, 1864-08-30
Chicago Gribn,le.
tine ENGLISH MURDERER,

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30. 1854.
the ENGLISH MURDERER.
Bis Arrest In New Yerk Ha,bor.
Interesting Particulars Of the
Affair.
From tbs New YORK World, Aue 2sl
Arrival OF THE ENGL1su PoLICG-oFFICERs
Moro fan two weeks npo Iuspector Tn
ncr, OF the London detectsae fvrc., also Ia
sptctoE Kersese} au1 Sergeant Clxrke.' xith
m. Death, the jeweler, and Mr. Matthew's,
the cabman, WITNESSES, arrived In Int6 city
On their mission to capture the suspected
murderer: They at once ylsited the Metro
'polttan Police headquarters in Mulberry
street, and made themselves kno~p, aud the
purpose tor which they bad come. B-atde
the1r cTedchtis1s from tue London po1tce aud
municipal authorities, they nroagot letters
from Hon Cbartes Franc.s Adams the Uni
ted States minister In Londun, recou uusnd-
luE our authortiesto give them the nucts.
Ea1y facilities Tor tho cAptore Of the naruet-
Ct. II Is needless 10 sas fhxt they w=ra e1-
tended cordial professional recepttnn on
presenting themselves WITH tnese lctters aud
their warrants OF arrest :
THE MEAsuALs TAKEN HERR FOR MuLIEa's
, Detective Temsnp, Of. the Metropolitan
Po1ice detective fotc-, aas Rt once detailed
to sstttt the London officers In masfnE the
arrest CT Muller. H.rbur. police boat No. i
~as plsced at their difpos,l, and af er c.,osu,-
tassan together, and with Health Officer
Swinh1rne, It was dee1drd tnss the party
bosru tic vessel after her cymtng to Qusr-
antine. 1t Is ttated TINT there IL alaw which
prvcnts Lourding vessel previous to sh4t
tine, AVID IT wa6 not believed tluE nuythttg
could be 1isked At My raIe pJ a*ait1ng uo-
til that tue. It will be rtnemrered that
suspicion wa8 not directed asbtust Mut.er
uhttI GONE nay q after he hal stAt.d trom Eng
LAND. and his communi -nt.ons mad ther.-
forc been cus of from the world outside the
tbip.
bay sfter dry the detectives waited a. 5ta-
ten Island keeping Communication wtta tue
tc}cgrapher Tn SANDY Hook, end iu reaa1nees
ut any moment to take their prisoner. Day
sitter day aud n'ght.aEter nlkht pas=ed away,
Eau k1il ho fittings wefe heatd Of tue Vic
torn. Tit: probability Of head utad*, the
y{o1tnce oil storms mud alt Euch hiufrnuca5
to navigation were canSassed. ana stiu thry
r2lttd.
TIE r1CToLA TELEGRAFHED..
Alter dark cn Wednesday, eycniu., the oil.
GERS received telegram from the perltor ut
sanls Hook thnt ths Victnrss Was coming up
thr lover bay. Toe officers immed.at7ly pre-
pared to board the vessel OF her ureIVAl Ut
nuarsnlinG At about o'clock IN the even
lug she hoyo to. off tho grounds Vi, St.ten
Island and cropped Anchor.
- TIE oFF1UERs EoAnD THE VESSEL
In company WITH Dr.. s~inoarne, he.lth OF.
fcer Of tho port, the officers proceeded On
board tho Victoria, appr-achsug her II soe
doctors boat. Tue pilots Ut this h4rbor b I'd
previously received the proper Instructions
from the police authorities III regard t0 this
matter. Captain Champion, Ut tun Vlctotsa,
met the officers ut the EaugwaV, aud stated
that he knew their trrand froIl Lhe tEform4'
ten given by the piIot, ana that. stuce ab~
tpiuirg the kno~iedrr, he had kept Mulirr
n1der q strict suryei1.ancs, 'ear!ns that he
nts sht endtayor 10 juup uvEs bo1ed aud i Viii
ashore, or escape BY s.'ne other r.rula- Cap
tain Champion eecmef very eIa1 Of tIe arri-
val Of the officers cud tue tr"Gsfer Of Old
Chat pion y as just a1out TO arrest Muller, it
IL sisted, sid put btm IL irous tcstiux to al-
low Lin ppon thu ghip ut large, after they
had r..me 10 anchor in the cump parar,reiy
smooth Waler.
TIE ARREST.
As The officers came gu board, the passeu-
gers, forty eight IL numbtr, ~<ru raused In
liDe alfrg tt: deck. MIR D':s'h aud Mr.
Matthews nlunst immsdi.t.l identified ninl.
0flcsr Htnlapn tbeseup n laid holi Ut him,
emo unctn., "Yon are my prtrDurr.h
*:Wtat am I arrested foss" said Muller
auicEls, seeming very much surprised.
"For MURDER" u ~ the reply, aud he vas
further Informed That the murder of LII.
