THE MURDER ON THE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 913, 23 November 1864, Page 5

THE MURDER ON THE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.

APPREHENSION OP MULLER AT

NEW YORK.

FCLL P KTICULA.RS.

The New York Tribune of'the 20th ult, gives the following account:—

Most of our readers will recollect the murder of Mr Briggs, on the 9 h of .fu!y last, which cau-ed such a sensation throughout Ktigland. a.d bus formed tbe subject of numberless paragraphs in the newspaper press of this country. Mr Kriggs, it. will be remembered was an elderly gentleman, chief e'erk to Messrs liobei Is, Curtis, and Co., bankers, and on Saturday night, theOih of July, was returning to his home by the Worth London Hailway. in a lir.-t-class carriage, when he was assaulted, robbed of a gold watch aixl chain, and thrown out of the carriage by tome person then unknown, tie was found lying in. the line between Haw and Hackney VV'ic.k Stations insensible, by the driver of the following train. a>d <>n bfiiiiß taken ho ue remaiiie.! in that state until he died on the following day. This shocking occurrence was of course at once reported to head-quariers by the police inspector for the district Kurrisey and Inspector Tanner, of the d' tective police, were at once directs.l to undertake the investigation, and, as it furnishes a i-triking illustration of the blindness than so often attends tilt criminal, we here give an outline of the successive st_-ps which have led to the establishment of such overwhelming evidence against Mulier. The compartment of the carriage in which the a»sault took place was covered with hlood, and iv it were a small black hag and a walking slick, which belong* d t> Mr Brigas, and a hat that was not his. with the maker's name on the crown. The evident presumption was. that this hat belonged to the murderer, who also seem'd not to have been a practised thief, as he left in the pockets of Mr Briggs a sum of ] 4 10s, and a diamond ring worth L4O ou his finger. The maker of the hat was applied to, but could give no information as to whom he had sold the hat, and after two days' fruitless inquiry up and down the raiiroad, as to the fellow-passengers of the murdered man. the police were beginniug to despair, when a Mr Death, a jeweller, ou the Monday morning following the murder, was visited by a person who asked him to exchange an oldfashioned gold chain, which ho pro.tuced, for a more modern one. Mr Death did so, and also cave for it a signet-ring, with white stone and head on it, to make up the difference in th« value of the two chains, putting th»m into a jeweller's box wilh his own name on the label ins Ma. Mr Death had not then heard of the murder, but there was something suspicious in th* manner of his customer, and a few hours afterwards, hearing of what had taken place, he immediately communicated the fact of this exchange to tne pilice, and handed the chain he had received over to them, and gave n description of the person who brought it The chain was immediately shown to Mr Biiges' Bon and daughter by Inspector Kerrisey, who at once identified it as the one worn by their father on the night of the murder. A placard was soon issue* offering a reward of L3OO for informatio' that should lead to the arrest of the murderer —LIOO by ihe Government, 1,100 by Messrs Roberts, ..urtis, and Co., and LlO3 by the North London Hailway Company The placard also contained a desctiption of the stolen watch and chain, of the hat taken away, of the gold chain and seal, a"d little box received from Mr Death, and of the hat found in the carriage ; and a pardon whs promised to any accomplice, not being the actual murderer, who would give such information as might lead to the apprehension of the guilty partie-. The leward was offered on the 16th of JuK, and on the 18th acab driver, named Jonathan Matthews, cam« to the police office in Scotland Yard, and asked to see the hat, swd on its being shown to him he at once remarked, " Yes, I know whose hat that is; I bought, that hat for a German named Muller, and gave 7s 6d for it." Here, then, was a fact which seemed to point at once, if not to the guilty party, at least to an accomplice so closely connected with the actual murderer as to be tqually guilty.

From Matthews' own statement it appears that he had seen the p'acard offering the reward tor some days, and had read all about the murder in the new-papers, but that, one day, while water ing his horse, he happened for the fh>t time to read the placard through, when it struck h:m that it must be no other person than v niau named Muller, whom he well knew, and who, in a visit to his hnuse about a week before, had displayed to his wife a new watch and uhain, which he said he had just given L 3 10s for, nnd had piven the box in which the chain was contained to his little d ugkter to play with Matthews immediately proceeded home, and thence to the polics-oilice, taking wiih "him the iittle bo.v, a photographic likened if Mullet", and a paner ou which he had written his address; it was 16, Old Fold road, Bet.htial Green. The likeness was shown to Mr Deat'i, who at once recognised it as tht'.t of his customer, and Inspectors .-teers, Tanner, and Tiddy, on Monday at midnight, went to his address" and there found his landlady, Mrs Blytlie, who informed them that Muller had left on the Thursday previous, and tlr.it he said he was going out to America fro v the London Docks. She was asked if Muller was ac home on the night of the murder, and said, " *o, fur it is a very stranga thing, a man wa< here who had an appointment with him, hut he never mine home uutil long after we ha I gone to bed, and the rsxt tnorni»g he said he had heen run over, and t'uit his foot was very bad. Besides Mrs Blythe. a feHow-bdger, a Germ in naniei Haffi, also stated that Muller had gme to Anurici, and that he had sailed iv the Victoria on the previous Thursday. In tlie course of the conversation, ha also slid that ho l.ad bought a puwn ticket of Mnllcr, for which he had given him 12s, an i on his producing the duplicate, which was for a gold chain on which an advance of 30) had been made, Mr Deat'i was taken to the pawnbroker's to see the chain, and on looking al. it, he at once said it was the chain which he had givea in exchange for Mr Briggs' old one.

