The New York herald., 1864-12-11

tEiOutVAps ettct WossAo8 coeAS 1880 -
expecting that sufficient amount would be
raised to purchase. sword, took their money
back, as the above figures show. II Will be
seen that we have . balance of four hundred
and eighty-fve dollars and ten cents We are
free to say we are embarrassed to know what
to do with this money. There Is not enough
to pay for q suitable sword for the General.
We are not quite as much embarrassed as Mr..
Fessenden is, not having as much money to dis
pose of nor ss many people to satisfy as be has;
but still We are somewhat embarrassed as to
the disposition OF this money. But we always
keep these accounts In such shape that We
can present Barlow or any one else with
balance sheet at moments notice. We hope
Mr.. Fessenden does the same N
We desire to return this money to the
parties who subscribed it; but II after that
! there should remain any unclaimed balance,
as there probably will. we are prepared to
hand It over to any charitable institution or
for any other purpose which General Mcclellan
may designate. We wait for reply
Tue Exsoution Of muilor-Modsi Enyiish
Civilization.
| We published on last week a full account
Of the execution OF Franz Muller for the
murder OF Mr.. Briggs. This case will rank
among the causes celebres more from the cir
| cumstances which attended Muller e arrest,
trial and imprisonment, and from the prevalent
doubts of bis guilt, than from anything extra
ordinary in the manner Of the murder. Mr..
Briggs was locked up in one Of the compart-
ments Of an English railway carriage and some
ore or more OF his fellow passengers stabbed
| him robbed him OF his watch and chain, and
threw him out OF the car That is the whole
commonplace story. In no respect Is i so
interesting and exciting az the story OF
the butchery al the Tombs last Fri.
day morning, when mailman was con
fined in . room with several other pris
oners, three OF who,s he Drained with poker
As to novelty and romance il cannot be COM
pared with the recent mysterious mnrder IN
Brooklyn, where parts Of a mans body were
discovered, at intervals OF several days, but no
cine could be found either to the name OF the
victim or the perpetrators OF tho crime
Wien Muller sailed for this country in q
packet ship, ard tie officers and witnesses
arrvedby steamer to head him on we began
to take an interest in the case; for chase Is
always interesting The crime had already
caused fnror in England, because II seemed
likely to compel revolution In the stupid
system OF English railway cars. Germany ex-
cited against England on account oi the
Schleswig- -Ho!sten difficulty. assumed the posi-
lion Of Muller's champion. aud affected to
believe that the English we're prosecuting
him because he was German. The German
society undertook his defence and spared no
efforts to get him pardoned after his conviction.
The King Of Prussia, the Duke OF SaxeWeimar
and the Duke of SAKE. .Coburg Gotha sent pri-
vate kilograms to Queen Victoria asking big
repricve. The people Of Berlin were iniensely I
excited. and when the news OF his execution
arrived they made demonstration sgaias! The
English embassy and abused the English resi-
dents In the public streets. Thus singn!aiiy
enough, Muller's execution was an international
affair Of State. and 4 poor German tailor, who
was q most ordinary murderer il he were a
murderer at all. became an object OF anxious
tyt"fT the sstrmastlod 81 = whole en- nation.
But Il is still more singular that in spite OF
his reported confession upon the gallows.
neither the Americans, the Germans nor the
English believe Muller guilty. The evidence
against him IL merely eircumstant'ai, aud lacks
some necessary links. Although prosecuted
relentlessly by a we'll meaning clergyuiaa-
anxious to prove that the Law had made no
IN stake and acting doubtless. under ins,ruc
tions from the British government Mu,,er le.
clared his innocence up the very last moment
Az the last moment. however when the ropc
was around Muiler's neck aud the white can
drawn over his lace. this clergyman heard or
thought he heard. the words: .Ich .cJe es
gethan'-'f did it'-and before another .ylla.
BILE could be added. II these syiabses were
spoken, the drop fell, and all was over Il NAV.
indeed. be doubted whether such a confession
so curtiy expressed, spoken through the muf
fier OF white cap, heard by only one person
and be person evidently desirous Of hearing
just tsosc words, and In state Of intense ey.
cltemcnt because he could not wiring them ou.
OF the prisoner-cau weigh against Muiiers re.
peated statement ot his innocence uttered even
while 'he last sacrament was being administered
TO him, aud reiterated but = second before his
80 called acknowledgment Of bis guilt. What
Muller dd or did not say is Of very little ac-
count, however. It's the legal evidence which
must decide the matter The worst criminals
would be the most innocent II their own words
| could he believed.
Muller was executed 10 front Of Newpate
| jail. and the scenes around the ga.ow. accord.
Iog to the admissions of the London papers,
were disgraceful 10 civilization and whitening
commentary upon the claims Of the English to
be considered model people About one
hundred thousand persons were present. The
internal yells of this immense multitude dis.
tnibed Muller's last moments In bis cell and
cruslly interrupted his devstions. The London
Times confesses that "garottng and highway
robbery were carried on In wholesale. open.