The Express. — London, England, 1864-10-28 00:00:00

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We are not altogether surprised that the ante cedenta of the remarkable trial which commenced yesterday should have aroused some uneasiness and some ill-feeling in the minds of foreigners. They have put together the fact that Muu.xa is a Ger man, and the fact that the popular prejudice against him has been of in unusually pronounced character, and they have jumped, hastily but not altogether unnaturally, to the conclusion that the two circumstances stand to each other in the re lation of cause and effect. If they would look, however, a little more closely at the peculiar fea tures of the case, they would see that this con clusion is not exempt from the common vices of over hasty induction. There are ample grounds for the exceptional public excitement created by the murder of Mr. BRIGGS without there being any need to refer it to the nationality of the prisoner at the bar. The circumstances under which the crime was committed affected it with unusual sisal licence, and the sensation of personal and indi vidual alarm gave an unusual and suspicious strength to the natural desire to see justice vin dicated. That such would have been the result would have been predicted, without hesitation, by any one who remembered the garotting panic of two years ago. When it wee known that Mcxxxa bad left England, a new set of feelings came into play. The interest of a doubtful chase was added to the interest of a mysterious crime, and it would have been as reasonable to expect forbearance from a pack of foxhounds after a hard run as to look for careful weighing of evidence among the crowds who hung about the police-office. But the eager ness which has been manifested implied simply a wish that MULLER should be tried, not a desire that he should be convicted ; and the special reasons to which it was attributable ceased in a great measure to exist when once the accused was in custody. It is quite possible, if the trial is prolonged and the defence even reasonably plausi ble, that before the verdict is given the current of public sympathy may set mainly in the prisoner's favour. We can conceive, however, that a German may answer " Granted that the prejudice against " 11Irmas is in no way connected with his " obnoxious nationality, I may still feel anxious " for a countryman who is possibly innooent, and " who has to be tried under circumstances so " obviously inimical to his obtaining unbiassed " justice. You tell me that he stands the same "chance as an Englishman ; but unless that " chance is in itself a good one, 1 may fairly be " alarmed at seeing a German exposed to it." The . removal of • genuine misapprehension is always worth attempting, and in the present case the end may be attained by a mere glance at the safe guards provided for a prisoner by the theory and practice of English criminal law. In the first place, there is no room for the indulgence of any private vengeance. The prosecution is at the suit of the Crown, and the counsel employed in it have no professional connexion with, and consequently owe no responsibility to, the persons whose injuries are to be redressed or avenged. At t h e same time the intervention of the Crown is simply ministerial. The prosecution has no duties in the Old Bailey to day which it would not have equally if it had been instituted by Mr. BRIGGS' relations. It has no representative in Court other than the advocates which it has retained ; the Judge sits simply as a moderator between two contending litigants, charged only with seeing that the one takes no unfair advantage of the other. The Court before which the prisoner is tried has not only all the securities for impartiality which can be derived from the entire absence of any interest inthe result; it has in addition all those undefined but most effec tive guarantees which arise from a complete iden tification with along series of venerated traditions. The English Bench has been the seat for ages of • system of jurisprudence of which the substantial equity, as between subject and subject, was never questioned even in the worst days of political subservience. Nor is it his office only which ex ercises this influence upon the Judge. The tradi tions of the Bar, of which before his elevatian he was one of the foremost members, point in the same direction ; and he sits to administer justice in the full sight of a profession to whose good or bad opinion the training and habits of a lifetime have made him keenly and even morbidly sus ceptible. The nature of the evidence by which the pri soner's guilt must be established is another point in his favour. It combines the two opposite fea tures of extreme technicality and extreme simpli city. The rules which govern the reception of evidence invest it with the former character ; the fact that the credibility and value of the evidence must be decided by the jury invest it with the latter. Hero, therefore, the prisoner is doubly protected. The Court will take care that he is not prejudiced by an aimless narration of every fact, or surmise, or rumour which may be in circulation about him; and the intervention of the jury is a warrant that the proof of his guilt mat be such as is satisfactory, not to subtle intePfibets ast. uatomed to trace the obscure connexion I events remote from one another, but to . pbnin and commonplace men, who bring into the jury-box the rough common sense which guides them in their own affairs. Nor is there much weight to be attached to the objection that their minds are Waned by what they have beard on the subject out of doors. Any one who has heard or even read the proceedings in a lengthened trial will feel that the difficulty is not so much to get rid of the impressions with which he began, as to retain the impressions which he is supposed to have gathered as he went on ; and the chances are that by the time the evidence on both sides is concluded the jury are looking anxiously to the Judge's