The New York herald., 1864-12-03

muSh have 0estowso sao O0",'~'
held hts head slow of hts doing rsn more eAse
ThwwSs sSoas sbs lsss VI shs pseparAsioos.
ON rus DROP.
signal was given by the governor, ana the rev % NJ
Davs Ordinary, NA the gay 70 tae csh ho
a. he did So some preliminary verses Of tue burial
ssrvic. He ~as follo~st By The cenv,c. and the Kex
Ir CappeI aud then by the sheriGs aud uudr sacrMs
Ne sscsDded the scaiYoId with 1rm step, accompanied
by DE Csppe, and ss he did % the ma taaae, oo ois
being confronted IN them, raj ed mighty and i'ae.
scr6able hum ~ moment the sun shone brightly
though rain had or lees all through the night
at ,r his EQuIvcCArIoN AID CONFESSION.
After the vic had been placed upon the drop, an
tho rope adjusted his neck r cappe addressing
him with G eat ANIMATION AID so'emnity said
ments, Nu er, you vii stand before GOD;
again. and for the last ,me are yoo guilty Or
lie replied, ar an innocent"
DR. Cappe SAID "You iunocent9 repeating bis own
words in the form oi a question.
Muller answered, 'God Almighty knows what nave
Dr. Cappsl. God Almighty Knows what you havo
done OK IN repestpg tho own 'sDoes
God know that you doue this particular deed!"
Nniier renled @Ies, Ihare d ne H." seaking In Ger
man, IN which language ,se whole conversation w's con-
Quoted The German expression used by TIE conv vct was
'cb nabe es gethan" " and these were his last words
The drop eil snd lie soon ceased 10 live.
So greatly relieved was the reverend gentleman by the
that he rushed from the scaiod, excaning
"rhank God Tnenk God" ana sank down IN chair,
com nieeiy exhausted by his own emotion After re-
ing he aited In EDgh, 10 the presence o. the
shers aud under sheriff ANA the representatives OF the
new paper press, OF whom tbere were four. what had
,ust passed between him aud the convict precisely ~ II
has been related abave.
document, winch has been placed 10 the hands Of tho
sheris, Da, did not MAKE publio . ter his con-
fesslUn the sCshod uti .hey sai have repored the
TACT to the Court OF Aide men.
The documeat proved mere rei.erht,on OF the
statements and arguments upon wh'co he ami hs friends
relied down To ab ut the last moment o. his existence
At meeisng OF the Court OF Aldermen on the 10th Of
November. tho conduct OF Mr. Btttcombo, the clergy
who admitted into Misr's cell. aud who pub
ished extraordinary statement or his iuterview with
the conyc, yas severely condemned, and the all com.
,nee Instructed TO inquIre INTO the circumstances
which The reverend gentleman gained access to tho
prisoner
THE INSTRUMENT OF THE MURDER.
Mr.. Francis Toumin, surgeon, has written letter
In which deals with tho statemeot IN the memorial
presented 10 sir G. Grey viz:''That no instrument
had ornd in possession Of the prisoner by which
the murder couid have been committed lie remarKs:-
You will prob bly, recoilecI that in Muler's box
we're found large pair Of ta,ors shears, they are
thirteen chcf fourteen inches In length aud weigh
about Two pounds. The OF unequal sze, the
smaller measuring rather more than longest
diameter, the larger three inches and half. When
neId bv the bisies they become very formidable
weapon You may also remember that in my evidence
stated the wounds tho top = the head 10 be about
three quarters o an inch in ieugth that the crown
three chss these exactly CORES oud with the smaller
a0d the ager bows OF the shears and until they were
shown to me ny one O t.e gentiemea epsagea ~ INC
prosecution doubt existed in my mind how wounds of
such auequl length could have beea produced by tho
same weapon That doubi y now removed, AID know
Instrument by hicb II could have been done, ex
cept by ote Of similar construction. IN answer 10
question put 10 working taior whether twas usual tor
. urGeyrnso, II he lad shears of his own, to take
would soon loose them /" Il " ,he,sfore, very rrob,.
be-uay, fee, It to be csrtantbat Muller nsd his with
hun the mic nt OF the 9Th Of July.
MuLLER's PHYSIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT.
Dr.. Dcnsvan gives the following account OF the phrc-
nological development OF ihe murderer Auier's head,
taken rom a cast a,er the execution
II Muiers confession at the last moment had not set
the question Of his guilt at resi- the doubt would not
nave been wholly removed by such testimony as is
oiereu the CHRONOLOGICAL eye by his cerebral orsani-
satior. Por though there ugly points IN the do.
