The Bee-Hive. — 1870-08-06 (London, England)

EXECUTION OF THE CHELSEA. MURDERER.  Walter Miller, aged 31, by trade a plasterer, was exccuted on Monday morning, at nine o'clock,. within the walls of the gaol of Newgate, for the murder of the Rev. Mr. Huelin, the evidence leaving.no.doubt that he had not only committed this murder, but a second upon the person Anne Boss, a woman who actel as housekeeper to the deceased.  The prisoner appears to have conducted himself very badly since his conviction. Although the evidence against him was so perfectly clear and coaclusive, he, down to about the last moment of his existence, persisted in asserting that he was innocent, and that the double murders were committed by a Tom somebody whom he named. On Monday morning, at an early hour, the Ordinary asked the culprit whether he would not have some breakfast, and he replied, in a surly tone, that he did not ,want any. The Ordinary kindly urged hint to take some iefreshment, observing that it would enable him better to support what he had to go through, and he then in an-angry toile, said "No; told you so before; don't want any." He appears to have eaten heartily, and to have slent soundly ever since his conviction; and his conduct has been described by those about him as being most callous and unfeeling, and he never - seems to have exhibited anything like remorse for his dreadful crimes. It appears that the wife of the wretched man was delivered of a child on Wednesday last, and, at the request of the prisoner, the child was taken to .4(e him on Friday, but he did not appear to exhibit any emotion at the sight of his offspring. who had been brought to him under such painful ciretirnsfances. The prisoner appears to have intimated, on several occasions, an intention to destroy himself, and he has been most carefully watched, in order to prevent him from doing so, but notwithstanding this he endeavoured, just before his execution, to committ violence upon himself, While Mr. Sheriff Paterson; and the under-sheriffs, Messrs. Crosley and Baylis, were in the cell, and just ap the process of pinioning him was about to be coMmenced, the culprit rushed away from the warders, who had him in charge, Rad ran head foremost against the wall of the cell. The abortive attempt was immediately frustrated, and the prisoner then appeared to fall into a state of unconsciousness', wilich, in the opinion of Mr. Gibson, the surgeon of the prison, was merely simulated, and he would have fallen to the gtound if he had not been placed in a chair provided expressly for the purpose, and carried to the scaffold by four of the warders. Ile remained in this state until the drop fell, the chair falling with the prisoner. The length of drop was about two feet and a half, and there were sPille c anvulsive movements in the body cf the criminal for three Or four minutes alter the drop Wad fallen. It was stated that while on the scaffold the culprit endeavoured to get one of his feet ppon the firm portion of it, as, it will be remembered, was done by a man named Bousfleld, who murdered his wife and three cnildren in Drury-lane: The proeeeding of the prisoner was obseived, however, at d his foot was pushed back on to the drop. The only persons present at the execution were Mr. SheriffPaterson, Mr. Under-Sheriff Crossley, and Mr. Under-Sheriff Baylis, with some representatives of the press, and, at his earnest recfuese, the carman Piper, who, it will be reinembered, was the cause of the arrest of the prisoner, was also permitted to be present.