THE MURDER ON THE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 325, 26 November 1864, Page 6

THE MURDER ON THE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.

CAI'IVRK OV MULIEK. FKAXcis Mwller was arrested at Wcw ILork, on August 24.0n the arrival there of the 'Victoria.' A\ hat ] u * s chances of escape might have been laid be sailed from 3iveipot.il and met vith favourable Minds ji j s needless to discuss, Foth his port of de-pai-iniy, {] u . <lugghhncss of the vessel inwh 1 sailed, ~7;d the remtant suet t-j-iru of head which encountered, made his capture certain Hut no shadow of suspicion seems to have fallen upon his mind that the cHieers of justice hud parsed him upon his way, and • were waiting for him at his place of debarkation. "Upon the voyage out lie was gencrallv Foehdlo and agreeable, though sometimes dispost (i to 1 e o\eibnuing. to the verge of insolence Indeed on one oe» asion he was knocked down for calling oneof his fellow-passeng< rs "a liar and robber.* t'uriouslv enough, it seems to have been commonly remarked by t ..e passengers during the voyage—in consequence < f the bail weather and tedious passage — that the nan who committed the murder oil the railway vas piolablv ou hoard the 4 \ iotojia ; and the remark was made to Midler by his 11 room-mate," be assenting laughingly, as ridiculing the puperdition, ISeforo ruiching XewVork, an excursion boat, crowded with a pleasure paity from the city, meet and passed the 1 Yietoiie.' Mullcr Mas standing wiih others watching the boat from the ship's quarter deck but when some of the excursionists seeing: the name of the vessel called out, l 'How are you, Muller? 1 he either did not undirstand the allusion, or took no notice of it. I'ythis t hue. howc* er. Captain Champion lni'i been apprised that he had a suspected murderer on board, and hail put Midler under the strictest turveillanee, without the knowledge of the other pas-

sengers. "When tho came on board the passengers were ranged in line in the cabin. Mr. Heath the jewell" r. and Mattluws. ihe (abman, at one, recognised Midler, and i llVer Ticruan,of NfwAork took him into enstodv. Midler at once denied that he was guilty of the murder ; said that In.' w; s not there, and be could prove it. From this nu ment l'c became tacit urn and gloomv. Hut upon his trunk* being opened and searched, the watch said to have been taken ftom Mr. and the hat supposed to have belonged to him, were found. is described by the rej nrter «f the -Y"'* F'W.* W or/tf aof snedl staturo- and fdightlv l-uili' "He wore a dark tweed shootin '.'-jacket, a dark waistc(at\ buttoned high up. and a white ner k tie, ;ntd has somewhat tie appearance of an Fneli.-di ostler. His eyes are small and so deeply set, that at a few yards distant from him one can oniv see tb<- ?»hado\v of the brows. 'J he lace is a narrow oval, and has neither whi.-kers or moustache. '1 he hair i* quite liizht, and is earefidlv con bed. There is n'-thing about his appearance indicating any murderous propensity : on tlw contrary, lie would pass auvwln re for a quiet inoffensive person. He keeps Ids Hps eloselv compressed, and betrays no signs of emotion."

In the afternoon ol' August 2f>th, Midler was talon t<» the oflhe of Vnitcd Suites' TUarshai '.Murray, and was formally delivered over to th«? United States authorities. lie was thru arianged under the pro\isio ns of lln* "!•'xtradition I reatv. On 1 < in«£ aski il il lie wt'U' nady for his trial and had counsel, hi' said lit- had no counsel and no itt< ncy to employ one. '1 he invest i_L'ai ion was accordingly adjourned to the iol]<»\vii»ir day, in < rdcr that eoiins« 1 for the prisoner inii:ht he i inple\ed. r I he hearing of the case o< clipied two days, the ?f)th and :7th of before ( 'omn.issh w v Newton. Tin- j'.ritish (.lovcrnnient. its counsel, was repn>eided hy IM r. Y. Y. IMarhurv ; the ncc.isril hy his assigned coumel, Ohauncey Sehatter [and Kdmoud niankman. The examination took place in 1 Vnitcd Stat< s IHstrict (\ i:rt-l or m, which v:is thronged 'with p< jM-i's who evinced the greatest int» i» st in tl e ]'vni i edinir*. and who anxiously sought for a view of the .-iitum d. The latter sat beside hi.enunsel will, an unmoved countenance and a calm demeam t:r, appai« rtlv tin. most uninterested and un-afVi-i ted p. ir-i; in tbe densely crowded couit. At the <• t" t}ir precei dinirs, Commissioner Newton dcliveied his epini< n. lie said: "The question to delMinii:r is ) ;.s a crime lu < n e<-thiimll«d r If so, is t hei■»* pi ohahle cause IV< in the evidence to .'•how that tii'- party acrmed N tlx- o!i«' who committed t)s<• crime r My <1 tit vis simple and plain. I do not (h - -.{re to sit :n judgment ovi r this man : far ho it from il,'*- I wish it weie in my power to discover a tiaee #.f innocence to justify ine in withholding the eeititi(•jiic of «'Xiraditir n : hut 1 am fn e to say all the circumstances point fatallvto the prisoner as the guilty man. »So clear and extinct is the ouestioii of piohahlr cause, t h:tt 1 eaniict for one moment li:i vi- a doubt ;is to the pre p'r < onrso to he puisued. Vnder UnS<cin umstances. 1 : ni n Tistri.ini (1 to sriant tli.' ei ttif:<;all , and the prison* ]* th< l efot v stands committed."