charge as some index of how much of what they have heard they may law fully dismiss from their recollection. When we add to all this the further security which the prisoner derives from the fact that the case against him must be so conclusive as to leave no room for that reasonable difference of opinion which is likely to arise in the course of prolonged discussion, the chances of an unjust verdict, at all events where life is concerned, seem reduced almost to a minimum. These are the safeguards with which, in the opinion at least of Englishmen, the CriminalJuriaprudenoe of England surrounds an ao• cased person, and whatever may be their value they will be accorded to FRANZ MULLIR as fully as—nay, if possible more fully than—to any native English man. We have little fear that they will appear insufficient to the keenest foreign scrutiny, so long as it be honest and impartial. bt roun. BALMOP.AL, Ocr. 26. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, and attended by Visoeunteav Jocelyn and Lady Augusta Stanley, drove round by Invoreauld yesterday. Prisms Louise went out driving in the morning, attended by Miss Bauer. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., M.P., has re turned to Falioden from Balmoral. Despatches were reoeived yesterday at Use Colocialoffice from the Governors of the North American Provinces and Bermuda. Despetches were sent to the Governor of Canada. A deputation of gentlemen from Erith sod Belvedere had an interview with Earl de Grey and Ripon, at the War office, yesterday, to premed a memorial from the inhabitants of those parishes respoding the recent explosion at Erith. The depettatioa ecosinted of Ike Venerable the Archdeacon (C. J. Smith), the Rev. J. H. Baum, Captain M'Billop, R.N., sod Haste. R. Broom, J. Pariah, A. J. Jay, W. Everitt, A. Walla, W. Hall, F. B. Dal l y , C. Beadle, jun., W. Oogar, jun., C. Hartridge, S. Ifidurewl, and S. Reeves. FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE. Yesterday, at three o'clock, the mortal remains of Henry Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, were deposited, amid univenal tokens of respectful regret, in the family vault within the new parish church of Markham Clinton, about seven miles front Clamber-house. The day was wretched, but from an early hour crowds of people passed through Ratford and Worksop and lined the road from Clamber to Markham, all sorts of traps being brought into requisilton, see-horse gigs being predominaat. The deepest signs of sorrow were everywhere exhibited. Every single shop in Worksop was closed till four, and every private house bad the blinds drawn down. Most of the houses and shops at Bedard were also completely closed ; from Hattori Tower sad Botbama•i] Tower ems were flying half mast high, and the belle of Worksop, Hotheads% West Drayton, Grantee, =lnky, Fiat Mark. ham, sod Markham Clinton, tolled from ten to two. The utmost liberality was shown to the tenantry, oottagsrs, and friends of the late duke who, thronged the house end grounds ; but perhaps one of the most touching sights was • group in the hail of school gird from Hardwick, fed and clothed by the late duke, whose anxiety to catch • &epee of the coffin of their benefactor, and whose deep emotion, were remarked by all. Oa Wed nesday the body lay in Mete in the centre of the anteroom leading to the large library, whith was hung with black. The coda, over which was • rich black silk pall, with the duke's arms on it, was covered with crimson silk velvet, and the furniture was richly carved, with eight large gilt handles end • crown. On the sofa was placed a rich velvet cushion bearing the ducal coronet ; and on the lid was wrought an embellished star of the Order of the Garter. Lighted wax candles were kept burning oa each side of the coffin, and • very l►rge number of friends and tenants pssse•l through the room from 12 to 4. The following is the inscription on the oof6a : —"Henry Pelham Pelham-Climb:is, Duke of Newcastle, Lord Lientseent and Costae Itotulor um of the County of Ndeingdam, Lord Warden of the Stean•ries of Devon and Cornwall, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, sod the of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council. Born Plod May, 1811 ; Died 18th October, 1864.* The time of startiag was fixed fora quarter to 11 am., but the prooresioa did sot leers till half-past 11. The pro cession left Clamber-hour &boat 11.30. Amongst the mourners were The Eul of Lincoln (mow Duke of Newcastle). Lord Arthur Clinton, Lord Albert Clinton (eons of the late disks), the Duke of Hamilton, sad the Hight Hon, W. E. Gladstone. The procession, which was nearly a mile long, purled down the park and crossed the great north road and through part of Sherwood Forest, pert Markham Moor, and down a lane into Markham Clinton, at the extreme end of which pariah, on an elevated site, stands the new church built sea family mausoleum by the late duke's father twenty years and more ago. Arrived at the church, the body was received by the Rev. H. R. Reynolds, vicar, who read the opening seatenom and the Psalm. The lesson was read at the bead of the grave by the Rev.& boogie*, of Sandby, the late vicar, and the rest of the venire by the Rev. H. Fyner-Clinton, Among the clergy present were the Revs. C. D. Butterfield (Retford), T. Chapman ( Elksley), Hicks (Haworth). G. W. Brameld (Markham), Reed (011ertoo), Marsh (Trixford). Mee (Hayton), &c. The Mayor and Corporation of Raiford desired to attend in state (him grans having beep lord high steward of the borough), bat the family desired that the funeral should be as private as possible. We (Port) are safe in contradicting the popular rumour that a dissolution of parliament is immineat. Oa the contrary, we believe that we are warranted in postponing it, as far as ministerial intentions are concerned, to the en trained limits—Mu. to 1866. The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendohne St. Maur are expected to arrive at the First Lord of the Admiralty'. official residence at the Admiralty, Whitehall, on Wednesday or Thursday next from Paris. