The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-14 00:00:00

(From the Second Edition of the Times.]

From about 6 o'clock the Rev. Dr. Louis Cappel,
minister of the German Lutheran Church in Abe-street
Goodman's.fields, had been with the convict in his cell, and
had administered the sacrament to him. Daring their
interview, which listed nearly two hours, the convict
frequently clung to him and embraced him, oh-
'erring, with tsar, in his eyes, that he was the
only friend he had then M the world, and expressing his
fervent gratitude for all the kindness that he had shown
to him. The conversation of the prisoner. .at that and pre-
vious interviews, whenever it touched upon the murder,
appeared to be intended to produce an impression on the
mind of Dr. Capped that be was innocent. There
were other sins of which the convict said he was
guilty, but whenever he was pressed with reference
to the murder he evaded the subject in some way, or, to
use Dr. CappsLi's own word, afterwards in conversation
with the sheriffs, " he hid that particular sin under his
moment, as it were." On Sunday evening, about 10 o'clock,
Mr. Sheriff Dakin paid the prisoner a last visit in his cell,
and again exhorted him, as he h►d dose on previous
000mions, not to leave the world with a lie in his
mouth. Laying his hand upon a Bible which the con-
vict had been reading, Mr. Dakin reminded him that
the promisee of forgiveness itooatained all assumed repea-
-1 tense and confession. Muller listened kindly to the adju-
rations of the sheriff, but made no response. After Mr.
Dakin had gone the convict remarked to one of the warden
planed over him that man had no power to forgive sins,
and that it was of no use confessing to him. In this state
of mind he denied the crime to the very Last, even when
the sacrament was about to be administered to him,

Shortly before 8 o'clock the sheriffs and under-sheriffs,
with Mr. Jonas, the Governor of Newest*, and Mr. Gibson,
the prison surgeon, proceeded from the session-house to the
gaol. Pausing for a few moments in an open courßyarti,
they awaited the coming of the convict. A side door was
opened, and Muller presented himself, attended by a
warder. He was pale, but marvellously calm and col-
lected, sod be walked briskly across the court-yard to the
press-room, followed by the authorities. Teem he was
pinioned by the executioner, and underwent the ordeal with
unshaken courage. While all about him were visibly touched
not a muftis in his face moved, and be showed no sign of
emotion. He was docile withal, and respectful in
his demeanour. Again and again Dr. Cappel ap-
proached him sod sought to sustain him by the use of
epootiraging words. The convict, repeating the words after
the rev. gentleman, repeatedly mid, in German, " Christ
the Lamb of God, have mercy upon me." The process of
pinioning over, Mr. Jonas, the Governor, approached the
convict and asked him to take a seat, but he declined to
do so, and remained standing until the prison bell began
to toll which was to summon him to the scaffold. As he
remained in that attitude one could not help being struck
with the remarkable appearance of physical strength
which his figure denoted, and still more by his io.
domitable fortitude. Though short in statue, he was
compactly and symmetrically made, sod there were very
striking indications of vigour about his chest, arms, bands,
and the back part of his neck in particular. His clothes
were well made, and he we. dressed with remarkable
neatness. When the executioner was removing the
necktie sod shirt collar, in arranging which
much care appeared to have been bestowed, the convict
held up his head to allow of his doing it with more sue.
This was about the last of the preparations. A signal was
given by the Governor, and the Rev. Mr. Davis, the ordi-
dinary, led the way to the scaffold, reading, es he did so,
some of the preliminary verses of the barialbervice. He
was followed by the convict and the Rev. Dr. Cappel,
sod then by the sheriffs and under-sheriffs. He
amended the scaffold with a firm Map, acecompanied
by Dr. Cappel, and as he did so the multitude, on
his being confronted with them, raised a mighty and jade.
scribable hum. At this moment the sun shove brightly,
though rain had fallen more or less all through the night.
After the convict had been placed upon the drop, and the
rope adjusted round his neck, Dr. Cappel, addressing
him with great animation sad solemnity, said, "In a
few moments, Muller, you will stand before God ; I
ask you agaln, and for the last time, are you
guilty or innocent" He replied, "I am innocent."
I Dr. Cappel said, " You are innocent" repeating his own
words is the form of a question. Muller answered, " God
Almighty knows what I have does.' Dr, Cappel. " God
Almighty knows what you have done !" again repeating the
convict's own word ; " Does God kaow that you have done
I this particular deed r Mailer replied, ~Yea, I have done ii."
speaking in German, in which language the whole mim.
ration was conducted. The German expression used by the
cowrie! was " Ich babe es gethan ;" and these were his last
words. The drop fell, and be soon ceased to live. So
greatly relieved was thy rev. gentleman by the confession,
that he rushed from the scaffold, exclaiming, " Thank