This decision was receivi d by some of those present with evident astonishment, hut If, who.ee demeanour throughout was moie of a ?pictat«->r tlian a eiiminal, v. as n'-t in the least moved.

TllO prisoner WUS tliril handed OVCI" to tllO CUsloilv (if the British orticers. HIS A 111: IV Ai. IN KM; I.AND. Tin* ( Ktna' arrived in On* Mersey on the nijjht of SYpt* mher 1(k with Mul'er r»u T«<*:ticl. She v.as in* 1 by the fd< 4 Fury,' fiom 1 'iikcnhead, haviiuoil hoard one of Ihr Liverpool dcteetivis. -.At past (en o'clock Midler was landed at the south cin! (»f the Viince.-d Birr, and was ;tt once conveyed in a rah to tin- (h t e«-1 iv» • t Hire. Police (.Hirers were seat id in the vrhirh' with him, and otbrls followed ill other cabs. The «X* it c luer din the town from the time the ' Ktf;a* came in si«J>t 'A.'is -very «_'ivat.aml it increased as )11• wa- boiii- lai <b d lid conveyed t«» the p'liceOll'ee, MuTer himself apj ran d unconcern* <1. Midler was removal at half-past .-evi n in tl e inornini*'of I-'ept. IT, t* * !\dir» hill Station in a rah, ii. charge of ! nsp«•'•{<>r Tame]', anil remainnl tl,<r--11111; 1 the nine o'clock i.xpicss (J.ondon and Norli We-teiiO arrived. lie v.as {hen placed in a compartment, and proceeded to London. lie was no: iri 'lied. The train reached Ku<fon- k qnare Station at a quarter to three, and her.' i\l tiller, with t he oliln i\> in charge, entered the police van, and diove at once to Bnw-stn et, when<-e he whs taken to Scotland \ard. I.aire erowils laid assembled round and about ih»station. 1: XAM IN AT 0 N AT I:« >W -STIIY. 1 IT. The lir>t examination of Fran/. Midler, whieh took ]«hi'-e at. 1 1 o \v-j-t i ret 1'« -in e*c. air? on Monday, Sept. iDth. has not. elicited any evidence thai wa-: not alreadv h» lore tl e public. Step hy step t!ie old upwind was raivlullv ove:—t he chief witn ssrexamined b the same who were examined in America, ; n i whose idatrineuis, coupled with certain i\rcumstanti d evidence, Jed to •he e.\tladitien o| the prisoner. The watch ami chain und walking stick of I l.e late Mr. Bi were identil o i beyond -d! (pus. (i n, not ( n'v bv his son, but hy other witnesses, hut some slight doubt appears to exist about the Id-lit tv o!' the twu ] nit ■—-the h it. supposed to have Im.. ii i"lt. in the carriage I v :he preoner, ami the hat | mil'iicm d to have h- I<ai <>ed to Mr. B? ini:s, which w;l-. i /'<a: tid in M tii'iei "s ]»«. J\lr I\t i'.'j:>". ju nr., u e <•:,Ii him jnni(»r for ili<- t; ihe <»!' ilis iiu i ii.i,), appeared to think t hat his I ile I.it her'.- h'* was mtiri. hi. : !ter !'u,::i i iin to crov,-n Ilia;; th.e (ne 11•..,» : !11 »»v.-r it«>m* Aria-riea, theu-jh he appe.n-< d to . i'rem c: r(-in in.-id" t !iat it had been ahir •! !-y s >m" iiatt;;* ' J'] 11 • of ti i e cabman to i<! ••rif ii \* the hat of' i i'.e ni i-onrr led to much e r-s-xain2luit i<ai r y Mr. Heard, tlie : ; oli<-itor i-elain d by the ( h rma : s'emties for the «leU nre. '! ho eviden l e was '-on.cwha! cr»n:pli ated. as ]i ' slated that lie j-ur-rhar-ed .-cvera! hats within flrut ot ,«ae}' ; • ther, and though hi- nienp.iv very .-harp and : d, !i> ed relative the siui:s of the hat whi«-!i he ii* liti!ie, 1 a-; !h" pri-or-i r's. it was exceed- | i:iL r h' \'an|> ( . I'l-L-artlin;: tlie ot;j< r hat<. )].e solie;;,,r lor the del' nee has evi h ntly to j j •a "e oil whirl; Jie y- •!;. sto upset this pa'ri of tip- i vi lence, and, with the consent of tarn r»e.u-' 1 fur ii u • }» . •-'•-•ut i-»u ;md the court, the cahnian > • xaniinal 'on lias heau adjourned. Only one novel far! was eia iird in the euurse of I!ie exatniuat nI ha f ! M'l'nm io hrai* at all directly on the riuchhttion o( tins ' impd'y. On the evening of flie lata! at- j Jack. .M ui ler let I I h<' company of a friand n timed I! a!'a. diving him to underhand that he win nhoi.t; to vi.-ir ■ w(.maii of the town, wii'u whom he bad iormcvl a. con- j mm-t ion. 11:: nprars tht a this very ciniuiisciiu' hart nr.; | vrl hecu I'oliowrd up : but the name an 1 address of lhe j woman haw l mnv hren o!»taincd, and her attendame at ti;t* next eNsruinaiion id' the prboucr may be contldi'iiliV exp^et./it, 1 h(^f(.d'.o\vinu r is the "?tat-mi-nt mad<- 1 y hivp-M.-ier Tanner, who ha? had (harjzr of Mu'lc.' his apju'tdiriisjoii on board \ u?lor-a ' : \\'e Irfi I.ivrrpKol on Julv '2't. Tli-t \tsel ma >*• a : (d" si-.let u tlays. during which not hiaLr ]»>r;i- 1 cular hajipi lied. Chi (health August the ' \ ict(U*ia was 'J he law would not allow Commissioner Newton to a warrant till 1 could ma'.e an affidavit' that Mulh-rwas in American waters. _As thrreiV™.', V" tho ' Vu-tv*-"*' -rv%»r» teieprHpeTd

