The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-14 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

CRUEL ROBBERY.-A very well dressed young woman,
who gave the name of Amelia Jennings, was placed at the
bar, charged with stealing 308 from the person of Emma
Goodman.
The prosecutor, who is the wife of a carman, said that on
Saturday night she went to Mr Miles, a pawnbroker, at the
corner of the Marlborough-road, Chelsea, to take out some
articles which she had there pawned. She took her purse
out of her bosom, and gave the-tickets from it to the pawn-
broker's man, and then placed the purse, containing 30s, in
her pocket. While she was waiting for her property to be
selected from the warehouse she remarked that the prisoner,
without any excuse, kept pressing close upon her, and re-
monstrated with her for doing so. When her property was
produced she found her purse and money had been stolen
from her pocket, and she immediately gave the prisoner into

custody.
In describing the coins of which the £1 les consisted,
prosecutrix said that it was a fearful loss to ber, as it was
the joint earnings of her husband and brother for the week,
upon which they alone had to subsist.
The magistrate inquired how many persons thorn were in
the box where prosecutrix and prisoner were standing.
Prosecutrix replied that they were the only two persons
in that box from the time prosecutrix gave the tickets out
of her purse and missed it. Directly she exclaimed "My
purse is gone," the prisoner recommended her to go home
and look for it, although that, of course, would be useless.
A police-constable proved apprehending the prisoner, and
finding nearly £2 upon her, but not in the coin described by

the prosecutrix.
In reply to a question from the magistrate, prosecutrix
said that, directly after she had missed hor money, a tall
woman came and spoke to prisoner, and might have received
anything from her.
Prisoner denied all knowledge of the purse and money.
She was remanded until Wednesday, the magistrate con-
senting to take good bail if she could procure it.

THAMES.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ASSAULT.—Henry Otte-
way, a short, broad-shouldered, ounning•looking man, was
brought before Mr Paget, charged with violently assaulting
a Russian Finlend sailor, named Anduas Perula, who was
examined through the medium of an interpreter.
The complainant, who had a bandage over his left eye,
said he was on shore on Saturday night, and at a late hour
went home with a girl to a house in Shad well. He gave
the mistress of the house a half sovereign, and sent for some
beer. The change was not returned to him, and when ho
asked for it the prisoner attacked him, beat him about the
head and face, and injured his eye. He lest a good deal of
blood.
The prisoner said he was a sailor, and had been lodging
at the house in question in Albert-square, Albert-street,
Shadwell, for two days, lie was in the kitchen on Satur-
day night, and hearing a girl scream upstairs, he went to -
her assistance, and found the complainant pulling her about
and ill-using her. The
complainant struck him, and he
struck him in return.
The complainant was recalled, and said he never struck
the prisoner.
Isaac Pawsey, police-constable No. 485 IC., stated that on
Sunday morning he was called to the house in Albert-
square, and found the complainant, who was bleeding pro-
fusely, and was cut on the top of the head, on the eye, and
there were marks on each side of the Finlander's forehead.
The complainant bad been bleeding copiously. There was
blood all over the house.
Mr Paget asked if any other person saw the assault com-
mitted.
Pawsey replied none. There was a man-of-war's-man
in the house, who said he saw nothing whatever of the

affray.
William Noble, the man-of-war's-man alluded to, who
was in court, was called. He said ho belonged to her
Majesty's ship Aurora. The Finlander struck the prisoner
who ran away, and the Finlander followed him and struck
him again. The prisoner then returned the blow.
Mr Paget—How came you to tell the policeman yesterday
you knew nothing of the affray
Witness—l don't know, sir. I said I had nothing to do
with it. I never left the kitchen.
Mr Paget—And yet you pretend that you saw everything
and saw what occurred upstairs. You told the constable
haswart'os iin:la .He has come here to save the
falsehood.pri-
I believe the foreigner has
o e
yesterday you knew nothing of the matter. I don't believe
st hmr a
a n °f-
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been most violently and savagely assaulted, and I sentence
the prisoner to be imprisoned for two calendar months and
kept to hard labour.

