The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-26
ARREST or FRANZ MULLER, TIVE
ENGLISH RAILwAR MURDEREH.


says he o,n Prove Ra Aiibi.
As Published iu the Times or ye,t,rl lay. the
ackrL ship Victoria, Cap uin Champion, irOm
LONDON IL thrty.eight days, arrived ~ gIaran-
iup about $3.50 o, lCck on Wednesday even,oQ,
hayii on board Fran Muller, the y1nuz Ger
u an who is CtNgtd With hnwuy, ApJu. lgo
month. 5inte, murdered Mr.. Briggs, . London
hank clerk, it " m5s ont Jf hat ma,rop ,hs
Ubi q th' two were riding tOBe,hCr iu a railway
carriage.
liis unnecessary hero 70 r5pea. the circun-
star ces attending this diahOliral ~ .issinaIin
iht motives tbst led TO the cJmmt33ion lf the
Cilmc ID, ~ alUu> efforts shat EprU made by ths
r,h,e OF London, Liverpool, Munclgstes, aud
Uhtr citits Ot krBloul 30 ferret out and app-e-
heDd Tho criminal, OF tho moIns BY wni,n ~
last Muller was traced 10 tie ship i,slri4 ,us. as
the was on the point Of railing for NJ YORK.
All tAeso iucs have been fully published both
IN HE English ano New York papers.
lnspeC,UT Tanner, Inspector kerhest and Ser.
gtunt CLARK, oil C, INJECTED with the Metropolitan
Police OF Lon0on, arrived h,re per steamer, two
or three weeks sinCe, tboy having been sent on
for the express purpose Of boarding the Victoria
in media ely upon her arrival In ODr h9rbgr, and
iakng the murt CIer INTO custody. For The Last
fortnight one Or more OF these ofticrrs, toget1er
with Mr. Death, the London iowslcr and Iona.
than Mathews, the CaDman, hgyo bssn stationed
~ Quarantine, Staten Island, nl0menturily ex-
pCcNnR news Of the IlrfoTia's appearagCe of
Sandy Hook, and ready ~ board thai ship at the
first Cpl Ofiuniiy.
Late ON Wedn, 5dny afternoon a telegram from
Sandy Hood VAS receVeS a. the telegraph station
n QuaruntiLe landing, hat the Victoria Wa4 In
! sight Immediate steps were consequently taken
| % board her and at $50 O'Clock in thg evening
| when the packet enfeied the waters OF the upper
| Quarantine, the London officers, accompanied Nv
! Ohicer litman, OF the NoW York Detective force
! and hcssIs. Death and HalhcWs, who went for
| the IBfT ore of Identifying Mailer, entered the
Health Officers boat, lnd with the latter Official,
! they all prOCe drd towards the Victoria
| Upon boarding her, the detectives we're very
| cordially net by Captain Champion who
informed them that he was aware OF their busi-
! meta aLd iuI what purpose they bad come on his
| ship. The Captain ,aid that, when he took q
| pilot, 81 YeIal miles outside OR candy Hook he
| was hTsi made aCquain'ed with the mct that he
| had on board the nOtnfiOns railway mur lerer.
Il seems that the London detectives, imme-
dHtely upon their arrival here, visited the Office
| ot the Sandy Hook pilo's, and had directions
Issued to the effect that the pilot, wherever he
| might be, who boarded tho Victoria on her IN.
bOnnd NoS age, should say 70 the cnp'ain that If
| Muller was on board Of his ship, he Captain
Champion, would no held personally responsible
for his safe delivery in he city OF New Y York.
| Captain Champion states that from that monle nj
he iet IS though a very heavy espon5ibility was
| n sting upon him.
Itwouid not do to let Muller know that he was
wat he'd. or even suspeewd, and yet tho captain
| HIM, both by night and day. During the voyage
| Muller appeared qbiie cheerful, aud at times
| very Sociable. he DOES not seem 20 have had
llc u O5L Ott lutA lnat nc COutl ne Tracked
and flowed across the Atiantc, and il was nos
until some time after the pilot boarded the ship
that his snspciOns were aroused, and be was
suddenly started from hi5 faDc,cd security and
led seriously 10 !, fleet urCn thO appalling con
diuon in HhiCh he was yluced
The Illusion under which he had slept during
pa sago Of the Atlantic was broke in this
wise When the Victoria was in the vicinity OF
Snpoy Hook she met small steamer containing
small party Of eNcHrson,ts. Tne publicity
given 10 the fact that Muller, the English rail-
way murderer, was expected 10 arrive by the
Ifrtoyid, Induced mauy on board the excursion
toat o. shout alDnd as loon as they saw the
name otthe ship, How arc you, Muller che mlr-
deIer 7"
Upon hearing this cry, repeated several times
the cap'aiD, and others who we're In the sccrct on
The Itcto,fa, nOticCd that Muller gl.ve a sudden
sait, as though an electric shock bad passed
through i'm. He walked naryOusy around tho
deck, all the time looking, irst IN one direction
and lbtn in another, as II calculating his chsaces
OF leaping over bOuTd and swimming to the ne 4rest
hills, some Of which were then In yieU
Captain Champ. on ID, reupOn became still more
anSlous N regard to his chargo aad tho rsspoa.