went- to New York anil made an affidavit- to that effect, which was coupled with the attestation of the Hritisli consul. Sergeant Tiernan and Sergeant Clarke bearded the ' Yietoria.' Mr. Tiernan told the prisoner that he hud a warrant for his apprehension. Muiler said, (t Ycry wt 11," but was not in the least startled. Ho was searched, imd 11 s. and some keys found on him. His box was opened, and a watch was (bund, and Muiler Paid it wasliis watch, and that he bought it of a man in the London Docks, and gave .i! I-1 os. for it. JFe paid also that he bought the hat in Petticoat-lane. Soon after this Mr. Death and myself arrived, and I ordered the prisoner to he kept on hoard all night. ]n the morning I took him down wit h < K'vcn other?, and asked Mr. Death if he saw | anv one there who had bought the chain. He said i "Yes," and pointed out the prisoner. At this time, | the incitement in "New York was inter.se. There were hundreds of boat? around the ship. I then took tin 1 prisoner to Mulberry Station. 1 knew he had nothing to eat or drink for some time. Up to this moment he appeared perfectly indifferent to what was passing. "When lie was in the station I asked him if he would have anything. He replied " No.' 3 I told him 1 had a duly to perform, and that I wished to do if kirdly, and (hat lie had hetlerhave something' He said, 1 Kn, I < annct eat," ami burst into tears and sobbed aloud for twenty minute?. He afterwards ate some bn ad and butter, unci drank some tea. On the .'Ust I go! the wairant. In the meantime prisoner was kept in a prison called the Tombs, and 7 arranged that a prisoner should sleep with lnm the whole time. On the 3rd of September he was haiuhil over to my cu.-iody, and I conveyed him in a ennianeto the ship, having previously arranged to have the hospital at my disposal, so that he might be kent away iiom the saloon passengers as well as those of the steerage. "We left on Saturday, the «'ird. llefore this the ship was literally crammed with people eager to see Muiler depart.. 3 had put him down below. "When 1 got him on beard I told htm it was customary to put such prisoners as him in inns, but that j had no desire to cio anything to give him tinnceesr-aiv pam, and it he would picmise to subject himself to me, and to remain in that part of the vessel under the oil'ecrs I had placed over him, T would not put him in irons. lie was very thankful, and said, " 7 will do anything you phase." On the second day T him if ho felt sick. He said "Xo, I feel very well, and I like my berth." He .-aid the diet was very different to what he got on board the * A r ictoria/ and told me what was allowed the passengers. He said they had to cook their own dinners, and that it was common for some one to walk ofi* with anotlu r's dinner, which seemed to amuse him, and caused him to laugh heartily. He said that if the passengers board the 'Yietoriu* e'Hild not swear they would get nothing, but T do not believe from his demeanour* since he has been m my custody that he was in the habit of sweaiing. I asked idm if I could give him any thing to amuse him. He said, "I should like something to read." I lent him the "Pickwick Tapers," into the spirit of which he entered, ami laughed heartily. I have since lent him " Ihn id Copperheld," which he is now reading. He has never complained during the whole voyage, lie has been in excel ent health, and apparently enioved h-mse'lf as mucii as any hotly onboard. On ihe ( : av we left New York a German gentleman came on btard and asked me to let him have an interview with Midler. 7 atked him if he was a solicitor. He said he amis not. I then told him that 1 <ould n< t

his li t;and :i<li (1 him liis object in wishii gto see the prist ner. Ho said he lisul received a letter fiom is German society, tn toil i\l ulier that when ho y<tf to Kngland lie would he defended. that his rase had lmn ]ui ii;t<> tlio hards <.i' Mr. lii-aril, and to caution him not to spiak upon the suhji ot of the minder, am! that they 1■ 11 i« vi d him innocent of the I V ino. He gave mo the letter, which I gave to Mullir. He red it. in.d put it in Ills bn-aj-t ; and m nietimi s while he is reading a 1 < ok h<> would suddenly l nt it down mid read Ihr> li tier, and then replace it in his breast. Throughout the whole voyage I lie di meaiii ur of the prisoner )k»s 1 ■eon quiet and i n'iiilv indiflt kit in liis position. He has not once veil ill d to the ot, and not above three persons have hi en allowed to see him. T.ATKST I'Airj'ICULAIJS. Puiim; the week the prisoner J-'innz Muller has hei 11 vi.-it( d almost, ilaily, either hy Mr. Biard, his solicitor. <ir one of that gentle man's clerks, and active pn paiations are being made for his deli. nee. He still .-oli mnlv declares that he is innocent of Ihe ciinn- of which lie is aeiused. and persists in the assertion that he had purehast d the articles that weie found in his J r-sn j-j-ieii. lie o>] lains the reason lie made the inlse stati meni. ;is to their having hi en in his posM .-sii n tor two yt ars. liy saying tliat when lie saw the (lliceis he Misj ei ti d tl at something was wroijg in h to the property ho had so purchased, and in his contusion lie bad' made t]ie falte statement, lie slill ill clan s that he knows nothing' of the luur-

