The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-02

after the announcement of the crime
at Rotterdam-there Is no doubt that
the Gustav Muller who was detained
at Banstead, and the Gustav Muller
who gave himself up for the murder OF
his wife and child TO the Rotterdam
police. are one and the same person.
In the book OF entries at Banstead
Gustav Muller is described as we'll built
and well nourished. with healthy or
gans, and n "weli-shaped cranium." His
age was given as q; by trade a watch
maker and Yoldworker. Nothing was
known as to his religion or nationality,
and whether he was married or single.
Nor were any details forthcoming re-
garding the erileptic fits from which he
was supposed to I've suffering, the dates
of their occurrence, his treatment in In
dia and in Europe and 50 on. But he
was reported To suffer from suicidal
mania, though not TO be dangerous
UnstiC.
behaved We'll at psrstcnd.
As a matter of fact Gustav Muller
not only behaved very well indeed all
the time he was at Banstead quietly
working on the farm attached to the
asylum and carrying out all the orders
given him without reluctance or de-
mur, but showed no signs Of delusions
or Authorizations Nor was he subject
20 any epleptic fits while staying at
Ranstesd. His health was reported fair
and improving. his mental state was
stated to he calm and placid and
his features did not indicate amy low
cring ot the intellectual grade" No
any inward or mental disturbance But
as Muller persisted in saying that he
did not comprehend anything else but
German, further investigation was, no
doubt. rendered somewhat difficult.
on April Is. however, Dr. shaw. the
medical student ot the asylum. who
speaks German and French f'uently,
had lengthy conversation with his
Teutonic patient The latter confirmed
10 him that he had come from India.
fell from nm tlephnnt.
While soiourninc in that country, he
said. he hsd toward the end Of the
year 1881 fallen from an elephsnt he
was riding. in consequence 81 which he
had TO remain in = hospital for some
time He attributed his epnepro fits,
and his mental condition, 10 that fall
in India. from which he had never en-
tirely recovered. He Tepudisted, how
ever. the correctness OF the statements
IN the certificate Of the medical officer
ot 81. Georges worShouse and GER
tainly was not aware ot having acted
and spoken as therein stated. The doc
tor in Southwark, he said, must have
misunderstood him. not being able TO
follow hts German.
To Dr. Shaw, Muller must have, at
any rate, spoken with great clesrness
and intelligence. He appeared thor
oughly earnest and genuine, although
ne averred as a fact what was un-
daubtedly false-namely, that he was
unmarried. adding. wha; was probably
true. that he had no friends In Eng
land.
Had a Family In Berlin.
Al that time Gustav Muller had a
wife and chilo--a boy-living IN Berlin.
His parents were also alive in Ger
many. his f8the- being & foreman on
the Royal Prussian railways This is
proved by letter, sent 70 Dr. Shaw
g. Banstead. from the secretary o. the
sale railways al Berlin IL May, lss3
therefore al the very ttIne that Mule
was detained In the asylum. n thai
lette- the writer almosl implores D-.