Briggs, on the London rAll aa5 car, WIS re-
ft1red TO
s'Isdid not co It. 1 was not there, aud I
can prove IT." was the response.
After his arrest he seemed tactturn and
gloomy, Tot sp:aA1oy to aug one, or noticing
any person. He WAS placed in cabin uucer
guard. Hls trunk wns theu searched. aud
the watcn said to be taken trom the person
Of Bltggs, together ~ W,sh. fa, hat supposed 70
was found in It Miller 6atu he hal pur-
chassd the witch from nAn wn0m he h ID
met on the wharf when aoout purchasing
hIa passage fickrt. The prisoner WAS kept
on bosru The veEsel ali night. add yesterday
morning conveyed to the police h'auquar'
years CT age, Of medium height, we'll untls,
light complexion With Light lair aad eyes
sl1 smooth face. He appeared very moroso
and gloomy, oec1Inicg to converse vita any
of thu nun4crous visitors who cAlled In to see
him,
MULLER ON Su1FBoARD.
The Victoria had lang and tcdioas passage
acrosB the Atlantic Of six weeks, lacking on:
day. Size met with q constant succession Ut
head Winds, With occasional spe'ls uf stormy
weather. This luug suapen-s ooes not ee-m
to bare in MY ~av affected tue spirits or
hAe&&n Of the ALLEGED nrdrrer. ne Is de-
scr1ped by his fsllow passengers as betn!
generally socsabie and ple.saut, though 6oMe-
times disposed to be uvercear,ng TO The verge
nf Dn+1, - .Sl& mil
dtrsttnd the Datuft of the epstbrss b. Wontd
arrlv to men with wnom he might dtsayce
and tue consequence was TINT he got into
one OF two difficulties. lie cal cd one you j. s
fellow " Iiar aud 1ooher," Tor Tatch he wa
Knocked down aud r. ceIsed blaek eye. Tue
pereon WHO occu. led rhs same room with
him. large, pletsAnt.loorfnZ, clterly En-
glI-hman-iniorln+d our reporter that Mu1'
Ter, though generally ple4saas enon' b, ~as
some g bat disposed to put on utzs; frequently
| weuld BsY, TO such tue ftl1o a7-p4sse ger:
Ds might come in, It This Is 10y c4hto' H
faid a'ao that he often, in punl.haeat
OF Aiulles's profanity, h.d to adutais
Thee dissgTceable manifestations, hoe
eycr, were not very serious, ant did not pre-
vent his being RATHER popular than otherwise
| His appensapce. ali adult, vas yat6er Eea
| tlemauly-more so than that OF most OF t.s
! l4ssepgers- Ore Of lhpm, burlT, athletic
| EnslIsbman, safd to oar reporter: j" He y !
EcnslcDan]3 looking. eo5iaote chsp; b
would take hany 1oau hon board to be sh
| murderer rnther than lin; ht an blood
1uflhu to what = is" 1t was q matter "
| comInon resnRrk among tae passengers tha
| The murderer wh3 killed the 1nau on 11e sAll
| way IVES prubablS on board OF the Plcto.1a
becanee Of the c5nstsut head winds ao'
ttdious voyage they experienced. but no sus sus
| picinn for moment reeted 90 Muller. tn
| rpDtn.u1bte of Multer states th4s he at on
time 30 renarl ed to hf4 com paoton, md tha
he jaug1lDgly estnt&d, as II ridfculang tn
superstition. Muller Ina no money wit
him ct NIL and was put to various slit. t.
raise small euus for exttn txpsnee5 ~hlch h
uoH and then fhcnrTed. On one occ4aton b
man sausage, Init failed 10 the eudearor Il
Yves tried ty mock coueI martial Fl
wns!tDg the sausage and WIS EtDteuccd I
trtat tE.. company with bottled porter. T
pay fer the prIter 6e had to bJ. otoecate "
snlrts and these he tunsequ' ntl5 redecms
with the proceeds OF the sale OF Eparc Col
| be h<d with him. lie accoaat.1 for ii
tbeE be wbs tailor who was going
America on business for his employer; th;
his passage lsd BEEN paid for lin; ttat
rscelrtd rtg11ar wages; and h. Tn6 to 1n
Gc5 to his credit aben he arrived Ut Ne,
Ytrk- This explanation was plauslhl
enough, and was received without question
He WIS rery foud Of entins aud drinklu.
and used 10 speud great 6eef Of ilue co3l
ing vagious lit:le delIcactes for himself. i
bis 1oom.matc expressed 1t, "he Was Ter
foud Of biz belly, and was always eating
The ripg which he Ia said to have obtatae
In exchange for some article trken from II
supposed yict11p, and "hich the da1ecsaVt
'ailea 10 find tmonE Ms effects, ms rooc
| 1.,utee ssy be lost willie on .poasd the vo4se
| Ia had nvprrp1 that HI. mt it by Intatak