in the habit OF calling the cook,
and he was afraid she might fall off the bed to the
floor ana wake the cook he said that he expected to
| be hanged for it.
at the Police Headquarters in Boston, and after he
in custody; he said he tied the feet after Mrs.
Hull had tainted am quite sure he said that after
she had screamed she tainted; he left the room he
heard Mrs. Hull give long sigh.
Mr.. Howe moved to strike out the testimony OF
this witness on the ground that the prisoner
under arrest when 1t was made.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS CANDLE.
The Court denied the motion and an exception
granted.
Captain Williams was again called and said that he
asked the prisoner how the spots OF grease came on
Mrs. Hull's night dress he said that it from
the drippings OF candle which he found in the
pocket OF n pair of blue overas. II found it, said
the witness; 81 showed him the candle and he said
that the same candle" Candle produced.)
Cross-examined--Therc was an abrasion on the
nose and u wound on the little fnger with that ex-
ception the corpse looked like any other corpse;
there was slight dscoloration on the back OF the
neck.
Abraham s. Levy said:-I am a pawnbroker; my
place of business is No. 81 West Twentyth street;
to u colored woman know rs Molly advanced $50
on the ring produced: should think it worth $50;
Molly is a regular customer; she has come in nearly
every day tor years; she pledged diamonds
before: have known her myself three years; my
employer has known her the other seven years.
The prosecution then said that they rested with
tho exception of calling DR.. McWhinnie the deputy
coroner. who made the autopsy, and his evidence
would be very brief. After short consultation the
District Attorney said that the for the people
presented. and that DR.. McWhinnic would NOT be
called.
NIX. HcwE's DEMAND.
Mr. Howe then asked the Court to take from the
consideration the jury the SIXTH seventh. eighth
and ninth counts of the indictment and to discharge
the defendant. the ground that the evidence given
upon the trial aud the law governing the case did
not bring the offence within the charge OF the several
counts. He also made similar request with respect
to the tenth, eleventh and twelfth counts, on the
ground that the killing was not done With malice
Glorc.Eough and also as to the first. second third.
fourth iftn and thirteenth counts the ground
that the feonies and Iarccnies not sufficiently
legally proven.
The Court denied the motion and granted the de-
fence exception.
AT past eight o'clock Mr. Howe said that he
was not prepared to proceed with the for the
defence at that hour, but would assure the Court
that the would be given to the jury to-day
Thursday. and III order to make certain that lo
would make opening speech. With that un-
Outstanding Judge Cowing ordered an adjournment
and tod the jury that he would be compelled III.
the officers to keep them together for the night
and that requisite accommodations were provided
for them.
The Court was then adjourned until half-past ten
O'Clock this morning.