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon are expected to arrive in town in a few days from the Continent, accom panied by Lady Emily Villiers. Viscount Annesley has left town to join the family circle visiting Loed mai Lady Steam of Alderley at Heir seat in Cheshire. Viscount Chelsea has arrived on a visit to the Earl and Comatose of Craves at Ashdown Park. The Right Hon. T. H. Botheron-Estcourt, DI. P., and Lim Eetcourt have left Penance's Hotel on a tour of visite. The RUSSiAII General Todleben arrived io London on Saturday last, and is the guest of Captain and Mrs. Blakely. Yesterday he paid a visit to Woolwich, and was received with military honours by General Wards—the garrison horse and foot artillery being paraded on the com mon. Mier partaking of luncheon at the mess.room the party proceeded to the menthes, and witnessed the sue. easeful testing of one of Captain Blakely's 11-inch atsel guns (throwing 6001 b. shot), intended for the Russian go merriment. The general subsequently inspected the various departments of the Arsenal aid returned to town. He dined with Captain and Mrs. Blakely, and amongst the oompany were Sir John Burgoyne, Mr. Kieglike, General Kmety, Colonel Kaman R.E., Captain Wrottere. ley. R.A., Mr. Hayward, &a. Noma! Todleben will be entertained at dinner this amnia( by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and a banquet will be given in his honour nest week by the meinbus of the Army and Navy Clab. 'RESS, FRIDAY E ~. L41 1 !3T NEESLLIQIIM . tk. • itEPORTED MUTING OF ININMONC 4 The Wander* of Vienna mays :--" uld be 'delighted to see the confirmation of a rusperwhiek baa reached us from a good source. It:pointa to nothing less than a very early meeting of the most powerful sovereigns of Europe, to take place after the departure of the Emperor Alexander from Nice, whence he is to proceed direct to Paris. The invitation of the sovereigns to &iambi° at Paris would emanate conjointly from the Emperor Napoleon and Alexander IL" SOUTHERN RUSSIA. A letter from Odessa of the 15th says: The unexpected visit of the Grand Duke Michael here hen created considerable surprise ; the general impression is that he has some special object in view. Oa his arrival he proceeded to the Metropolitan to receive the benediction of his eminence the Archbishop of Chersou and Odom. The old Russian party were delighted to see hie highness, whom they oonaider to be one of their champions on account of his conquest of anemia, which they thfisk ►n immense thing, 500,000 Mae animus having been driven out of the country. The Grand Duke reviewed the troop. forming the garrison of Odious and had • run on the railway, with which ha appeared well pleased, and he took an active interest in the work ; he urged the necessity of every means being employed to get it com pleted as soon se pomible. It is hoped by the end of 1865 Hharkoff will be united to Odessa. During the visit of his highness • special military cannon was held and he demanded a detailed account of the military depots on the Dnieeter, the Bug, and the Dnieper. The result of the inquiry is, that the depots are found to be furniihed as completely a. I if Russia was on the point of entering cm • campaign. The Greed Duke specially ,inspected Baader and the other depots of the Dniester, and ordered some new fortific►tions at Alderman for defending the entry of the Dniester against every eventuality. Although Russia has withdrawn several regiments l►tely concentrated in Bessa rabia, nevertheless according to official reports, 80,000 troops are stationed from the Prath to the Dnieper. On the opposite line there are 40,000 Comacks of the Don sad 2.5,000 infantry. These troops form the sth army corps, which is the army of the south. This must not be con founded with the army of the Caucasus, which is altogether separate. (RIMER'S TELEGRAMS.) ARRIVAL OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AT NICK. NICE, Oct 28. The Emperor of the French reached Nice at half-past 8 yesterday evening in perfect health. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 23. Dagbladd of to-day says :—" We hear, but can not vouch for the truth of the news, that on Wed nesday last intelligence unfavourable to peace, ar rived here, and the sudden summons of the Council of State was on that account. The orders issued by the military authorities at Copenhagen seem to confirm thie rumour. It is asserted that Prussia demands that the treaty of peace should not be submitted to the Ri..;eraad. The rumour that General Falkenstein has absolutely forbidden all imports and exports by sea is fully confirmed." MEETING OF SPANISH CAPITALISTS. MADRID, Ocr. 27. The Noticia.q of to-day states that a meeting of capitalists took place yesterday at the Ministry of Finance. The Minister said that, pending the opening of the Chambers, it would be necessary to satisfy the wants of the Treasury. He appealed to the pa triotism of those present to negotiate 600,000,000 reels of the bonds given in payment of the national property, or to subscribe to an issue of hypothe cated notes of the Bank, bearing interest at 6 per cent. The westing separated without onnina to say decision. ARRIVAL OF TEE GREAT BRITAIN. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 28. The Great Britain, from Melbourne on the 27th of August, has arrived here. She brings 32,000 oz. of gold. She reports that the Star of Peace, from Lon don, had arrived at Hobson's Bay, and that the Essex was off Cape Ottway on the 27th August. The Great Britain spoke the Morning Light, from London to Sydney, on the 30th August. ARRIVAL OF THE PERUVIAN. LIVERPOOL, Oct 28. The Canadian steamer Peruvian, from Quebec, on the 15th inst., arrived here at Bs. in. to-day. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 28. The Etna, from New York on the 15th inst., has on board 114,0001. in specie. THE BANK OF FRANCE. Owns% Emma PARIS. Oct. 27. