The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1864.

was implicated in the murder. Her husband was now on
his way to New York, in company with the police who had
gone out to apprehend Muller. She had four children, the
eldest being 12 years old and the youngest nine months.
Mr Robert Death, jeweller, of 55, Cheapside, said that
on the morning of Monday, the 11th of July, a man came
into his shop about 10 o'clock and asked if he would ex-
change a chain which ho handed him for one with a key.
He took some Albert chains from the window and rang the
bell for his brother to come and value the chain offered in
exchange. The chain having been valued the man chose one
in exchange, the worth being made up by a ring. The chain
taken in exchange was broken where it should have formed
the hook, which was missing. It seemed to have been mended
with cotton or worsted, and a bent pin. The man to all ap-
pearance was the same as the photograph in possession of
the police, but he could only swear to his general character.
The box produced was from their establishment, but he
could not swear to its being the same as that delivered to the
man who exchanged the chain.

' John Hoeffer, of Part-terrace, Old Ford-road, Bow, said
he worked at the same place as Muller, whom he had
known about three months. He loft off working there
about the 2d of July, and said he was going to New York.
Witness then lived in Jewry-street, but afterwards by
agreement with Muller took his old lodgings at Bow when
Muller left England. Ho went there the Monday before
Muller left and slept with him until the Thursday. He saw
Muller on the Friday before the murder, and also on the
Saturday. He was in the habit of bringing things to wit-
ness's lodgings for some time before he left. On the Satur-
day evening he called on him between 7 and S, and told him
he was going to see his sweetheart, who he believed was a
girl on the town. He was to have taken him to his lodg-
ings at Bow on the Saturday night, but he was too busy.
He went on the Monday, and that was the first time ho was
ever at Muller's lodgings. When Muller called on him on
the Saturday he was quite sober. When first he knew Mul-
ler he wore a gold watch and chain, which he afterwards
said he had plelged. He did not notice whether he had a
gold chain on on the Saturday, but he had on the Monday.
He showed it to him, and said it had cost 15s. He saw
no watch attached to it, nor did Muller show him the dupli-
cate of any watch. He did not ask him where ho got the
money from to buy it with. On the Wednesday Muller
showed him tLe duplicate of a chain, and told him it was
that of the one he saw on the Monday before. On the Mon-
day evening he and Muller went home to Bow to his new
lodgings. Or the Tuesday he went to see Mr Repsch, and
found Muller there. On the Wednesday he met him again
at Mrs Repsch's, and Muller showed him the duplicate of
the chain, telling him he had not enough to pay for his pas-
sage money by 12s. Mr Repsch had told him of the same
circumstance before while he was at work at Messrs Hodg-
kinson's, and he gave him a coat to pledge to raise the
money. On the same evening Mr Repsch gave him the
duplicate for the coat, and Muller that of the chain, re-
ceiving 12s in exchange. The chain was pledged for £1
10a at Mr Harris's, in the Minories. He neither had
nor saw any duplicate for a watch in Muller's
possession. The reason he could not go to Muller's
lodgings on the Saturday was that he had a private job to
finish for a gentleman, and had to bring it on the Monday
morning. He did not go out at all on the Saturday night,
but stayed in doors working at the job till 10 o'clock. He
did not notice any change in Muller's clothes or appearance
when he saw him on the Monday. They were to have gone
for a walk together on the Sunday, but Muller did not call
on him as he had promised. Muller earned 25s a week.
The photograph produced was a likeness of Muller. He had
not spoken with Muller about the murder, but had con-
versed about it with other persons.
Mrs Mts.:thews was here recalled and identified the hat
produced AS belonging to Muller.

The Ccroner then adjourned the inquest until Monday
week, the 22d inst.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.--GUILDFORD, Aug, 8,
(Bloro Baron Martin and a Special Jury.)
DIREY V. HAMILTON AND OTHERS,