<N r. .At pi« si nt t}i r» public is awaro that (lie c ef cvi<l< nee against the j>i i>o7i< r is. except the possossicn ..f tl:i- slolrn piopeity, is that of the cabman 2Vl;ittli'ANs, who speaks to purchasing the hut that was i«.r.nd in the earrincro wln-reMr. P,riggs %vassupposed to ) :ivc 1»» t'ii in 111 ilt i« d l>y the prisoner ; ami it is said that at the next, examination s< me extraordinary diselrsun-s wi ]. he made with rciermce to this witness.— Jlotuf y< irs, Sept. -(). THE MVKDFK OF ail*. BKIGGS OX THE XOI ITli -] X>NI)OS I{A JI, WAY. (From the Tnm\* % Sept. .11 ) Kuan/. Mru.i:n, tailor. aged il l, was placed at the bar i>! the I>ow-strei t Pi hce ("Vnrt, at J I o'olwk visterda;. in«rning, <•!::im* * 1 with {he wihul murder of Mr. 'j lu ii :;is j*riggs. on the night on the ihh of July 1-i.vt. j.'ve-v requisite precaution had been taken bv !Mr. >\ipei intenden! Purkin. of the F division cf police, to prewnt cniu-ion in front of ilie* court. People had conmioi.eed gathering about the floors of the poliec-

-tntion as *arlv as -J- o'clock in the morning, and by 7 oYlork then- eon'.d no! have been fewer than 50t> pers« 1 11s wailing to see the pri oner removed fi\>m the e-'lls to the court. At half-pa.-1 7 Mr. Purlin eleared the space between the police station and tlie court opposite, and Midler was taken aeross to the cells

attached to the latter. There was some shouting ahe |>as.-ed, but the pri.-one-r took no notice of it and when he was cut of the mob dispelled

sati-.lied of the in:p('ssil>ility i f 11 in^ r admis-ion to hear the eNaiuinati< 11. (.'onsc^iuciit!v at 10 oVloek. wiseii the doors of the court were open, the strict was eomparativolv clear, a strong body ot pofice Siring stationetl at each end of the street to prevent a crowd in front of the budding-

.Mr. Klowers wa< the presiding for the dav, Ii is brother maiibtnue, Air. Vauglum, having fo take the ordinary charges in tlie lioartlroom oi the >trand L'nion, which is in the immediate viriinlvof the court. Ihe limited space devoted to the public v.as occupied almost exclusively by tin

!'■ p-r. m nta!i\es of the and foreign press, the arli.-ts of the iiliiM:*ated jmpers. r.uvl a few iu>lable •:ci ilriiii-n in the literary woild. >*he J'rinee I.au.b rt and iii- ai-le-ch' camp and the lialian Minis'er

\\crr> ;:ii:(.>:v: the ae.-ommodab. d with scats upon (ht* i ; eia li. SluM't'y after 1! o'clock J\Fr. Oiff t'l, the counsel for the frovu (::c. oiupan.icd by Mr. ;'o'!arl, the solicitor to t lit* Tn asury) intimated his lvadiiiess t ) pro -ee.l wit'i th.e ease. Air. Bur- abv, (!ie cliicf clerk, then directed Tyrrell, tlie ea «l» r, to place his prisoner at the bar. duller wal'.ed in, ]ir.scrviuL: the r-ame gait and linni'/vVi! e\prcs-i n of ti;e face whieh he is said t-.) haw maintained sim-e his aj);>rebensi(.>n. JJc stare-lv up ouciMluring tlie whole proccedinuhut w!:cn he was oiler, d a seat in Ilu« do' k his fae • became sliuh.t: v !l us lied for a moment only. Indeed, any ov word of kindnes- appears to el'cct him keenly, while ib.e most dama itements as to his having traliic'i'cd with tlie » ro| --r;y of 1 ite murdeivd man >ai j-o brarii an[ , aientiy with prrlr-.-t icdillrrenco. The rUanre on the sheet, as taker; hy i nspector West, having been lva I over to the pri.-oner by Mr, liur';aMv. y,v. Thomas "Heard, the solicitor instructed by the ("Jerni'in Society to viefeiid ti:e pri-oner, rose to rethat all 1110wirnesscs for tin* shoti:. l . lie licet out of court, the one under examination. Jie did net v. to include Inspector Tanner in tlie general order. ?dr. i-'lowcrs taiii. (t Of course.' Inspector 'J'anner sta'cd that the were a-reniv out of eourr. Jie had a direction 10 that eiVect. Mr. Uitiavd sai l tie was instructed on b iialt cd the (Vow" to pivbjr i'ne just- ivad oy >urn.tb^ the prison-, rat tin; bar. It w.adu be mere alleeJatiou to pretend t lial t lie eiivumstances were not sullieiontiv well known to the Court already, it was not enough to state that on the ihh July !u?t t:ic 'ate Mr. was deprived ot his lite by an a« t of violence in a railway carriage. He was at the time in possession of certain property, and tae pri-oncr was found dealing with u purlion oi that pv<n,«;rty 3>onn p/tcr the