slbiiJ TtstiI g upon him, respecting the ga G
delivery OF ihe fugitive IN NeR York. As :he
ship proceeded up the bay, Muller WAs observed
10 grow moie and more nervous Gnd uneasy
Sew, raj times he asAed questions OF 5oJns OF the
oficer7 snd crew Of the vessel, relative 70 she
lard which could be seen on either side-Whgt
kind OF a country 1t was back Of the hllls now
Jar lLty were from New York IL there were any
l,rge towns where there were telegraph ohcos
b fore they got TO the city, &c, Sc.
As might naturally be supposed, Captain Cham.
pion Gethn TO ierl his responsibility gestilg
little TOO Leayy 10 bear Wi'A comfort - himself
True, two Husiy men were supposed 10 have
beir eyes constantly upon Mailer, Out upon
C ming through he AlTrowj she offender miShg
sucdtnly tfrow himself mo the water, in the
hope Of swimming 10 the ncayest land 1r, iS per-
ch' nee he Wa sufficiently driven To desperation
and despair, drown himself in the by. The
captain, therefore, concluded TO irou him, AM
pace him in his own cabin, until be- cO1ld DO iyyr
LIN 10 The proper officials Ia New York
For this purpose he and some Oi his officers, All
armed Hlh IevOlvers, aud having the irlns
secisted about item, were about 20 proceed to
cor fine him, when 3 rOwOoat filed with mon,
and having The fas OF the HsGlth On,c'r lying
In the stern, was seen approaching. When tho
detectives vent on board, tho captain said ne was
ntYeT 30 glad 70 see officials on his deck na}nre
and THAT he nov felt relieved OF q heavy weight
OF n SpoIs bihry.
Pursurn Mt 10 the suggestions Of the uol.cs. tue
Passengers were all 70 arranged that they csold
b. seen by the persons whose business it was to
Identity Nu i,r and the latter was Wi,l.JuC Iif-
ncu ~ ana almost 3t1n.ly pin ed 0ut by
hes-rs. Mathews and Death ns tho mon f,- whom
they were In search.
Muller was closely confined On p)erf gra sh.D
until day morning, wh8u steam .ls gytg
Clarified and he WAS conveyed 70 The ..ty and
thence 60 lhe police hnJlluarters ir RrJome
sheet.
~.
lnJ lie insw,rd poTt.Ol of their questions, Elt
aS general thing be seemed very reE;.on. He
sail that he was entirely 4ulU ent or the crime Of
numbering tr. Brlygs On the railway. ami rbs,
vi en- hls FiAl come un he would he aUir 20 prore
llal be was not On thc train a. The Jmgs I'D legal
phrase, he would pow IN 0lti.
Yesterday afternoon a. o. :lOck, We. -,. uou-
aEpum ed for Muller 10 appear D3logs ga..ea
States tumui-si uer Chur,cs w. Neglsu, 'y9 m
examination, pursuant 10 the provisions .,a flr
EAiEaClApn treaty bo'Wcen the lafyl Srrg1s
and England. INTEL gCuoo Of the nrr,at aud
| proposed eHamiua ion OF tho Englah rulI,y.ty
muGoTcr having been extensively eiyrlla; n
through The morning papers, at tho hour uarr,
% very largo crowd had C0ugrCg3f2l lr r1-
vicinity of tbc United Scato9 Mershlrr nig.. fp
| Chamhuf street.
A6 nt O'Clock The pr. onGr entered vrlrgIql
Murray ollce, I'm charge OF Oh ors Thu l1 i1 4.
/ E0TCJ, OF The New York DHCluyc flrgr.lgr -.
Eng i.L odiccr7 before named. The '-.us-. .r
Ilmes, apl'urCd much aPicIcl and restless u.i +.
| casting quick and nervous glanCu8 around tg,
room, and upon the officials gad Spectators cher.
4 canICcattd. At o'clock precisely Cpmnr--
solcT Newton appeared and made nreuaru,ious
70 commence the examination in the United
States District Court room.
The British Government was represented by
L. L. MrbuIy, ESQ, counsel 60 the English
Consul Of the port. The prisoner being called
was asked by the CommissionC- If he was ready
with his counsel. Muller replied that he Rad uo
counsel and no money 70 employ any. AZ the
request Of the Commissioner eX-Judge Beebe
consented 20 look after the interests Of the
prisoner during the preliminary examination
In order TO Give Judue Bepbo time IA Iaorn ~,