Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-17
CHAsTINE COX.
The Ending OF his Life Upon the
seaffold Yesterday Morn1a az at
MAxv YARn.

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ses1told Yesterday MOrni az nd
New York. ,~.s,e>s
Chastine Cox, who murdered Mrs.
Jane De Forrest Hull a year ago this
month was hanged In the courtyard OF
the New York city prison at S.35 O'Clock
ye,terdsy morning.
About a quarter past I o'clock Cox
expressed wish to sea Keeper Larry
O'Brien. He expressed his thanks 10
him for Lis kindness and attention to
him while he has been in the prison,
aud asked him to give his thanks to
Warden Finn and all the officers Of the
prison. The keeper said afterward to
the reporter: "Rver since he came in
here Cox has been the best behaved
prisoner in the prison. He was always
obedient and respectful, and never
heard an oath or blasphemous word
from his lips. He has been very calm
and think if am any Judge from q
a mans appearance and bshavior that
he is more sincere in his professions
than any man who has ever gone out
from this prison to stand under the gal
lows" '..
At z O'Clock the prisoner ate aIhearty
breakfast, and soon after 5 O'Clock
another colored clergyman, the Rev.
Thomas 4. Francklyn, OF this city,
joined the clsrgymen in Cox's cell. A
number of Moody and sankey hymns
were sung, the prisoner joining ia
singing "There is fountain filled
with blood" and other well-known
hymns from this collection.
At twenty minutes past eight o'clock
Inspector Murray notified Under r-Sheriff
Stevens that the police arrangements
were complete, and Cox was told to
prepare for death. The elergymen in
his cell sang the hymn, "We Shall
Meet Beyond the River" the prisoner
joining In the singing. Sheriff Bowe,
Under.eheritf Stevens and the exerH-
toner then entered the cell, and the
death warrant was read TO him.
Cox was very calm, not muscle Of
bis face moved while the warrant was
read, and he did not tremble when the
black cap was placed on his head and
the moose adjusted about his neck. He
said to the clergymen present, 81 don't
care to say anything when under the
gallows. All | can say to you is, l
thank you, and am fully prepared TO
die. have no complaint to make and
ask all whom l have wronged to for
give me, as forgive all who have
Tronged ms."
The march to the gallows was then
begun. As the procession filed out of
the prison TO the yard the ministers
sang a hymn. When the procession
halted under the gallows frame anoth-
sr verse was sung aud Chaplain Law
offered short prayer. The black cap
was then draws down over the face of
The criminal, and at 8.35 the drop fell.
A fter the body had been hanging for
about four minutes IL was lowered, that
The doctors present might watch the
beating of the pulse. Fifteen minutes
lfter the drop fell the pulsation at the
leart was forty-sight to the minute,
ind one minute later, or at nine mip-
ties of 9 o'clock, the heart was still,
md Chastins Coz was pronounced dead
" the doctors. The body was allow
ID to hang for five minutes longer, and
vas then lowered into handsome rose
wood coffin, with silver mounting. I
After the inquest the body of Cox
vas taken to an undertaker's Office in
Jarmine street, where II was placed IN
IN ice box. The funeral will be held
sunday morning. The body will be
AIKEN TO Evergreen Cemetery for buri-
i. The expenses Of the funeral will
70 paid by members Of the church and
Vill be raised by subscription. |,
The incidents of the murder Of Jano
!. DeForrest Hull are still familiar. 1T
7ill bs remembered on the morning Of
uns il, 1879, she was found gagged,
nd lashsd to her bed, at her residence
46 West Forty second street, New
'ork. For several days the crime was
trapped in complete mystery. There
'ers many theories, but no result was a.,
cached until some Of the unfortunate
'omau's jswelry was found in pawn
hop, and traced to the colored man
hastine Cox, who was subsequently
rrested by Boston reporter in that
ty. In
He was brought to New York and I
to having committed the i
Iurder. Ii
In December last Cox was tried,
'und guilty Of murder in the first de- 7
rec and sentenced to death. A motion =
r new trial was denied, and on
pril 9Th of this year the Court OF Ap-
aals affirmed the judgment Of the 6
lurt below.
On the 18th Of April he was sentenced
be hung on the 26th Of May, but h
ter he received reprieve until July
!.