, 1880-07-17
Chastine Cox Hanged in the
Tombs Jail Yard in New
York,
Tor tho Murder OF Mrs. Hull oil
tho Night Of June 20,
1870.
The Colored Culprit Perfectly Cool
Throughout the Entire Pro.
ceedings.
A Mysterious Case In Cleveland Proves to
Be q Murder.


ut 500 ociock this morning fur the murder ut
Mrs. Hull on tho night Of Junu 10, it5a. lie |
alept soulls1ly from 1aaU until H. IN. Ills cr!i
door was kept open, md lnryc lnnp plarcd on
tho flour outside revealed tho ctlttrc Interior to
tho watchtui Knzo Ut Deputy shcria1s Anro,,s
mil Day md Keeper Price, WIN wcre s', g,lnra
In the corridor. Tho slightest movement Of tho
cntltemhod mum brought NIL three to tho tlt,Gr.
At O o'clnuk exnetiy Cox awokc Ut his
own yo1Ition, atd, rising, snt ut, nn
tho s!do Of hIs cot. Deputy Aarors wis instantly
fnaldo tho coll.
"Good morning, atr. Cox" ho said chccr.ty.
"uood morning" responded tho prisoner III n
strung voIcc.
"lIow do you fccl?" aaacd Anrons.
NJ foel pretty well, thank you," was Cox's an-
awcr.
Tho Deputy then rcttrci and permitted. him
tn make his toilet. after which Cox buslod him
self for sor,e moments In
PACKING 4 sMALt yAt1sE.
This finished, hu knett Il shurt tilno In rrNyer,
aud thon announced himself rtn,ly to re-
cetye tho ministers. Tho Itev. Sidney Il.
Law, tho Prison Chnplnn. hnd occu-
pied cell No. . during tho night He
had bcetl IN since 0clock writing ult tho
prayer he intended to offer At tho gaDws. The
1tcy. james II. Cook. ot tho Union Methodist
Episcopal Church icolnrcth llad slept in cell No.
/, aud was up aud senteu ttenr nm npcn window
at tho end or the corridor. hr. CHlk responded
ut once, and Mr., Law arrived Il fnw moments
Intcr, At b:1U tho Ncv. .ohn s. Hector, Of tho
cOtorrd Methodist Church, Tntersun,, N. j.,
Joined tho others. For Botrlo tlrlu tho voices Of
tho four mon
CuANrEp MOODY AND HAHKEY HYMNS,
Cox's bcIuR opsj,y distinguished nboyc tho rest,
4 s,iunt movement In l}albp's cell ut tho tIme
uttr,ctcd tho attention OF tho keeper. who
pccrcd In and aslcl hitn how hc dill. Tic Hn-
swcrc, "Vcrr1l but}tln" "ycrra b,d1n." Ifc
WIS OF, hls knces nrnylpg and cryinR utterly
shortly after o'elock Cox's breakfast, con-
sistng Of bowl Of coffee mud cggs and toast WAS
takpn in tu him. lIe ate hrnrtIly, ana sent for
aud drank an additional bowl Uf coffee.
no Br1MuLAHTs or ANY KtSn
were administered to him. Nor did ile Smoke. 4
luxury Of which no i,as bcen very fond. Ills
timo until s:20 wns cntirrly takon up In religious
iDyutouR. lie manifested no weakness nf either
yoico w 'r os muscles. Shortly - before : The Noy.
tr,nnos r. franklin fcoItrcdA IF Mcroae. n rived
nnd tt,incd In tho devutfonnl exercises, Wht,o
tl,o nuintct wcrc singing. I1h. I'm IN f;tnI
TINT Jcsus Loves Me-" Co1s c"uslssE called.
They asked Cox whether he bud my lust request
10 make. lie answered only onc.-shat thoy
"o,'lo t"ho cNto " to n,"ac.. '; Iuy ptu',cu
to 70 60 c',sFatnatinK a,m 1nas, noul'g INC ne.
upon bsssfui future. MIR. Law rc.nnrked thuro
could bo 10 doubt Of that Cox, In bidding h!s
eounsci goo,.by, osprossoa tho hope that @ ho
|
W0llu meet thctn III fienvcn
McuutiIno Ills frlelllts bud bocn
| MAx1ro A FINAL EFFORT
| /, h,a h,noif i doirraitnn of thnm ,.,xtte, ,ho
n,s pcunli. uee9a.!o ~ taoll sls''ea .no
Filth Arens1n liotol Ut T.1b H. Ill.,. and seht th1s
'mcssaEc to Gov. Cur1clls room;
"Thn Committee sent 10 AIbany by a largo
,ao,,nr ~ ,n,,r foiin,.. .cttizcns ~ an vnu In
n.eous y. suut ieo" ~ C,'."..i .us - s'e 5os ="
fetctehto 10 Inc lhte ot Chasstltu Co4. nnso re-
aurtied this day, ana respectfully hsk only III"
minutes OF your tirE1o."
Thu messenger returned with tho information
TINT bo could xot no respo1t.s to Ills KNOCKS,
Tho CLERK at tue aesk ofdere1 nm 70 return ata
hummer at tho door with all h1s forao. lie did
no. unti tho ntlsc no mado WIS d!sttnctly heard
dn,yu. stnIrs. hut tho aovrrnDr wua mt Ia l,o
.,,',,.'1 ,rta Sa,,.",,o,,s ,vnrs, taraoM -. t.i.
moved. Inc doleaaaoaa o. , woro tofcea 70 'ah7
| thcr departure nluc1i dissatisfied.
| at SEQ Sheriff 1lDYe, I1nder-ShcrlR Stevens,
md tho priuclra! cxec,tt,oner. 2 butcher named
'"''''' o" ~, :, ~. ,,r..,,Aw.,,u.~s sn nm ~,
READ TIE hEA1n'"A"nA"T.
Whi!o Harris was lIisy plnlonlnx the condemned
mni!'s arms. pnutng tlo nnOso. ind nd1ustlng
tho bluek cup. Cnx did not finch, but hfs cuuH-
teai'neo tooK @ ~ raM Ekplasston, " tnns.ga ~