The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-25
SUPE UALLING's STORY.


Right Track.
Superintendent Walling was at his Office
in tho Police Central ollco yesterday. and was
evidently in good humor Concerning the
manner in which the Boston clue was obtained
and followed lie said On Friday last. while
the inquest was In progress. received tele-
gram from Samuel G. Adams Superintendent
OF tho Boston police. asking me to
send an officer to Boston who knew
the person and habits of Bristow Francis.
and who could identify the jewery.
Knowing that Francis was not the man we
wanted. and thinking the Boston police were
on the wrong track misled by the reports that
we were looking for Francis. l telegraphed
Superintendent Adams that we knew about
Francis. but asked him II he had any trace OF
the jewelrv. and. il so. what. The answer
came Immediately that a man supposed
to be Francis sold in pawnshop on
the Monday before cameo set Of jcwelry. and
had in his possession II watch. which he would
not part with. The telegram said tha; the in
scription on the watch was the same as on the
cards sent out by IN, and said. further. that the
Boston police were trying to find the man. /
answered that parties would leave for Boston
that afternoon. wanted some, one 81
the jewery. / sent for Mrs. Coleman. @ She
thought that she could identity the jewery. but
WIS unNlouS 10 go ana see nef brOtner IN GRO
ton, Mass, who was III = and she didn't want to
go before Monday or Tuesday | showed her
how important It was that no time should be
lost; that II she waited until Monday the man
might get away and we be not able to find him,
so she decided 10 20. aud started with Detective
Schmiuberger.
Il was afraid that the people at Dr. Hull's
would talk about the matter. and found that
they did; Mr.. Chiitenden went 70 barber shop
and while there talked about IT, and a newpa-
per man got hold OF II. and went up to Dr. Hulrs
ana interviewed them on the subject; had pre-
Niously told them not To SAY word about the
case. but they gave the reporter such answers.
neither denying nor Affirming. that he was
pretty sure he was on the right scent But We
denied up and down knowing anything
about II. and so managed 10 keep the matter
quiet. On saturday, the 2lst Schmittberger tele-
graphed: Jewelry Identified Pawned by mulat-
To named " lillian Francis. Is $40. blue cutaway
coat blue checked shirt. dark straw hat. black
cheyiot pants. siuhby moustache. That's all
thinking that the negro might come back TO
New York. placed guards at all the steamboat
landings and AZ the Grand Central Depot.
then knew that he couldn't get into the city from
Boston without my knowing it.
On Monday night several OF us assembled
at the Thirtieth street police station. There
We're Coroner Woltman, Mr. Rollins here. John
l. Davenport, Capt. Williams Capt. kealy. and
myself. We had Nancy Frances before us and
gave her an examination OF three hours. We had
her give us description OF all the negroes who
had been employed or came to the house. There
were two that We were particular about.
One she called William and she gave dis
scripton OF him much like that OF Cox the
be Seer gos sne me- called , S2nn OoV think now mat
clusion that William was the Boston man. She
told how she had heard that Cox worked in the
HUI family before She came there. and he af-
terward called sometimes. looking for work.
About two weeks before the murder he came to
the basement door one day carrying a carpet
% see Mrs. Huh about some. work.
Mrs. Hull sent for him TO come up stairs and he
was there for some time. When he came down
he told Nancy. SO she said, that Mrs. Hull had
tQ.d MN 10 come ana put down the carpets
up, our minds that Nancy was honest
and told the truth. and We sent her
home. She hadn't been gone ten minutes when
a telegram came from Schmltberger saying.
We have got the negro. Watch and ring found
ln ms possesslopi,, Con- iesses. His name, is
Hulls' This was ten minutes past l. Can't.
