The New York herald., 1864-10-11
TIE MULLER MyRDER CASE.

Termfnntsosa or she tnqucsts-oauIiey's
Ap9enrIace and scene rat Ic1r Neccp-
WI ftful MssrIar.
fFrom the rnndap Times, Sept o.!
Yesterday more n3 tho jury emp kneied oy sfr Hum.
ohreys, Coroner fsr Fast .aiddese to inquire toto the
circumstances rclatYs' to the death OF Nr. Yaonns
Briggs IN sle Noirh London Railway. aud wto Was al
Eed to have been nus!ered by Fraaz Muller, sgssn
oo,nbes at the Town.ials 70 pursue tz insestgaron
IL having been madc public that weud by
order OF Sir George Gre Secretary loyhe Hous Depart
rnt DC present on tas occasion Ia cyder that the
rtghl have MIN identified py wisnosss considcrs-
ch I'd collected rows Hail. the ouila
ina being entirey detached. and admitting persons
completely surrouud IL 10 anticipates Of a "crvsnD
the paeoehal authort:c lad taken lse procau ZEN 10
ise tickets OF admsslos 10 the hall, Being VI
hni was Qu,a full .rp+ before ,hs proceedings. com
meEced the pressure G, persons seeking heang
Besides the presence os Supern,endcs 4, fowic ane
Inspectors T3rner and kor7Dasey, 10 tho manage
nent OF the had beeo oosaded there present
Mr. Mooen solicitor to the sniiy OF the deceased, aud
Mr.. Beard, solicitor for hutaf.
At fow minutes TO eight O'Clock tbs prsoner Eranz
Miller, ~os brought into calvt by Inapector tanner ana
Sergeant Williamson. His aErva 10 The van had excited
loud exesrations from the outside the hail but
when he entered tae his pe.itc appearance
rsa,ed 70 strongly IN tho Tnnsna0ns OF the crowded.
audience with The magntudeet the crime Of which be.
seemed Suddenly TO prevail; !cr. although his counte
nance assumed Q somewhat fcrDidding aspsc:, whic
might pars % attributed to he position IN which nc
was p'aocd si there was soltse OF mark about him
eibcr OF Of will rover Of action that aay
one might have taken his sea- 5esido him In railway
catriass.
So eager the applicants to Muller that they
a7sed peTa,sson to stand IN the passages and ths
staircase. No one was admitted, however, without
pass and then the n9ues, deusey pace.
Tie pubic caside crowded every spot from which the
prisorsr could DO descended from tho
walked up the steps 10 the hail.! The windows OF toe
houses ovoraookiDg the hall were likewise iIed with
razcrs. the shops not opened businese.
hen eight O'Clock struck, and IL known that the
Coroner aud tee witnesses had wed roon p,eeLiis
NJ M
.n,on hih was ryoct ty Inspector Tanner or he
street last Monday morning, and that while
they had been patiently waiting outside the pris
ouer mad been qnistiy sitting 10 room o. the
there YVES = rush of people from the direction OF the
North London Railway bridge at The bottom d the h
directly afterwards the prison appeared sight
II required the raos determined eGs the part OF the
mounted ana foot police to keep that the
dcabu whether the police would preserve The way but
heavy forced ts way through, the mounted pc-
lice stationed themselves outside the FOO: police who
crcled the vau and formed guarded passage for
and the officers 10 CHARGE reach The
ar was ana the rst persoo 20 step Out was Mr.
Inspector Tanoer whose prisoner Muller iG. Sergeant
kerressey and aHo.Nss o'isos> aiso in tho van
Tho ,snous Mui.r showed h.ns,U Al the van door ne
greoed eitlSa Indignant. cutcry. 1e which, how
aver he ppposssa &c take nos shs. xntcst notice. He
cuesy. Aud carefully. dsseutea the vsn ssp, aud
N she naQuer walked n. those leading TO tho town
hail. While he WIS In eight he mob continued their
Muller vas crested nearly IN. same his fret sp.
pearsnce The coFi last Monday aas was notably dis
tjDggsaed by lie straw nat which lie wore when he
:sscB fr6u on board the Eiba
Immediately the hall doors closed him tho prison
drove o and tho crowd 90 great extent dispersed
good msny remained uai he WIS removed 10 tho Bow
street Police Couri 7 soon became snoSu outside ihe
hall that Tue jury had returned verdict II wilfu murder
spair u tc prisoner ahsu Musr brought out
be conveyed 70 o~ street ss oo gave won't to their
feelings BY loud cr,es OF syecratIca There also
cons,derabc a&cio,neu Bow street, the public
bling ID even greater y'urobsr sh,r ou last Monday.