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the corresponding figures of the previous account : Oct. V. Oct. 20. MOTOR. Fr. e. Pr. c. °vital of In adthe Bank to 0001 181,60,000 • 181,200,000 0 ?refits cUtton (Art Juno 9, 1867) 6,087,069 37 8.936,031 60 Ronne of tam Bank • sad as _ brallad. -- ' ...... ~ 11,106.750 14 .12,105.760 14 Reserve in landed property 4.000,000 0 4.000.000 0 Notes In clrealstion Bank notes to ordsrandrecelpts P• 780 1• at sint 'Treasury acoonnis—suns! cre ditor 75.830,576 24 61.147.33.7 8 Current sccounta, Paris 101,237.440 71 10 , .299,179 0.5 Ditto branch hanks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry Interests Rediscounted the last six lituKtries 2.428,736 17 %Mau 17 2,971,014 42 10.666,110 911 1,193,818,507 11 1,1106,754,774 211 Oct. 27. Casmolt. Pr. S. Cash hi hand awl la broach Oct. N. R. a _ ---tanks Commercial blls overdue Commercial bills dhcounted, not yet due Ditto branch banks Adtances on &pantie of bullion 24,384,569 96 24,664,963 96 Ditto branch banks 4,164,000 0 3,46t,300 0 Advances on French public se eurities 15,334,200 0 15,761,200 0 Ditto branch banks Advances on railway shame and debentures Dttto branch beaks 19,906,100 0 2,010,900 0 Advances as Credls louder Bonds Ditto branch banks . .... _ 8.65,100 0 380,700 0 Advances to the State (conven tion 10th June, 16571 00M111110115 stock reserve 12,980,750 14 19980.750 14 Ditto disposable Bastes Immebillefes (law 9th June, 1857) Rotel and harnitnre of the benke landed property, branches Expenses of management Bundnu ... 4464,000 0 8,449,600 o 1,651,664 23 1442,306 40 7,000,772 011 6,401,815 TO 1,14,813.607 11 1,10 01 .7116,774 IS Oertiß•cl by the Etuator-Governor of the Baia of Prance. ihigoed) RouLian. A pamphlet against the Franco-Italian treaty has just appeared from the pen of Count de Fallow:. An accident occurred at the Theatre of Nismee ((lard) the evenieg before last, during the performacce of the Pirates de /a Savour. An actor who was performing the pert of Merle arrived on the stage on horseback, when the animal, being frightened by the glare of light, became unruly and fell into the orchestra. Both the rider and hone Intimately 'soaped unhurt, and the damage visa limited to the tweaking of • few mink desk,. The per formance continued after a short interruption. IBER 28, 1984. pRT: ~\ DLO. kr ON RA I ti*AY - THE TRIAL OF MULLER. (THIS DAY.) The trial of the prisoner, Franz Muller, was resumed this morning et 10 o'clock, before the Lord Chief Baron and Baron Kartbr. The wart was eggs crowded to exam. The prisoner looked gaits as mho and rusoosoerned as on the previous day. Before the proceedings occamenced he had a short interview in the dock with his solicitor, Mr. T. Board. The same learned counsel appeared for the prosecution and the defence, namely, the Bolleiber-Chearal, Serif:ant Ballantine, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Gaud. and Mr. Beasley for the crown ; and Serjeant Parry, Mr. Metcalfe, and Mr. Begley for the prisoner. The ow for the prosecution wan proceeded with. John Henry Glass said—l am in the employment of Mr. Hodgkinson, and have been for some time. I have known the prisoner about four years. Ido not know exactly how long the prisms' was there. On Tuesday, the 12th of July lam, he came to me in Mr. Hodgkinaon's shop, about 4 o'clock In the afternoon. He offered me a gold watch. He said if I could sot bay it be would not have the money to gob America. He said he had a chain at ► pawnbroker's which he had pledged for It. He said if he could pawn the watch and chain together he could get 41. 10s. for them. The watch produced is the same. That was his own watch. I lad been in the habit of seeing him wear It. I told him to come again the next morning. He 01.01111 the next morning about 9 o'clock. We both went together to a pawnbroker's shop, Mrs. Barker's. We both went into the shop and took a chain out of pawn. We paid 11. We then went together to Mr. Oox's, Princes strest,Leicester-aquare, and there pawned the watch he offered me the day before, and the chain he had just redeemed. We got 4/. on them. Muller took the money and I took the ticket (the ticket produced). It was In my name. I gave him ss. for it. I gave the It. for the chain. I paid 1/. ss. altogether. We then went back together in an omnibus as far as the Bank. and when we got there we parted. He told me he was going to the London Docks to get a ticket to go to America. Croes-examieed—l have known the prisoner about four years. He is a native of Save-Weimar. He is a journey- man. During the four years I have kaolin him be has borne a kind and humane character. I have been in the habit of arociating with him, and have the opportunity of knowing. I don't loam that he was in the habit at pawn ing or exchanging his watch. I did not see any money in his ponsesion. I don't know what wages he earned. I am earn 30e. or 361. Healy Smith—l am assistant to Mrs. Barker, 91, Hounds ditch. On the 10th of June / took to a chain of the pri soner, and advanced It. on it. The chain produced is the same. (Moller'.. chain.) He had a new ticket on the 14th July, and lima redeemed on the 13th July. I think it was Huller who redeemed it. Alfred Hay—l was formerly assistant to Mrs. Barker. On the 13th of June last I took in a watch from the pri soner. I advanced 2/. upon it. It was redeemed on the 12th of July by Molar, I believe. Charles Young—l am assistant to Mr. Annie, pawnbroker, in the M iIIOTIOS. On the 12th July I took in •chain—the one predicted —of a person who gave the named Miller sad the address 23, Jewry4treet. I advanced U. 10s. on the chain. Cross-examined.