New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-25
COX TELLS TIE WHOLE STORY.

ENTRANCE THROUGH WINDOW LEFT SLIGHTLY
oPEN-A STRUGGLE IN TnE DARK-wHY MRS.
HULL WAS PINIONED TO The BED-TRUNKs IN
CoXs ROOM.
(BY TELEGRAPH rHE TRIBuNEl
Boston, June 2L.-No arrest for years has created
such intense excitement III this city rs that OF Chas-
tine Cox last evening for the murder of Mrs. j.
Def. Hull in New-York. All day crowds of people
have surrounded the basement of the City Hall
eager to catch a sight of Cox.
Att a. M, to-day. Sergeant Knowles, Assistant
Inspector Leggett and Special Officer Wood found
two large trunks IN COx's room. No. IL Groye-st.'
filled with large assortment of fine wearing APP
parel One was marked f. a. Patmoy, 80 Madi-
son-ave.." on the top and Emma Archer, Rich
mond, Va" on the end.
CAPTAIN Williams arrived at Superintendent
Adams's Office at 1870 this afternoon. consulta-
ton was held with the superintendent ODicer
Wood and the other detectives and inspectors ana
il was decided that Captain Williams and Detective
Schmittberger should take the prisoner to newborn
tonight by the FAN River boat and that Officers
Wood and Harding. Of the Boston force, ana the
pawnbroker Sternberger should accompany them IN
order to testify at the adjourned session OF the IN
quest tomorrow.
During the forenoon the solitaire diamond ring
which was stolen from Mrs. Hull, described as two
thirds of a carat was found in Samuel Cohen's
pawnshop No. II Green-st where Cox had secured
$40 on it Friday, June 10, the day he arrived here
from New-York. He was disguised with blue glasses
when he pawned it. All the jewelry was given to
| Captain Williams.
ENTRANCE TO TIE HOUSE
While Cox was in the Superintendent private
| office. the correspondent of The TRIBUNE had
long interview with him, In which he described the
! murder minutely. He is a copper-colored negro
was faultessly dressed and talked intellgently,
| freely and calmly about the crime. His ease aud
| self-possession greatly astonished tho ponce
officials In describing the affair he often rose to
explain what his position was with relation TO MIS-.
| Hull.
| On the dav Of the murder he had done hard
davis work He said that he had been beating car
NETS for n woman on Twenty-second-st., and on go
ing TO his home, No. 1G6 West Thirty-Sxth-st., he
threw himself ON the bed aud fell asleep. lie woke
| mp about 10 p. m. and went OUT
After walking about for some tiIne he passed DR..
IuPs house, Forty-second-st., and then stroling
back went on to the porch. He had worked at ODD
| Jobs for the people in the house and knew or the
existence of Mrs. Hulps Jewels. While on the porch
the thought of robbery first entered his mind. lie
tried TO unlock the door with a key which he had
in his pocket but the key broke and he turned to
| leave the house. As he did the glare from the
street lamp flashed across the window, and he saw
that it was slightly open. He entered through the
window and fastened il after him.
Then lighting piece of q candle which he had In
his noclet Cox proceeded to the folding doors sepa
rating the parlor from the room in the rear Open
| ing these slightly he heard Mrs. Hull snoring lie
| then went into the entry to listen, shading the
candle with his hand. and soon returning
threw the light with the palms Of his hands into the
| back room. He did not then know whether a man
| or a woman was sleeping in the little room a6Jol-
! ing Seeing ladys clothes on the moor ne khe"
Mrs. Hull was wlthln
| THE STRUGGLE With MRS. HULL.
Ouietlv crossing the room to the doors of the bed
room Cox opened them softly aud threw the light
from match through the crack on the bed, all the
time holding his hands that his face WAS in the
shadow. Thinking from a motion OF the body
! that the woman about to open nor
ewes. he threw away the match and leapng through
the doors which he had pushed apart he was on the
bed in two strides. lie quickly plniOned the wom-
ans arms with his two knees and she half awoAe
asked quickly: "Who is ItP She at the same time
raised her hand to his face 1.-THE DOCTOR" replied
Cox.
Mrs. Hull seemed to realize the danger of her su-
| otion and tried TO scream She struggled somewhat
"Don't kill meD she cried You may take all
| have but don't kill me-" The negro, who mean
| while was holding her head down with his fore
head said he wouldn't kill her, but scarcely had he
| sad il when she seemed to FAINT away
tbrouoh fright. He then held her head
with his left hand, and. tearing up
sheet with his teeth and his right hand. bound her
mouth and head She screamed slightly once
groaued and tried to get her feet on the ioor pre-
| sumably in order to rouse the cook below ms III
duced Cox to bind her and feet to the bed, as
| they were found In the morning. She tainted sew
eral times and seemed half dead with irIght The
negro did not think she dying, and leaving her
| he secured the je CRY from the trunk.
| On returning 10 the bed Cox saw that the woman
was breathing hard and was frothng at the mouth.
He was frightened and poured some cologne on her
face and then dashed pitcher + water over her
boson He felt OF her heart ana held the candle 50
Close TO her face that the cologne famed up. Find
| ing she was dead or dying, he hastily ned by the
| front door. He then went TO his lodgings and went
FLIGHT FROM TIE CITY.
The next day Cox heard of the murder from the
driver of an Eiguth-ave. car. and was filled with
disnay at the result of his work. He wandered
around New-York and passed IN front OF Dr.
! HILLS house, where he Detective Schmitt-
berger fastening away 10 his room, he
! prepared to leave the city, which he did
on the following day, Thursday, June II,
taxing the boat for Boston. He reached this city
Friday morning, and during the day pawned the
.sitaire diamond ring that was fourd at Cohen's
NOp this morning. On the following MONDAY nc
pawned the cameo set with steinbcrger and took
the evening boat for New-York, where he again saw
the detectives. He packed up his things, and on
Thursday night left again for Boston. where he
stnved until arrested last evening.
Cox sand that he did not intend 20 kill Mrs. HULL
aud he n at a loss to know why he attempted the
burelo~v Wh.n asked why he took the risk Of
AWNING the rings and cameo set, he said he didn't
s,,upose there was any danger, and III fact didn't
think much about i. He Thought the name on the
watch was tire only dangerous thing. In talking
OF all tne>e Details Cox was not agitatod III the
| least. MN. =, a.