Year: 1879




house, but he was unable to make II q
and consequently he raised the window


into the lower story and fastened II up 81
as to provided for himself an easy mean
Of making his escape from the house. HI


had a candle with him.


On ascending the stairs he heard Somt
one snore, and thought 1t was man, HI
blew the candle out, walked Into the room
and walked up to the bed.


Mrs. Hull, awaking, asked who Is 1t
''the doctor" replied the negro. She pu


her hand up and touched his face, as hC
was standing close 10 the bed. The rob
Der threw her hand back so that she could
not touch him, at the same time layingh hiI
hand heavily over her mouth. He then got
hold Of aCologne bottle and dashed tho col
ogne into the face ofthe struggling woman.
Alter which he got on the bed and made a
gag out Of the bed clothing. She was by
this time in an exhausted condition and
he tied her in tho manner in which she
was found in the morning after her mur-
der. Afterwards, Cox relates, he rclight.
cd the CanCle, and holding it close to her
face, the cologne ignlted, which accounts
for the singeing OF her eyebrows and other
burns on the person OF the murdered
woman. The robbery was then committed,
and the robber made his escape, soon
leaving New York for Boston.


He repeats in his statement that he had
no other motive than robbery In the as.
sault that he made. The police authori.
ties here do not think there is anything OF
reckless bravado about the negro, but on
the contrary that he Is very cowardly. lie
is n native OF Powhattan county, Va, and
about 81 years OF age. He has been stop.
ping at No. u Grove street while in this
city at the house Of Mrs Diggs, and It was
his intention to go to Providence imme.
diately aud endeavor TO get berth as
cook in some foreign bound vessel.


He will be taken to New York probably
tomorrow afternoon by Officers Otto and
Schmidberger. In addition to the watch
which Cox had on him when arrested, and
which was identified by the initial,
the words christmas, 1875" and other
marks, he also had Mosaic ring orna.
mented with the figure Of girl, which
has been described frequently since the
murder


The person who was walking with the
murderer when BalCh was first attracted
by his appearance was also negro, and
the two were Conversing in an animated
tone when he reached the church. HalCh
feeling convinced that he would remain
until the services were over, hurried him.
self to police headquarters. There q tele.
gram was sent for squad OF policemen to
repair to the church. BalCh before their
a Vn1 hnwaUnr uNtVu6t natnntsvN WnnI
md that officer placed his hand on the
murderer's shoulder as he came from the
church, and informed him that he must
accompany him to the police station.


The squad Of the police followed a short
distance in the rear. The authorities here
have been actively on the search among
thu PqwHbroker shops and other places
for anything that would furnish tho
slightest clue to the great crime. DalCh
had an intuition when he saw the mau,
that he was n murderer and walked past
him two or three times, in order to satisfy
himself that he was good trail. The
negro was then clad in different apparel
from that described by the pawnbroker to
whom he pledged u cameo DOT OF jewelrY.


Cox was making systematic efforts to
flee the country, and but for the abso.
lutely accidental discovery OF him in the
street, would have had a fair chance OF
Carryingout his design. There is nothing
10 indiGgte that he had any aCComplicc or
in Ills Orime, hut committed the
entire outrage himself.


When Mrs. Hull made motion as il 10
rise from bed, he threw his weight upon
her and forced her down. He is clear
and connected in the statement he has
m4le,


MIR. Balch is OF the staff Of Lhe BOSTON
Herald, and was the cause of the arrest Of
L. D. WInslow, who, It will bs reCollcuted,
absconded to Europe some time ago.


New York, June 23.-lnquiry into the
histOryof Mrs. HulPs servants set, on foot
Immediately after the murder, soon devel-
oped into the fact that negro named
Chlstin Cox had found work at Mrs. llull's
house as . private waiter about fifteen
months ago,


Seven months later he left the house,
but returned to I'LL his old position. He
remained only short time, however, and
was not heard OF again until some weeks
ago, when he sent a note to Mrs. Hull, the
subject OF which is unknown. Tie week
before the murder he called at the house
and asked TO seq Mrs. Hull t0lling the
servant girl that he wanted to see her
about cleaning her carpets. On leaving,
after brief conversation with Mrs. Hull,
he told the girl that he had been employed
to do the work in . couple of weeks.


Then the police lost his track WhIlO they
were endeaVoring 10 trace him by the aid
70 the descriptions obtained Of his person.
The stolen cameo set was pawned by the
negro at Boston.