—lt is very common to supply the Chris tian-name. " John" is put in the ticket by me. Jooathsn Matthews, examined by Sir It. P. Collier. I am a cab-driver. I knew Moller. I knew him two years and a few weeks. I became acquainted with him at a brother.in. law's of mine, and he has been to see me from time to time. I remember • transaction between him and me about a hat some time in last year. It was about the latter end Of November or beginning of December, I don't recollect. I had • new bat, and be came to dine with me on the Sunday I bought it. He saw me with it on, and said be should like to have one like it. He looked et the bat, and put it on lie head, and it was • little too small for him. He asked me what I gave for it, and I told him 10a 6d. He mid he would like one like it, and I told him I would get him one if he wished. I put mini on his had, and said if I got one too may for me it would just suit him, and he mid " Yes." I bought my hat at Mr. Walker's, in Crawford-etreet, Marylebone. The liming of the hat was striped. I ordered hie hat on Friday evening, and on the Saturday night I went for it and brought it helm in • box. Muller came for it on the Sunday week following. 1 paid 10a. 6d. for it. Muller did not pay me for it. He made me • black wasttooat, which I now weer, in return. I frequently saw Muller wearing that hat sub sequently. I sew him wearing it about a fortnight before the murder. I gave • description of the hat to the polies before I s►w it. The bat produced (found in the train) I believe to be the mune hat, it is exactly like it. I bad the brim tamed up a little. I recollect seeing • small jewel ler's box at my home, similar to the one produced. I Ant saw it on the Tuesday following the murder. I saw • handbill and gave the box to the polies. Cromexamined by Serjeant Parry—l identify the hat not only by the sides of then= being turned up—that is one this& That is dose in the shop. It was se near like mine as they possibly could get IL I said before the magis trates that one of my means of identifying the hat was that about three weeks before the murder I noticed that it was tinned up more on one side than on the other, and told him so. This is the Ant time I have said I had it tossed up myself when I bought it. I could not say what has become of the hat I had at the same time as this. I thick I left it at one of the hatters' where I have bought one of my bate since. The bat I now wear I bought in • Oxford-street. I did not leave my hat there. I did my I left • hat at Mr. Down's, bat not that one. I did say before the coroner that I bought a hat at Down's, and left my old hat there. I bought the one in Oxford-street • few days before I went to America. I have made • mistake about my hats alto. 'tether. I have had mom•sy that I don't recollect. I went to America on the _'oth July. I said before the coroner that the next hat I bought was in June at Mr. Down's, is Long-acre, and left the old one there. I made • mistake. 1 fulled out there was not • Mr. Down in Long.acre three weeks before this occurrence. That wan a mistake. It bad been closed. I ham no idea whatever whether the bat is like the on. produced (Muller's). I imooutionally throw my bate in the duathole. I said that before the coroner. I was asked if I could swear to the colour of my own hat, and I mid I could not. I could not swear to some of my own hats. I first beard of the murder on the Thursday in the week following. I had not beard of it before I had been out with my cab. Had been occasionally on the rank. I am not a public-home visitor. I might have gone into a public home for refreshment. I went in every day. I axe sioeally buy a paper. I like • Sunday paper. I did not see it in the paper before Thanday. I live at 68, Earl. street East, Paddiegton. I know the station. I pass it. I don't know whether I pored it every day from the 7th to the 10th. I never sow the placard. I knew that Muller was going to Allledoll. I gave information to the police on Monday. the 18th. I knew at that time that Muller bad mailed in • sailing ship for New York. I knew be sailed on the 14th. He called to bid me and my family good bye. I was out with my cab on the night of the 9th of July. I did ay before them:ironer that it was impossible to say where I was. I was about somewhere. I hays since found out where I was. I have been making inquiries to And out where I was on account of my losing my pocket.book.— . [Witness here produced • letter which he said he had re. mired from his employer, showing where he was on that night.)—My master sold off—l did not say " sold up." The deposition was read to me—that was • mis- take. I cannot tell what day it was Mr. Ba. ken sold off. I AM saw Rinsch after I bad given information at Bow street. I did not see him for years previous —before I gave information to the police. I have been a cabman eight or nine years. I have been a mocha= and here been in a training stable. I was in • training stable two or three and twenty years ago. I have been a cabman since that—not all that time. I have been in busier, for myself. I have driven for the Leedom Geoeral Omnibus Company. Have always bees • driver. I have never been • coachman to a private gentlentea. I lave never bees coachman to a Mr. Linklinar. I know Mr. Linklater, but have ee►er lived with him as savant. I knew him by living in the neighbourhood. I have never been bankrupt. I was In beelines two yeani ago. I did not fail or compound with my creditors. I left business became I did sot make it pay. I owed sores money, and do now. I have never told my ereditore that I will pay t►em w►ea I get, my share of the reward. I have cot say expectations of a portion of the reward. I know Awe was a reward Word I shall impost Now of it if I we boil; my dal,. I ilionld bays given the Who bad hese so selerard. I never said that if I bad se month 'list • little Unger the reward would have 11001. instead of 3001. / said if it had been a shilling I bare does u I lave done. Have been convicted absconding from my situation—nothing more. I was Nachman. I went on the "spree," end left the mach with no one to start, and had 21 dambeesami I could not pay. I was not at Norwich In 1851. I was in Norwich in 1850 ; was in prison then for the 21 days—nothing else. I don't know the gentleman's name who tried me for the " spree." I waa tried by a jury. They tried to make it a theft, because