The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-10 00:00:00

THE STEPNEY MURDER.

APPREHENSION OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERERS.
Yesterday mo=ei, man named George Mul-
lins, a plasterer, of -street, Bethnal green, who had
been occasionally employ by the deceased (Mari Emsley),
pomaded to the chief Moe of the Metropolitan police,
Great ticotlandlanl, and gapve information that be had a
clue to the murder of the deceased lady, and he had good
grounds fur believing that a man named William Thomas
Emma was the murderer.

Inspector Thornton, the detective force,with Sergeants
Thomas and Tanner, at once engaged a cab, and taking the
informer with them, they proceeded to the residence of the
man Emma, who lived in a cottage situated in Emsley's
bric.kfield, Globe-street, Bethnal-green. It was about 12
o'clock when they reached the place, and found Emma at
home with his wife and children. The officers interrogated him
and ether member; of the family, and commenced searching
the house and the hack premises, to ascertain if they could
find anything to implicate the accused. After some time
the Alone went into a shed on the north side of the
dwelling, and one of the *notables removed a slab of stone
which bad been placed against the wall inside and there
they discovered the missing cheque for 101., which the de-
ceased bad received on the morning of the 13th ultimo from
Mows. Pickering end Carryer, the manufacturing chemists,
of Suffolk-street, Lamb'sfields, Bettuird-grren. There were
also four silver spoons, a powerful magnifying glass, a piece
of red tape,. several documents, a newspaper, and a bunch
of keys 24 tn number, which it was behoved belonged to
the deceased.

The officers accordingly took charge of Emma, and then
apprehended the informant Mullins, who had been standing
ands for some time, and a cab having been procured by
Sergeant Tanner, the two primmer' were conveyed to the
Stepney Policemation, at Arbour-equare, where they were
charged with being concerned in the murder of Mary Enis-
ley Txf No. 9, Grove-rued, Mile-end. Stepney.
'he two primers were much affected, and the man
Xullins was evidently labouring under great excitement.
After the charge was duly taken by Inspector Griffin the
prisoners were placed in separate cells with a isinstable.
Information of the apprehension soon became circulated,
and is the course of an hour the vicinity of Barnsley-street
was crowded by anxious inquirer.. The police subsequently
took charge of Mullins's mom at the hotoe in Barnsley.
street, and secured the door so that a complete inspection
of the piece might be made this day, and several °dicers
have since been making further examination of the premises
where Emma had resided. Later in the day the reporter
ascertained from a reliable source that the prisoner Mullins
was seen on Saturday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, loitering
about the held in front of Fannies house, and yesterday
morning, about 3 o'clock, Brims and his family were
aroused by the barking of • dog which they kept, and it is
supposed that Mullin+ placed the things in the abed fur the
Pu of implicating Emma and claiming the :1011/. reward.
&sse police of the K division, more pertictdarly Inepecter
Kerrimey and Sergeant Copping, have been watching the
movement. of Mullins. He was formerly • constable in the
K division of police, and was superannuated for sometime,
and subsequently he obtained • situation on the Brighton
Railway, where he was detected (as • detective) in • serious
robbery, of which he was convicted, and sentenced to four
years' penal servitude, and the daughter was sentenced to
mix mouths' imprieonniest for being concerned in the tear*
felony. It seems that Mullins has been living alone is
Barnaloyetreet, and his wife has not been seer at the house
for some weeks post. He has also been seen by the children
of the man Erna" loitering about the brick-tield, and sleep.
intet two occasions upon the gram near • pile of bricks.
i last evening Inspectors Kerrney and Oritlln, from
Bow and Stepney, visited the house of Mullins, in Barnsley.
street, but the object of their visit could not be anoertaiued.
The prisoners will be brought before the magistrate this
meeting, but they will no doubt be remanded for the cool.
pietism of the evidence necessary in such an important caw.

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