The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-19 00:00:00

ARRIVAL AT CAMDEN TOWN.

The general police arrangements with respect to the ar-
rival of Muller in London, se far as the London and North
Western Railway is concerned, were entrusted to Superin-
tendent Lorton of the S division, and Inspectors McLach-
lan and Gibson, who acted under his orders ; but it would
appear that up to the eleventh hour the directors of the rail-
way themselves were in doubt as to whether Muller would
be taken out of the train at Camden or be brought on to
Easton station—at least they professed to be so. At all
events precautionary measures, such as they were, were
taken to prevent any undue pressure of the public either at
the Camden station ticket platform, or at Euston. So rigid
were these precautionary measures that the representatives
of the press were compelled to obtain an official letter or
pass to permit them to have access to the platform at
Camden or at Euston stations, and a body of railway police,
under Inspector Pridgeon, were sent up the line to the
former point with instructions to take all orders from
Mr Watts, of Captain Bruyere's, the general superinten-
dent's office, whilst Mr Coulter, the chief of the same de-
partment, had the general superintendence at the arrival
platform of the Euston station. It is fair to the company
to state that, in the uncertainty, they gave the represen-
tatives of the press the privilege (the only one they pos-
sessed) of travelling in the same train from Camden to
Euston by which Muller should arrive from the former
to the latter station, if found necessary. On reaching the
Camden ticket platform, there was found assembled, not-
withstanding the precautionary measures before referred to,
a large number of persons, who, although represented to be
merely the employees of the railway, must certainly have
included their friends, as they amounted to some hundreds.
A telegram had been received previously to th© arrival of
the express that Muller was in the last compartment of the
last second class carriage in the train, in charge of Inspector
Tanner and Sergeant Clarke, and this becoming known, as
the train made its appearance coming round the curve near
Chalk-farm-bridge there was a great rush down the plat-
form towards the rear of the train, which was a very long
one. The train brought up at the Camden ticket platform at
3.5 minutes past two, and as soon as it stopped the where-
abouts of Muller was at once indicated by the clustering of
the London detectives round the compartment of the car-
riage and shaking of hands and cordial greetings which
passed between Inspectors Tanner and Williamson, who,
together with Sergeant Thomas, of the detective force, at
once entered the carriage. The rush to get a glimpse of the
supposed culprit was now terrific, and continued for about
five minutes, during the whole time the ticket collectors
were collecting the tickets at the platform. Notwithstanding
the cries and groans which prevailed, Muller, who sat with
his face tc the engine, between Inspector Tanner and Ser-
geant Clarke, appeared quite unmoved, alt hough he leaked
very pale—as we were informed, more than usually so—
the excitement that was going on without no doubt contri-
buting to any emotion he may have felt on finding himself
so closely approaching the end of his journey. Bat to all
appearance Muller himself looked more unconcerned and
much less excited than most of his fellow passengers, the
vast majority of whom seemed, until the tremendous up-
roar and excitement at the Camden station apprised them
of the fact, unconscious that they were in company wit%
the supposed murderer cf Mr Briggs, The tickets having
been collected, the train moved slowly from the platform
on its way to Euston, amidst the loud execrations of those
assembled, many of whom ran along the platform, hooting
and hissing, and exhibiting the wildest excitement, till the
rapidly increasing speed of the train put distance between
them. The shouts had evidently been heard by the employes
at PicktJrd's and Messrs Collard's factory, which abut
upon the railway, for they were all out, and gave a hearty
groan as the train passed.