there war a posting•book end spun and some other thiop in the box, which were unknown to me. The lining of my bat was 'bailer to Nuller's. Re-examined by Sir R. P. Collier—l wee convicted in 1850. I was about 29 year of age. I have been in no trouble of the kind since. I gave inhumation to the police ou Monday, the 18th. I was passing the Great Western station, sad stopped to give my bone some water, and made some inquiries as to a handbill. I looked at the height on the bills, and sakad the waterman whin height he thought I was. I nod the handbill and spoke to the waterman, and went home and fetched the Jeweller's box produad and showed it to the waterman. The water. man and I both went together to Hermitsairstreet polioe station. Imw Sergeant Steer, and gave the box to him. At that time I gave him a description of the hat. I gave Sergeant Steer a piece of paper with Mr. Blythe's address. I went to America with the police. I was examined on the Tuesday after I came back before the coroner. I was cross-examined as to where I had been on the Saturday of the murder, and I was not prepared then to answer them. I made some inquiries and received the letter I have produced from my em ployer. I was on the rank etithe Great Western Railway station from 7 till 11 o'clock, and not having got a fare up to that time I went homewards and bought a joint of meat on the way home. I went to the stables in Liasoc grove, and then went home. I am cross-examined also about my hats ; but I had made no inquiries, and was not prepared. I have worn I should say nine or ten bate during the year. I have sines made inquiries. I have said one brim of the hat was curled up, more turned up, than the other. It is still so. That is in addition to its being turned op by the hatter. This witness's depositions, taken before the coroner, were then reed. Eliza Matthews, examined by Sujeant Maurine, said— lam the wife of Jonathan Matthew'. I know the pri soner Muller. I have known him rather more than two years. He hes usually come to my house. I was present when my husband bought a hat. I think in December last year. He bought it at Walker's, to Crawford-street. It was turned op rather more than my husband's wu. The bat produced (found in the carriage) looks like the same hat. The bat my husb.nd bought he gave to Muller a fortnight after. I have a family of five children. On the 11th July the prisoner came to see me between 2 and 3 in the afternoon, to wish me " Good bye," previous to going to New York. He said he was going out for the Hodgkinsons. He said he was to get 1501. a year. Be met with an accident on the Thursday ; a letter-out ran over his foot, During the time he was with me he showed me a chain. He took it off of the button-hole of his waistcoat. He put it in my hand. The chain produced is similar (Mr. Death's chain). The greea box produced be took out of his pocket and gave to my little girl. On the Monday week after I recollect my husband came home to fetch it. My little girl played with it the same evening, and it wee put away in the drawer. He showed me a ring—a plain told one with a white oorneliaa head, which he said his father had sect him from Germany. Crom-examined—When he said he wee going to receive 1501. a year, he said he should like to have the payment half•yearly. My husband law the box on the Tuesday morning. When I saw the box I made the remark that Mr. Death was a good jeweller. I noticed on that Monday Muller had dark trousers on. He was there three or four hours. When he went away, as be took his hat off the drawers, I remarked how well it had worn, and he said it was a different one. I heard of the murder OA early as Monday evening, 11th July, from a neighbour. I beard that It was a shocking murder in a railway carriage. My husband, sometimes brought home a penny paper. I always took a weekly paper. I don't remember whether I had one on Sunday, the 10th. Re-examiaed—l made the observation about Mr. Death when he was showing me the chain. I had no conversation with my husband about the murder. Mr. Hops& re-aalled, said in answer to e juror—l do not kIIOW what day in the week Muller brought the new hat in the hat-box ; ft might have been Sunday or Monday, I mond say which. Mrs. Repack was recalled, and said—l did not see Manor for three or four weeks oa a Sunday. I did not generally see him on Sundays. Joseph Henaegoart said—l em foreman in the establish. mint of Messrs. Hodgkinson. The prisoner at the her was in Meson. Ilodgicinson's service for six weeks before the 9th of July. He was originally engaged at 255. a week, and worked very nearly a month at that salary. After that he worked pieoe.work, and worked at that for two weeks. After that I offered him a salary again, and he said he could make more at piece-work, and discharged himself. He discharged himself about a week before the 9th July. Cross examined—He said he should do bettor at piece work. Edward Watson—l am foreman in the employ of Mr. Walker, a hatter, of Crawford•street. I hare aeon a hat in the possession of the police. It is ono of Mr. Walker's manufacture. The lining of the hat is the lining which Mr. Walker did not usually use for his bats. It is • liniag that I hare sees used by no other hat. ter. It was only used part of the time I was with Mr. Walker. The prim of the hat I should say is about Be. 6d. I cannot my correctly the price from the state of the hat sow. He had other priced hats in the shop. There is no amount kept of hate that are sold Was they are sent home. Crosa-examined—The lining in the hat is I peculiar lining. I can't say how many bats Mr. Walker makes in a year. I should say the or six dozen in a week. They are not all lined with lining like that. I don't think we sear had more than three or four patterns for linings is the establishment. He buys the linings already cut. The lining in the bat wee one of a lot of sampler, Mr. Walker bought. and there ware only a few of the same. Mr. Joseph Walker said—l am a hatter in Crawford street. The hat produced