Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-24
THE HULL HOMICIDE.
Arrest of the Murderer.

Arrest of the Murderer.
BosroN, June 23.-The murderer OF
Mrs. Hull, OF New York, was arrested
in this city tonight and is now in Gus
tody OF the police authorities. His
name is Chastine Cox, cOpper-cOlOred
negro, who has been employed as a
waiter for a year and half in the
neighbOrhood of the Hull residence in
New York city. This negro made his
appearance in Boston week ago to-day,
and, as is now known, went into a
pawnbrokers shop, where he disposed
OF cameo set of jewelry. About the
same time the superintendent OF
pawnbrokers received from New
York a description OF the property,
and this set was frOund by
the officer in pawnbrOker )
shop in this city. The pawnbroker then
furnished the officers with a description
OF the party who paned it. The search,
which was then begun, revealed the TACT
that the negro Cox, after getting rid OF
the jewelry, went to New York, and re-
mained there two or three days, and in
the meantime made some alterations IN
the character and color of his clothing.
Mr. W. X. BalCh, a newspaper reporter
i'm this city, had obtained description
of this man, and this evening, while
walking along Shawlnut avenue, he OBJ
served a cOlOred man in front OF him in
company with another man, and the
appearance of the negro impressed BalCh
us very much i'll accord with
the description that had been
given by the pawnbroker OF the
man who pledged the cameo. After
a careful observance OF the party, BalCh
approached him and asked If he could
direct him to Bunkerhill street, and to
this inquiry the negro responded that
he could not, rs he was stranger here
from New York. This tending to con-
firm the impression that ne was the per-
son wanted, Balch watched until he saw
him enter the cOlUred church, and then
FASTENED 10 inform the police au-
thOritics, who sent a detail OF Oth-
GERS and made the important arrest.
Cox made no resistance, but went quiet
ly 10 the police station, where he was
searched, and Mrs. HulPs watch was
found on him and thoroughly identi-
fed. lie was not retiCent and said, III
answer TO questions, that he had lived
for a long time opposite Mrs. Hulps
house, and at the time of the robbery
ne entered through lower window and
went up stairs 10 her room. lie further
said that his purpose was robbery alone
and that he did not intend to kill her.
Private detective Otto and police Off
Ger Schmidberger, of New York, have
arrived, andvisited Cox at the station to-
night. He was iulo orecognized and also
gave evidence that he knew the police
officer.
Mr.. Caryal Coleman, who lived in the
house with Dr. and Mrs. Hall, who is
also in Boston, visited the police station
10 night and recognized the prisoner as
man that he had seen frequently on
the opposite side of the street from the
Hall residence.
The negro has appeared very calm
and Indifferent since his arrest, and has
talked without much hesitation in Civ
ing the details Of his crime. He went
home on the evening of the night on
which Mrs. Hull was murdered at six
o'clock, and remained in the house
where ne was employed until 10 O'Clock,
when he went out again. He had key
for the door of the Hull house, but he
was unable TO make it fit, and conse-
uuentlv ne raised the window into the
lower story, and fastened it up so as 10
provide for himself easy means of max
Ing his escape from the house. He had
a candle with him. On ascending the
stairs, he heard some one snoring, and
thought it was a man. He blew the
candle out and walked into the room
and stepped up TO the side OF the bed.
Mrs. Hull, awakening, asked, "Who Is
it," The Doctor, replied the negro.
She put her hand up and touched his
face, as he was standing close to the bed.
The robber threw her hand back so that
she could not touch him, at the same
time LAYING his hand heavily over her
mouth. He then got hold of a cologne
bottle and dashed the cologne into the
face Oi ithestruggling woman, after which
he got on the bed and made gag OF the
bed clothing. She was, by this time,
in an exhausted condition, and he
tied her in the manner in which
Slef WAS louutl III lllc luOlNlAE NiNVA
her murder. Afterwards Cox relates
be rehghted the candle and holding il
close to her face, the cologne ignited,
which accounts for the singeing of the
eve brows and other burns on the per-
son OF the murdered woman. The rob-
berry was then committed, and the rob-
her made his escape soon, leaving New
York for Boston. He repeats his state
ment that he had no other motive than
robbery in the assault that he made.
The police authorities here do not think
there is anything of reckless bravado
about the negro, but on the contrary
that he is very cowardly. de
is q native OF Powhattan county,
Virginia, and is about 81 years
of age. He has been stopping at No
- Grove street, while in this city, at
the house Of Mrs. Diggs, and it was his
intention to 60 TO Providence imme'
dieatelv and endeavor to get berth as
cook in some foreign bound vessel. lie
will be taken to New York probably
tomorrow afternoon by officers Otta
and Schmidberger. In addition tc
a watch. which Cox had on him when
arrested. and which was Immediately
identified by the initials OF the words
christmas 1878" and other marks.