The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-18 00:00:00

CONFESSION OF MULLER:

The Sunderland Herald, from whose report our in-
formation is derived, in a second edition publishes the
following confession of Muller—

After the examination before the Magistrates on
Friday morning, the apprentice, Muller, unable to bear
the tortures of concealed guilt, Voluntarily offered to
make a full disclosure of all the circumstances attendant
on the horrid affair.

He said—l had the watch on deck on Tuesday night
from twelve till two. The mate came on deck about
half-past one, and asked me to go with him below. I
asked the mate what I had to go down for ; but the
mate said, " Follow me." He had a hammer. I went
down, and the mate told me to hold a lighted lantern,
which he had under his jacket, and we went into the
captain's cabin, and the mate struck the captain on the
head with a hammer (a macker). I hell the lantern,
and the mate struck him three blows on the head.
The captain was lying in bed asleep. When the mate
had struck him, I cried out, " Mate, what are you
doing?" and wanted to run away. The mate desired
me to stay, and took hold of me, saying, " You
must remain here." The mate then took the body
out of bed, and slung a rope round the neck. The
rope was about the thickness of my little finger.
He put a pair of stockings on the body, and put on it
a pair of blue trowsers, then fetched a bag, made of sail-
cloth, and drew it over the body. I attempted
again to go out, but he would not let me. He said, if
I would not help him to put away the body he would
kill me with a knife, which he drew out of his pocket.
He opened the knife ;it was a clasp knife. I began to
cry, and said I could not help the captain away. The
mate said, " you must help me ; if you do not, I will
kill you ; but if you do, I will give you 3004" The
mate also said, " the captain has so much here, that I
can give you 3001." 1 went out of the cabin to the
roof, and wept baterly, and the mate came after me
and took the cap window (sky-light) off. The mate
was in the captain's berth when I took the opportunity
of going on deck. The mate took the sheet, which I
have seen here, from the bed, rind rubbed the blood
from the floor. The mato ran after me, and ts hen I
was resting against the roof, he cut a cord from the
gear, and went below again, and tied it round the
body, and came on deck and pulled it up the sky-light,
hand over hand. I did not help to lift the body out
of the cabin. The mate took up the body and threw
it over the stern. I heard the body plunge in the
water. The mate came up to me, and desired me to
bring the boat round to the stern. When I bad got
the boat round, the mate came down into the boat
with the end of the line, and fastened it to the boat. I
then attempted to get away, but the mate held me fast.
I had tit take an oar and help to row the boat to the
south sieo of the river, where the ships are built. The
mate ' a -it on shore and brought a square stone that
was lying near the river ; and put it into the boat.
The mate desired me to pull up the river for a good
end (a good distance), and then told me to lay the oar
by. In pulling up the liver the body lost off the bag
and trowsers. 'tire mate then pulled t'le body, so that
it was above the water, and laid a stone on it. All
this was done by the mate alone. He let the stone and
the body go into the water, and they disappeared. Then
we both returned on board the ship, and the mate told
me to say I had been called up to set the captain on
shore. None of the crew but myself and the mate
knew anything about it either before or after. If I
bad been asked any questions this morning, by the
Magistrates, I should have said what I have done now.
The prisoner was then removed.

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