is a hat sold in my shop. The lining is peculiar, and 1 don't think ws had more than one o r Iwo bats lined in that way. It is one of ►bout 500 samples I bought, and there were scarcely two alike. It is a French lining. The price of the hat wu Ba. 6d. or 10e. 6J., I cannot say. This witness was not cross-examined. Wm. L. Tiddey, soperintsodent of Metupolitan said—l produce the box from Mr. Death, and the slipper. Crowexamined—Thet is the right slipper I received from Mrs. Blythe. James Gifford said—l am agent to Rsynell and Co., shipping agent.. They have aa elks in the North Quay, L ee d om Docks. I recogaise the primmer. Idris saw him on Wednes day, July 13, about 11 in the inorniog. He asked me the pee sage to New York. I told him 41. Helmeted me when • ship sailed, and I said "To-morrow, Thursday, 13th.' He then west away. He cams back about 2 o'clock in the afternoon and said he had come to pay the fare. He gave me 41., and I gave him • ticket. He came back about half-past 2. H. had three parcels with him at the time—two small opal and a larger one dose up in canvas. I could not ten what was inside. I told him I could not take charge of them ;he moat take them to the foreman of the dock. I did not see his trunk. I saw him on board the Victoria. She railed on Friday morning. with the prisoner on board. Cross-examioed—Whatever the parcel was he would have left it with me if I would have taken possession. It would have been left in the office all night. It is the custom with Garman emigrate to carry small packets of soap, &c. There is • Derma porter named West. He seldom comes before me. In my abeam he answers inquiries. The Victoria carried four or dye Ger man passengers. The docks open in the morning at 6 o'clock. I generally come aboat 9 o'clock. The primmer gave his name as Frans Muller, and his age 24. Re-ezamined—According to the ordinary mane of btu& nem Weist came about the lame time that I did. Jaoob Weist said he wee an attendant at the London Docks. Remembered seeing the prisoner at the Docks some days prior to his paying his primers. crees-enunised—He mild hie pumas cm the Wednesday. I think I saw him on the Monday. Germain sometimes some to me to ask me questioas. it.. examined—l got to the office ea Monday at 9 o'clock. George Mike rid—l sr errant of the deteetivo police. Oo the 24th Arra I went oe beard the Victoria. at New York. The primmer at the bar was on board. He wee celled to the after-part of the ship by the captor I seised bold of him by his arm, and he mid, " What., the matter!" TiOlllllllll. a New York policeman, who was with me, mid, " You are charged with the murder of Mr. Briggs." I followed by saying" Yes, on the North London Railway, between Hackneywick and Bow, on the night of the 9th of July." Prisoner said, " I Offer Wu ou the line." I don't know whether he said "that night," or only I never wee on the line. I took him down into the saloon. John Tiemann searched him in my pr o . Bence. He took a key from his waistcoat pocket. I took possession of it and asked the primmer what it was the key of, and he said, " The key of my box." !maid " Where is your box,r and he said, " In my berth. imasequenoe of what the c►ptain told me I west to No. berth, end got a large black box, which I brought into the saloon white be wee standing. The prisoneresid, " That is my box." I nuke:had it with the key which I took from the prisoner, end found the watch which I produce. It was sewn up in a place of canvas, I said, " Whet is this r and he said, "My watch." I then took up the hat, end hs said, "That's my hat." I saki, " How long have you possessed them"' He said, " I've had the watch about two yearn, and the hat about twelve months." I told him he would have to remain in custody, and kept him on boor,' ell night until Inspector Tanner came on board nut morning. Cross-examised—lt was in answer to my questions that he pve the answer respecting the hat and the watch. H a readily answered the queetiona put to him. When I told him he was charged with the murder of Mr. Briggs I did not hear him may "I know nothing about it." He laid he never travelled by that line, but I am not lure whether he said on that night or not. I see by my depositions that I said the prisoner said "I know nothing about it." I don't recollect now whether he said so. The deposition wee read over to me. If I did say so, the prisoner said 10). I found some shirts in the box. I said there were co new shirts. That was my mistake, because they were rely dirty, but afterwards I found they had not been worn much. Richard Tanner said—l am one of the inspectors of the detective polioe. I was employed in this matter, and left London for America with Sergeant Clarke. I also took with me Mr. Death and Matthews. I found Muller on board the Victoria. I left Mr. Death on the deck and went below and placed Muller with eight othe r people. Mr. Death then went down and pointed him out. I asked him if be had stated that he had lost' a ring on board the ship, and be said, " Yes, have ; I have not lost it, it mast h►ve been stolen from me." I said, " Tell me what sort of a ring it is and I will endeavour to have it found." He said, "It is a go',l riot, with a stone is it." I said "A red stone, and he raid " No, a white stone." I said " A gold ring with a plain white stone," and he said, "No, it was a white stone with a head on it. I bought it hi Cheepaide, and gave 7s. 6d. for it." 1 took poseseeion of the prisoner's effects on board the ship, ' and be said they were all his things except tl.e ring. I bad told him he would have to go home as • prisoner, and he had better tell me all he had. (The prisoner's trunk and aU the articles that were found in it were produced.) Examination continued—l found no parcel sewn up i❑ PUMA. The court adjourned at 1 o'clock, and on the re.usembling of the court, Inspector Tanner, io cron-examination by - 4 ,rjeint Parry, said—The prisoner answered all the questions I put to him. 1 had beard before I saw him that the nog wu lost. I knew