The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-06-28

THE CECIL WIFI
SOLVED.
THE MURDERER OF MRS. HULL.
| The Crime Committed by Chastire Cox-His Arrest
in Boston and Confess:on-His description
of the Way in which Mrs. Hull
Kiled-The Motive Robbery.
Chastne Cox, mulatto. has been ar
| rested in Boston. and has confessed that
| he murdered Mrs. Hull. He says that
he had been employed in Il house oppo-
site the Hull residence, and had noticed
| that Mrs. Hull wore valuable jewelry.
| He determined to get possession OF this,
and on the night of the murder he OBJ
tanned entrance to the house through
basement window. He asserts that he
did not intend to murder Mrs. Hull, but
only to prevent any cutlery from her
while he was engaged i'll the theft. The
stolen jewelry was found i'll a Boston
pawn shop.
On Monday of last week a colored man
went into the pawn broker shop at Mer
rimac and Market streets. Boston. kept
by Sternburg. and offered to pawn for So
Il set of cameo jewelry, saying that 1t
belonged to his sister. who was sick.
While in the store the negro pulled out
watch. and the broker offered to pur-
chase OF take it in pawn. which offer the
negro declined. saying that it was his
| sister s. and that he did not wish to part
with it. Mr.. Sternburg took the watch
in his hand and noticed particularly that
there We're several initials on it, but this
| being previous to the circulation of the
notice to pawn brokers from Supt. Wall
ing, his memory was not specially charged
with it.
THE EFFECT OF THE CIRCULAR.
The next day Mr.. William Leggett,
| Assistant Superintendent of the Pawn-
| brokers of Boston. received the circulars
from Supintendent Walling. and ut once
began the distribution of them. When
he came to Sternburg's place. Mr.. Stern
burg said, ''Why. I've got 4 set of jew
clry answering that description. but it
has no pink CENTER The circular had
improperly described it. Mr.. Leggctt
examined the iiewclry. and. remarking
that this might he the advertised arti-
Gle, ordered Sternburg to lay it aside
! for further investigation. Sternbur% was
able to give very accurate description
Il L. l., 4 %nI l.. L. =.
b years old, five feet nine inches in
height, weighs 165 pounds. He is a cop
per-colored mulatto with thin lips, with
moustache. and is very good looking.
The pants he wore on that day have since
been changed for new light ones. which
he bought in the Bowery last Tuesday
when he went to New York for single
day.
! IDENTIFYING THE WATCH.
On his return from Sternburg's Mr..
! Leggett met Detective Wood. who, caSu-
ally asked him if there was any thing
new. and Leggett mentioned the pawn
ing of the icwelry. Wood at once re-
piled that that was Mrs. lTull's ,jewclry.
Mr.. Legyett was incredulous, for the
circular received by him gave no hint to
whom the property belonged. On COM
parison of the documents with those sent
by New York detectives to Wood. how
ever. Mr.. Leggett became convinced, and
a return was made to the pawnbrokcr 5.
Here Wood produced the description of
the watch. made by ii. Begulin. and in
scribed. Mrs. J. ID. +. F. H.. Christ
mas. 1873" and at once Sternburg ex-
claimed. That is the very watch he had
on here.
On conference with Superintendent
of Police Adams, Wood was detailed in
charge of the case, with Detectives Ger
naughty and Harding also at work. \
search was made for the fellow. and a
dispatch sent to Superintendent Walling.
who at once dispatched to Boston Detec-
tives Schmittberger, who, on his arrival,
assisted in the search for the criminal.
On Saturday morning Mrs. Coleman
and Mrs. SayleS, friends of Mrs Hull.
went to Boston and Immediately indenti-
fed the cameo set rs that belonging to
the murdered woman. They returned at
once to New York, while Mr.. Carroll
Coleman. who accompanied them. re-
manned in the hope that he OF the detec-
tive might recognize the fugitive. Pr
vate Detective 5. l.. Otto was also sent
on to aid in the work, and all three of
the sentleh.eif remained III the city, but
their search proved fruitless.
w. II. BALCH. REPORTER.
W. II. Balcll. reporter for the Boston
Hrald. who had learned some details of
the story about the probability of the
presence of the murderer In this city,
and of the fact that some of the missing
jewclry belonging to Mrs. Hull had been
identified. met Wood and said Wood.
I've got the details of the Hull story and
I'm going to publish them Wood
feigned not to understand him at first:
but Balch proceeded to relate such facts
as lad come to his knowledge. when
Wood, seeing that the information was
so correct. and. fearing that the pubica-
ton of the same would interfere with
the work he had in hand. weakened, and.
upon BalchS promising not to publish
the matter until the arrest had been
made. gave him all tho details of the
0asr and II description Of the suspected
murderer. Sternburs. at whose shop
Cox had pawned the cameo set. was with
Wood al the time. and at BalcA'- re-
quest. gave him every possible detail of
the personal appearance ut, the negro,
describing peouliarities of his dress. voice
and features. Mr. Balch kept faith with
Wood and did not publish any of the
facts i'll his possession.
on THE RIGHT TRACK,
About \ u'pluck, on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Balch was strollin. alon. Shawmut
avenue, when he saw two negroes. one of
whom immediately arrested his atten-
ton. He overheard them talking about
New York as he passed them on the
sidewalk, and. after going few PAGES
beyond them, retraced his steps, and
aCcnsted them, asking If either of them
would kindly inform him the nearest
way to Bunker Hill street. street near
ly two miles from where they were stand
ing. Cox Immediately answered, saying.
Il am stranger here. sir, and cannot
tell you"
"A stranger, ell - said Balch. Where
do you hail from? -
Il am from New York" replied the
negro.
GoiNG 10 vhcHcn.
The tone of the voice convinced Balch
that the man before him was the muir
derer, and walking away short distance,
he. unobserved by Cox Swallowed him as
he walked up the avenue. The negro
entered the colored Metli'nlist Church at
Shawmut avenue aid Concord street
Balch Immediately dispatched mes
Scnger to Detective Wood shoISc saving,
'Come to the corner of Concord street
and Shawmut avenue: | think I've got
you now, Failing to ret . ruuly ia soon