We eopment, the head, a whole Ia by the
criminal type 1t ia cartainiy indicative Of deep
craness the most ausase naracterstics-and Of inc
4t,c "A
tcn q indicates much covetousnoss OF property.
Jhat cruelty and the killing prop pcnsity are In the
lower aniuas Associated with cratipess is certain.
10 crpos be sa,d that man IS An exception.
CoteT,, nsrby the more cratp.ss the more cruelty
may s1irmed of human beings Is iesied by tho
birbarous Muller crafty, and undcr this dis
mated BAT even the head free from the dagger
points were what could be ca led really well
formed n really understanding the docri es Of phe
pology would venture to assert t0at ttere would bs
necessary exemption from the Liability 10 fall into vicious
and ultimately 10 commit crime OF he deepest
Organization OF the brain IN very infuenta ,or
",r =. M =, ~ ,iss. sense or the ,srm Ea,,er WAS
naturally sympathetic, conscientious, sGectionae, obia
Ing, regard ~ of reputation, humane. But 70 what
exse,, did outer influences iead 10 nourish such
o,spositiops9 The head the posterior region is
sirougy anisaazed; but the moral region per 70
wei dveole1 superholsly, thnln somewhat de.
OF tne heads OF foreigners executed in
Eng,nd nithn The i.s; twenty aye ysAs ssa''e4ss: meas
Is very visible In knier. have roc seen the Ike IN
Nosth neads sosses,s M insIea'e a'sGi,ng as .ns
the ecd OF the man. The head positively large,
and Is Indicative Or much bodily sirenstn Altogether
IT In study for tbs phren0iogist, and should serve
caution against craving hasty conclusions for or
| ssa,nst rom the cerebral devcopments only That
Muller should have saincd the goodwill OF his &C.
qu intance, and imposed bis reverend compatrios
BY professions OF innocence. are facts In harmony With
bis mouth aud chin ex'resslon more positive Of bis
kiud tan his mead presents. The strong love OF
are borne out bis orasnz,tion, which indicates also
tendency 10 temperance in eating and drinking Had
he been brought up solder or sailor IN probable
thai ms nhors capacity for deeds OF violence wou
usycr been iliiciuy nanicsted lie had that
WITHIN him which admitted ~ different career than tho
bret one 81 tragcaly ended. That Muller had an intel
lee, o order certain. - far as evil Can ba
we'll done served him wei all through. nurine his
eariu, vovsse nsme Il enabled MIN 10 aay by ieadus
bs feariu consciousness. lie kept lis counsel we'll ani
led into The error q giving the Joweers By 20 ,ne
Hone buoyed him % the last moment o. exstenoe when
It's vbispernss cessed the sal small voice made i'sef
hnperaiively audible, trupphiug for the first time,
though dnub less u had never ceased 10 exercise It's
sacred functions.
rBs GERMAN SOCIETY AND THE FAMILY OF TnS
LATE BRIGGS.
Mr. Prigr- a son or the poor gentleman who
dercd by Muller makes serious compliant against the
l Germsn Legal protection Society In Litter !" The
London 7sm., be says;-About hafpas, Ten sosk on
sunday night three Representatives, ~ tce soss-iy called
s.ps y. on matters eousec,sd With Frsnr Musr reqae.ssd
Ia srs Briggs 1ns bene out or TIC question Que
svmirs ,bai he aud tho rest OF family ~ers dis
| ssushed VITA the verdict aud rotstnssno'og
| his assurance that thsy wers utterly mphken,
proceeded for the OF three quarters o' ~ hour
4 10 recs spituiaie all the Arguments which they hsd
already made public "A favor of Franz haiisr's inno
eencs endeavored 70 persuade him tn 60 NJ once with
| them in cab whcp they had waiting II the door
10 George Grey To Plead personally for respite for
tne PRISONER You doubt SIR that the widow and
children Of the murdered would Ne tuc list TO wish
inoocent should be pun shsd ior the crime.
event ocdld not fail 20 add greatly to their
eref II ,be they have sustAned, and put II TO you
aud public whether they should act have been spared
o. haeiicas sno NJ timed arIeal. wish To add that
wh ie fully tympathxng With tho eel,nes that prompted
Muller rountty so make every effort 70 prove hm
iauocepce, uns that N sc eNcr,s should have
been accordance with thor knvwedse Of tho truth d
the facts Instead d uhch In the memorial adcrssed "
Sir acrse Grey vas stated that N1lfefs desorrion
Of Mr. nyance's assistsnt Ss correct ahovKh ne hsd
been previously tksu n Nuser by Ar hesrd, hpd de-
ella Ell by the former 10 es uskno~n " him Then The
i - sH.l 4LcA "a sltA AAnn ax