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London, England, 1864-11-09 00:00:00

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be so enabled to redeem his own watch and 0
which were in pledge. But, although presse;
money, Muller never dealt with Mr 13rifel
watch ; and while the pedlar is Eni°ll6lo
described—so particularly, indeed, as te; etti
the description incredible—he is not foun'lto
it does not appear that the police were co
nicated with on the subject, as, if the C.
was really bona fide, they clearly ought to of
been. So far, then, there is nothit% uee
in the shape of evidence to exonerate .IYle imp
nor have his over-zealous friends been able tnsio
peach the credit of the witnesses for the proseen,;lo/
[hey state that the cabman counted on reeel.„
the reward, that he owed Muller a small lip
money, and !esinuate that he was in pecuniarY:oiot
culties and did not stand very wel in the 013`.41
of his neighbours. Still, the case did not derty
on this man's testimony, and the counsel for Wool
fence must have perceived that, even if 11° cf
have been broken down, the damning proof e' fiee
prisoners guilt would have remained intact. of
cabman was chiefly useful in discovering
murderer in putting the police on his track ; o
when Muller was taken, the watch and hst,idner
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fled as the property of Mr. Briggs made it let" 101,
bent upon him to show that he came by
honestly. Tnis he failed to do ; •and while' it
respect to the hat, the defence set up o thee!i
opposed to the statement we have been con,ecor
the explanation with reference to the watch issue.
tradicted by the fact that Muller took it to Ateor
and discredited by the mysterious absence of bard
son son who, if he had been photographed, ul
have been more easily recognised. Muller's getieeio
good conduct is also pleaded. But, as no
as to character were called,we are without the?
of ascertaining with legal certainty how
soner had conducted himself. Assuming, 10"-00
that he was neither better nor worse than At
commonly are, it does not at all follow that he DO
incapable of committing the crime of which hetoo
been convicted. On the contrary, the I°6o
of crime shows that the greatest criminal° 11
frequently been esteemed and respected lege
circles in which they moved ; and moreover' eel
deuce. of good
c_arauter •
can only weigh 1°1%4
of doubt, and in this case the facts were 1;00-
orable. Indeed, when these gentlemen tiel
to reflect on the statements put forth in 8100
names, they will, we apprehend, be theo„ii
satisfied that there is no ground for reopen7ll-
inquiry which they consented should be elose;fe
the verdict of the jury, and no reason wbateeept
mitigating the sentence of the law. We e
thought it right to examine the materials tot
which the memorial to the Home Secretary 109061
drawn up, and, having shown that they are ,14„
less as against the evidence of Muller's guilt
they they are irreconcilable with any theorinic
innocence, and that they have been kept htelt
the time for their investigation has gone by, `;010
bound to express our firm conviction of the J,,jo
of the decision which has been carefully arriceot
It only remains to add, that in mercy to 0,01
vict all this idle and inopportune agitation 019
be repressed at once. Humanity and Chroti
feeling require that the few days which Moll
live should be spent by him in seeking the 000
mercy. That is the only hope which can be
~fe
Mined. and if, as there is too much reason iust I
the miserable man has been led to think 1110,1
friends would petition the Crown in his beheoll
trust they will see the propriety of ineteedi
and earnestly imploring him to rely solely copii
reservedly upon the merits of a higher intern

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