THE Russo-Min:NAY TELEGRAPH EXPEDI-
TION.—The Secretary of the Treasury has authorised the
p edition on
transfer to the Navy Department of the revenue brig
Fauntleroy, at San Francisco, which the latter department
will arm, equip, and fit out thoroughly for service with
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New York Herthe northern
ald.
The Lord Bishop of London, after delivering his
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America
Bu l l ey's
and
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recent lecture "Oa the Harmony of Revelation and the
Sciences" at the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution, left
Scotland to visit the Archbishop of York at Bishopthorpe,
near York. The bishop and Mrs Tait have since, we learn,
been the guests of Lord Houghton, at Frystow, near Ferry.
bridge, and are now on a visit to the Right Hon. the
Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison, of assington, near
Newark. The bishop will, we aro informed, return Per-
manently to the metropolis for the despatch of business
during the present week.
Lord Algernon St. Maur and Mr Hughes of
Kinmel have left the St George's Hotel,
By order of his Mof the ImperialpHouseholdajesty the Emeror, his Eluland
-
leney the Minister
of the Fine Arts has transmitted a hansome larg
silver medal to M. Sing la, the composer d
of a "cane
tate" which has recently been performed at Saint.
Cloud.

Confession of the Murderer.
The Old Bailey in the coarse of yesterday was
visited by some thousands of respectably attired
people, who intermingled with others of the lowest
order, and wandered in and out the barriers till a
heavy rain compelled them to beat a retreat. And
owing no doubt to the unpropitious state of the
weather, which did not begin to clear up till nearly
2 o'clock this morning, there were very few persons
assembled. At this Lour there could not have been
it tte most more than a couple of thoneand persons
present, and those principally of the lowest possible
order, many of whom were curled up like bundles
of dirty regs in doorways of the bye-streets, and in
the Old Bailey itself.
From Ludgate-hill to St. Sepulchre's Church
barriers, extending entirely across the road and
footway, were erected at given distances, and kept
up to 6 o'clock by a small detachment of the City
police, under the command of Mr Inspector
Everett.
From the corner of Fleet-lane to a considerable
distance beyond the "debtors' door" double barriers
were erected, forming the enclosure for the gallows.
Here, then, at this hour, the main body cf the as-
sembled people took up their positions, and kept
them with indomitable tenacity, though they were
occasionally assailed by heavy showers of rain. In-
side this enclosure a few privileged gentlemen,
amongst whom were several of high rank, paraded,
cigar in mouth, to and fro. For those who took
up positions lower down, nearer the Sessions
House, there was nothing to do but to wander up
and down within the limit of the particular pen in
which they chose to station themselves. Of course
eating, drinking, and smoking was the prevailing
element in these morbid groups of sightseers, who
extensively patronised the peripatetic vendors of
baked potatoes, fried fish, and such like delicacies.
To those who had plenty of money seats at the win-
dows of public-houses, coffee-shops, and other tene-
ments in close proximity, were let at fabulous prices,
ranging from .£lO to £3O for small, dilapidated
rooms with a couple of windows, while L 3 and £5
were looked upon and quoted as a reasonable price
for stun dingroom even at windows just within sight
of tha place of execution. Nor were the owners of
many of these tenements content to advertise their
seats by means of canvassers to whom they allowed
a liberal commission, but thickly placarded their
windows with such announcements as " Seats to
let," " Good view of the execution," &c. But not.
withstanding the degrading efforts of these filthy
lucre seekers, it was gratifying to observe that up
to within a short time of the execution there were
still large numbers of windows to let, which, at the
last moment, were thrown open at comparatively
nominal prices. Towards three o'clock the crowd
materially increased. Carpenters and workmen
with crowbars began to flit to and fro, while the
windows, especially those in the immediate neigh-
bourhood of the prison, became filled with occup
pants, whose dark outlines, boldly defined by the
blazing fires within, formed grotesque phan-
tasmagoric pictures that rather harmonised than
otherwise with the buzzing, discordant hubbub, of
the mingled thousands, and the hideous gibbet
beneath.

Shortly before four o'clock the rumbling was heard in the
press-yard which indicated that the machinery for the exe-
cution was on the move. All eyes were turned to the gates
from which the huge black box, over which some 70 crimi-
nals have expiated their crimes, was to come. In a moment
it appeared, drawn by two horses, which seemed rather
ashamed of the business on which they were engaged, one
of them showing a strong inclination to jib, With little
difficulty, for the men seemed thoroughly to understand
their work, the foundation of the gallows was got into its
place, when an unearthly yell, such as is only heard at the
foot of the gibbot, was raised. As each stage was com-
pleted in fitting up the awful apparatus, there was a cheer,
or a yell, cr a groan, or a mingling or the three. At about
half-past four all was in readiness; the mob, which only
numbered some 2,500 or 3,000, having seen that which is
always looked forward to as the first exciting part of the
ceremony, subsided into comparative silence, the constant
showers, and the impossibility of getting drink, having
rath r cooled them, and all noisy outbreaks having been im-
mediately suppressed by the well-directed efforts of the
police, under Inspector Everett, whose personal firmness
had no small influence on the roughs. Up to half-past 4
we heard of but one case of robbery ; in that instance, one
gentleman was captured with another gentleman's watch in
his hand.