SCENE AT EUSTON STATION.
The train which left Camden Town at 2.40 reached the
Euston terminus in three or four minutes, or as nearly as
possible at about 2.45. Here another tremendous scene of
excitement presented itself, seeing that precautionary mea-
sures, or supposed precautionary measures, had been taken
to exclude the public. The immense number of persons
assembled, certainly not less than a thousand, was truly
astounding, and it appeared to require all the energies of a
strong body of police, personally under the superintendence
of Mr Loxton, superintendent of the division, to keeplorder.
The privilege of riding in the carriage immediately in front
of that in which Muller was sitting, enabled our reporter to
obtain an excellent view of all that transpired, and of the
appearance and conduct of the accused himself on alighting
from the train; The train was pulled up in such a manner
that the last carriage barely reached the northern end of
the arrival platform, and the carriage in which Muller was
when brought to a stand, was immediately opposite the
side gale in Seymour-street, facing Gee-street, and in rear
of the clearing house. Here the Bow-street police van was
drawn up with its door backing towards the train. The
moment the accused was identified by being brought out of
the carriage in which he bad been riding, the cheers and
groans by which he was assailed were tremendous—the
cheers proceeding from evident gratification at the fact of
his capture and arrival at so close a proximity to the scene
of his supposed crime, and the groans indicating the horror
and indignation felt at its perpetration. Muller evidently
feltlthis, as, though he jumped from the carriage in a light
and easy manner, the increased pallor of his countenance
told that he comprehended the position in which he was
placed. The crush and pressure to get a sight of him was
at this moment terrific, and it was with great difficulty that
Inspector Tanner and Sergeant Clarke, who had each hold
of his arm, urged him forward to the steps of the prison
van, into which he was literally lifted, whilst the detectives
jumpedo_ in after him. In an instant after the van was driven
Lay mid the cries and execrations of the public, who not
crowded the platform, but even the roofs of the railway
carriages in every direction. The van drove out through
the iron g._atesettinptpoeDeerdummo'nd-street, where another salute
greeted
and murderer,T and 'passing along the
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APPEARANCE OF
In spite of the cool and indifferßenOtNeepHeeltSwAhßiehßlMVuAllLer.
exhibited when the Liverpoel expresstearrived at the Camden
station, and when he first heard h
him on his reaching London, there was evidently in store for
a marked
alteration in his appearance on his arrivalat
ter-
minus when he stepped from the train, and duringtistne hort
and hurried Intervals that elapsed between, his leaving the

railway carriage and entering the police van in-waiting to
convoy. him to the Bow-street station. The shouts and exe-
crations by which he was received appeared to h Svc a strong
effect upon him. He looked deadly pale and e. irt d. He
was dressed in a somewhat shabby black short Cambrid,ge
cut coat and dark waistcoat, with light sp.lo d trousers.
His neckerchief was black, with white sp its, and he wore a
somewhat dirty and eld-looking straw hit, with a dirty
black or blue band round it. In stature ho is about gift Gin
high, of pale, sallow complexion, with light sandy-look-
in,g hair, and a very little of the same light colour about
the chin. His head and face is of the round German cast,
widening rather than otherwise towards the chin ; and his
frame, whilst it is not of that thin and attenuated appear-
ance which has been represented, does not exhibit that of a
man.of any great muscular power; and an impression pro-

vailed that, judging from the description given of the late

Mr Briggs, as being that of a strong and powerful hale
man, although aged, it would be hardly possible that Muller
could have mastered him single-handed, unless he had in
the first instance inflicted a blow that had rendered him in-
sensible. It is stated that on his arrival at Bow. street his
previous coolness had returned, and he entered the station
from the police van without any assistance, and appeared
to take little notice of the exciting scene by which he was
surrounded.

ARRIVAL AT BOW STREET.-IMMENSE EX-

CITEMENT IN COURT.

Notwithstanding the announcement in the morning
papers that Muller would not arrive in London till half-
past 2 o'clock in the afternoon, a large and eager crowd took
possession of Bow-street shortly after 9 o'clock, in the firm
belief, apparently, that the prisoner would arrive during
the night, and would be brought before the magistrate in
the course of the morning. At 10 o'clock a rush was made
to get admission to the court, the repeated assurances of
the officers that the case was not coming on till Monday
being totally disbelieved and disregarded. The few trivial
charges which had been entered upon the night sheet were