Inspector Tanner took the photograph of Muller down to Ul2 London Docks, ami th»re learnt from the cleric that a person hid cone out in the Victoria under f.!ie name of Franz viuller, whom he identified as the prototyped7 the photogr-iph pivsented to him. Mrs Maithews, when examined, also corroborated her husband's statement, and said Muller hid bseu there; that he said he had come to bid th-jm Rood hye befjre setting off for Aniericv, and that in the course of the tune he was there he took out a little box and sjave it to tue little girl to play with. That box had Mr Death's name and addres-i on the label inside the lid, and was the one in which he hid put up tlie chum he had exchanged with his unknown customer. As if, bowev-T, to leave no possible doubt us to where he had gone, the following letter was receive 1 by Mrs Blythe, bear.ng the Worthing postmark, and, though not signsd, was recognised as iv Muilei-'s handwriting by Mr Matthews' sister, to whom ho had once piid his addresses: — " Uu the Sea July 18th—into morning. " Dear Friends—l am clad to canfess that I cannot hare a better charrme a* I have if the sun sheius nise and the wind blows far as it tan at the present moment evere thing will go well. I can't reit aue raou;- only I have no postage yo will be so Kind to tak tb.it letter in. v The evidence being so conclusive, the depositions were hurried up, ami within an hour from their beiug signed and the warrant mads out, Inspector 'fanner received orders to proceed by the next steamer to Amfrica, biking with him one of the officers, named Clark. Mr Deatli, the jeweller, and the cabman Matthews, iv order to 'identify ths alleged murderer on his ariival in New York. Th's party started at nine o'clock on the nieht of the lfkli, for Liverpool, ond sailed in the City of Manchester, for New York, at midday on the 20th After au unpleasaut voyage ol sixteen days, New York was reached on the sth of August. Arriving here, Inspector Tanner put himself in communication with the British Consul, and was by him introduced to the Chief of our MetroHEPBUENj A.NO CO.,

P'litau polue -Superintendent Kennedy—and to Inspector Carpenter, who gla'Hy promised him nil the assistance iv their power, and detailed officer Tieman, of the Detective PoUee, to assist in making the arrest. The legal formalities were confided by the Consul to Mr Marbury attorney, who found rlv t it was necessary- there being no extradition treaty with the of New York—the arrest should be made by the United States' Marshall (Marshall Murray), or somebody deputed and authorised Uy him. The little difficulty which here threatened torise from the mutual jealousy of the State and Federal officers was averted by Marshall Murray authorising officer 'Pieman, who had already been selected by Superintendent Kennedy, to act as his deputy. All possible steps were fakpn to ensure prompt not ice of the arrival of the Victoria, mid ■to prevent any knowledge of the state ot things reaching her he-fore being boarded by the arresriiiß parry. For this purpose, the Sandy Hook Telegraph' Company were instructed immediately to forward information of the arrival of the vessel off San'lv Hook to the Police HeadqTiartisrs and to the Qaaramine station on Htaten island, where officer Tinunn and Serjeant Clarke, with the cabman Mathews. were waiting to board ho>r with the heilth officer, who is the fist person all wed to c unraunicate with ships from for- ign port.3 on their arrival he>e. The secretary of the pilot offlue wai also commutiicnte'i with, and by his means a circular was distributed among the nilots of the port, asking ti'em to keep a sharp look-out for the Victoria, and offering a reward of 15 to the one boarding tier; asking them, al>o, to be careful not to distribute any newspapers containing an account of the affair among the passengers, but, quietly to inform the captain, Captain Champion, of the true state of the ense. as regarded Mullet", leaving it fo his discretion whether hewou!d put him in irons nrnot; but, at any rate, to keep his eye on him, and sea that he did not escape. Considerable fear was felt that all these plans might he deranged when tbe news came of the operations of the pirate Tallahassee, and the burning of the Adriatic, belonging to the same line and owners, and which, left London a week after the Victoria; but the. statement of her owners, that she was not expected to make the passage in less than forty dayspud perhaps even sixty, and the subsequent arrival of the Villafranca, somewhat tranquilised the fears of the police that the Victoria might have met the fate of the Adriatic, and her passengers been landed at some othes port. THE ABBEST. These fe&rs were, however, at last set at rest by a teleginm from Sandy Hoik, on Wednesday evening, the 24th inst, a^out six o'clock, announcing that the Victria was then entering theli lower hay. The detectives were immediately on the alert, and finally their patiencewas rewarded by the appenranee of the vf ssel off the quarantine station at Stated Island. The health officer, Dr. Swinbo'irne, immediately went ou hoard accompanied hy Officers Tieman. and!Clark. Inspectors Tanner and Kerresey rfmainiT gon shore. As soon bs the officers were introduced to Captain Champion, he said he knew what ;<vas their object, and that, they wanted to. set a man of the name of Mailer, and added, " I am very glad that you have come on board, it has been a great burden on w'y mind, but now you are here you can take charge of him " Captain Chnmpion then, as a ruse, ordered the steerage passengers to corns aft to be examined by the doctor, and after several Fames hil beea called and duly answerecJ. Franz Muller's name was called. He came firward and was told to go down into the cabin, where he was immediately seized by the officers, who at once commenced to search him. He seemed greatly aaitated, and said, "What is it? what is it?" and on beine told that he was arrested on a change of having murdered Mr Brings, turned a ghastly white. Soon, however, he recovered himself and said. "X. did not do it, and I can prove that I was" not there at all "