During the few hours that elapsed between the erection
of the gallows and the execution of the culprit, the
workmen were busily engaged fixing the remaining barriers.
The sound of the heavy mauls driving in the iron supports
probably reached the ears of the criminal in his condemned
cell. Then must he have too fully realised the words of
the immortal Bard of Avon—
" The weariest and most loathsome worldly life,
That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment
Can lay on nature is a paradise
To what we fear of death."
Inside the prison the heavy, iron-grated, dimly-lighted
passages, through which reigns a death-like silence, broken
but seldom; and then only by the clinking rattle of warders'
keys, strike terror into the very soul of the stranger, En-
tering the building the iron-covered spiked door in the
Old Bailey, which is instantly closed upon the visitor, one
finds oneself in a lofty, half-lighted stone hall, about 40ft
square. Here, then, so far as one's freedom is concerned,
one is for the time being at the entire mercy of the gaoler,
who, with the exception of Mr Jonas, the governor of the
prison, is the only man possessed of a key that can again
restore one to liberty. With a feeling of awe the visitor
scans the dreary stone-paced hall. The eyes alight upon
three black boards fixed on the wall directly opposite the
entrance : on these are written the rules of the prison-
house, but dust and age hide from the distant gaze these
ancient writings. Against the wall to the left are fixed a
couple of shelves, on which are ranged in grim array the
white plaster casts of the heads of Oreenacre, Conrvoisier,
Hecker, Thistlewoed, Mullins, and others, who have been
hanged at Newgate. In all there are about 30, and strange
to say, in expression there are no two alike. The protruding
eyeballs of some, the half-closed eyes of others, the marks
of the rope on different parts of the neck, and the otherwise
distorted countenances, peering as they do through a thick
veil of black dust, and associated, too, with all that is ter-
rible, present a most hideous picture, and one that once seen
is not easily forgotten. With a shudder one turns away
from this frightful picture, and inquiringly eyes the grated
door opening into the first of the narrow, tortuous, and
apparently half-subterranean passages leading through the
heart of the prison to the condemned cells. As a kind of
personal relief one questions and chats with the ruddy-faced,
good-tempered gaoler, who says he has been stationed at
" that post for the past five-and-twenty years," and epito-
wises and narrates the histories of the numerous murderers
who have been hanged at Newgate during that period. All
this time one is waiting for the governor of the gaol, for
without his escort no one is allowed to go beyond the hall.
In due course he makes his appearance. The door is opened
by a gaoler from the inside, whose bright-buttoned uniform
and significant bunch of keys suspended from his
belt more than once attract attention while in the hall to
the grated door, as he paces to and from the gloomy passage
within, Entering at this gate, then, the visitors turn to the
left and pass along a passage dimly lighted by a small gas-jet.
At the end on the right is another massive iron door, and
another stalwart gaoler or sentry. Instinctively, as it were.
through the grated window, he catches sight of the much-
respected governor, and throws back the cumbrous gate
upon its powerful hinges. Beyond is a kind of stone vestibule,
lighted by several small windows high up in the building.
Here, in the centre, is the "strong room," a place devoted
to the exclusive use of solicitors and counsel, in which the)
hold converse with their prisoner-clients. From the fact of
being called the "strong-room," it might generally bo sup-
posed to be made of iron and doubly locked. But this is not
so; on the contrary, it is in a building of glass, and is
termed "strong" because it is guarded by gaolers, who from
the outside can witness all that is going on ; but can hear
nothing. Proceeding onwards, passing through another,
and fifth massive iron door, a narrow passage is reached
which leads into the new wing of the gaol, an extensive
building lighted by skylights. In this structure are a series
of stone balconies built over each other in front of the cells
built in the walls round the room• Crossing this, one passes
through another iron door on the north side of the room
into a short passage open to the air, but so covered in with
thick iron bars and strong wire that daylight is almost
excluded. At the end of this another massive door is
opened, and the visitor energes into a court-yard about
10 feet wide. This is formed by the boundary wall in
Newgate-street and the new wing of the gaol. In this
yard the condemned cells are situated. There are two of
these cells, each about ten feet square, and each contain-
ing an iron bedstead and mattress, a small deal table (over
which is a gas jet), and a couple of stools. Light is ad-
mitted by a square thickly •grated window looking into
the courtyard, and on to the massive towering white washed
wall opposite. Such, then, is the ingress to the condemned
cells,in ono of which the wretched culprit who this morning
forfeited his life on the scaffold was confined since his con-
viction, and where he must have constantly heard the din of
busy life without.
The egress, however, from this horrible spot to th,
debtor's door is by other and gloomier passages, which thi,
morning were made doubly so by the eel ran procession tha'
passed through them.
After Mr Beard, Alderman Wilson, and Mr Jonas loft the
prisoner on Saturday ni kt lakt 1::•-veared ration shaken by

