The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-15
The Enrllsh NInrderer

Franz Muller, 0fUologne, the elleg-
ed murderer Of Mr Briggs, an aged
London Bank clerk was taken from tho
ship Victoria, 1t Quarantine, yesterday
morning. by The London Inspectors
Tanner, Kerry and Clark, aided by De.
Ieeiiye Tiemenn, OF the Metropolitan
police, gentlemen who had a fort night
before been iR communication with the
health officer al Staten Island, awaiting
the arrival of the accused. The officers
who boarded the Victoria on Wcdnes-
day evening, were cordially welcomed
by Captain Champion and were told by
him that Muller seem'd cheerful through
out the long passage olthirty eight days
and manifested no uneasiness, until Wed,
nesday, when, oncOunlering pleasure
party in the bay, he heard a person
shout How are you, Muller, the muir.
derer?" and then for the FIRST lme com
pretending his situation, betrayed the
fear that from that moment weighed him
down. The captain first learned that
be had murderer among his passen-
gers when he was boarded by Light
Ship; and thenceforward, until he sur
rendered Muller to the officers, be was
deeply concerned lest that person should
Jump overheard and escape 10 one Of the
islands in the harbor, or 10 some out.
ward bOundyessoi; but his ieors were
allayed when he learned tina. Muller
could not swim Muller was taken TO
cell adjoining the detective Police Office
at the Central Department, and there
confronted by the London jeweler with
wkomhe exchanged the chain that he
had'taken from the person of his victim;
and the jgweler- whose oEinous name
is death-identifed him, as did JouG
than Matthews, Bow street o1bmRn,
whom the London Inspector brought
hihIer, and who will become impquunt
in the chain Of evidence against the &C,
cqsed, when he appears before the BE,
ish tribunal. In his trunk the officers
found the hat which MIR. Briggs wore ON
the day OF the murder, and his watch
was found wrapped in a piece of cha,
mos leather. When asked 10 cxr,air
Inc circumstances ofhGviug VI. B,;ygs
property in his possession , =, nH"sSS
Piled that when he ", ~ Mu''Sl 10
n;ar aud NY ~" "a ne met man on the
fron, him chased the watch and hat
]''n ID i" Yesterday afternoon the &C.
Sas ~ was taken before United States
o Gom' uSs"pst Newton, and an examin
M St.Oi eoume need, Mr.. Benjamin F.
go .ra.uery rep rcseuting the British Gov.
s so3inans A the prisoner said he had
"s,.Ser coh0 el nor money with Which to
,enpioya IaI syer, Judge Besbe under
80 we COT 3nsc, and to enable him 10
sOnsulI With his client, the Commission
i, sJou'ne' the hearing to IL O'Clock
- = eSpi1 -gs M
ooJ; unes about IS years Of age, of
nn." ts ature, slim, and Of inotTensve
larI, the very last person in the
= ,u 70 20 suspected Of murder. In
80 Police Headquarters, yesIer
!. ! MOrc ing. and at the Tombs in the
ternoO' !, he was downcaSt and morose,
sRmg carcely word for any OF the
nmeto Us visitors who were anxious to
zee n'n i. To the officers who question
y mn mn while on board the tug which
.ooRV i'm up from the Victoria, yester.
aayE loruiug. he stoully asserted his in
noee nee. and said that be could prove
AZ oliJt. The circumstances which
b9S led 10 his arrest are curious, and
VIZ dhy Of note. Mr.. Briggs. the vic
'e.u !, was touad in the suburbs Of Lon.
~ IN, on the tack Of a railway, with his
lead and person shockingly bruised
DE was unoo uscious, and unable 10
communicate any of the particulars pre-.
roGs TO bis death, which occurred short
" afler lie had bcgn taken from tho track
50 person Is known 10 have been in the
car with him: tho murderer escaped be-
fore bis victim was discovered. Mr..
Encyclopedias had not been picked;
a diamond ring was left on his finger;
only bis watch aud chain and his hat
we're missing, and on the bloody seat of
the Ger vas another persons hat. The
watch, chain aud hat were the clues
which lJtl 10 the discovery of the muir
'dercr. lie took the chain 10 the jewel
or Deaths to exchange Death, seeing
the police advertisement for the chain
surrendered it and at length Jouathat
Matthews, cabmOu, to whose sistc,
Muller had paid attentions, appearel
aud identified the bat as one which he
bought for Muller in October OF Novcm
Der last. He also identified the watcf
and chain, the prisoner having eHhibi
tod them to his wife before he made tn
exchange with Death, and a photograph
ic Likeness Of Mailer was recognized b!