The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-11-08 00:00:00

THE CONVICT MULLER.

To the eour-s-e—of-tl;.p.asT-we-ek- • gentleman vieited
the prisoner in Newgate, and haying previously beard
it mwerted that the words uttered by the prisoner after
hi. condemnation implied • confession of his guilt, made
it his special miscion to closely interrogate the wretched
man upon the subject. He began his task by reminding
the prisoner of the awful position in which he stood
emphatically impressin‘ on hint the fact that all that
could be done had been done to gave his life, and that
there was no hope for him. If, therefore, he had had
any participation is the crime, be entreated him to die.
clote it, end nook the truth. Tall prisoner, who was
not in the slightest degree moved, bat maintained his
chieseterietie composure, mid, is tbir meet Positive
manor., " that be was innocent, mid that he never
miterel the carriage, end never travelled by the railway
at all," and added? " flume my condemnation I have
always rested at night, have felt calm and quiet, and
slept sound. I could oily wish that Om.* persona who
by false ctateinente have handed me over to the gallows,
could rest as quiet a- I can, without say trouble to
their minds." The gentleman then took bold of his
hand, and said, " Your hand is now in the hand of an
honest man, who would not bold the hand of a mur-
derer, and if you see guilty withdraw it at ones."
TI• prisoner smiled, and, grasping the hand of the
gentleman still tighter, replied, 'My hands Sr. clime."
" But," said the gentlemen, " Whet do you mean by
your hands being clean r Whereuponthe prisoner
answered. "I sin not guilty. I have nothing to do
with this murder." This was sad by the primmer with
such an air of innocence that those who bawd it left
hint with an iinpre-sion that he had spoken the truth.
Muller'. relators, reside at Sage WOIMar. li. has •
father, mother, and • sister. He wrote as Ns father a
del or two MO. The letter was in German, and he only
brief. allotted to the crime with which be was charged,
end di I not say a word as to whether he was guilty Of
ionise...at of it.

COMM/MOP% Stosteu IT Tait Lotto Lii eurr rer
tkiNgasap, North &merest Ysonianiy ('avelry.
—IA itt. R. R. Murebi-on tot,. motaiii, Moe NaM•ri
pr..no•e ; Cornet E. T. I.). Joules. to be beaten/ink
Ties Murshimon, promoted. 1
The Dani.h Roomed was opened at Cop-she/eft on
Saturday. Tho speesh free the Throne deplored Mee
unhappy result . 4 the war, an i the hard conditions the
German Powers hail imposed upon Dramatic. The
treaty of peace .as hid before the hobos, the ratifier
of which there is we doubt the Rig nod will
revieving lh ravetVes to the misfortanessrld.h
thry bray, ly arugeled to avert.
DIsOl•Clf.101. Fltallt) IT • WM. 11•11011•01111.11.
—oa Fri li y, al the Manchester Paint-court, cotton
manufacturer, Mr. John Hamer, trot charged by the
waterworks' roinatittee with fraudently divertiag their
ester, and wit glt for bin owe purpose. It was shows
CAI the tlefen ant had managed to lay on a pip% by
which some 84.000 gall.= of water per quarter were
obtained by hien without peening tosigh lb* meter.
The leech fined him in the fall ;washy of £ll.
It may be considered all but officially settled (*eye
the dewy and Navy ("matte) that Si, William Mans-
field will cooped Sir Rash Rag, felt spring, as coin-
=opt., in chief in India.