respect appeared calm and resigned to meet his fate. He
j )ined devoutly in prayer with the rev. gent!eman, and
otherwise conducted himself in a manner becoming his
awful position. A little before 7 o'clock he was visited by
Mr Jonas, the governor of the gaol, to whom he extended

his hand, and feelingly thanked him for. the kind attention
he had received since his incarceration. alleraft arrived at

but was not recognised by tho mob, find thus et caped

,he usual hooting.
Ai hough the fixing of the scaffold was complete 3 by four
fcleck, still the clang of hammers in putting up barriers

eonfinacd till day had dawned.
At five o'clock a heavy, drenching rain set in, which
had the effect of driving the majority of those who during
the night had taken up positions from their strongholds,

and they hastily beat a retreat to the now open public-
houses and coffeeshops, as well as to other planes offering
anything like shelter. At this time there cDuld not have
been more than 500 people tactually upon the scene. But

at six o'cicck the rain abated, and from this time the crowd
was recruited by an increasing flow of new comers.
At six o'clock the main body of police, under Mr In-
spector Duddy, was stationed at the approaches to and in
the Old Bailey, and preserved throughout the morning the
strictest order.

Soon after seven o'clock, Mr Alderman and Sheriff
Besley, Mr Alderman and Sheriff Dakin, and the Under
Sheriffs, Messrs. Davidson and Do Jersey, arrived at the

Sessions House, where they remeincd till summoned to

the prison by the governor. About 20 minutes to eight
they were informed that the condemned man would
soon leave his cell. Upon receiving this intimation,

the whole of the party, about twelve in all, formed two
abreast, and, preceded by the Under Sheriffs, left the Ses-

sions 'louse. Upon crossing the court yard, on their way
to the subterranean passage leading into the prison, it was
appalling to hear the wild hubbub of the excited crowd be-

yond the massive stone wall of the yard. This, however,
was but of short duration, fur upon entering the passage

underground the unseemly, discordant uproar without was

no longer heard. Passing for a short d stance along this
narrow tunnel, in the dim light of a small gas jet, the silent
procession was brought to a momentary standstill while a
massive iron door was opened. Not a word was uttered by
any one, but slowly passing onward through several such
doors, they merged into a series of winding passages formed
of thick stone walls on either side, and enclosed above by
stout, thickly-set iron bars, through which the damp, grey
atmosphere of the early morning came with chilling effect
upon all present. It is here that associations of all that is

dreadful culminate in the mind of the visitor, for under the
rugged, uneven pavement beneath, in shells full of quick
lime, are buried the bodies of all tho murderers who have
been bi ought to Newgate. It is a place of dread even to the
gaolers themselves, who are, as may be supposed, stout-
hearted fellows, but who nevertheless cannot pass along these
lonely passages without glancing fearfully at the roughly-

carved initials on the walls of those who are buried beneath.
Passing through here, they next reached the cemetery of
the murderess, which is similar to the one described above.
A few minutes after this, the procession reached the door
which opens into the chapel-yard, were they awaited the

arrival of the culprit. While the officials were on their way
from the Sessions House to this spot, Mr Jonas had gone
to the cell of the prisoner, and informed him that it was
time for him to leave. The prisoner, who was deadly pale,

trembled with emotion, but sought to bear the awful an-
nouncement with all the fortitude possible. He rose up,
shook hands with the gaolers who had been principally
with him since his incarceration, and with a slow but firm
step left the cell, accompanied by Mr Jonas, the Rev. Mr
Davis, and two or three other officials. As soon as they left

