, 1879-06-25

3fra. Hufl told llin, Ito ring tla 'front.'
door bell when te canc bnck, instead
Of going to tho basement. Nnncy said that shc
then remarked 10. him: " lin. bully for you,
Uooa-'ookinr Johnny, you're frontdoor nlRgcr,
are you'll" Superintendent Wall,nR, asked II 1t
was suspected Cox lad any aecompltccs,
said hc supposed not, ~ tho latter hal
not ulont!oned any. Coz Is not tho elegant"
fellow with Burnstdcs TO whom the cooks hus-
baud referred In biz testimony. Efforts will be
n,ado to get Cox indicted anil tried speedily, II
hc insista on trial aftcr all he has told.
n shs rpt1tesn ,Astoetai<d Frss.
Nnw YonK, juno 2f.--A reporter Of tho Etn,-
ing I'ass to-iay found the lantllady Of tho louao
whars formerly lived Chasttno Cox, tho mur-
tlcter OF Mrs. Hull who wAs arrested in Boston
last eycnlng. She il q Mrs Robinson, md said,
when told that Coz was arrested for the murder,
" l never would hare believed It OF him. llo
was the most quiet and gcnttenanlT person
ever had any dealings with. We'll. I'm sorry
for him and his mother" Mrs Robinson said
Coz had many friends, many Of whom wers con-
ntctcd With the Abyssinfan Baptist Church Ut
Waverly ptacc Of which he Has member. She
said he paid l,ls board.btll promptly for two us
thrce months, When ho Loaf bis position 1ie
neTcr appeared to hava 4 great amount Of
money, but this didn't appear to cnusa him any
great uncasincss, ns he WAS Of vcry ioval dapo-
stt!un, anu was continually playing Jokes md
tr.cks upon bis ,fellow.lodCers A short umo
after he left, ho secured q situation ~ cook In
Tho houso Of a doctor TN Wcat TWcnty-second
or Weat Twenty Y-third street. He retained this
poaitlon for three weeks, and then lett, giving
ns reason that he didn't like the character Of
tho people In tho house. He paid up the bal
anco of the board due, and from this tt1na on he
had no work except odd jobs ut laying carpets.
Mrs. Robinson sud Cox was vcrr steady 10 bis
habits, although he frequently stayed out all
night When ho WIS away thus, ono night, he
explained hts absence next morning br saying
tint he lodged With friend downtown. She
bad ncgcr heard him speak OF any woman, but
he Ind safd that le was widowct, his wife hay-
Ing died while he Was In Tic South. Cox said
to Mrs. Robinson, Wednesday, the 11th iustant,
tl,nt he was tired Of 1oa1ng about tho ctr, md
was going 10 Saratoga to look for york. Later
Ia the day he said be wRs aotug to Yonkors,
where he had been offered situation
as cook, lie left tho house about o'clock that
afternoon. Ho was yerJ 1ovtal, and bauo her
t1le house the previous nlEht. She saw nothing
Of him until Monday Of lnst week, when hs re-
turned with stranger. Whoul hc introduced aB
Mr. Bacon Osmar beckman; Th's msn, ho said,
hia homo was IN Newport He remained shout
tho house, going about tho 4srects with Ills
friends, and did a Job of carpota1aying last
Wednesday,. IIe settled I'D all arrears uf hoard,
and appeared TO haTo mure -moneT than usual.
though ho made no lavish display Of It. Friday
morning ho told her he Wns going to Newport to
vls!t bis friend. She :old bin sbo was going to
leave the rooms the 1st OF July, md jokingly
on tho strect. 1to was engaged all day packing
trunks md goods, which he sent away about /
o'clock, going hinlsolt about two hours later.
Bnlch, The Boston reporter who was chiefly In
u,ld robbed Mrs. Hull, Is already veil known as
tho person who accomplished tic arrest in Lon
don ot Wins1ow, tho Boaton foreer.
Dr: Hull Baya he has been advised by counsc,
ter VI answer any questions whatever III relation
:. Coroner .woltmuu sa.d tia. II Coz was
brought here TOMORROW be should probably r.
sumo the inquest Thursdny.
supt. Walifng says tic po1lce had bean ,nisled
for the time 81 The persistent statements Of tho
tnu,atcs Vt Mrs+ Hull's housb TINT tho front Of
thc house was securely fastcnod on tho nightot
Namcy Francis waa questioned by the police
last night .uattl lato hour. She. said Coz was
never p servant Of Mrs. Hui, but tint hc
worked good while ago tor family Which was
then living IN Mrs. Aull'e house. Not long
aimee hee eamo to TIC house with, a earpct:bag
and earpct:strctcher, anu asked to scu Mrs.
Hull. Whon Nancy informed her mistress. Mrs.
iul rsmsnhsfsd an thas tuap and said, What,
shown up 70 Mrs. Hul!'s room, md had a con.
ycrsation With her,. When he returned to the
basement he told Nancy that Mrs. Hull said sho
was not ready to hare the carpets takou Up until
after sl'c iad tlad sono painting dono. He also
door:bcll when l'e camc back, tnstead Of going
to the basement. Nancy said slc thcn re-
marked to him: I" Hal bully tor you, good