It eeems that immediately on the pilot reachingthe vessel, he informed Captain Champion of the supposed identity of Muller with the murderer of Mr Brigß?, and an instructed, desired him to see that he did not escape. Thereupon the captain detailed the second mate of the vessel to keep Muller under Ms immediate surveillance, tliouuh without, if possible, excitinghis suspicions that such was the case- This the mate did, hut as the vessel came near the lightship, an excursion boat came alongside, and reeuig the mine of the vessel, s>orae person in the boat shouted out, "How are you Muller, themurderer V Fortunately, however, none bnfc some of the cabin passengers seem fr> hava heard this at the stern of the vessel, and as f,.r Muller, he at the, time w s on the gangway ia the act ot going below, and appeared to have been completely in ignorance of what was said. • The captain, however, to guard against the possibility of hi' having heard it, and in eonafequeiice lumping overboard, hail the boat got ready to lie lowered instant'y sh uld he attempt to escape in this way. A.t tlie quarantine station there was some little delay in the appearance of the hoarding party ; and so anxious had Cip'ain Champion become', an* so fearful of the possible escape of his passenger, that he determined to put him in irons atones, and putting a revolver in his pocket, he called the mate an-i was giving orders for Muller's seizure when the health officer and th i detectives came on board. As soon as the arrest and search were finishes, h's trunk was opened, and in it, sewed up in a piece of chamois leather, was the missing watch of Mr Brings, with the glass broken, ami also a black silt hat marked " Digance, Hatter,' proving conclusively that it was the one once worn by Mr ttrigg*. These things were seized. by Sertrennt Clerk, who a*ked Mull-.r how loner he h vl the hat, and h* replied " Twelve months;" and in reply to a similar question about the watch, i" Two year?." I his hat had evidently bean worn by him during ihe voyage, when on deck, as he had no other, not even a cap, and one was borrowed for him by the officer to go on shorj in. He was kept on boiril the whole night, during the first part of which he ssemol somewhat agitated aud in deep thought, frequently rising suddenly and pacing' the cabin ; but durmar th* ialter part of it he slept soundly. In the morning, when off Ovstle harden, the shiD was boarded by Inspector Tanner, who asked Muller what had become of the rinir he received with the chain from Mr Dsath, and ho replied that it had been taken from him. Tanner then a«ked if tha stone was a red one, and he said, " iVp, white." \ number of steerage passengers wre tbea called down into th- cabin, and Muller placed iv fieir mi'Lst, and Mr Death, jeweller, who had accompanied Tanner, was brought down into the cabin, and asked to printout the ra-m wlio hart come to his shop. This he did, fixing oa Malleiwithout the slightest hesitation. The Cook of the vessel,'wh> either slept with Muller, oriathe next berth, voluntarily stated to the captain that Miller during the voyage, se amel to sleep very unsoundly, often wakrap with a start, or talking in his sleep, exclaiming, " Who's there ? take your hinds off," and similar expressions, denoting a very perturbed mind. Thj party were landed in the Custom-house bwge" and Muller was conveyed to Police Headquarters, Mulberry street, about half-past test yesterday morning. He seemed quite cool anil : uoileetsd, tho'i-rh somewhat downcast, animadca hearty m«al of the fold offered him on his arrival. About noon he was taker* under the gnari of three police offi :ers, to the photographic gulleieyjust above Bleeker strast, to have his likeness 'taken. He underwent the operation with tbo utmost composure, maintaining all the sullen indiff.'rencs he had exhihitei during th^ morning; aud here it may not be amiss to state that_ big K'neral appearance is decidedly unprepas^ejsing. He is apparently about five feet sis or seven inches in height, compactly built, and about, twenty-four or twenty-five years of ag.;. His fuT-ciiead is well developed, hair light, no whiskers or moustache, and eyes blue, but very smill ami deepy set in hi-i head ; while his mouth is decidedly rupulsire, from its esreme width atr^ pro>tubuia ice, irnpresing one with tha ideaofdasKed obstinacy and riadictive rclentlessnesi. Muller was subsequently,brought up before the New York Bench, and after some delay, wvw handed over to the British authorities, udder tha. Extradition Treaty. MANSE STEEBT.