mitted. A man's hat naa left in the carriage -nhieli Mr. Brigg'shad occupied, and this liat is said to have belonged to the prisoner ; while the hat worn by Mr Biiggs, it is believed, on the night of the murder, wsj found in the possession of the prisoner when lie \ va3 tiikcn info custody. It would be for the prisoner to explain these circumstance.-, and doubtless liij -worship would feel it liis lluty, til a later period of the inTej. - tigation, to submit the question of his guilt or innocence to another tribunal. He proposed, for the the present, to examine some of the witnesses i n attendance, and then to ask for a remand to a future day. Mr. Da-rid Buclian, 23, Kelson-square, Pec-tham woollen warehouseman, stated that this wife was niece of Mr. Briggs, who dined with them on the 9th of July, remaining about 3-i hours. lie left at half.past 8, and witness accompanied him to the Xeljon omnibus, which >vas to take him on to §Fenchurchstreet. Tie was rery welt in health and spirits and spirits when ho left, and had a large plain gold watch with him at the time. Witness had seen him refer to it repeatedly before leaving. There were a chain and a seal and (wo keys attached to the watch. (The articles were produced and identified by witness, who pointed out a chip in the stone of the seal by which he more particularly remembered it. He laid also a black bag with him when he left witness's house. It was like the one produce:!. He had brought something in it, and witness's attention wis drawn to ii from his having offered to send if lorne instead o' allowing Mr. Briggs to be troubled with it. T A"itii;ji was sent for to l lapton-sijuare the next mornitir: (Sunday) and saw the deceased lying there, still but insensible. Mr. Beard declined to cross-examine the witness. William Tifnbs, the guard on the jS'orth London Baihvay, deposed to having discovered the body of the deceased. He was returning with some empty carnages to Victoria Park, when the driver csdled his attention to an object lying on the canal bridg; oij the lift, way, between the up and down line. The? stopped their train and alighted, walked back to the biidge, and s'Hv it was the l ody of a man. It was taken at once to the Mit ford Castle publichouse. and witness proieeded with his carriages, returning, however, directly afterwards. A lunale .-eivant came and identified the body as that of her master, Jlr. Briggs. Mr. Thomas James Biiggs, of Xo. 5 Warwick-ter-race noith, Upper Clapton, indiarubbermanufacturer and waterpTooi'er, son of the deceased, said he spoke to his father on the 7th of July last. lie saw him usain at the Mitford C'astlo at half-past two on fhe Sunday morning. Ho was then breathing, bu* insensible, lie was removed to his own house, and witmss accompanied Ho died at nbont s quarter to 12 on Sunday night. Witness identify tin: watch produced as his father's property. Mr. Flowers. —Have you no doubt ofits identity? Witness.—Not the least. I examined it closely before coming hero. Mr. Gifluid.—ls it the one ho was in the habit of wearing Witness-. —Yes, it is. The chain, seal, and two ke*s produced were also his. I know the seal particularly by the chipped stone. 1 lieie is also an old key which belonged to his nr.cle,by whom the watch was bought for him. I have known the watch and keys for yeats—as long, almost, as I can remember. The hat ] reduced hears the maker's name, " Diganee, IS, L'oyal Exchange," and I know that my father puichasid his hats there. Ido not swear positively to the hut, as I think my father's hats were taller limn this one gencially. In other respects it corresponds with, and is the sort he used to wear. The stick pioiiiicid is my father's, anil the bag belonged to mv younger brother.

l!y Mr. Heard.—J did not reside with my father, T am not aware tliat he was in the 1 al it ot writing hi.- name in his hat. 1 do not know when he lasS purchased one. He had no luit on wlien I saw him on the Thursday before his death. I last saw him with a liat m the i-'nndav previous. Mr. Bcaid.—AVas the hat lie then wore higher than this r Witness. —Such is my impression. Mr. lioard.-—liow much higher:' AYitnoss.—At out as much as mine is r Mr. lie.' rJ.—The hat lie then woie was about two inclus hiaher than vours 'r Witn.se,—Well."about that, X should think. Mr. 15i aril (tn the chief clerk). —Take tliat down. The hat that Mr. Uriggs wore wlan the witness last saw liim was two inches higher than that prfc-dticed. Mr. Giilhrd.—Let it he taken, Sir. Beard, as given. The witness did not say that i was two inches higher. .Ail'. Heard. —I have no objection. Witness.—The hat my lather wore was atout the same height as :ny own. Mr. lie-aid.—Then, let me ask yon another question. ]-Jo\v much higher is your hat than the one produced r Witness.—About an inch and a quarter, I think. The witness remarked that the hatpioiuced appeared to have been lined afresh—a circumstance which he had not observed before.

