, 1864-08-10
TIE MURnER IN 4 EAIL-
WAY EAKRTAGE. >
Discovery Of the Murderer-Hc Flcrs
for New Xork-A Government Stcul:1-
or Sent In pufautt Of IIim,

tEfom Inc LonC0n Times. July II.
London ard the world at larse sill be
found to the track Of the murderer Of tic late
Mr. Briggs us to leave no doubt that the mis.
Grant will be brought to Justice 1t appears
| that the police at last felt themselves anthor-
lzea IN belleetng that their efforts to capture
the perpetrator Of the murder would be- euc-
cffsiul, and from information which ha'l been
received they proceeded to the house Of q
| ca0Man at Bow, where for some monshs mast
| German taller named Francis Muller has
lodged. This man, it now trapspirea, lett
proceeding to New York, but our reportsr is Is
not at liberty 10 diyulge the ex4ct route ta
Failed.
1t must suffice now to say that h, was dis
covered In this wise:-A little girl, the
daughter OF the, cabuan ut whose house
fiancis Muller: had lived, said that after his
a small cardboard box, such Us Jewellers mt
up their various wares Ia; aud upon exhibit
ing IT TO her father be remembered the name
oi lhe hadesman with whom the cl.air of the
rahnar laie AT p3negs 3g had been exchanged. Tho
the police authorities, and the box was by
| them taken to Mr. DEATHS establishment.
that PERSONS name and address beiuE en-.
graved On thr inside. Upon 1t being shown
aFh'! 70 h's Ueah ne st once identified it as one
nave used wherein to place chain similar to
to have, been tsken from the late
unfortunate gentleman. Mr.. Briggs, and
which had been identified :. Is his
trePerty. That slight clue ha31ng been
meet Muller with the man who sold the chain
to ": Death, aud Mr. Death, IN company
With the c4bman and the police. went down
TO the cottage at Bow, where Muller had
lived and upon seeing a photograph Muller
tna nso ga.ea to tue child, he at onca recognized
chain on Monday. It is almost needless to
aad That this discovery assured tue police
That the: wtre on the right scent at last. pni
tbe next Step was to ssccrtain whether the
hat which had been foutd in the carriage on
tne railway on the night Of the murder, anl
person vi no had committed the crime, could
IN any way be connected with the mn Nnl-
!ef. lhe cab1nan WAS, therefore, taken NJ
70 scotland yard, and upon the hat bting
SHOWN 70 hlm, be at once knew it. as one ho
Fad purchased for Muller about four months
ago.
WARRANT FOR MEL1EH's ARREST,
- bis tsened 50 conclusive that, Inspector
1anner INN ediately went back to Scotland
yard, STATED tho discove ries that had been
made, and accompanied By Inspector Thomp-
eo5. proceeded to Bow street police Office,
seen see 5tsfe ef Fane xsz a,ant f the
was 70 inquire as to the probsblc residence
Or the uoW suspected murderer, and az be |
hsd, On l:ayipg his lodgings, stated hts H.
Ient'cn OF goiug abroad, close inquiry was
ree o. 1927 s9 to any person bearing similar
cess cro"ard the Inquiries of the acute de-.
ttctives. and person fnlly Identified az the
susl'ecttd d murderer.
He PLIES TO NEW YORK,
Muller Was ascc.taiucd to ]iuve left London
four days ago II ship bound dlrect for New
o!s, 1he passage occupying on the aver
Cd the Do"ns ms9y hours before the :u-
tore this reachts the public ere.
TIE OFFICERS IN PURSUIT.
:Gos1rnne ent rtsonrces were ct ouce askets
! ior f@ an'1 granted. Sir George Grey gave every
fscilit5, and an Admiralty steameF from III.
r5pool las come hours since borne Inspector
Tanner aid Sergeant Clarke to arrest the
II murderer, or more probably await bis arrt- |.
raj on bis landing, as the eteamer, barring
ss asceieente. ~ reach Anerica at least four
fAs sillsiu flying from Justice.
~. Death, the jewelicr, and the cabmau,
" hoee name our reporter cid not ascertain
accompanied the detective police officers in
the government steamer. 1or the purpose Of
psfs p onnl!s iasnttylng Muller, and no doubt
Eat Muller will soon be In the hands Of Ius-
lice. The clue 80 far obtained bas hnen of
course some additional Incentive to iauufrtes
likely to prove euccess1ul.
HISTORY or MULLER
Ihe history Of Muller, 20 fur ss, cau at pres
snt be gfesned, shows that he cant; to this
Country about fehteen moL tbs nyo, and fol
10 ed Eis occupation as q tailor. and it wns |
aot up:reqnently noticed that Ii rad In bis
possession ,e! very handsome golt watch and
his position or the money at his ,."mmand, |
" neither u: Was In the habit Of sllakjue. ar
no" the circumstance arose, Mu's.r would |
never di'nige, but some months .,o he got
nto broil With some women or u;Iao, and
lost his ~atch aud chain. He 1efu-: to give
sDy description Of them, to offer an. reward. |
or make any Inquiries, but has cmtinually
eomp plalned, and most bitterly, o: the loss
he bad sustained. Since the murder, ne has,
10 his now been ascertained, shown IN eey..
Ind saia be had Saved up money en,,,.h to
my II, and Was quite conteuted at ha. ,us been
.ble to get one. The chain which tile msu
Hu1ler obtained from Mr. Death, be
pledged on Tuesday at q pawnbrokers in
Ie siIs, ind sold tue ticket On the day fol-
ieImaa. This man, upon being questioned | {
y inspector Thompson, at Scotland yarJ. |
admitted that he had read about the murder. | I
3nt bad not said anything to any ona about | !
'ue LII ~ aAN IL itR5 uOL OeEu considered |
hat there was sufficient evidence to Justify
he police in detaining hin for any corn.
3llGity 10 the murder; ae will, however re:
nstn ubder Surveillance 80 as to be forth.
:cniRg, At the trial upon 3lnl1ers being
'rtusht back to this country. No trace
whatever has BEEN fonDd OF the watch itself. /
ND it msy be fairly expected, and for tue I
Eds OF Justice hoped, that Muller bus it
III IN his possession, and that 1t Will oe.
onta upon him, so as to constitute IN ua- !
oubted link in the chain Of evidence. The
erEants Of the railwa; authorities SPEAK II
onddehtly rs to their ability to identity the | (
nan supposed to have got into the carriage | {
ttth Mr. Brigcs, aud it is understood that
be photograph Of Muller will be alowc to |
beui 4, aud to the .cIrcumstantial evidence I
lresos obtained. !