New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-26
rur LONDON RAILWAY mURsDEs
Arrival Of the victs.ia-Arrcst OF tine S"''
pected Murderer.


Most of our readers will recollect the murder
xNr Brsgs on the 9th 81 JAY last which caused such
a .ep,ston throughout England aud has formed the
upect Of pumbeess paragraphs In the newspaper pre's
u this country. Mr. Briggs. IL viii be remembered.
Gas elderly gentleman chief clerk 10 Messrs Rob
srts sufock Co, bsnkera and on Saturday night the
eth Of July ives returning to his home BY the North
London Railway. in drst-cass carriage, when no wa'
s.ssuted robbed Of go watch and chain and th5OsH
sus Of the Oarrsgs b, soe person then unknown 10
Wa fond lying the line between Bow and hseAn'.
Wick stations insensble by the driver Of '~ oGawhe
train and being taken home reuaired In that state
sntil be died on the following Jay. Tub shocking o.
Of course ct once oried to heSqbErters
BY the police inspector the district xsrr'sey and
Inspector Tanner Of the detective police we're at once
directed 10 aderiakO the investigation and as II fur
e1hes striking Illustration Of tse blindness that -
Pen attends the criminal, here give M onns OF
Tho sncoe,sve seps which have led to the establishment
NJ such overwhelming rvdevce against Mailer
Tts,onpartment The cariagain which the sss'oi
MI o,aos VA covered with bieod. and in II were
sv.r black bag and wsktngefick. which belonged to
Mr. B-iggs and hat that was not his WIN Tie
makers maine on the crewn. The evident presumption
VA that this hat belonged 70 the murderer who also
ssesed not bavo been prnetsed thief as he len IN
Ne pockets OF Mr. Briggs the sum OF 81 io'.. ana a
diamond ring worth $40 IN his finger. The maker OF
The hal was applied TO- bat could give no Information "s
70 whom Tvs had sold the hat, and after two days irLt
sss inqufr mp and down the railroad rs to the feno~
psssonger, " the rnrrdored nnp the police were he
ginning 20 despair Vbcn a Nr. Dceth, jeNeier, on
The Monday murning following the murder was visited
By person rho asked him ~ excl ange an od'shope'
rodsea ain which he produced for more mooe'h 'n'
Mir Death did 90. and aso gave for II 'shel ting
VIII white stone and head on T. 70 make up inc n''
snee IN the value OF the two chains Putting them Into
ewsllers boz with bis own name on She LABEL nslue
Mr. oath had not then heard OF the murder Int there
Sse something suspicious In the manner 0I hseos'oe
and few hours sf,orwsIds bearing Of what had taken
slaee he Immediately communicated the act OF 'bs
exchange 10 tbe police and handed the chain be had ro
se,yed over to them and gave description Of the per
con who brought e. The chain was immediately shown
n lIr Briggs son aud daughter by Inspector KeTrsey
Who at rnce identified II the worn b. Their faiher
o. the night Of the murder.
A picard was sopu issiel oTer!ng reward or 4 oo
for Information thnt should Iced to the arrest Of the
nurSerer-aIO0 By the Government, aloO ~ aessrs'
Roberts suifuck g. Co. snd elOo by the Norsh Lon>
Con Railway Co The pacsrd also contained dcscIIp-
ecn Of che stolen gatoh and chair. OF the be- tAkeA
sway Of tho gold chain and sea and little box rsTe'Tsl
kom M death and IL the hat found 10 the carriage
and pardon Vas promised any accomplish not beng
&c actual murderer who WCld give such iD'afrastion
q might lead to the apprehension Of tho gyy parS
rls ard vas offered The 10th Of Juy, end on te
ts;s cab driver, named Jonathan Maiihews, cane 10
o. plee-onice in Scotland Yard Ond asAeG to see Tie
Dat ana on its being shown 70 him he az oecc 'earSoc
~Yes know whose lat iha, IL; bought thd bat iof
sGermsn nnmed lluller and gave Ia I'd. for r.. berc
en vss fact when seemed 10 point az once VI NOT 70
he guilty party lesst ecoemplics 10 closely
.--..s. ia t.a a. 70 Do equally gull
From Matthews own statement Il spp.ars thss ne
Asd scep placad odeilg toe reward. fer some days.
and has ,sad all about tie murder II Se seSHpaper~
~. ,hst one day While watering his ho'se- Ls hsppen-
"a for the frst time n read the plscaTd thrsn, seeh
n .,,,ck him thu il mus, DO 40 otier pors6h iaR
man named Mailer whom be vel knew, and who. IN
,,,,, IN If, hou,e about eek before hsd dpaayed 70
~. 1se new weIcs md essin, which he said GO bsd
s,, given R3lU for. and hrd given tho boz IN Shiea
A.. osip vss laiDod his little daughter to Play
Win. Matthews .nuediately proc0edea home and
S,.pcr 10 tis police oca taxing with him tie btl'e
Aox . photographic nSenoss Of Mailer, and paper ob
Witch ks had written his address; 1t vas 10 GA toid
Hocd BstbnaI Greea. Tho iAsaess Ees sho~n 70 Er.
De,tN vhc at once recognized Il that o. bis customer
AMI Inspeceor Steer. Tanner and Liddy u Monday
NJ midnight vent 80 his address end taere found bis
LHndi,dy Mrs Blythe who informed them that NidiT
had lei, On tho Thursday provi1us sGd That he said he
vss ruiog osi 70 America frou tho London Docks.
She vas asked II Mailer at home on the night o
xhe mrrder and said mo. Tor & Il very strange tnug
q man wac here WHO had appointment with him, but
he never came hons mail long after had gore TO
bed andths morning be said he had been run over
aud thst his foot tety bad. Besides Mis- Blythe
saJow lOdger German named Hada also stated that
Muller had ose % America, and That lie had sailed IN
sAs yictos on tire previous Thnrsdsy In tho cours'
Of tle CONVERSATION ne also said that b. had bought
pawn tickle, OF Muller foT which be bad given bin ~
aud oD his producing the duplicate, which WASH goll
eAa,u on which Hn advance 81 ;pI had beer made hT
Death taken 70 tie psNp'bIokeFs to sea the csii
And Oh hooking 1t re At said IL was tie cham
which be had given ia exchange for br Briggs Olcne
Inspector Tanner took tho photograph OF Muller
aevn TO the Londen Docks end there learnt from the
clerk that person had gore ia tbs Victoria Under
the name Of Franz Mnle,. whom hs id9utiAed as the
prototype Of the Photograph pressaiedtS him. Mrs.
Matthews when examned. flso coIroborated her bus.
essds statement aud said Muller bs been thorei Lat
~ said b. had Did them goodbye before set
ting of for America, and that tie course n the time
he was there he took o.t little box and gave 1t TO tie
nitle girl to play WITH That box had Mr.. Deaths
saroe ard address the Label rsds the lic and
bs one in which he bei pot up the chain ne had
changed with his anknOwR customer. As H. however,
70 have no possible doubt 40 70 whore he lad gone the
following lolier was received b. Mrs Blythe bearing
che Working postuark, and though not signed. wss
Recognized "a &c Muler's bsrdwritrg ny Mathew
sister, 10 whom 10 had ebos paid his addresses
fr or TIM SEA July I6th--nte morning. ,
DEAN FRIgDs; sm clad to eontss' that cannot
-. t..,.r okorrs,o 4 have IL the slcius "a