The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-14

tAS WiA " ffsla VI nl44tf, t1c II thNrf VI MI.
prssS tho North J. nlon Railway, wa cou-
mtnccl, in London. on the e,th Il oc,ol.r, AZ The
Old Court o. the Central Ct,nnal Count. tcf1rc
Chief Baron Pol'cck AMI Mr.. Baron Martha Muller
WI bc remembered aA the criminal who Was
ocuuy icsuruoi 'rum Ncw York. under ,hs extrsd-
ton ,r,sty, b. thc United States authorities. His
trial continued thrro days AMI attracted tho most
Intense interest sni excitement. Adm ssion was
b. ucSo,s, Tor which tho mrea cagcr compcti,iou
~.s .,cItod. Tho prisoner wavci his right asa fr-
cisn.r,o' being tried by Jury consisting OF ofhsfhis
| own counirym men, soi was tried hy an Enssh
| iury. The facts proved IA a. al ahowc that NJ.
prircs, % gentleman 20 years 4 G-yN ~
enter compartment N hrs, -clH's railway car
rayc At tho tcnchu-ch Street station. Ho was
a's seen Ut R'w, AMI between that lace
| and 1f-rtuoy b. must hayN bccn attactc cd.
| murdered and thrown out ~ tho wiudo--
| III short spscc of five minutes that bang Gle per-
ipl that cl1 otn one station TO another. When
| the ir n arrived N lisctncy, The compartment
\ w,s found empty and c,verai with blood and the
.ies Of TO railr, al car were stained with blood,
and sNor.tmc afterwards M. briggs was i,de
lViue between 'hc rnla short distance rom Hack
| ncy tn his skull fractured lilo was nj dead.
| ! vi sp,oclloss ari soon dcj. u uvss fund that
| the dcccasci had been ruhucd Of his gold watch
Q ii ch,u; hu, f,ur pounds sterling In gold " @
| found in his pocket. This fact sucVCate 10 IN"
| clear lraincd tote rses that only one person wes
concerned IN the murder, AZ more than ne had
| teen enca ci there wouli have hccn ,ime 10 com
plc civ rAo the pockets before throwing the hoiy
| out Of the window. Mr. Br'gys' wdkins stick WA
| found ia the carriage hut tnc murder need not ne
| ces-ar'iy have been committed wi.h 4. lat Vas
sl-.o found Which evidently belonged ~ The muir
dcrcr.
The facts having hccn oetanliehci, We come to
| Muller'a connection with thcm-aa the suthor NJ
| tie murder ~ proved ON the trial. IL Was pos.
lively proved tia, Mr.. briggs chain, wa.ch and
l.sv In at q Ia
, murder TIC hat 'ouni In the railroad carr Lco
was identified ~ belonging To Muller. aud the con.
cluHion WA that IN N' dosth struggle ia" ha'. o'
the murderer aud his victim fell on and the former
In the par'i.l darkness and hurry put IN tho mur-
dcrcd mans hs, before escapiny. Ihis hat MT.
! nrygsy was hy wonderful coincidence i0unh IN
Mulcr's box by the Tusl N deceive, who boarisi
| Tho packet ship IN New York hay. Tho man VIII
msdo the hat identified II as ot one Of tho kind
which he usually msio for Mr.. Riggs, and
also identified il by several piece. Of tis,nic paper
placed in the lining hy special request of the de
ceased. part of tho hat which had been ca
n ~ was thc place w Gro Il O hat maker, Mr.. ~
an ., had ins rih"d NJ btisgs' name. II wssf 20
y Her 10 show that he came int p'sscs'' N OF W.
lat legally, but this he utterly failed 10 do Tn'
mex links were the watch and chnin. Mt. Death
London j,wcler, svorc that Mll'er exchange
the chain, which was 'dertred NJ belonging
Nj. Briggs ON Monday mornngi tho murder va
comm,tci on SATURDAY night Tho chain gwen /!
NJ. Death IN exchange was shown by Muller 4
NJ. and Mrs. Matthew, bis friends. and 70 Mrs
Ilytlo, IL uistrcsa q tho hou'c wnrrc he lodged
| rn.n.J T., v,iiior D, 'o, -, -. A., ,,,, bis o.,
| r,nsc. 10 Ar.,i,, ,i,, 1a{y,n bv NJ
b,,th a, mar, of uc vain. of Mr Irg,s
| chain wtt ,ls, s,,u on Nlller', finger
pnTre,,;,,, u, u.,-.,,ys,.I 9, ,r,. f,u,1 hv ~.
,cte,t,y, IN ,ilct,s I, , boo,, the pn, ct ah
| b., Srvs Nork n.rbnr Itt. ,.,s,eb vv.s IL, cutibes
bv " Rl-gJ., am nud ttr ,.,t,Iu,E,r who &c
| ,nircJ :, n,iir, f,ucJ I, .b,v, al as wat,
rntn, I,y,Ilv I'M, ma ,.,..eseir The cauer bn,
| IA wi t,t A. n,n,t ,hs ,e,,,l., ,l...et a - chain
was ,,yrr ~ NuIlcr +, NJ Mstih,y,a' az n! /
/ | ,i,v ,,th .,J L,, o,,ber .,c,,I. ,bc i>Nrlcr'
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"', y! So, ~ ~ J r. u.,a,h is,' ',.io,
- - w. ~ L., a,J H., j.,. ~ yitL tLc ,r.le,,
nhroc on H. was still In possession OF Matthews.
Tic de'c''ee attempted '" prove M onot' pl
nr ~ yi,er ,,",,j :, b.y b,cn in .bo,'l
I Of .lliams ri .Lr time the murder Wa
comIn'tied bnt tho "''Aes%, cou'd NJ
sarny have returned by the Same train with II
1 mrfderoi man. an ouslpGs ''nnno'"r Hisn IRE
,,,,Ii ,"r,o-e ,,c,unt f,r ma ro,en.pt, d,,rn
the fatal two hours On saturday night tlsn ,
eoul scc.un, 10y t'e po''"-''"h O' VIC hn., e lA'
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