from Kr. Death that it was a ring with a white stone and • head upon it. Whoa I ailed him for the ring he said he did not lose it from his pocket, but he thought it was stoles ; in fact, he had a cion of the man who stole it from him. I aid sou it a red stone, and he said, No, it was • white stone. I said then it wu a plain stow, and he answered it had a head upon it. I did not hear him say at any time in New York that he had purchased a watch and chain on the Holiday at the docks. I heard it suggested by his counsel. Some German gentlemen in New York assisted him as he is being assisted here now. I found lla upon him. I asked him no questions as to how be became pos sessed of that Busboy. I have no recollection of his giving ally account to me. He said nothing to me about having exchanged or sold any clothes on the voyage. I think he said that to Clarke. Sergeant Clarke was recalled, and in answer to Serjeaut Parry said—The prisoner told me something about having exchanged away a waistcoat for a small leather reticule. I , don't remember the words he used. I bare got the waist. coat back wiz. By Sir R. P. Colder—lt is not the waistcoat be bad on when he was taken, that was a very old one. I got the other waistcoat and he wore It home. At the request of Sergeant Parry the wilier was asked by the court whether the clothes which the prisoner wore bad been taken off and analysed. Wanes—They have not to my knowledge. They have base closely examined. Thomas Jamas Brigp said—l am the son of the late 'Mr. Briggs. I saw him Ist on the Thursday before the 9th July. I next maw him on Sunday, the 10th July. I was seat for. He was this in a state of Maio aibility. I new him at the Milford Oastle. I have semi the watch producol by TA . It is my father's. The chain is also hie.. I bare seen the mach and chain many times before my father had it. It was him brother's. I has sees him wear the chine and seal produced. My father bought his bat of Mr. Divas, of 18, Royal Ei. change. The hat produced by Tamer I lint maw at Bow meet. I did not at first recognise it as my father's hat, as it is mach shorter. I have seen the black beg and stick (cued in the railway curiego. The stick is my tiger's, the hag is my brother's. Croes-examined—i did not know a person named Thorou Lee before this transaction. I have known him oboe. He lives about two miles from when my father lived. 1 know that Mr. Thanes Lee was examined before the coroner. Samuel Tidromah said—l am a watchmaker. I knew the late Mr. Etnggs for seven or eight years. I have repaired • watch for him ooze or twice. It is the practice in the trade to enter the number of a watch we have to repair in OILY books. I have looked at the nrunber of the watch. I know it is Mr. Briggs's watch. I have repaired it twice for him. I Let repaired it for him on 6th February, 1863. The vales is about 101. or 121. I would give hanlly so much for it is the trade. Perhaps not more than I. The original mire was very likely about 25/. M. Diganos mid—l am a hatter at 18, Royal Exchange. Mr. Brigp has been a customer of mine for the last Eve aad-twenty yean. I made lain bate to order. I made a hat to order for Mr. Briggs in September, According to the description In the book, the bat produced does not cor respond. It is lower is the crown. Is is what Is called • hell-crowned hat. Mr. Briggs always wore • bell-crowned kat. Mr. Briggs's hat was a little too may in the head, and I placed some tissue paper in it. There I. so tissue paper in the hat produced. There are some small fragments left 'Mistime to the lining. I should say the hat has been cut down from an inch to an inch and a half. The leather.lining has also been cut down. The piece has been cat off and it has been sewn together agate, and the silk has bees pasted os again. It has not bee n cut down as • hatter would do it. It is not an operaticie usually performed ; but a hatter would have used gum, and put it on a block, and premed it with a hot iron. This bat has certainly not been does in that way. The hat has been neatly sewn, and I should say that it was dose by a person who miderrtood sewing With the exceptime of the cutting down, the hat corresponds with the lent of Mr. Brigp. When a hat is made to order the name of the customer u gene ally writ ten on the band of the hat, inside the lining—that is the part of the hat which has been taken away. Oreesuitamiord—l saw on the lining, "Franz Muller, 22, Jewry-street." It is a common thing to put tissue paper in • hat that is too large. I know nothing of the emmed-band trade in hats. My hats may get into the second-hand trade. Servants sell their masters' hats very frequently. (A laugh.) Several old hate were here banded to the witness by &Ottani Parry, and le said—They are my hats, bat they are very old slain. Mr. Briggs generally had one hat • year. He was a very careful wearer. He frequently had new linings. liereza;nined—The price of the hat that is cut down is one guinea. It has not the appearance of being very old. Yost of the bate shown me have been cut down. By Serjeant Parry—l will not swear that the hat pro dded is the hat I made for Yr. Briggs. U the pied had ad been eat off I could hare told. !redact* W. Thorne said—l am a hat manufaorarei, ad make bats for Mr. Dion**. The had produced I recog nise as my mannfacture ; it has my initials in it. There is nothing on it to show when it was made. It is not as I made it, it has been cut down. When I hare a hat to order 1 pat the acme on the inside. Prom ea leek to an lash and a quarter has been cut away, and the name should he ea that part. I don't know whether I made it far Mr. Brim, but 1 know 1 made it for Mr. Dome. If I had Information eat ft dam dose it is I Crees-exi the seooad customers. se that is z Impede' sod mia— sma It Die lla 1323 NM. sod pose with a I know it, I July, the d we., wearily Imwlt. This was Serpent said he had sure the yo impwrSial I be for th had been from their Mg the mu, where. 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