MTJLLER'B ARRIVAL IN EHGLA.ND, For some days p:\st, since it became known that the suspected muvriertrof Mr Briggp, was to be brought to this country in the Inraan steamer Ktna, Captain M'Guigan, expectation was on tiptoe "B to the probable time that vessel would reach this port. The excitement increased rnther than died away during the delay consequent on the protracted voyage of the steamer. About thr c o'clock on Wednesday afternoon a telegram va« received announcing tiiat the lUna had been sighted off C ipe Clear, and soon after a despatch reached this town .giving the information that Muller wns op board. It then became a matter of speculation as to whether the supposed murderer would he landed at Queonstown or brought on to ihia port. Man; thought that, the time that would bo saved by going through King-town and i-iolyhe&d t<> London would be a sufficient inducement to Tnspp.ci.or Tanner to adopt that route with his charge This advantage, hvwtve'*, was more than counterbalanced by the many difficulties that would have to be encountered consequent on ins frequent rhanges on the way, and tde Mrgrarns from Qaeenstowu on Thursday put an end to all douMs in regard to the matter, it being stated that Muller would be brought to this pint. Po soon a- it hrcame known that he who had become the lion ot the day was to be brought to Liverpool large Hum' ers of applications were mi.de at the office ot the Liverpool, New York, and J'hilalelfhia Steamship Company, fir passes to go out in the tender wM< h was to attend upon the Ktna on her arrival in the Mersey. Under the circumstances, it was deemed de-irable to refuse all meh applications, aud to p>-ant no order* f-xrfint to members of tha press. This caused much disappointment to many persons who had felt a desire to go out to the steamer, and so have a view of- the supposed murderer ; but it was feared that the boat would be overcrowded if orders were granted lo all who applied for them, and tint oflence would be given if some were granted while others were refused. On Friday there was considerable excitement about the town in regard to the expected arrival and numerous inquiries were made, both at Mr Inman's office and the Central Police office, in regard to the time and place of landing. It was evident that if some precaution were not taken there would be an immense crowd assembled to see Muller Und, and that tho officers in whose charge he was might have great difficulty in conveying him from the river side to the Police office or railway station. Mr Divisional . (Superintendent Hide and Detective Inspector Carlisle consulted on Friday afti'inoon with Mr Jnraan's manager as to the best plan to be adopted to get out of the difficulty, The result of tha conference wss that the steamtug Kury, belonging to the Old ftearatug Company, was speedily engaged and placed at the service <>i the police authorities by Mr Inmrm, who throughout showed every desire to give the police nil the facilities possible. Mr JKnrx, superintendent of the Lime-street Station of the London and North Western Railway, communicated to the police his wish to render any su-tiUiance he c >u!d, and intimated his intention of giving the officers and their charge a carriage entirely to themselves. In order to guard agains' any accident consequent on the expected crowding of the Prince's Landingstage, a body of twenty police-constables, with two inspectors, were stationed there, and a similar number were detailed for duty at the Central Police-station, in Data-street, the whole under the charge of Superintendent JBaynes. The police having thus, a« usua', prepared a smooth rath for Muller and his attendants, their arrival was awaitel with confidence. About seven o'clock the detectives and others went over to Woo<!.>ide in one of the ferry steamers. At the Hirkenhead Landing-stage the stecrotuGr Fury was waiting1 with steam up, remiy to he off at a moment's noiice. Superintendent Bide, InsDfctor v artiste. Detectives Smith, Patri'.k, and Jones, Caotain Jelhird and Vlr Alexander, the representatives of the owners of the Etna, and several others having gone on board, the r'ury steamed from the landing-staae. In the meantime a laree > rowd had congregated at the northend of tie Prince's Lan ing-stage, on this side •» ot the riv«'r, where the seam tug Despatch, the ordinary tender on the Philadelphia Company's steamers, wns waiting with steam up in readij;eas to bring ashore the pa senger* and thtir u.'gasie. It wasgsnerally believed that that was i.;e steamer in which the prisoner would be ' inded, this belief being strengthened by the fact • it' the number of policemen stationed on the Landing-stage. The Fu'y left-the Birkenbead Landing-stage about a quarter-past seven o'clock anil came up with the screw-steamer Ktna a short distance from the Northwest Light-'-hip, about half-past Dine o'c'ook. On going <>n board the Etna our report*.* learned that during the voyage Muller had generally appeared unconcerned at the position in which, he was placed. He ate and drnnk well, find (taring- the passage he h.-id amused himself in s veral ways. The hospital of ths ship was fitted for hi 3 accommodation, and he seemed to )ia perfectly comfortable, never express'ng a do-ire to go on deck for exercise. Daring the voyage Ir.sp'ctor Kerresey and Sergeant Clark had watched him in turns, under the superintendence of Mr Tanner. He bad not alluded or appeared inclined to allude to the offence with which he was charged. Unlike most natives of Germany. Muller does not sm 'ke. la his habits he is very clean, putting on a clean shirt every other day, and washing himself several times a day. On Thursday, when the vessel came in sight of the coist of Ireland, he locked through the par tho c at the still distant shore, and he seamed to take deep interest in the view thus presented to him. Dr. Harding-, the surgeon of the ship, had visited the prisoner every day during- the passage, but Muller was in excellent htalth. Tte chief steerage steward (Parry) was in attendance on Mul/er al*o, «nd care was taken that, he should be properly anil regularly supplied with good- f od, of which he ate hear'ily. The only remarkable saying attributed to him wa« a question whicli he put to some on hoard on Thursday, " Whit do they do with peopie who die on board ship at sea?" Inspector Tanner and his prisoner, with the othe" officers, including Mr Ride and Mr Carlisle, v who had g'me out in the tender, having gone on b<wd the Fury agnin, she steamed back to Liverpool, and landed her passengers at the Prince's Pierhead. '1 he Etna went into one of the north docks. As soon as the Fury neared the wall, a large number of people who were waiting on the landing-stage ran along the pierhead, and a cons deralile number of persons congregated in a very • short time, all set mine: very eager to obtain a view of the prisoner, who, during the passage from the Ktna, had stood with the officers on the bridge of the paddle-boxes With some difficulty he was got into a car, and Mr Tanner, Mr Hide, and Mr C'arlis'cr, having taken their places inside, the car was driven off at a rapid rate, followed by a large crowd hooting. When the car arrived at the station the party were met by Mr Knox, the traffic superintendent of the district, aud besides him there were not more than a dozen people at the station, including the officials. Muller was placed in a waiting room, wiien be at once resumed his reading, and did riot enter freely into conversation. As tha ' time for the departure of the train arrived a small crowd of spectators began to assemble, but at the very utmost they could not have exceeded two hundred. A special carriage had been provided f r the use of Mr Tanner and his party, a' d almost as soon as the train had pulled up Muller walked with a very firm step to the carriage, having shaken hands with one or two persons with whom he had been brought into immediate contact, and the train moved off, amid cries of " G-ood bye, Mull-r," "Farewell, Muller." The poor unhappy fellow retained the utmost selfcornuosure throughout the whole scene, and those .. of the public who were able to catch a glimpse of his features and body could not help expressing their doubts whether or not he was the real murderer of the deceased Mr Briggs. ARRIVAL IN LOEDON. At twfnty-flve minutes before three on Saturday afternoon, the Liverpool express train drew up at the ticket platform of the London and Nort'i-We-ftem Hailway, near tho Ca-jiden Bt;i--tion. The first face reeogni-e-] by those who bad the privilege of being- on the platform wm that of Inspector Tanner, who guarded hia window (that of the last carriage) carefully, so as not to allow even a chance of escape- Muller sat in apparent unconcern while the tickets were being collected. At Kuston Station there was a prison van, in whicli the accused was driven off to the Bow street police station. EXAMINATION OF MULLER. Bow street was on Monday morning visited by a Crowd of about COO persons, who congregated '

