Human remains, tooth

This tooth came from Franz Müller, a German tailor who committed a brutal attack on a city bank clerk, Thomas Briggs whilst he was on a train home to Hackney. Briggs died of his injuries, having been thrown from the train by Müller. The case captured public interest as it was the first murder to be committed on a railway train, at a time when there were fears about the safety of rail travel. Müller fled across the Atlantic Ocean, but was pursued by Scotland Yard detectives and arrested. He was later executed at Newgate Prison, despite the intervention of King Wilhelm I of Prussia who appealed to the British Government for a reprieve. An accompanying letter confirms that the tooth was from Müller's body.