the cell the shouts and cries of the thousands outside re
sounded with painful effect upon those composing, the
mournful procession as it passed slowly along the cold, damp
stone yard. The procession moved onward through the iron
gates enclosing the exercise yards till it reached. what is
known as the Chapel-gate, where it was joined by the
Sheriffs, the Under-Sheriffs, and the rest of the official party.
For a few moments, during which scarcely anything was
said, every ono appeared deeply impressed with the awful
occasion, and, judging from their demeanour, to some degree
of sympathy with the trembling, pale-faced youth who stood
in their midst. In this interval the dismal tolling of St. Se-
pulchre's bell re-echoed across the yard, adding greatly to the
solemnity of the proceedings. Tho Under to3heriffs then led
the way, followed by the solemn procession, which passed
out of the chapel-yard into the prison, and after traversing
several passages, reached the " broad," or " press-room."
This is a cleanly -scrubbed kitchen, which, with snowy-
white dresser and table, and its blazing fire, presented an
aspect of comfort that seemed to mock the dreadful fate of
the wretched man, who was told to " sit down." A minute
or so after this, a short old man, with white hair, differen-
tially entered the room, and straightway proceeded to a
cupboard, which, when opened, disclosed a number of
straps and buckles, like those to be seen in a harness-room.
He took down some of them, cringingly advanced towards
the prisoner, w.som he told to " stand up." In obedience to
this request Muller rose, and quietly submitted to the pro-
cess of pinioning. This painful part of the awful ceremony
being over the procession reformed and moved slowly along
a passage, hung on either side with black cloth, which led
to the door opening on to the scaffold, Directly the pre-
cession began to move the bell of Newgate boomed forth
the knell of the man fast approaching death, and scarcely
had the echoes of this died away than the buzzing murmurs
of the excited crowd without penetrated the very walls of
the prison, which bespoke in terms unmistakeable the eager-
ness of that tumultuous multitude to witness the dying
struggles of the notorious Muller. This movement on the
part of the crowd in immediate proximity to the gallows im-
parted its significance with lightning speed to the crowds in
the distance, who instantly raised the cries of " They are
coming," " They are coming," " Hats off," Hats off."
At this moment the most intense excitement and con-
fusion prevailed, in the midst of which terrible din rever-
berated the echoes of the solemn knell, which, from its in-
creased rapid tolling, indicated that the mournful proces-
sion had gained the steps of the hideous,cloth-draped gibbet.
A moment afterwards the common hangman made his ap-
pearance on the scaff )Id, and then withdrew to see that all
was right. Ho had no sooner disappeared than Muller
accompanied by the Rev. J. Davis, the chaplain, and fol.
lowed by the other officials, made his appearance. This
was a signal for the renewed excitement and clamour of
the swerving multitude, who had largely, and almost im-
perceptibly, increased, and whose upturned anxious faces
met the gaze at all points.
Muller mounted the scaffold with a firm step, looking
deadly pale, and his lower lip quivering. Tho cap having
been adjusted and the rope placed round his neck Dr
Cappel said, " In a few minutes you will be before your
God. I ask you for the last time—are you innocent
or guilty ? "
Muller—l am innocent ?
Dr Cappel---You are innocent ?
Muller—God Almighty knows what I have done.
Dr Cappel--He knows it you have done this deed.
Muller—YES, I HAVE DONE IT,
Dr Cappel then nearly faintol. The signal was given
the drop fell, and Muller died without a struggle.
It is alleged that Muller stated to one of the Sheriffs a day
or two ago, that he was not on the south side of the river
at all on the evening of the murder.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE CONFESSION
After the convict had been plaeed upon the drop
and the rope adjusted round his neck, Dr. Cappel,
addressing him with great animation and solemnity,
said, " In a few moments, Muller, you will stand
before God ; I ask you again, and for the last time,
are you guilty or innocent ' He replied, "I am
innocent." Dr. Cappel said, " You are innocent ?"
repeating his own words in the form of a question.
Muller answered, " God Almighty knows what I
nave done." Dr. Cappel, " God Almighty knows
what you have done !" again repeating the convict's
own words ; " Does God know that you have
done this particular deed P ' Muller replied
"Yes ; Yes ; I have done it," speaking in Ger-
man, in which language the whole conversation
, was conducted. The German expression used
by the convict was "Ich babe es gethan ;" and
these were his last words. The drop fell, and
he soon ceased to live. So greatly relieved was the
rev. gentleman by the confession, that he rushed
from the scaffold, exclaiming " Thank God ! Thank
God ! " and sank down in a chair, completely ex-
hausted by his own emotion. After recovering, he
repeated in English, in the presence of the Sheriffs
And Under-Sheriffs and the representatives of the
newspaper press, of whom there were four, what
had just passed between him and the convict, pre-
cisely as it has been related above. The body, after
hanging the usual time, was removed from the public
gaze, and will be interred towards evening within
the precincts of the prison.

The convict has left behind him a written and
sealed document, which has been placed in the.
+-lands of the Sheriffs, but who forbear for the present
to makeit public, after his confession on the scaffold,
until they shall have reported the fact to the Court
of Aldermen at their meeting to-morrow.

PRICE OF BREAD.—The prices of wheaten bread
in the metropolis aro from Gid to 7d ; of household ditto,
sld to Gl. Some bikers are selling from 4,11 to 5d per 41b
loaf, weighed oa delivery.