The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-07 00:00:00

DECEMBER 7 1855.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before Mr. Justice Erie and a Special Jury.)
THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF ALEXANDER
M'GEACHT ALLEINE y. COTLE.-NEW TRIAL.

The hearing of this case was resumed this morning,
and had not concluded when our dispatch left. We
therefore under the circumstances delay publishing any
of the evidence until the case is finished.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

SOUTII NARK.
HIGHwAr ROBBEUY BY A FEMALE.-11tomas Marty,
a suspicious-looking character, wai brought before Mr.
Combe for final examination, charged with having in his
possession a valuable silver watch, stolen with violence
from the person of Frederick Rudini by a female in the
public streets.

Mr. Neale appeared for the prisoner.
George Poole, assistant to Mr. Attenborough, pawn-
broker, Bridgehouse-place, Newington-causeway, stated
that, on Monday week, a man brought in a silver watch
to pledge, and after examining it carefully he found that
it answered the description of one stolen from a person
on the previous night by a female, and which had been
sent round by the police. He asked the man where he
got the watch, when he replied that it was his brother's.
Witness told him that he must send his brother, and he
left the shop. In the meantime he communicated with
the police, and a constable came to the shop, and re-
mained a few minutes, when the prisoner entered and
said the watch was his. He was then taken into cus-
tody.

Frederick Rudini, assistant to Mr. Jones, linendraper,
Newington-causeway, said that on Sunday night week
he was accosted by a female as he was proceeding across
the road towards home, and he endeavoured to avoid
her importunities. She, however, caught hold of his
arm, and snatched his watch from his waistcoat pocket,
with which she ran off. He followed her some distacce,
but could not get up to her ; accordingly she made her
escape. The watch produced was his watch, and the
one stolen by the female. He gave instant information
of the robbery to the police, with a description of the
watch and number.

Dennis Clark, 108 M, said he received information
from Mr. Poole about the watch being offered in pledge,
and he went to the shop and saw the prisoner, who
claimed it. Witness asked him how be became pos-
sessed of it, when he replied that be bought it in Petti-
coat-lane on the previous day for 2/. Witness said it
was worth considerably more money, and that he had a
suspicion of its being stolen.
I❑ answer to the charge, Mr. Neale contended that
the watch was purchased in the usual way by his client
in Petticoat-lane, where all descriptions of property were
exposed for sale ; but he did not consider that; the pro-
secutor had clearly identified it.
Mr. Combo was of opinion that he had. He wished
to hear what was known of him.

Clark replied that he had known Lim for three years
as a thief. He was tried for house-breaking and sen-
tenced to fifteen months' hard labour in the early part of
1853.

Mr. Combe said that there could be no doubt as to
the prisoner's character. lie should commit him for
two months to Wandsworth House of Correctio❑ for the
unlawful possession of the watch.