Mr. John Death, the jeweller, was next called. He deposed,— * carry on business at 5-3, Cheapside. On tiie morning of Morday, tlic 11th of July, at about 10 o'clock, the prisoner came into my shop and offered a gold chain to my brother. It is the same now produced. My brother handed, it to me and asked mo to set a value upon it, as the prisoner wanted to exchange it for another. It put it into the scale to weigh it, the prisoner turning to watch me as 1 did so. Having closely examined it to ascertain its value, T offered to give him .i.3 10=. for it. 1 showed him a variety of (Indus, from whith he chose one, the price ol' v.'liidi was £-'S 155., but on learning the price he declined to take it, as he would not pay the odd ss. I cannot lemember the precise words he used, but they were to the effect that he could pay no dith rence. I looked tluoughmy stock and found a chain nearly similiar, but the price cf which was os. That produce iis like it, but iu the 'absence of any special mark 3 cannot swear that it is the same. There is a mark by which I know that it is by the same maker. The prisoner approved it. My brother handed me a small card bcx labelled with my namo, in which I placed the chain. The box was in every way similiar to that produced. If was made up in a parcel by wrapping paper round it. and was handed iu the prisoner. I then asked him what lie would take tor the ss. He soi f,*'A lingei'-rinj*.*' I showed hini a small second hand signet ring with a white cornelian stone upon which, a head wii; engraved. lie tried it on his little finger, and iinding that- it fitted him, be kept it on and went awav wearing it. I have not the least doubt about the prisoner being the man. I selected hnu from about seven or eight poisons on board the vessel at jsew York. I hail not the slightest dilliculty in recognizing him, and! have no doubt whatever about his person. Mr. Oiflard inquired if the ring was produced. Mr. iiurnabv said he believed that it had not been found.

Inspector Tanner said it had not. In I'lowrrs, Mr. Ihard said lie would not put any questions to this witness Jonathan tltoivs. <S, Karl-street East, Tailuingto:i. —1 am it Cabdriver. I have known the 1 prisoner about two wars ami a few weeks. I cannot say O a week. About the* end of last" year lit? asked me to purchase liim :i liai simlar to one I had tin* week before, and 1 did s-t. I bought it at Mr. \\ alker s, in Ciawf-ji-d-st:e r. MaryL-bone. IT.? used to wear that ln;t. in: i I last saw it on him about a fortnight or three weeks before vhe l Jth of July. The hat produced 13 tiie one that 1 purchased. The hat was given to him i:i an ordinary 'blue hat-box, with Mr. Walkers name upon it. I know the hal from its general appearance (pointing our the shape and brim and lining), and on the Sunday three weeks before the i) hoi July, I had a co'iver.-ation wiiJi him about the hat. I s-asJ, '' '! his hat weavs extremely well." iie have had sei\r.:! shuv then." I noticed that the brim "vuh turned up in a peculiar way, diilcrent from waen saw ii laii, and I mentioned the circumstance t-> htrn at 11 ic t me.

Pross-examined. —That was my rhiel reason for knn*.vniL r ii. 'i lie hai. was in other respects n.u<-h tH--"l'.ii!- a-> v.iien it was bought, allowing to'* ueai. !i d :V. ;ue.it:y seen :he Int. and had o!ten pnt it od. If v,»:l want to know which suie o- ilie brim is up most, you'd better measure it and see. _ I can ' how manv tiir.es ['d seen it since 1 bought it —peri apt 20, vno'-.j or less. f can't tell where my old hat i=- t"j ho tri-.-.l c.i. L ;iov.:r know v.-h:-.r- b.-o•!!'=«of >»> - >lc | h:it--. S.i»iie\inus when i buvancu' hal f leave tn-; old one in thy shop. If I want the biiiutbOS take awa v the old hat. Somclnnos Id" t the »-:.e tiling, an.; sometimes the other. A iv.il M'taom me m ( >re than two or three month*. 1 bought a hat at V\"a!kor'.-s siiu-o I bought the out ' Miiihr. The laM hat I bought was :u Oxloid-> 1 ean't tell you where X bought my k-st h.at- 1 y ll keop memoranda of it. L've bought thico then. J. wyn't *vrLul' I ht'.vu bought iuoi 0 J h<\l K-w;h* one *bis jOP K-W2 jp*