consequently heard by Mr Flowers in the presence of a court
most inconveniently crowded. During the progress of the
cases the son of the late Mr Briggs entered the court merely
to seek some information from Mr Burnaby, the chief clerk,
but the circumstance was regarded as a sign that Muller
was at hand, and created a decided " sensation." Mr.
Briggs however remained only a few minutes.
It had been arranged that the examination should com-
mence at 11 o'clock if Muller arrived over night, but shortly
before that hour, owing to the telegrams received that the
prisoner would not arrive till the afternoon, the Solicitor
to the Treasury, Mr Pollard, accompanied by Mr Giffard,
for the N.L.R. Company, had a private interview with Mr
Burnaby, and it was determined to postpone the examina-
tion till Monday morning, it being considered impossible to
collect the witnesses or make any material progress with
the case at so late an hour of the day. This conclusion was
therefore announced to Mr Flowers, and the court was
cleared. The crowd outside, however, was not to be so
easily appeased. When the vans arrived with the ordinary
prisoners they were besieged, and when any one at all
approaching the description of Muller was about to alight
from the steps, he was assailed by cries of " That's him I"
" There's Muller,",&c., although probably he had been only
in trouble about a bad shilling or a pocket handkerchief.
These salutations caused much surprise to the inmates of
the vans, and much amusement to the mob when the mis-
take became known. But as the afternoon approached
rumours became rife that Muller would be brought direct
from the Euston station to Bow-street; and although no
positive information upon the subject could be gathered by
the populace from the constables on duty, who really were
ignorant of the facts themselves, there were obvious signs
that some such step was in contemplation ; consequently
the excitement of the people as 3 o'clock drew near became
intense, and an extra force of police was found necessary to
keep open a passage for the ordinary traffic. Every cab
that drew up with a couple of gentlemen or more inside was
eagerly pounced upon, and quiet people in pursuit of busi-
ness or making for the trains suddenly found themselves
suspected of being concerned in the outrage on Mr Briggs.
One gentleman especially, of slight stature, and with sandy
hair, was assailed as Muller with such perseverance that he
showed evident signs of displeasure; the more so as the
stoppage of the cab opposite the station door, an accident,
necessitated by the thoroughfare being blocked up at the
moment, had led to some demonstration on the part of the
roughs, although followed by shouts of laughter. At length
a cry of " Muller is coming I " was heard in the distance,
and a police van, crowded with constables outside, and fol-
lowed by an excited and almost breathless mass of people,
was sec coming down Bow-street. It was soon apparent
that the long-enduring patience of the mob would be re-
warded
by at least a chance of a glimpse of Muller. A
desperate rush was made at the van as it drove down Bow-
street up to the door of the police station, and at one time
there appeared some risk of its being turned over, but a
dozen or two of the constables pushed against the near side
of the van, and equilibrium was fortunately not
disturbed. It was some little time before a passage
could be cleared for the transit of the prisoner and his
attendants, but at length the door was opened, and the first
person to alight from the van with a light, jaunty step was
Franz Muller himself. Then arose a storm of hissing and
groaning of a most unmistakeable character, but it did not
in the slightest degree disconcert the prisoner. The people
seemed surprised at the slight, mean, and shabby appear-
ance of the man who had been so long the theme of uni-
versal discussion, Far below the middle height, excessively
plain looking and ill-featured, and with light-coloured hair
projecting from under his hat, garments thin and seedy,
and wearing a white broad brimmed and somewhat weather
beaten straw hat, he really was not " equal to the occasion"
in the estimate of the crowd, who freely commented upon
the disappointment which they had experienced. " What ?"
said one stalwart ragged denizen of Seven Dials, he murder
Mr Briggs—he chuck a big man out of the carriage I why
he couldn't do it." Speedily, however, Muller was out of
their sight. Superintendent Durkin took him by the arm,
followed by Inspectors Tanner and 'Williamson, the former
being almost as much an object of interest to the spectators
as Muller himself, Muller was at once taken to the inspec-
tors' room, where he was received by Mr West, and placed
at the bar while Mr Durkin entered the charge upon the
sheet, 'When Muller was asked his address, he replied,
" At 16, Park-Terrace, Old Ford-road, Victoria Park," the
house at which Muller was lodging before his departure to
Arneriea. He appeared still unmoved, but when the words
were read over to him, "charged with having wilfully mur-
dered Thomas Briggs on the night of the 9th of July last,"
his head drooped a little, and there was an obvious tremor
throughout his frame. He appeared weak when he was
about to be removed to his cell, after the sheet had been
signed by Inspector 'West, but he recovered a little after-
wards, and walke 1 across the station• yard with at leaet an
affectation of nonchalance. lie was then locked up, there
being strict injunctions from the authorities otScotland-yard
that no one should be permitted to be present, or to have
any interview es ith the prisoner, except his accredited soli-
citor, Mr Thomas Beard, on behalf of the German Society.
Mr. Beard was present during the formal proceedings of
entering the charge, and about an hour afterwards he was
admitted to the prisoner's cell, accompanied by a German
gentleman (Dr. Juch we believe), who was to act as an in-
terpreter if necessary, the interpreter for the Crown being
Reimer, an intelligent police officer of the A division. Mr.
Beard had a long interview with his client, but, of cource,
nothing that took place between them has been permitted
to transpire.