eirly. At a quarter to eight Muller was taken from the cell, where he has ben since Snturdfty, and was walked across the mreet to the Police i Court, on tbe n hor side of the way. The crowd was ord rly,|but made a rush to catch a glimpse of Muller as he passed, and then became l»ss dense ; but during the A'hole morning- people still eathered there A line of policemen stretching across the rond kept them back noar Covent Garden Theatre, and policemen were stationed lit the Wellington street end of How street; so that comparatively few people were standing in the neighborhood of the court; and such as had filtered through the line of policemen were f quailed in number by other constables', who continually moved amongst them and told them to ■'pass on." Some of thctn, bent on seeing Muller, and believing no one that the man was already in the Magistrate's Court, movtd three paces and stoid still until told to " pass on1' again, when th<-y moved to their former position and stood siill aeain. Applioa ions innumerable were made by persons seeking- admission to the court on all manner of pretences, and aMr M'Ksnzie, supported by it body of police, a'gued against the applications with a Scotch accent and appropriate action and gesticula ion. One man with a bandbox tied up in n yellov, handkerchief, said he was a witness in the case of Mary Jonrs ag'iinst Martha Pierce for assault and battery, and sought admission to the court on behalf of the plaiutift'in the said action ; bub Mary Jones not being forthcoming to support the statement the application was refused, and the man protesting that the bandbox and contents were mat* rial evidence in the case, passed on, to return at a future and more propitious time to renew the applica ion. In the meantime Muller had his breakfast, and afterwards read some periodicals supplied to him, until he was called on for THE EXAMINATION. It was not until eleven o'clock that Muller was placed at the bar. He wore light trousers, a dark shooting coat, nnd in bis hand he carried a straw hat. He was apparently unconcerned. He 1 oked very p*le and Bad, far more so than at any former period_s!noe his apprehension, and he kept his eyes partially if not entirely closed, only at intervals looking down at the spectators crowding the attorneys' box.

