New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-24


Captain Williams had received a dispatch ut the
same time as Inspector Murray. and Immediately
left bis station and fastened to the Grand Central
Depot where he took train t0 Boston. In his Of
fee at midnight were gathered Captain Kealy. Com
missioner Davenport. Detective Dorsey and MINI
Der of police officials discussing the capture of the
murderer. Ii appeared that so far from dIscredit-
ing the Boston theory, it had been worked mp and
followed since Monday, June 10.
ut is a complete victory said Captain Kealy
" and it is a completed case. Long ago we
had not shadow of doubt left as to
who was the guilty man; the only question
was to find him. Only this morning / received
letters from two Boston detectives, Garrett and
Wood, reporting progress. The murderers capture
was a matter of time only. He is as good at the
ropes end now
From Commissioner Davenport and Captain
Kealy a connected story of the work done
by the police in pursuit of the murderer
was learned. The inquiry into the history
Of Mrs Hulls servants set on foot Immediately
after the murder developed the fact
that negro named Chastine Cox had
found work at Mrs. HulPs house as a
private waiter about fifteen months ago. Seven
months later he left the house, but returned
to fill his old place. He remained only
a short time however, and not heard
Of again until n few weeks ago. when be
sent a note to Mrs. Hull, the contents of
which are unknown. week before the
murder he called at the house and asked
10 see Mrs. Hull, telling the servant
girl who brought the message that he wanted to
her about cleaning her carpets As he was gong
away after a brief conversation with Mrs. Hull. he
told the girl that he had been employed to do WORK
in a couple of weeks.
Here the police lost his track While they were
endeavoring to trace him by the aid of the descrip-
ton obtained of his person, the stolen cameo SET
was pawned by negro at Boston pawn shop for
SIS so. An accurate description Of all the stolen
jewelry had been sent to Boston by Superintendent
WallIng, and it furnished the clew 70 the
pawnbroker, but too late to cause the arrest OF
the negro. The cameo set was pawned on Monday,
June Is, at l pm; and at . p. m. the police
of the city were informed OF the fact. The only
possible measure taken at once to secure the
negro. Detective Schmittberger, Of the Twenty
ninth Precinct. was sent to Boston and gained IL
formation of such Importance that 1t was
deemed unsafe to commit it TO the telegraph. lie
returned to this city on Sunday and laid
the facts he had learned before a conference
of the police officials that assembled at Cap
tain Williamss stat0n-hOuse on Sunday night.
Coroner WOltman and Commissioner Davenport
were present, and as the result Of the conference
the detective returned 10 Boston the same night.
All Yesterday messages came from the city,
keeping the police here informed Of every
step and new development in the case.
Every Summer hotel along the beach had been
searched on the suppotion that Cox whose identity
with the negro who pawned the jewelry had
been fully established had taken service as waiter;
and yesterday the hunt had narrowed down TO the
City Of Boston, to which he had been traced
Ills arrest was expected at any moment, and the
police and Commissioner Davenport, who has fol-
lowed aud advised upon every step in the case, the
capture, when 1t last announced, hardly news,
40 certain had il been made.
OF the manner of the arrest or the confession
nothing was known at Police Headquarters at
midnight further than that the negro was
caught at 10 o'clock, and that lac had
worked across the street from Mrs. HuPs as an
uounced in the dispatch. 1t said last
night by a police officer who has been
most active in the case, that the jealousy
which BrstOw Francis confessed yesterday
10 have cherished against a young man living IL
Boston, who had been too intimate with has
WIFE Nancy Francis Mrs. Hulls colored cook,
would furnish the key TO the murder; that
the negro was the confessed murderer; and that If
this proves to be the true solution Of the mystery,
the arrest OF Nancy Francis would Of course follow
to-day
A Sergeant of the Twentv-ninth Precinct
stated late last night that Officer schmltt-
berger had also telegraphed that Cox
had confessed to having pawned some
Of the stolen jewelry Houston-st.. few blocks OF
the headquarters. Upon this information, officers
were already al work in search for the
pawned property among Houston-st. pawnbrokers.
Cox worked at No 49, OF 1877 Forty
second-st.. both houses being nearly opuo-
TAsg~F
dispatch from Boston implicated another person
in the crime, and an arrest will be made IN this
city before morning. Superintendent Walling
was in high spirias at the Thirty-hfth Street sta
ton House. IL is now stated by the police
and Coroner WOltman that the Boston clew
* the only one they have been work
ing for several days and that the inquest was
held yesterday and the questioning took
the course it did both that day and
ON Friday SIMPLY TO mlslead persons who
have gwen their own theories as those
Of the police ana confirm them IN
errors which lett the authorities clear path IN
which TO work.
COMMISSIONER DAYENPORTs Story.
John l. Davenport. with whom Captain Williams
has ADVISED in his efforts in unravelling the Hull
mystery attended Captain Williams to the midnight
train for Boston, and afterward gave the following
statement of the capture o. tle Inlrderefl
"The negro. who was known TO the police here
only by the name of Cox, was one of several ne
groes who have been sought for since the murder.
Not that ne was so much suspected Of the murder,
but ii was thought he might be able TO afford some
clew 10 the guilty one. Until fifteen months
ago he was private waiter for Mrs. Hull, but was
dismissed with good character Three weeks be-
fore the murder he called upon his former en-
plover. with the intent, as he atterward informed
the servants. Of making arrangements TO clean some
carpets for her.
1t was Just l D. III. on Monday week ago that
the negro sold the cameo set TO q Boston