Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-16
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CHASTINE COX HANGED.
GENERAL GRANT DECLINES.
Why he Gave Up $4,000 a Year
THE EASTERN WAR.
OUR RIFLEMEN ABROAD,
GENERAL GRANT DECLINES.
Why He Gave Up $4,000 a Year
THE EASTERN WAR.
OUR RIFLEMEN ABROAD.
CHASTINE cox HANGED.
Account of the Execution In New
York This Morning.

NEW 1ORh, july l6-Cox passed tlulet night,
retiring between II and u, and falling into
deep slumber before O'Clock. His counsel and
friends were unremitting yesterday in their
efforts to procure stay of proceedings, wait
Ing upon Governor Cornell, who Is In the city,
and continuing their labOrs until late hour.
At 11:51 message was received at the Tonbs
bearing the fatal words; "The governor refuses
to interfere" At few minutes past O'Clock
COX awakened. and quietly rose from his bed.
He did not exhibit in the slightest degree fear
OF any KIND He spoke TO no one, but was ab-
sorbed, and probably engaged, in mental prayer.
He seemed TO be under no religious excitement.
and was outwardly calm and self-possessed and
even cheerful; At $50 he called Deputy Aarons
and requested him to notify the Rev. Mr.. Cook
that he was ready to receive him. and Mr.. Cook
went into the CELL He met him at the door and
shook hands with him cordially. After the re-
M ana then more prayers were said until the arrl-
val OF the sheriff and his deputies. Atabout
O'Clock a. m Cox was taken
FROM HIS CELL TO THE GALLows
The way was up the corridor to the entrance
CT the courtyard, directly under the Bridge
OF Signs. Sheriff Bowe and Undersherif Ste
vens came first, then followed Cox. with
Reys: Dr; Russel; Stewart, Cook, Law and
the condemned man, and the fatal moose dangled
from his neck His arms were plnioned at the
elbows. He walked with firm step and COM
posed demeanor. As the procession reached
the gallows he looked at it with seeming COOL
in prayer as he took his station beneath the
the pendant rope, and the black cap drawn over
the face. One OF the ministers talked to the
n lntaa IN low tone and continued
Heretofore platform or floor for the culprit to
| stand upon has always been laid. This time the
| doomed man stood upon the Belgian pavement.
| with which the yard Is laid. TEere was only an
| Instant OF suspense, when the executioner.
| hidden behind the board screen at the end OF
the gallows, was signalled by the sheriff, and
n fI,n hNlls NI,
| weight. The condemned rose four feet stimuli
| taneously with the sound Of the axe, and then
With rebound he fell back. Then ensued the
contortions OF the body and contractions OF the
| muscles usual In cases OF death by strangula-
| tion. A minute later and these ceased and
shortly after all was still. The coroner's jury
| the body was removed by an undertaken. The
| funeral will take place on Sunday, from the COL
| o1ed church On 18th street.
| Coxs CRIME, CAPTURE AND CONVICTION.
| The crime Tor which ChaStine Cox was exc
cuted was one so atrocious in its character that
| 1t should be matter Of surprise that more than
| thirteen months has been allowed to intervene
| between the commission of the deed and the
Mrs. Jane L. DeForest HUH who was found on
| the morning of June 11th, 1879, dead in her bed,
articles OF jewelry stolen. Occurring as it did
to Lady moving in good society in New York
city, the murder caused intense excitement,
| and the police were very active in endeavorfng
| to trace The murderer, but some Wfseacre among
the officials started the theory that suspicion
| attached to the husband of the unfortunate
lady and hs while they were on this wiIdgoose
about In the city with some of the plunder
upon his person. Finally the New York
coored girl u house o of pepae RssSa ound ID
valuable topaz necklace, which the tll-fated
lady 1 had worn in the presence OF royalty during
had been gift to her from Chast1ne Cox, and
her description OF the giver was published. He,
| however, had disappeared from the city. ard
researches OF the police were In vain. At this
| junctuIe Mr.. X. Z. Balch, reporter OF the Bos-
ton Herald, While walking in the streets Of that
city was struck by the resemblance of a negro
in advance of him to the description given OF
| the murderer. He followed the man into col
ored meeting house. A brief absence from the
! policeman, and the murderer was soon IN the
| glip OF the law. Cox was taken to New York,
and soon placed upon trial The evidence that
! had accumulated against him was SO convincing
| that the jury found him guilty Of murder In the
| first degree. On the nth OF July he was sen
fenced by Judge Cowtng to hang August 29th.
but On the 9th OF April 1850, the court OF appeals
| affirmed the judgment OF the court below. On
the 18th OF April he was sentenced to be hung
on the 2sth OF May. but the governor respited
| him 10 July 10th.
| CoX's CONFESSION.
| COX, shortly after his capture, made con-
fession and gave history of his life. He said
he was about 80 years old, and was born in a
| village in Powhatan county. Va. His father
! Madison COX. was slave, and his mother who
had Indian blood in her, was also slave. both
| being owned by planter named Jack White
| Chasfine was one OF eleven brothers, six of
| Whcm are living. His mother was his fathers
third Wife, and the whole family was brought
up on plantation. There Chastine remained
until the breaking out of the war, when he took
advantage OF the first opportunity that pre-
| sented Itself to follow the Union army. He
Va, In 1864, by the confederateS, who took him
| to Richmond, where he was confined In Libby
| prison as runaway slave for two months AT
the expiration OF that time he was sent to the
| coal pits at Chesterfield, Va, where he tended
| the boxes, and was known as the "boX boy"
| After few months in the pits he went to the
hngrenot Spngs IN the same state where en
| iBg the sick until Lees surrender. He then
went to Manchester, Va, and again joined the
nsdd United States army; ny The troops having
attaching himself as cook to company D,
Twelfth infantry, then with General Miles
gnardinng galS Ing Jem Davis @ at Fortress Monroe From
listed In the Fort1eth coored infantry and
| served three ye9ts. In 1874 he went to New
| York, and was employed In a house directly on.
posite to Mrs. Huils residence and she gave
him jobs of work cleaning the sidewalk and
caIiylpg ccal to an upper chamber. 1t was
The idea of robDing Mrs. Hull He has persiS-
tently declared that he had no motive but rob-
6eIy, and that he did not suspect the lady was
dead when he LETT her. When he was in Mrs.
Hulls chamber she awoke, and recognizing the
| peril she was in, exclaimed. Whatever YOU do.
| don't kill mel" He then placed his left hand
| over her mouth, she struggling all the time To
| release herself. He kept his hand over her
mouth until she became quiet, and tying her
| limbs he LIT candle and gathered his plumber.
| Finding that Mrs. Hull was breathing hari he
| Ioured cologne over her face and emptied the
! water pitcher In trying to restore her to con-
| sc1ousness. He then left by the front door.
| and never knew that Mrs. Hull was dead TIL
the next day, when he heard the passengers in
| street car talking about the murder. he
afterwards passed opposite Mrs. Hulls house
and saw the detectives In front of 1t. He then
went to Boston, but returned to New York
again to get some things belonging to him.
ana travelled again to Boston, where his arrest
occurred on the 21st of June.
Heavy Storm ON the Kansas Pa.
CtftC Railroad
DENVER, COL, July 16.-Adv1ceS from along
the Kansas Pacific railroad say the region was
visited 6y heavy storm, extending from MI.
rage to Cedar Point. At Hugo the people had