Prince Humbert and several other gentlemen were on the Bench with Mr Flower, the presiding Magistrate. The charge having been read over to the priBqner by Mr Bnrnaby without eliciting: any sign,

'Mr Giffard, the counsel for the Crown (instructed r-y Mr Pollard, the Treasury solicitor), rose to open the case. Mr Thomas Beard, solicitor for the defence, acting for the German Legal Protection Society, requested that f.ll the witnesses, except Mr Tanner, should be rf quired tn leave the ' ourt.

Mr David Brigham, «t 23, JVelMra-square, Pcokham, woollen warehouseman, said his wife was a niece of the late Mr Brijrcß. On Saturday, the 9th of July, tli? latfi Mr Briggs dined with him. He was there three hours and a half, and left at half-past eight. Witness went with him to the Nelson omnibus in the Old Kent-road" Mr Briggs would get out at King William street, and proceed to the Feiichurch street station. Mr Briggs was.in good health and spirits when they parted. He was in the habit of carri inir a plain gold watch, and he had it with hi-n that night. (The chain, seal, and k"ys attached to the wat h were produced by Inspector Kerres-y). Witness be'ieved them to have belonged to Mr Briggs. Ho had observed thnt the stone of the seal was broken. He had noticed it some months before Mr Brigg-s had a black bag wirh him when he visited their house. It wns a bag similar to that produced. The stick (produced) belonged to Mr Briggs._ On the following morning (Sunday) he went up to Clapton Pqnare, where Mr Brigers resided, and saw Mr Briggs there. He was alive at that time—eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

Mr Beard said he had no questions to ask the witnfss

William Timb?, a guard on the North London Knilway, saH h- travelled with the empty carriages from Victoria Pa<k on ths night of Saturday, July 9. He left Victoria Park Station at twenty-five minutes past ten. In passing1 the Canal bridge the driver called his attention to something lyinc in the road. It was lyinein the six feet way, that is, bftween the up and down lines. He puton the breaksand stopped the train. The driver went back to the spot where they had seen the o^j^ct. Pie accompanipd the drivrr, and when they came up to it they found that it was the body of a man. He was taken to the Mitford Castle Tavern. Witness took the carringes on and then went back to tbe tavern. A female servant of Mr Briggs came about- two hours afterwards and identified him. Witness remained with him until rive o'clock in the morning. There wa3 no cross- examination of the wit nes9.

Mr Thomas James Brigg?, of 5, Warwick terranp, Upper Clapton, india rubber manufiicturrr and watrrproofyr, said the late Mr B^'iggs was his father. He siw him to speak to him last on Thursday, July 7th. He nex< saw him at halfpast two on Sunday morning at the Mitford Castle. He was at that time alive, but insensible. He accompmied him when he was removed to his own house. No. 5. CKpton-square. He died about a quarter to twelve on the Sumtay night. The articles produced (watch, seals, chain, &c), he recognised as having belonged to his father.

Tbe Magistrate: Have you any doubt about that?

Witness: Not tha slightest. The watch had belonsred to his uncle before it came into his father's possession, as well as a ring which was attached to the chain. He did not think he could swear to the hat, as it looked shni t?.v than his father's. In other respects it corresponded wi'h his father's hat as well 's with the name ofthemnker. The stick produced had bslo ged to his father, and the bag to one of his younger brothers.

By Mr Beard : He did not live with his father. He did not know whether he was in th" liaMt of writing his name in his hats. The hat his father Tore was, he thought, higher than ihnt produced. The hat produced seemed to have been cut and sewn afresh.

