The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-16 00:00:00

TIE CASE OP )(OLLIE.

Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Dania, on handing in the
usual report as to the state and condition of the city pole,
said that the sheriffs were desirous at informing the court
that, on Sunday &vetting, the governor of Newgate handed
to them a paper written by the late uahappy convict Muller.
containing a loos statement connected with the crime for
which be suffered. It was carefully read over and con-
sidered by the sheriffs, and contained much which had best
already published, having for its object the accounting lot
his time on the Saturday night, the circumstances undo:
which he became powered of the watch and chain ant
bat, so as to appear consistent with his innocence ; bat
it did not contain any statement suggesting the guilt of any
party. Al a confession was afterwar* made by the prisoner,
the sheriffs sealed up the Paper of Monday morning, con-
udering that its pablication would not answer any useful
purpose ; but, In a matter of so much importance, they
wished to avail themselves of the *dyke of their brother
. .

Tba Loan MATOII said that, in reformat, to this subject.
an application bad been made to him by Dr. Cappel, the
German clergyman who had bass in attendance neon the
primmer down to the time of his minutia°, within that any
documents left by Moller might be handed over to him.
Alderman end Sheriff BEHLIST mkt he entertained very
great respect for Dr. Capps', whom he believed to be •
good and worthy man, whose ministration had been most
useful to tbo culprit, bat, comiderin; that they were the
custodians of the doennseeds in question, be thought they
ought to pause, at all events, before they acceded to took
application am theme referred to. (Hear, bear.)
Alderman Wtthos said be Melted to make • few remarks
with reference to this subject, and shoo with Nerd to a most
extraordinary statement that bad appeared m ore of the
daily papers, emanating from a clergyman who hail by some
means or other obtained access to the prisoner. (Hear,
hear.) This gentleman. the Bair. Mr. WAnoomb, alter
having had an interview with Moller, had written a letter in
which he mode statements to the effect that he believed
Muller was entirely innocent of the crime of which bo was
asonsed. Supposing Muller:had not =haunt be Lulioved
that 999 out of every 1,000 persons in the ;:ingdom
woold bare been sathded of his guilt. No man could have
been more ably defended—be was tried by the senior and
one of the most acute and careful judges upon the bench,
and the jury were unanimous in coming to a decision.
Under these eirearestaseas he ooesidered it a most extra-
ordinary breach of confidence in this reverend gentleman to
have written such a letter, which bad been Circulated
throughout the length and bread of the land, and he
wished to know under what circumstances he had been per-
mitted to visit the culprit. With this view be should
move that the matter be referred to the gaol committee, in
order that they might ascertain bow it occurred that the
Rev. Mr. 13attiacorab bad been allowed to see tbo prisoner
and he said that the blame of such • proceeding ought to fall
upon those who were respmnsible. The worthy alderman
in the wane of hie adduce, observed that one Germas;
clergyman had applied to him for an order to see the pri-
soner, but he declined to interfere, and referred him to the
sheriffs, by whom, be understood, the application was re-
fund.

The motion was put and agreed to.
Upon the motion of Alderman COPELLIM, M. seconded
by Alderman Wteanie, a candied resolutam of thanks to
the late Lord Mayor (Alderman W. Lawrence) for the able
=Deer in which he had discharged the duties of his office,
and upon all °moans upheld the rights sad privileges at
his fellow-citizens, was unanimously agreed to, and ordered
to be immediately written nod emblazoned, and presented
to the worthy alderman, and to be advertised in the usual
newspapers.