Williams started TO 20 10 Boston that night. but
missed the train by a few minutes, and went at
Tue statement Cox makes about that front
window that he found uuiastened explains the
whole matter. The police have been misled all
the time by the persistent statements OF the
family that all the windows We're securely fas-
tened that night We do not now think that
Nancy Francis knew anything about the muir
der. and she Will not be- sent 10 the House Of
Deteuton. neither will she be arrested unless
Cox makes some confession duplicating her"
Suppose that Cox pleuds guilty 2" was asked
Of District Attorney Rollins.
is no statute iorbidding II, bu, Will never con-
sent in case Of murder TO entertain plea Of
guilty. There will be no difficulty in convict
Is i hanging % ifencr, if he had no inten-
tlon OF killing Mrs, Hull:"
Certainly. He unused her death while COM
hitting felony You remember the Noe case.
This Is much the same
BELLA JoHSsoN's TOPAZ NECKLACE.
At about 3 o'clock yesterday morning n
telegram was received at the Police Central
Onlce from Boston. and before o'clock Cant.
Kealey and Detective Dorsey called az Howard's
barrOOm in Bleecker street, near Wooster. The
rooms IN tho upper stories are let 10 colored
In Of
officers found Bella johnson, a colored girl
about % years old, 10 whom. ms they had been
informed by the telegram, Cox had given some
OF the Jewsiry he had stolen from Mrs. Hull. She
was found Ia ned asleep. About her neck was
the missing topaz neck nee. Sh" was awakened
and questioned by the officers 10 whom she told
n story that conformed with the one they had
received from Boston and which they believed
from her manner 10 be- entirely truthful. OF
the lewclry Cox hHd given her. She said she
had given n ring with dark red stonr-suid
10 be ruhy-to George Taylor. thirk-set
in boxing matches AT Harry lill's aud al owen
GeoghtgAn' + variety exhibitions, While Bella
johnson WIS brinE taken tO The Ihirtieth street
ponce station iayior was arrested M deoghe-
gans barroom in the Bowery. Both were taken
AT IL O'Clock TO the Coronrr's Office IN Houston
street. and thence committed tO the House Of
Detention for Witnesses. Coroner Moltman
ordered his clerk 10 accept 5000 hai for Taylor
but up TO last evening no Dondsman had ap-
peared.
Bella Johnson is Of light mulatto complex
ion short stature, round armed and round
lhNHillEHHA III ~ lifHNlilllt anu DOilb
and modest in bearing. She said;
The first time ! ever saw john Cox as !
knew him-he did not call himself Chastnn-
was when wns living with some friends nt All
Sew nth avenue, less than year ago. lie call ed
on me there several times. Last March he aud
| went 10 work in the hous" of DR.. John B
Rich dentist, II East Twenty second street
After he left there | went 10 live al 1876 Beeckor
street. whore was found 10y the oill-
GERS. saw him every now and then.
but | don't remember ANYTHING especially
worth telling, until after the murder. He
never spoke Of the murder to me. and | didn't
hear ANYTHING Of II for a long time. | can rend.
but he can't A week or two ago ne came to
my house with u cnrpct-bng and carpet
strctchcr l can't fix the time by anything that
| can remember. | think It was before the
Hull inquest began, but am not sure. He then
gave me a necklace, "A pNirOt diamond earrings,
and two finger rings. He said he had bought
them at "A great bargain Of u pHwnbrOker in
Eighth avenue. did not believe then that the
stones in the rings and neckl lace were genuine.
II was some days aiterward that he came to see
mo again, ana then he gave me a ring with five
diamonds in II; not FOR myself, but to keep for
him. | promised that would keep it for him.
but the next morning he came again and said
he wanted me to take the ring to pawn shop
and get $50 or s35 On II. | did not know much
about pawn shops and 80 | went to an old
woman, n friend Of NINE who advised me TO
take It to Mr. Cook, 81 West Third street. MIR.
Cook gave $50. This WIS on June 10. give Cox
the money and the pawn ticket, and he told me
he was going TO Boston to look Tor work. lnevor
had any idea that he WAS a man that would COM