St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-18
She and q Favored Lover
Work Him for 1857 and
Then Kill Him.
The Woman in the Case Con-
fesses TO an Indiana Re-
vivalist,
Who Claims to Have Seen the
Terrible Affair in a
Vision.

IHDTAEAPOIIs, April 17.-There Is
young couple In HaughYille, living
under the name OF Albert Cox aud wife,
whose surname is Hattie. Two years
ago they were lovers i'm Cincinnati. The
girl, who is not yet past twenty years OF
age aud is pretty, had another sultor,
man Of middle age, wid0wer and well
to do Her parents were partial to him.
A mortgage lay upon their property.
The rich sutton promised that it should
be lifted If tie daughter would be-
stow her hand upon hun. The
younger sutton was driven from the
house and the young woman forbid
den TO receive his company. The Low.
ers grew desperate and resolved to run
away. But that would take money.
The young lover devised All awful
scheme to obtain supply Of money. 1t
occurred TO him that tie richer sultor
should himself pay the forfeit Of money
ana his life. 1t was agreed that the
girl should seem to accept the offer OF
the elder sutton in consideration Of
1900, and should make an agreement
with him to meet HIM on the Ludlow
Street bridge The money was to be
paid to her there Late one June night
two figures were seen 10 approach from
either SIDE. and they met at the
Middle Of the Bridge.
as that you, Hattie?'' said a voice.
1t was that OF The victim OF the plot
yes: have YOU the money? | can't
be your wife unless you keep your
word"
every well, dear. You will find me
true Here it is. could not raise all,
but here IS 1851"
She coughed. IT was apparently a
signal for the conspiracy 10 reach its
climax Cox rushed forward from a
shadOwy nook and struck the victim
cruel blow with coupling pin on the
head. He was a railroader brake
man, and the heavy bar was handled
with fearful effect. There was no
scream. and the fall Of the body
made no sound. Both took the
body and whirled it into the
river below. The guilty couple did
not stop TO watch the plunge OF the body,
but hurried back to the city. Nobody
saw them on the bridge. and their secret
seemed safe. Cox and the girl soon
came to this city. They settled IN
Striugtown. Cox obtained employment
on The Peoria division Of the Big Four,
and he and his wife. as she Is known,
went to boarding. 1t is a religious To-
cally. and the people are Of the char
acter OF those who follow Mrs. Wood
wOrth's peculiar style Of evangelism. A
protracted meeting began with the year
under the preaching Of Rev. Smith
Great excitement prevailed al
times, and men and women OF
emotional natures would occasionally
fall INTO frances. Mrs. Cox became
Il regular attendant at the meetings
Mrs. Cox went to the altar, but she
,uld find no peace, no rest. One night
a Mrs. Ella POisel, who was one of the
most active chantcrs in the church,
knelt by her side and began prayer
for the young woman. Mrs. POisel says
that that moment OF excitement in her
prayer for Mrs. Cox had presented a
scene of horror. The figure OF middle
aged man, well dressed. but with a CORY
wound in his head, had been pictured
10 her mind. Afterwards she sent for
Mrs Cox, pictured 10 her her vision,
and the latter tainted. When restored
she confessed to the story as told.
Others were brought in aud the cOnfes-
sion repeated. Since that time detect
ives have been ut work on the case,
but have been unable 10 establish the
identity of the murdered man.