The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-09
THE ENGLlSH RAILWAY MUIR
DER.

From the n Y. Evening Post, 25th.
The Packet ship Victoria from London,
arrived at Quarantine last evening, after a
passage of thirty-eight days to this port,
bringing among her forty eight passengers
the London railway murderer, Franz Null
Ter. According to previous arrangement,
when the Victoria crossed the bar the OPP
orator at Sandy Hook telegraphed the
fact, and the telegram was transmitted
without delay to Staten Island, where for
fortnight or more Inspector Tanner, of
the London detective police; an inspector
of police from Manchester, England; Mr..
Death, the London jeweler, 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 q
clue, have patiently waited the arrival of
the accused.
Promptly on the reception of the tele-
gram from Sandy Hook, the London in.
spector, accompanied by officer Tieman of
the New York detective police, and Mat
thews, the cabman (who went with them
to identify Muller), sought the Health Of
ficer, and when the Victoria dropped an
Choir at the Quarantine they boarded her.
The party then introduced themselves to
Capt. Champion, and were cordially well
coined 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 expe-
rienced an oppressive weight of response.
bility, and 80 watchful had he been lest
Muller should escape that he had scarcely
slept; and yesterday, when near the Light
ship, an excursion party hailed his vessel
with Show are you, Muller, the MUIR
derer?" he knew that bis passenger could
no lenger escape, and he was deeply con-
cerned lest he should jump overheard and
swim ashore. The captain adds that Null
Ter was quite cheerful throughout the voy-
age, up to the time when he heard the ex-
carsion 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 recog-
n.SSU oAiO hAnA OAoo ouOy oOuSut, DIS w OIL dS
did Matthews, the cabman. Muller was
then arrested and taken to the cabin, and
there informed of the character of the Of
ficers who surrounded him. He seemed in
no wise disconnected, and stoutly asserted
his innocence. When asked how it hap
pened that he had in bis possession the
watch and hat of Mr.. Biggs, his victim
Qhese were found on the prisoner s person.,
he replied that when he was about to 90
aboard the Victoria he purchased them of
a man whom he met on the pier, and he
assured the officers that on returning to
London he could prove an abb, and thus
establish his entire innocence.
The officers remained on board the Vic
toria, closely guarding their prisoner, I'M
til 81 O'Clock this morning, when they
chartered tug and brought him to the
city, taking him Immediately to police
headquarters, where he is now confined in
one Of the cells which are attached to the
detectives Office.