Mr John Death, j^wejler, of 55, Cheap ide, said that on the morning of Monday, July 11, at about ten o'clock, the prisoner entered his shop and offered a chain in exchange for another. Witness went and put it in the scale to weigh it, and whilst he did so the prisoner looked at him doing so. After weighing it and closely eximining it, to judge of its quality, he told the prisoner he would give him L 3 10a for it. He showed him a variety of chains, and the one nearest in value to it was L 3 15?. The pri oner declined that, as he could not pay the ss. Witness then locked over his sto^k and found a chain, the value of which was L 3 ss. When the pi-oner consented to take that chain witness put it into a paper box, whicli was handed to him by his brother. He made a parcel of it and delivered it to the prisoner. The box produced had his (witness's) name upon it. He then nsked the prisoner what he would take for the five shilling!. He said ho would take a finger ring'- Wine's showed him a small second-band signet ritfr, with a white cornelian stono, and a head engraved on it. The prisoner put the ring on his finger, and retained it there. He ha*l not the leatt doubt that the prisoner was tbe person who 'came to his shop. Ho selected him from othets at New York. He was one of seven or eijjht.

The Magistrate told the prisoner he could s-it down, if he liked it b'tter. a privilege of which Muller at once availed himself.

It appeared that the ring spoken to by the witness had not been found.

Jonathan Matthews, of No. 8 Earl street T?asf, Paddington, sad he was a cab-driver, and knew the prisoner. He had known him upwards of two years. About the end of last year the prisoner asked him to purchase a hat for him similar to one hfi had bought for himself. He bought it at Mr Walker's, Crawford street. Prisoner afterwards wore the/hat. The hat produced was the o;ip. he purchased. It was handed to him in a box —the box produced, with Mr Walker's name upon it. He had seen the hat three weeks before the 9th of July. By Mr Heatd : The hat was more turned up on one side than it was on the other. He had sometimes put on Muller's hat. but had never gone outdoors in it. H« could not swear that he ever touched the hat between the time he purchased it and two or three weeks before tbe outrage. Hi did not know what became of the hat he had purchased for himself a week before. Probably it was thrown on ths dust heap. He had not purchased a hat at Mr Walker's since. He had bought two or three hats since that time. The last hat he purchased was two or three weeks before this job occurred. It was after the time he bad examined Mullei'a

hat. It was one day in the following week. He had never looked at the name in the hat ] but he purchased it in xford street. The previous hnit. he had an accident with—it was run over by a cab. He purchased it fit Down's, in Long *ere. Wben he purchased the new hut at Down.-*, he left the old one in the shop. It was too shabby to wear any longer. He did not tell ths shopkeeper that th- h^t had been run over. ; He did not know what was tlicco'or of the linirm ! of the hat h« honeht at Down's, nor did he-know t> c color of the lining he ww had. He thought he paid 5s 61 for the h:it at Down's It was a' out six weet-s before the puich t.<> nf tre hat in Oxford street that be tought the hat at Down's. (The witness underwent a severe crcsa-exaniiia-tion on this point, r-ut he w unable to givK any clear acount of the periods at which he purchased the hats.) It w-ip, be thought, ab mt thp beginning of June that be bought the hat at Down's, but he could not say. The old hat he left at Down's he purchased at Walker's. The first time he heard of the outrage was in the nvddle of the following week. He had not seen MuHer between tlle Saturday and Ihe time he henr-1 of the murder. Mr Beard said that he had several more questions to put to the witness, butthe information he wished had not arrived, and he asked to bi allowed to recall him. The magistrate assente I, ani Mr GHffard's re-examination was also deferred. Fllen Blythe. wife of George Blytbe, of 16 Park terrace, Old VotA roa1, said she knew the prisoner, who had lodged at. her house. He lodged there about seven weeks, Saturday, tbe 9rh of July, she went to bed at elevfn o'clock. Muller, who had a key, had not returned at that time. She saw him the next morning, between eight and nine o'clock, in the kitchen. He used to sleep upstairs in the one pair back She heard him come down before he came into the kitchen. He paid four shil lines a week. He last paid his rent on the Wednesday prior to his loving on the Thursday after the 9th. ' She did not recollect when he pud liefore. On Sunday. the lO.h he remained at home until about six o'clock in the evening. She remembered Superintendent Tidy coming; to her house on the Tuesday after. Muller had left on the Thursday. She saw him take away a piece of rap out of the crate of tbe room which Muller used to occupy. She gave the batboi produced up to tbe po'iee. She found it in Muller's room, and believed he brought it with his luggage. By Mr Beard : She wns in the habit of going to the prisoner's room while he lodged there. He had a pair of pate-1 leather bouts. She supposed he rhaned them with the rag produced. He wns a very well conducted man during the time he lndged'with them. She saw him go out on the Saturday morning. When she saw him on the Sunday he had the same clothes on which he wore on the Saturday. She observed no difference in his manner on the Hum.'ay. He walked out with hsr and her bust and on the Sunday fvenirg. as he had been accustomed to do. He had previously told them i hat he intended to goto - m erica, hut she did not know whether he wns provided with necessaries for the voyage. She knew Muller altosether more than a twelvemonth On one oca^ion he showed her a chain. It was on Monday the 11th nf July.