TuiWIJNWINOMILL MITID/12.—Th• police believe
they are on the track of the tramps who or. suspected
of the gaunter of the old Woo= in the lodge of Mr.
Crutehley's estate, BunaingbilL near Old Windsor. A
coachman of Lady Wiltshire, in the neighbourhood of
the aces* of the crime, had seen the wan and the
woman in the neighbourhood of hie bout, end ordered
thorn off the premises. Being shown two men who had
being committed as vagrant' to Aylesbury pol, h• at
once identified one of them, named Smith, as the maa
be aaw, and described his dress, which in & very remark.
able degree of aseentey eorrespooded with the dress
Smith were wham he was brought to prison. Renewed
rests are beau made to discover the woman who wait
with Smith at the time of the murder.
A DSONILICY MADMAN IN • RAILWAY
On Friday morning a man was apprehended at the
Bishop Stortfont Station for the following eatraordinary
conduct. A number of as., wows,. and °Whirrs were
tea third-claps carriage, travelling by the down parlia-
mentary train due at Bishop fittortford at 6 3) am, and
when betweeo the demrbridgewerth and Bishop Stalked
stations, tee of the men, in • very cool wanner. Goa,
Mended •• endue., sod divested himself of every artiele
of clothing. He placed hi. clothes in • corner of the
seat, end laid (lowa at full length on the finor. Ou•
female, who had bad joined the train at Bewbridgewerth,
was to shocked and alarmed that she vectored to get
out of the ferriage before the train stopped, aod the
other p meager' also quickly made their exits inspector
Ryder was communicated with, and the utea, after
being dressed, wee handed over into sustody. la
eonsequenoe of the prisoneee strange seanow, Dr.
O'Reilly ova called in, and be gave it as his opinion
that the man was suffering under excitement resulting
front • undated debauch. He stated that his mum
was Charlet, Spicer. that h• was • stableman, sad bad
been c voltam to the Duke of Devonshire; that his
father heed as Newmarket., and was in the employ of a
Mr. Gadding at that dace. In reply to • qaestioe av
to why he undreamed himself, he mid that the Almighty
had irdered him to do so. /le is at pneent In rostady.
SUICIDn ON TIC Onliel Warrens
R•ILWAT.—Mr. H. Clarke, OM of the OWOOWS for
Berk., held is inquest at the Ble pherd's Hones, sew
Reading on Thursday afteruee, toselting dm death of
William John Andrews, a jouroeysma carpenter,
between 40 and SO paddy of ago, who was fouv
decapitated on the Great Wider" lies of railway, asar
Mr. George Shocker@ kiln, at Ripley, oat the
.previeue
ammo'. is labourer saw the demeased sitting on
gate near the milieu at the above dam at about elz
o'clock on Wedusday wordier, and WI 'minutia ether-
wordy, when "golda train bad Just puled. • platelayer
n•nied Webb, foetid the body of the deemed kin; I
as di. math 44• at *4 splise, and be seated the/ awe I
wse under dueassa's arm. It wee dear the keened mut
have I iid big neck on the metal, as his heed was era-
pktely severed from the body, sad lying Mtwara the
It appears that the dameseeld, who wee • 901110.
what 42455g7m5a, hal been employed at Marlborough
College, add was • e r-aed workman, but he had host bis
- -
situation in coneequenne of a diugresueet with his
murder, and 0•In• t Re ding • kw days aro to took
onsployment. No mussy was keel Ia his pockets. H.
IVY cleaned
mom, hat his wife hod wooly
and deemed hod it... dell and kW oporifot The July
found that doesseral semiminted .ulsids while labo_enag
under nelnporn/7 inererrity. Deenneed had burg
by • friend 19 any he was afraid hi sh
plaided he did not awed in prewar* work.

November 2, at DOrlibOt, the wile el Mr. Wilma
Miry, ramae, et • sm.
Ostsber 211. at lasediled, Me vie et Mr. /isms
et • I &motes t:per 30, sales& TimeMe, the wile et the Bev.
T. Portmea. el • ese-
NmereberListless GAM" Dermerees, the
et& el the Hem W. HR. Toremas, 11.1"., at • mom
Nmember 1, etlimilfort, the wile of W. B. B 1••••
feed, of • me.
November 1, aS Mettle, the Idle of Hr. Norge
Bayer, ef • me.
November 2. at lrordiagton, Sb. .if. of Xi. Jam.
Q•iINIPS. of a dumber.
November 3, at Oseingtoe, the Mk of Mr. James
1. Dimmiam el • &NOW.

MARRIAGES.

Ootobor 2i. at harebell, by the Raw. B. B. Koseard.
Yr. Jades Moen, eldest toe of M. hide= Moen, Si
Mid Red Meet, both of harebell.
Ostober 27, at Sewer Preyed by UN BIM Mr.
Pratt,
Mr. Sams& Abbott, to Miss Mary Les Barden, bet
etower Proved.

Octcb.r 27. ai Tanner, Isle of Wight, Caplan G.
B. Laze, of Poole, Detect, to Lydia, yeaapet daughter
of the lot. Mr. Moms &tidy, Woodfalie. Dovotort.
October 19, at the Bcgistrar's Aloe, Wareham Kr.
Samuel Leaning, of East Mute., to Mn. Foote., of
Charbereegh Lodge.
November 2, at Bt. Mary's Church, Weymouth, by
the Rev. Talbot firearm, Kr. William James Deco, of
the Gramme Sarni
_olBre,lioutberaptoe. to leamehee,
daughter of Mr. Kkaard Commine, ii 1. Moser
street, Nieleambe Bask