New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-08

and then TO pocket tie reward offered for tho ds'ov
cry by falsey demo cling another man. Ia re mont
OF vDany which almost borders on romsnce
HE story is indeed, one o. the most extraordinary
that mas ever been told in Court Of Justice Ne tie
murder and the brst steps toward detection took pacs
in the early Autumn. while large portion Of pub
lie was far distant from snytbing like English news
paper we may epitomise in few ines 10 main fass
offhe case detailed at the various examna ms and
at the trial which has jus: concluded The au-dsrd
person, Mary Emsley, was widow ab,ut 20
jean Of age, Of very miserly habits. 500 lived
entirely alone, in the neighborhood Of Nile
End, not only yeIforuing ali domestic i1Iies for
,ssted considerable property in houses. Every Nom
day she went on this GRAND, aud would br. q home
some c3O; f4o, or ESQ. She was last sesa alive
of August On the ensuing Friday, the TIA man
named Emm, who had ben occasionally smploysd
by the deceased communicated with q Mr.. Faith
who had married daughter of the de,es-st, md
the resnlt was that the house was entered, and
Mrs. EnL.y wss found murdered in lumbss-
room. Many people hsd Knocked at the door Of
the house during the preceding three days, but
could make no one bear, and IL cannot be doubted
that she bad been MURDERED 10 the night between Mon
day and Tuesday. reward was offered. fret floo,
then of 1900 and the 9Th Of September a co nmu-
bication was made 10 the police ny man nanet Null
lins, the subsequent accused. He denouncei LINN ~
the murderer, and ssid that ne hsd been watching
Eum cottsge, and had seen him 90 out INTO brick"
field and hide a parcel. MulIDs condutted G Pohce
to the spot and Of course, the one to pm hs hand
on tbs parcel, whsh, cure enough, on'nnsd
property belonging "a the deceased he par
eel was tied round with q dirty sproi string.
There was an enclosure bound with waved cord The
property consisted Of spoons and other arta,es TO-
eether with q check for ElO, drawn by hetn who
were tenants Of Mrs EInsey, and paid by than TO her
on the very day she was murdered. Whoever, then
possessed this check and put IL into the parcel nay Be
airy looked upon the murderer. The wi 's gist OF
he case for the prosecution to show that Emm,
but Mullins bimrelf, made up ths parcel soo o.
the spot whittier he afterwsrd conducted the poise
The evidence, though entirety CT cumstani a., COMES
from apy different quarters and the combhel effect
il TO leave no doubt that Mullins, and no ons tse had
possession of the deeeaseds property, and nsea 70
insure the ruiz Of Emm. /. was proved begond Q
doub that Emm went 70 Sratford on the plight OF the
murder, that he was in company With more man one
Of rson up TO midnight and that then No went Gone "
bed II was also proved that on the day Snsn he
was alleged to have hidden the parcel-na osy, the
Sth of September four weeks after the m lrdsr, ne
was not ont of hie age TILL IN O'Clock Aninns
having stated that he saw hm In tue orie.hsil De-
tween and 9, Emp therefore, beng proved 1nocent,
and Mullins's evidence shown 10 be falle Se have
yery strong grounds of transferring our su'pistons
the latter number Of circumstances cause -spicion
70 grow into certainty. Mullins was seen sbout tho
place where the parcel was found On the fn1sy me
brck6eld He bad been seen on the eyeriog Of the
murder at about clock in the nei9hborh1od OF the
decesseds house. The witness Raymond p1stvely
Identified
through Stepneygieen A
We are rot disposed, however 10 atts;h nu;a i'm
portsnce 10 this ast fact for the sailor ~nD gNe jag
evidence knew nothing OF the prisoner bfT', ana
might, Mullins counsel sugge ted, nave re'osn1ed
him from the description when ne was alter yard con-
fronted with bim at the Stati0n-House. ms SAILOR
ssid that Mullins was agitatsd, and that ha pockets
seemed TO have good deal in them and gave notice to
the police before Mullins was appreheDded. There
are, however much stronger pieces Of evidence. On
the mantle piece Of Mulliuss lodgings was fo1nd q
piece of string exactly smilsr TO that which bound
nv tbs parcel, and there was al:o wax s1cn a.
was used for the cord which tied round the enclo-
sure. IL was suggested that Mullins, knowing that
Emm was shoe maker used wax cord IN order TO give
color to the story that Erm had hidden The parcel
pencil case belonging I, fine de 1eased was cisposed
of by the prisoners wife shor ly aftsr the murder.
Mullins was by trade plasterer, and the hammer he
u,ed exactly fitted the wounds which depnVe1 hrs'
Emsley of lfe In the clothed blood was the mark ofa
nailed boot and such boot Mullins had thrown into
dusthole some time after the fatal day.
In short the unusual circumstsnt al evidence which
is forthcoming when these tales Of blood are u1raveed
leaves dcnbt that the prisoner wss guilty. He viii
go TO his doom without pity from any one. In times
when it is alleged that go many evildosrs escape,
is at least satisfactory TO find the most deliberate
criminal who has come before our Courts f,r some
time has not succeeded in evsding justice This case
reveals to rs one Of the most effective means which
Providence for the detection OF crime. L. would
see I'm that in many the murderer cancp' rest,
but is mpelled by Irresistible force " talk OF
bis crime and 0e someshing to avert the susniciou
which he fances about 70 light on him. Toit Mullins
wanted TO get the $780, is certain enough bat there
is sso little doubt that he was urged on by uncon
trolsble desire to give pubic suspicion an object aud
that he hoped by the sacrifice Of Emm TO ss'sy in-
qury for ever. BE that it may, the snare which No
had set for guiltless caught his own foot; biz
wicked Vaccinations recoiled his own heal and he
has now, after heightened trial. the patience, and
impartissty of which the unhappy criminal himself
contesses been found justly guilty of this arocious
crime