By Mr Gifiard : She did not think she should know the chain again. That produced (the one given in exchange) wis something like it. On the Sunday pveningl Muller returne I home with I er and her h-^band ahtut nine o'clock, and did not go out again that, night, By IHr Beard : Muller had been out on Monday prior to showing her the chain. Elizabeth Sarah Repsch, of 12£ Jewry-street. AldgatP, said she had known the prisoner nearly two years He formerly worked for Mr Wilds, a friend of her husband, and afterwmds took a workromn of h:s own. He continued t» visit th;m while he had the work-room. She saw him on Saturday, the 9th July. He was with them all the aiternoon She last saw him thpe at half-past sp.ven, nnd left him there with John Haffa. About half-past eight witne-s went br,ck again to her house and Muller had gone. She next saw him on the Monday morning, between ten and eleven. He sat on her husband's shopbo ird, and produced a chain from his waistcoat rocket. It was a soil Albert chain. That produced was, she believed, the one. He said he had given 13 15.! for it at the docks. He showed them also a plain gold ring with a white stone, and the ngu re of a head on it. He had it on bis finger when he came in and said he had paid«7s 6d for it. Witness said she did not think it was gold, upon which Muller took her husband's shears and scraped it, saving that was the way he 'e^ted it. She did not notice anything peculiar in his dress beyond that he had a new hat—a fresh hat rather. He woiehis old hat on the previous Saturday. She remarked that he was very extravagant in having another new bat, nnd he male answer that his old one was smashed, and that; he had thrown it in the dus'bole. Tlip o'd hat produced wap, she thought, the old one which Muller used to w. ar.

John Haffa, 18. Park terrace, Old Ford, tailor, siid he had known the prisoner about five months For three niehfo before he If ft England be slept in witness's room. On Saturday, July 9th, he was with the prisoner at Hepschs house. Muller left between seven and eight in the evening, and said he was going to see his sweetheart. From what he remembered Muller gsive him to understand that it was a. girl on the town. Muller told Him she livrd in George street, Stockwell, but he did not know whether it was No. 2 or No. 10. Her name was Kldnd. Witness bought a pawnbroker's duplicate on the Wednesdaj. He had seen him tvearingr a chain on the Monday. When Muller gave him the duplicate h^ said it was for the cha n he had worn on Mondiiy, and witness lent him 12s on it, Mr Repsch having stated that Muller was short of numy fcr his passage. By Mr Pe*rd : Muller wis lame when he left Mr ilepseh s house on the Satur ay evening. He limped in his walking He had a slipper on the foot that he was lame with.

George Clarke, sergeant of the detective police, said he boarded the Victoria on the 24th of August, in company with John Tiernan, an officer of the New York Police. The Victoria was lying in the bay, about nine miles from New York. The prisoner wa> in the salon in the aft part of tho ship. He tiok hold of Muller by his arms, and 'Pieman said, " 1 am an officer of the New York Police, and you are ohnrged with the murder of Mr Briugs in Hnglanit'' Witness explained ta the prisoner that it was on the 9ih of July, on the North London Hailway, between Bow aud Hackney Wick. Prisoner said, '• I know nothing abnut it; I was never on the line." Tiernan searched him. and from his right-hand waistcoat-Docket took a key. which witness retained. The pri-oner said " That is the Jtey of my box." From whit the captain told him witness went to No 9 berth, nnd fetched a box into the saloon, where the prisoner was standing. The prisoner said, '• Thai's my box." Witness unlocked it. and found the watch (produced) wrapped in a bit of iag. 'The prisoner said it was his watch. He also found the hat produced in the fame box. Witness asked Muller whether he had hid the things long. He said he had had the watch about two years and the hat about twelve month*. 'I he name of the makers of tbe hat was Uigence and Co., 18, Koyal Exchange. Mr Giif ird asked for a remand, to which the Magistrate at once assented.

The prisoner was then formally remanded untill eleven o'cioak on Mond'iy next, and ho was removed from the dock.

The man King, who foolishly Rccused himself of being an accomplice of Muller, was brought up on Saturday, at. Lite Worship street Court, when Mr Lee, who saw two iupo in the carriage with Mr Brig;s, swore positively tliat the prisoner was not one of them.

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