The following is a sample of the kind of letters constantly
received by the magistrate on these occasions :
" to Mr flouers, magerstate, bow streete pleace statien.—
Sir, i rote to mister henery about a young woman that is
suspected by many to have a hand in the murder of mister
Briggs in fact it can be proved by her coming home at 1.01
that morning and her black shaul all over blood, and i am
sorry to see she has got off so well. She lives at Islington.
I told you before her name and address and she is s dark
girl with black wavy hair but i am very sorry she as es-
caped as she as, as she had a nand in it as I stated before.
She is going to Calcutta the 10th of next month as I stated
before this time."

The name and address of the young girl alluded to are
enclosed, but the letter itself is anonymous, and evidently
written In a feigned hand.

Street Fight in San Francisco.,

There was a serious shooting affray in our principal
street (Montgomery), which resulted in the death of four
persons. The facts, such as are ascertained, arc as follows,
viz.: —lt seems one Bill Davis, a noted gambler, who re-
sides at Yreka, was interested in and drove a horse race
which came off at Placenville on the 15th inst., and
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killing on sight, Bce. Oa the 18th they all came to this
city (except Davis), and publicly said they were going to
shoot Davis on sight, &c. On the 21st Davis came in town,
and at 2 o'clock p.m. was sitting having his boots polished
in a black's adjoining the Fashion, when Ball and Dutch
Abe came to the door, and, looking in, exclaimed " llere's
the dirty thief now," and, drawing their revolvers, com-
menced shooting. Davis jumped out of the chair with one
boot polished, and, drawing his revolver, fired, and Ball fell
dead across an iron grating. Davis then jumped out on
the sidewalk, laughingly saying " You've made a mistake,"
and fired at Dutch Abe, the ball taking effect in his right
breast. He fell, when Davis ran and caught the revolver
from Ball's hands, saying, as he walked towards the door
of the Fashion, Where's the rest of your murderers ?"
Blood was running down Davis's left hand from the arm,
also down the right cheek. As he was on the point of en-
tering the door he was met by Stevens and Spanish Bob,
when Davis raised the revolver in his right hand and fired
twice. Stevens fell, and Spanish Bob jumped over him on
the sidewalk and fired. Davis staggered, but, recovering,
they ((Davis and Spanish Bob) commenced in good
earnest, each striving to fire a deadly shot. Davis was
laughing all the time. They then commenced firing at each
other, about 20 feet apart. After Davis had fired two shots
he threw the revolver at Bob, and, changing the revolver
he took from Ball into his right hand, ho raised it, and it
snapped three times ; the fourth time it went off, and Bob
fell. (Davis had fallen before this, and was lying on his
breast on the banquette.) Davis threw the revolver into
the street, saying " Hell and furies damn the thing," He
then pulled a deringer, and both (only Laving one shot each)
began crawling towards each other on their stomachs. 'When
about five feet apart they both raised partly up and fired

simultaneously, when Bob's head tell, and he remained per-
fectly still. Davis then said, crawling towards Bob, " lle's
gone, I cooked him," and then partly turned on his side and
tried to rise. On examination, Ball and Spanish Bob were
dead, Dutch Abe and Stevens mortally wounded, the first
having been shot through the right lung, causing internal
hamorrhage, &c. ; the latter was shot through the left breast,
Spanish Bob had four wounds on him—two in the right
breast, one in the right arm, and one between the eyes. Ball
had a ball in his heart. Davis had six wounds—two in the
right leg, one in the right breast, one in the left shoulder,
one in the left wrist (through), and one in the right cheek,
where a bullet had struck the cheek bone and glanced off,
cutting out a piece of flesh of the size of a ten-cent piece.
Stevens died on the 21th, at 40 minutes past 10 a ; Dutch
Abe died yesterday morning. Doctors say Davis will cer-
tainly recover.—Skim Francisco Paper, Juno 24.