The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-09 00:00:00

be so enabled to redeem his own watch en- eafl
which were in pledge. But, although presl3rio
money, Muller never dealt with Mr ius
watch ; and while the pedlar is 133,,e-ed
described—so particularly, indeed, as d 0
the description incredible—he is not fon° 10
it. does not appear that the police were °.°,,,git
mated with on the subject, as, if the 1"0
was really bond fide, they clearly ought t° stl
been. So far, then, there is notbinty
in the shape of evidence to exonerate AL:3"-0
nor have his over-zealous friends been able
tld
peach the credit of the witnesses for the prose"pil.
I:hey state that the cabman counted on Woe
the reward, that he owed Muller a small 0
money, and 'esinuate that he was in pew:11810
culties and did not stand very we!l in the °lelo
of his neighbours. Still, the case did not bei
on this man's testimony, and the counsel for toe
fence must have perceived that, even if bee no)
have been broken down, the damning prof f
prisoners guilt would have remained intace'„
cabman was chitfly useful in discoveri!oj
murderer in putting the police on his traoii
when Muller was taken, the watch and katlooo,
fled as the property of Mr. Briggs made It„'
pt
bent upon him to show that he cams
honestly. This he failed to do ; and
respect to the hat, the defence set up on thy
opposed to the statement we have been eouniel
the explanation with reference to the wee" tei
tradicted by the fact that Muller took it to itt
and discredited by the mysterious absenes,°., hi?
son who, if he had been photographed, couw"of
have been more easily recognised. Muller sit
good conduct is also pleaded. But, as no WI ei
as to character were called we are without the
~ f
of ascertaining with legal certainty hoW
soner had conducted himself. ABSUMillgt
tltot
that he was neither better nor worse be'
commonly are, it does not at all follow tkat, 1,0
incapable of committing the crime of whl°V
been convicted. On the contrary, Or
of crime shows that the greatest crirolha'ot
frequently been esteemed and respected t I
circles in which they moved ; and moreqe
dente of good character can only weigh I°,,
of doubt, and in this case the facts Wet" t
orable. Indeed, when these gentleint
to reflect on the statements put forth 1"00i
names, they will, we apprehend, be the
satisfied that there is no ground for reopelii
inquiry which they consented should be cl',/-0
the verdict of the jury, and no reason wheyfites
mitigating the sentence of the law. rid
thought it right to examine the materis
which the memorial to the Home Secreterlllo,
drawn up, and, having shown that they areo
lees as against the evidence of Muller's gtj;eci
they they are irreconcilable with any the°,lo
innocence, and that they have been kept "le
the time for their investigation has gone be'i/
bound to express our firm conviction of th i;,O
of the decision which has been carefully srftle
It only remains to add, that in mercy t°
vict all this idle and inopportune agitation,,b
be repressed at once. Humanity and viol
feeling require that the few days which hefi
live should be spent by him in seeking t'beil
mercy. That is the only hope which can „to
tained, and if, as there is too much reE10:01
the miserable man has been led to thiroV
friends would petition the Crown in his 13 eli
trust they will see the propriety of .„°
and earnestly imploring him to rely solely
reservedly upon the merits of a higher inte