Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-31
THE ENGLISH RAILWAY MUIR.
DER.
Arrival, Identification, Arrest and
Detention of Muller, the Murderer.

The packet-ship Victoria, from London,
arrived at Quarantine Thursday evening
after passage of thirty-eight days to this
port bringing among her fOrty-eight pas
sengers the London railway murderer
Franz Muller. According to previous ar
rangement when the Victoria crossed the
bar the operator at Sandy Hook telegraphed
the fact, and the telegram was transmitted
without delay to Staten Island, where, for
afortnight or more Inspector Tanner, of the
London detective police; an inspector OF
police from Manchester, England Mr..
Death, the London jeweller to whom Null
Ter sold the chain which he took from the
person of his victim, and Jonathan Mat
thews, the cabman whose communication
to the London police first gave them clue
have patiently awaited the arrival of the
accused.
Promptly on the reception of the telegram
from Sandy Hook, the London inspector,
accompanied by officer Tieman, of the New
York detective police, and Matthews, the
cabman (who went with them to identify
Muller), soughtthe Health officer, and when
the Victoria dropped anchor at Quarantine
they boarded her. The party then intro
duced themselves to Capt. Champion, and
were cordially welcomed to his ship. He
was glad to see them, he said, as from the
time when on speaking pilot, he first
learned that he had the murderer aboard,
he had experienced an oppressive weight of
responsibility, and so watchful had he been
lest Mullershould escape that he had scarce
ly slept; and yesterday, when near the
Lightship, an excursion party hailed his
vessel with "How are you, Muller, the mur-
derer?" he knew that his passenger could
no longer hope to escape, and he was
deeply concerned lest he should jump over
board and swim ashore. The captain adds
that Muller was quite cheerful throughout
the voyage, up to the time when he heard
theexcursion party's salutation; after which
he became depressed, and made inquiries
about the islands, to which he seemingly
desired to escape.
The Captain then ranged his passengers
where the detectives might see all, and the
officers, who had a. photograph to guide
them in their search, readily recognized the
man that they sought, as well as did Mat
thews, the cabman. Muller was then ar
rested and taken to the cabin, and there in
formed of the character of the officers who
surrounded him. He seemed in no wise
disconnected, and stoutly asserted his innO-
cence. When asked how 1t happened that
he had in his possession the watch and hat
of Mr.. Briggs, his victim (these were found
on the prisoners person), he replied that
when he was about to go aboard the Vic
toria he purchased them of a man whom
he met on the pier, and he assured the Off
GERS that on returning to London he could
prove an dlibi and thus establish his entire
innocence.
The officers remained on board the Victo-
ria, closely guarding their prisoner, until
6h o'clock this morning, when they char
tered tug and brought him to the city,
taking him Immediately to police headquar-
tiers, where he is now confined in one Of the
cells which are attached to the detectives
office. '.
Muller is, as his name indictes, German.
He is about twenty-five years of age, OF
medium stature, slim, and of inoffensive
appearance the very last person in the
world to suspect of murder. In his cell, at
police headquarters, this morning, he was
downcast and morose, having scarcely a
word for any of the numerous visitors who
were curious to see him.