. jijjff weeks. I left it in Oxford-street. T can't ihe shop, nor the name of tho maker. Tlie {o iV* name is inside, most likely. I will swear ;. CT cr noticed the name, although I have worn ' T had n misfortune with the lint I had i' this one (producing it). It -was run over by a h ; 1 think it was bought at Down's, in Lonir-acre. i're 1 icf an okl Xllat IV:LS in thc '-ivtiine, i 1 .lid "ft v:n,t 10 f:lrrv a I,ox al, °ut all day, so 1 : hm . '1 hat was about three wools before 1 '.Tilt the one in Oxforel-stroet. I don't, know whaf I'Tfl w -itli the enishe\l hat. T wore it when -1 bought 1 'ere in Oxford-street. I can't say if the man ' i the state of niv hat. It was no business of !' 0 ! iU T wore the broken hat brine, and I tool; the • ,-e in :* l''X. 1 (lul 1101 llotiro tllc I'olour of the '■' ".,1 0 f either of the hats. 1 don't know the colour of lhe one 1 have in wear now (tho one pvoV, ,-,i i "" Mr . Oilia'd.-lle luis not been weaimg it lately, • k:, v.". being only just come from -Ameriea. v^.t n continued.—Jhe hat 1 bought .."jvwr. ce.-t os. < I think. It was a cheap hat. ] ' ~ t .jv t sadly when 1 bought it. and 1 won't .i'f.dM'-hood'for anybody. " V Jlr Peaid. — 1 must have a definite answer, ami I i..j"'u:nit to knew a good deal mole from you yet. '""jir Mowers. — 1 f he .-ays he can't lix the time, I • liiN his answer should be taken. lVople cannot -j-t:ik sicurately upon such points. " y t ; l-oard —1 only want some approximation to ;'iav. >Yw sir. did you buy tile hat that was 'H'<h'it within three weeks or two months of your ■'.-in .' the hat in Oxford-strcit. Which r "1 have told you mar about the time. .[ cui't f.-iy more. I've come here to tell the .ir.l net to be badgered ami bothered in this 1 'i 1-new il' it was within three months. ; 1 iim kit was. 1 think it was in .lune. 1 don't •'. c -a in v ei.e was I'll sent when 1 conversed with !< r out tile hat that I bought for him. , r .,v ] ;nf bicn. People drop in sometimes. 1 -v., !'.iavii" I!' 'he outrage in the railway in the midtfcc telVwirg week. -As it liiippt jjctl on the c".. -v::, . 1 :]iink t must have h.eard of it about the \v!,:-,rii»v el- 'Ihurseiay. 1 don't know when I r.'emd it to my wife, or whether 1 did at all. -mK'I iV fb.e mentioned it first to me. 1 had net .. y r all alter the ehi;\ of the mm del - . V- V,: v.t new requested that he might defer the or el h's quistions to the witnessto a future lei'ihe i summation, as the recent return of the jVein -Ameriea had left him too little time to 7,cnrid with all the questions he wanted to put " y ■ Hewers. —There will be no objection to that i'. it. ' }] r G third - I'llen. 1 also w ill defer my re-exami-cf the witness till his cross-examination is V-. Fiicn Plitlie. wife of George Blythe. 10. -. ■i. e. 0:d Fold-road. Yie-teria lark. examined. _1 j.-. t w ;lie j'risent rat tb.e bar. lie loeiized at ■■. : ::,'.'s al-cut seuii weeks. t)n >aturdaj. 1 in ;.t to Ird at 11 o'elo; k. ]i aving t lie . —,: ; 7to ieme in with his latch key. as he had rot i;.,. ritail'ed lieire. I saw him the r.ext morniiiL' ... i .lel w ecu t* and ii» the kite bell. 1J c used ... in ii o i'lst-l'oor back. I heard him go n'. h:ore seeirg liim in the kitehcii. lie paid r iedging. ami had paid liis last rem W.dr-.soay letere his going to .Aincrua. He ... ,r. ,v. the '! hnrsday after tlie if'.h. 1 lannot r.i.t he ]xiid cxae'liy : it was moie than one - rtrT. 1 thii k. On t-uminy, the H'tli. lie re- ■ *■. ii ;U lirire all day. art! elid ne»t go out till (I , I in il:e 1 1 eiiiri;. I ri liu mler t-nperinti 11-.-'rrt li-.hiv eimiiiir to my house on the Tuesday Mu'iit r hiu! gone, :i:-d 1 saw- him take a piece e>! , w of the grate. 1 gave tlie hat-1 ox jiroduced • e e. It belonged to the prisoner. Cie-s-i J:mined —1 was in the habit of going into i-;. 1 tie prisoner's rcom. during the time Inwith us. lie cleaned his boot?, lie bad a