rhs Coroner arrived ~ eight o'clock preosely, and
after. shout borst from tho pubic outside the
van wiih Muller in drove UP door, panied
hy Ipspector Tanner. He placed at the right bsGd
sioe Of the Coroner immediately behind bis solicitor aud
frequently converted with him. with rs much ocoiness
II he had been holding an ordinary conversation. Ito
was very calm and collected throughout, and never
showed ,he ssgbiest sign q caoen at what was taxing
Tlacs before HIM 10 have watched him would
nave supposed moment that MS life was depending
on evidence which had been taken In ,na cour Iho
hsaied board the Victoria, and whioh hss seen
sasd 10 DC inat which Mr. rrgfs wore on The might ~
murder the gold and cha,n and other articles
bearing n The cage were produced Identification.
fhe then formally orened, and the witnssfss
oersd OF court TIE Jury having answered TO
tneir nsnss some commoton occarrei, whoa
lhe aad that there we're any interruption to
too proceedings he wouId order ,as court to bs Cleared
NJ Beard~You said you saw two men in the conp.rs
n,nt with Mr.. Briggs. L. either Of them prsssasf
nr. Beard will drec. your attention to one Is the
prisoner OF themf
Mr. Iee-I cannot swear.
Mr.. Dcald-Is ma hKn tho man or mot
ur. Lee--I cannot ear whether be is or not.
A Jurvmsu-He has not the hat on.
Tho Coroner ordered hat fcuud in the railway
rnge produced and was accordingly brought for
MI Beard taking The bat in his hand, turned TO Muller
and sad "This the na: snsy say yours; WI, you
try ony Then turning to The pokce he said al should
IKE to have the lining fastened. as 6ant 70 have tried
Muller put on the hat requested BY Of Tho
Jury 10 stand up He did hc was requested without
tne sgh,ess hea,asou and looked his sccusers in shs
face with perfect compoeors Mr.. clicked 81 him, but
A Jurymsn~w,il you nov swear ,has the pssoass b
the many ,.
Mr. Be.rd-Will you BE- good enough TO give . do
scripton Of tho Two rsn who were In The carriage Win
nr. fserhs ma. By the side a M. Briggs was sau
man. and seemed 70 have wbsksrs
Mr. Beard--Stout or shanS
NJ. sssrd--whskers dark or iskr
NJ. seard-csn you eeecrse ~ other,
M, Les-Yss; he haa light hair and whsksra ihas
was the ose who sat opposite M. bssss
4 jarym.p-Ysu say you had only one monsn: to look
at th4mf
juryman-Is n poss,bie you could n thaA time say
vbe,hef be had DARK chsstrs cr light osess
Nj. Lss--i csnnos say; nSr csn say 'hss y bad
Here there wss ap involuntary exclamation Of "oh
The Coroner has said ,aa, the view he had OF
them vaS momeptay bs, be could not swear 10 any
MI Beard-Ic you recognxs the pfmopu - WV ~ Se
men9
mr. Iec-I cannot cay that ne is
The reading the evidence having been ccncudsd
the Coroner addressing tho p, sorer) your
usmcp
prscner-Frsns Muller
The Coroner er--Apd your age'
Prisonrr-Four ard twonty.
Tho Coroner then told the prisoner thss he not
bound 30 make any satenens but nc vas ai liberty 10
anything neeased, or 70 ask questons OF any
or ths AZ the time bis the toro
usrs duty To tell bin that anything he might gay would
taken down. and raght be- used 10 evidence ssansi
him.
Perhaps said Mr., Hunphreys) yoa hsd better consult
nr.Beerd.
Tho prisoner having conferred q minute or ,wo with
Mr. Beard he was again esxed by tle Coroner whether
no wished TO sag any thing.
| Inc Prsouer--No, L have nothing 10 ssy row.
The Coronos 10 Inspector Tanrer)-undcr these CIR
| cumsiances you may remove the prisoner.
The prsoper wae then taken out o court and was re-
e,x ed nv tha crowd outsldA viii reuevved agoarS