The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-03 00:00:00

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A memorial drawn up by the prisoner, James
Mullins, by himself, in his own language, was yesterday
transmitted to the Home Secretary, through his solicitor,
Mr. Hubert Wood, praying fora commutation of the capital
sentence. The memorial is an follows :

ifullinTWialTesio;;Pi;;;;nie di/Realties against
him at his trial. These are chiedy the alibi proved in favour
of Emma on the Monday evening, and the time at which he
states he saw bun deposit the parcel.
"There may be two suppositions with regard to the time
of the murder—one placing it on the Monday night, the
other on Tuesday morning ; in either case oo prod against
me. First, if committed on Monday, mychildren swear I
was at home all eight from 7 o'clock. He also wishes that
Mrs. Music should be found out, is she would probably
swear she knew him to be at home on that night or evening.
The alibi in favour of Emms woold only showthat he did not
commit the murder on Monday night, but yet he might have
received the pared from the man who did. In the
second supposition, that it was oommitted on Tuesday
morning, no evidence was given to show that Emma er way
o..t.h.s2rjerson ma y not have committed it, as the alibi was
only for Monday, yet it was distinctly sworn by
rti!Throes, living opposite, that she saw some plum
ma nn papers at the top window on Tuesday morning,
between the hours nine and ten o'clock. That must be
jut before the mauler was committed, as the person could
not go tack again after oammitting the deed on the previous
night. Why abnuld not this woman's evidence be believed,
when she had the daylight, and could not be mistaken in
seeing the mum moving the papers? The witness Stephen-
moo, who has proved that be law a man named Howland,
one of the decesawrs collectors, come from the deceased's
house on the morning of Tuesday, between the hours of ten
and eleven o'clock, with a quantity of paper hangings under
his arm—this witness proved that Howland seemed quite
confused when spoken to by the witases on trade, who
bad known him a long time before, and after hearing of
the mottles pre information to the polio& This man Row.
had was in conversation with Emma
the trill. With to the hour
onrethirevions night.
This was sworn to an
stated of the pleas( of the parcel t shod, prisoner
might be easily deceived, as he bad so watch to tell him the
hour, sad he could sot see any clock. Prisoner submits that
be was not convicted from legal evidence, but through pre.
Judie., and he trusts that the Hon. Home Secretary will
consider the whole case without prejudice, and prove to the
world that the life of • man is too sacred to be taken es
mere suspicion. Prisoner feels that the police have hese
very sharp towards him, but not in endeavouog to ascer-
tain whether some one else might not have committed the
crime, and that if they had gone immediately on receipt of
information from prisoner. they might have found the re.
mender of the parcel in Emma' cottage. (Biped) Jawast
Mntitse.'•

Im non to the prisoner's own statement, Mr. Wood has
also urged opoo the coonderation of the Secretary of State
the following fact. :—That neither oe the hammer, the
cloth.e, nor the boots was any trace of blood found, altlion;h
they hare bee. easefully examined ; from the evidence the
feet is quite irrecoecileable with Mullin.' guilt. '2;017.
That the evidence of Mrs. Barnes, a highly respectable wa-
ne.% entirely corroborates the witness Stephenson, end this
evidence throws considerable doubt on the eau fee the pro.
sedition. 3rdly. That the Chief Heron's resserin se to the
prisoner not giving any account of the powienion of the
cEtLers not in aocardam e with the principles of the law of
as so man is bound to criminate himself, and eves
if Mullina had been a receiver be would
,not be liable fee
murder.

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