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

JOURNALS,

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be so enabled to redeem his own watch Ilea
which were in pledge. But, although Pree,se,gp
money, Muller never dealt with Mr -v. r';ic
watch ; and while the pedlar is elluilfilsi
described7so particularly, indeed, as t°l-0
the description incredible—he is net fouiluto3
it does not appear that the police were c.oll3ar,
nicated with on the subject, as, if the Incl-If'
was really bond fide, they clearly ought t°
.been. So far, then, there ile
in the shape of evidence to exonerate Nilo
nor have his over-zealous friends been able leol
peach the credit of the witnesses for the proseeTir'ii
Whey state that the cabman counted on rece'to
the reward, that he owed Muller a email e,ildlti
money, and insinuate that he was in pecullierl;Dl
culties and did not stand very we!l in the ernet
of his neighbours. Still, the case did not deed,
on this man's testimony, and the counsel for thoo
fence must have perceived that, even if ir cf tl
have been broken down, the damning pro°, °
prisoners guilt would have remained intact• t
cabman was chiefly useful in discovering. b;
murderer in putting the police on his track.,iol
when Muller was taken, the watch and het
fled as the property of Mr. Briggs made it
bent upon him to show that he came 1351 41'
honestly. This he failed to do ; and whileiciel
respect to the hat, the defence set up on the.d
opposed to the statement we have been co
the explanation with reference to the watch Iser,
tradicted by the fact that Muller took it to AOly
and discredited by the mysterious absence ef,11,;(1
son who, if he had been photographed, could'oer
have been more easily recognised. Muller'6 gee,
good conduct is also pleaded. But, as no
alt
as to character were called,we are without
of ascertaining with legal certainty how lildees
soner had conducted himself. Assuming, Il!'„oi
that he was neither better nor worse tut
commonly are, it does not at all follow that
incapable of committing the crime of whio,:istol
been convicted. On the contrary, the ne%
of crime shows that the greatest crimille'°4
frequently been esteemed and respected 1",
circles in which they moved ; and moreover'
deuce of good character can only weigh ill
of doubt, and in this case the facts were 'cot
orable. Indeed, when these gentlemen.
to reflect on the statements put forth lays;'
names, they will, we apprehend, be thelli.a
satisfied that there is no ground for reopee,o
inquiry which they consented should be clee
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the verdict of the jury, and no reason whae hr
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mitigating the sentence of the law. NyeY fe
thought it right to examine the material° vi
which the memorial to the Home Secretary 11151
drawn up, and, having shown that they ere.; II
less as against the evie.ence of Muller's glll`4ol
they they are irreconcilable with any theori
innocence, and that they have been kept hter
the time for their investigation has gone by' rto
bound to express our firm conviction of the „Id'
of the decision which has been carefully
It only remains to add, that in mercy to tI4
vict all this idle and inopportune agitation o,,urlic
be repressed at once. Humanity and C,_'llF
feeling require that the few days which ow
live should be spent by him in seeking the joe
mercy. That is the only hope which can betel`
tained, and if, as there is too much reasollo,,l
the miserable man has been led to think 1,
friends would petition the Crown in his hello,
trust they will see the propriety of immed
and earnestly imploring him to rely solely e'e6i
reservedly upon the merits of a higher intelc