Year: 1879

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ThE MURDERER OF MRS. HULL.
Further "DETAILS of the Crsme-Hov


the Criminal was Tracked 10 hls


Doom.


Chastine Cox, the self confessed mur-
derer of Mrs. Hull, left Boston for New
York last night in charge of Captain
Williams and the detectives from New
York. He gave to THE TRIBUNE
special correspon lent a minute ac-
count OF the way the murder was COM
mitted, which will be found in the dis
patches below. Commissioner Daven-
port, who has given his legal services
to the police in all their efforts to dis
cover the murderer, and John D. Town
send, counsel for the inmates of the
Hull mansion, give interesting accounts
of the manner in which the investiga.
tion has been conducted, from the dis
covery OF the crime to the apprehension
Of the criminal. Not shadow of sus-
picion rests upon any other person.


On the day of the murder Cox had
done hard days work. He said that
he had been beating carpets for wo.
man on Twenty-second street, and on
going to his home, No. 1G6 West Thir-
ty-sixth street, he threw himself on the
bed and fell asleep. He woke up about
10 p. IN. and went out.


After walking about for some time
he passed DR.. Hull's house on Forty
second street, and then strolling back
went on to the porch. He had worked
at odd jobs for the people in the house
and knew of the existence of Mrs.
uull's jewels. While on the porch the
thought of robbery first entered his
mind. He tried to unlock the door
with key which he had in his pocket,
but the key broke and he turned to
leave the house. AS he did SO the
glare from the street lamp flashed upon
the window, and he saw that it was
slightly open. He entered through the
window and fastened it after him.


Then lighting a piece of candle
which he had in his pocket, Cox pro.
ceeded to the folding doors separating
the parlor from the room in the rear.
He then went into the entry to listen,
shading the candle with his hand, and
soon returning threw the light with the
palms of his hands into the back room.
He did not then know whether a man
or woman was sleeping in the little
room adjoining. Seeing lady's clothes
on the floor he knew Mrs. Hull was with
in.


Quietly crossing the room to the
doors of the bedroom Cox opened them
softly and threw the light from match
through the crack on the bed, all the
time holding his hands so that his face
was in the shadow Thinking from
motion Of the body that the woman was
about to open her eyes, he threw away
the match and leaping through the
doors which he had pushed apart, he
was on the bed in two strides.


He quickly pinioned the woman's
arms with his two knees and she half
awoke, asked quickly: "Who is it?"
She at the same time raised her hand
to his face. "The DOCTOR" replied Cox.


Mrs. Hull seemed to realize the dan
ger of her situation and tried to scream.
She struggled somewhat. "Don't kill
me-" she cried; ''you may take all
have, but don't kill me-"


The negro, who meanwhile was hold
ing her head down with his forehead,
said he wouldn't kill her, but scarcely
had he said it when she seemed to faint
away through fright. He then held
her head with his left hand, and
tearing up sheet with his teeth and
his right hand, bound Ter mouth and
head.


She screamed slightly, once groaned,
and tried to get her feet on the floor,
presumably in order to rouse the cook
below. This induced Cox to bind her
arms and feet to the bed, as they were
found in the morning. She tainted
several times, and seemed half dead
with fright. The negro did not think
she was dying, and leaving her he Sc
cured the jewelry from the trunk.


On returning to the bed Cox saw that
the woman was breathing hard and was
frothing at the mouth. He was frigh-
tened and poured some cologne on her
face and then dashed a pitcher of water
over her bosom. He felt of her heart
and held the candle so close to her face
that the cologne famed up. Finding
that she was dead or dying, he hastily
fled by the front door. He then went
to his lodgings and went to bed there.