; a r of piur.t boots. ami lie us< <1 (lie piece of rag ti v;;,. :luu: villi. ] think. Ho was a Terr veil con-.;u-tiil 11:111 while lie lodged with us. I snv liini go . «, tie titli. Mid I saw tlint lie had the fume , n that he were the roiMt day (Sunday): hut 1 ii:.i retire amthirg pnrtimlar about his clothes. r: : - £, I frul Ji.nr.ner. Ir. the eninjr lie walked . with \;j—l and 11 y husband. Ife had told usot :..5 ;:i,i:ti, n to po to .Air.eriea. T do not Ijiov if lu «« {•* vidtd with Hie necessaries for the voyage. 1 : m: liiwu Midler before lie livi d with v.s : alto- ;• •: rr nHut 12 iwnths. Cll Monday caning. the ilil! cf.ti:lv. he rliowtd m.'a chain. bait I should rot Ir.-w it fCsin if 1 saw it. It had i!nt links. I do not ir- w it wfs the one produced, but it is similar. Pi-i M.iiiir.ed.— 1 lie one produced is y'jn-lar (the c.i Lcvelii of Sir. Death). He returned heme wit!: cf the'"all. 01: i-unc'ny night, and did not go out :-:sin. P.v llr. Ecsrd.—He went out a<:ain on Monday E.orr.irg. F:ii,htli Farah Bcpsoli said, —My husband is a tailor. liTii:c at ISA. Jewry -ftrcet. -Aldgatc. I bare b«*B '.he jrifOiier for nearly two yeais. He forir.eriv vcrVfd n r my hniland, but for the last three a cntl.j 1 ad l.ad a work-rccni of his own. He stiil i tiM.ed to vif it n.e. 1 taw liim 011 the 9th of July, si li d l.e r. t: airtd with tis all the aftenior n r..': nl(ut s'X in the evening, when I lelt home. He i''ii- £i 1 e vliui 1 leturnid. about eight o'clock. I •i:V.- li'in nest 011 the folk wing Monday morning, id.ru l.e cal'iid abfut ten. arid, sitting 011 my liugUi a - dirphcard, produced a gold chain from his pi-ti. Hit- ore piodtmd is the (ante. He said tl.ai !.c b'tiul t it at the dorks, and gave £3 15s. i'cr :t. lie aUc >1 '.wed ice a plain ring, with a white hiivirc 1 lie fteure of a head upon it. He had ti.p r:i a tipi.n his fingi r. and said lie pave 7s. fid. for (i that it whs cold. lie took my husband's ui.d scratched the ring, saying- "'Jhat'sthe yn if f-r it." ]!e said lie had bought that in the <k= a!>o when he went down for his pussage-ticket. 1 utia'd tl at lie had a fresh lint on, which 1 had r.tvf-r R.f-ii him wearing before. He had his old hat 0:, the Hat unlay. I said, "How extravagant you mi* liiiving another new hat." He made answer, tut his old one was smashed, and he had thrown it in the dusthole. J think I bhould know hie Mie if I saw it. I believe it is the one protiucrti. -ihis wiint-s? was not cross-examined. •John Hjii;:!, tailor, 10, Park-terrace, Old Fordrcatl, i-x;nnii:ed.—J have known the prisoner about live iijcuiths. lie lodged in the same room as I did. &r.d I slept witji liini three nijL'ht? before lie started -• r An.* rn.a. 1 had previously known him at Jlr. hq-cii's. S saw hiin there on .Saturday eveiiinft, "ic '.till of .July. lie said he was going to see his jwi-i-theait. He had toid me that she was a girl 011 town. I clon't know her ritrht name, it is 2 or JO, George-street, t-tockwell. He 'n.-kod ip.e onee to write to her, and I addressed ftf.- letter to her in the name of " Miss Kklridge." I 011 the Monday morning following, v '!mi -iifji me ;l chain. lie showed me a pawnt'l' K' r ? duplicate for a chain which I had seen liini "itii liiuie, a>kcd me to buy the ticket. Mr. '•i-pM'li .-ad to me, "Mullri- is short of money, and ■•>"■?> pive 12s. for the ticket." ]t is like the '- : -M:I J.i'.iiii' i.'ti. ~' ■■ 5 4 i_e ' x ' ai! ' n ed.—He v.as lame when ho loft me -•1 : itiU(i;:v ivcnijis,-, and limped when ho was lain a on foot that was •Vrgc'mt Clarke, of the detoctivo police, examined. I'Oimli.,J tin; Victoria on the 24th of August last, •E toinpruiy with .lohn 'i'icinann, an ofliccr of the - lor,; polici;. She was in the bay about '•n«: , rom XewYork—tho bavof fctateu island. Wteowr was in the after part of the ship. J ' lll! '^'- v le :ir!ns . and Tiemann said, "1 am an r Xevf York police, and you are charged it.'i'■ , "." U(^f:r rj » ilr. Briirgs, in Ungland." .1 X^'i'l it-'ulur.s. teliing him it was on the ■ri ,l .'- | ti ltailway, on tin: !Jtli of Julv, between vtk. , ilhcknc-y-Wiclc. He replied, ""I know :yi' "~ ou ' ;t - I never was on the lino." Tiehiin and took a key from his right!'u'Kl'l; ot which 1 took possession. The Ea '''' ' K 't is the key of my box." From frtA. Ir iptai " Ka I w ett to Xo. 9 berth, and j which tho prisoner said was his own. -.'nl i,'" !t W^'n lu v taken from tho prisoner, in n ' ■°" t corn '' r of 1 found this watch, sowed up p ( n- T said, "Is this a watch'r" —it saM* 'i -' diflicultto tell what it w-aS' —and WO'ln •' ?\ < S ' s nl - v w'atch." I then found a hat 1;,,,..;.]' J/ " with the maker's name " i)iganeo, 18, t:.i- f (. 1 said, " ifavo you possessed w utch .\"® s " ■'wiid, "Yes ; I have had the «ion"th« •' J ' JUt two y airs : ; md tho hat about 12 asked for a remand, to complete day ors ' —Let the case be remanded till this iHe "cio'k S 50rn0 (^e ' a 3' 111 Bett8 et t' n 8 Ae prisoner out owing to the passage having become P1 but he etood quite calm aad collected.

After 3ns removal to the cell Mr. 3?urnnby aslicd him iflio wanted anything, and during this brief interview Muller said if ho had to speak he should prefer doing so in the "English language, as lie could express himsolt more clearly than he could in his own native tongue. On Sunday morning lie told the oil'ieer in attendance upon him that he had passed a very good night, and tor the fiist time showed an inclination to talk. Jle asked why he had not been taken to Stepney, instead ofliow-strcct. The constable told him taat all Government prosecutions were conducted at Hov-strcet. lie replied, "Well, it is no consequence. I shall get justice wherever it Is." Ife had meat and potatoes for his dinner, but did not seom to enjoy the meal so muchas usual, and became slightly depict ed until he heard a drunken Irishman in the yard, bawling and swearing while being dragged to one of the cells. This occurrence apparently caused him much amusement,and he spskeof the great prevalence of drunlirimess in this country as compared with his own. lie added. " that lie was never in a j)o]icc->»;i(7>)i before, and Iho sooner lie got out ot thii one the bettor."

-About an hour after the close of the examination Muller was once more conducted to the prisoners' van. Tlie street had been ke]it clear for a short time, the ordinary traflio being sent round by the Market. On stepping into the van Muller was again hooted by the crowd at the bottom of the l street, but he', had evielently lectiiie- too much accustomeel to the noise to be du-eom ci ted by it. lie was then driven to the House of Detention.