This was an action of rather a peculiar character. The
plaintiff, Louis Dime', a Frenchman, who conducted his
own case, seed the defendant and five other gentlemen for
having con pired together to oppress and ruin him, and
prevent hin from gaining his livelihood by his profession
of teacher )f languages ; and he claimed £l,OOO damages.
There was also a count for slander.
Tho plantiff, as above stated, conducted his own case.
The defendants were severally represented by Mr Bovill,
Q.C., Mr Hawkins, Q.C., the Hen. G. Denman, Q.C.,
Sergeant Ballantine, Mt J. Browne, Mr C. W. Wood, Sir
G. Honyuan, and kr Cohen.
The cass occupied the Court a great many hours, princi-
pally owing to the mass of irrelevant matter that was intro-
duced into the inquiry, and the latitude that was kindly ac-
corded to the plaintiff by the learned judge, to enable him
to bring vihat he conceived to be his grievances before the
jury. his opening speech occupied three hours, but as a
great many facts of the most disgusting character were in-
troduced it will be impossible to do more than to give a brief
outline of the case. According to the plaintiff's statement,
he had been for 20 months endeavouring to bring the mat-
, ter before a jury, and he had applied to no less than 18
attorneys, and he said that six of them would not have
anything to do with the case on account of its filthy
character, six required more money than he could command,
and the other six he described as of the pettifogging clues,
who promised him they would do what was necessary
and obtained all the money they could from him, and at
last lett him in the lurch, and he was, therefore, at last
compelled to appear in person. It appeared that in the
year 1857 he established himself at Dulwich as a pro•
feesor of the French language, one obtained employment
in that capacity at several respectable scholastic establish-
ments, and also gave private lessons, principally, it ap-
peared, to young ladies, and for a considerable time there
was no doubt that the plaintiff was regarded favourably by
those who were acquinted with him, and who employed
him in his professional capacity. Things went on in this
way for a considerable time, but at length it appeared that
letters containing most filthy and obscene drawings were sent
to a number of young ladies living at Dulwich and the neigh-
bourhood, and this, of course, cleated very great annoyance
and excitement, and every endeavour was made to discover
who was the guilty party, and after some time it seemed
that suspicion fell upon the plaintiff, and the result was that
ho was dismissed from all the schools that he had been in
the habit of attending, and lost the whole of his pupils.
The defendant, Mr Hamilton, it appeared, was a gentleman
of considerable property, who was in the habit of residing
occasionally at Dulwich; one of the others, Mr Lessem,
was a tradesman at the same place, and the Rev. Mr
'lichens, another of the defendants, was the principal of a
school at Camberwell, at which some of the boys referred
to in the subsequent proceedings wero pupils ; and there
appeared to be no doubt that they had taken an active part
in the proceedings to discover the perpetrator of the disgust-
ing outrage that had been committed. The principal fact
that appeared to be relied on by the plaintiff was, that on a
certain day three of the defendants met at the Greyhound
Inn, Dulwich, and that they there examined the letters and
the obscene drawings that had been received, and that they
came to the conclusion that the plaintiff was the guilty
party, and that they
thereupon resolved to drive him away
from the place, and, in fact, to ruin him and prevent him
from obtaining a livelihood, The case on the part of the
plaintiff was, that he was entirely innocent, and that the
charge had been made by the defendant Hamilton out of re •
venge of his having detected him in the commission of un.
natural practices with two young lads, and in attempting
to debauch his own son. It will be seen from this brief
outline of the case that it was altogether one of a very
painful and disgusting character, and in the course of the
inquiry a great number of letters were put in evidence by
the plaintiff with a view of making out his case. One of
these letters ho admitted was of such a nature that it ought
not to be read publicly, although he said he had merely
called things by their right names, or something to that
effect ; and he endeavoured to make out that his only object
in what he had done was to punish the guilty, and that this
was the only reason for the defendants' endeavouring to
drive him out of the neighbourhood.
Tho plaintiff, who during his long rambling speech had
been several times requested both by the learned judge and
the jury to confine himself to the charge he wished to estab-
lish against the defendants, at its conclusion called several
iowitnesses,okplbaucte at their evidence
Greyhound,videnceappea that it was the opinion
to be almost as irrele-
vant to the real issue in the cause as the plaintiff's state-
tneenuttohad been, It seemed, however, when the investiga.
of everybody present that the writing on the envelopes
that contained the obscure print resembled that of the
plaintiff, and that it was the general impression that it was
the handwriting of a foreigner.
Tne plaintiff; in answer to a question put by the learned
judge as to whether ho had any furter evidence to bring
forward, replied that he should like to examine the de-
fendants.

Baron Martin said it was not a very usual course for a
plaintiff to take to call his antagonists witnesses, but if he
chose to do so he might.
Mr Hamilton was the first who was called. Ho was
questioned by the plaintiff, and in answer to him he in tho
most positive and indignant manner denied that thero was
the slightest foundation for the insinuations that had been
made against him. He also said that the meeting at the
Greyhound was quite a casual one, but they were all of
course anxious to discover the guilty party. They com-
pared the handwriting of the plaintiff with some of the
letters, and the impression that was created by this was that
he was the party, and the disgusting letter which he ad-
mitted he had written tended very much to strengthen that
supposition.

The plaintiff put several very offensive questions to the
witness, the effect of which was to reiterate the odious
accusation ho had made against him, but Mr Hamilton
indignantly repudiated the suggestions that were made.
The jury interposed, and said they did not wish to hear
any more, as they considered the plaintiff had entirely
failed in making out his case.
Baron Martin said it would perhaps be better that they
should hear the whole of the evidence the plaintiff proposed
to lay before them before they gave a verdict.
Tho whole of the other defendants were their examined
by the plaintiff, but their evidence wont entirely to dis-
prove the case that he suggested, The plaiutiff in the