The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-09 00:00:00

ALLEGED ROBBERY OF AN EMIGRANT.

John Sheen, 26 and John Crimmins, 22, were indicted
for having stolen a bag containing divers sovereigns and
half-sovereigns and other monies, from the person of
Edward Branagan.
The prosecutor, it appeared from the evidence. came
to town on the 12th ultimo from Brighton, with the
intention of emigrating. He had in his pnageotainn
a pink bag containing 241. in gold, and other money,
and after he had been to the docks to look after
a vessel, he fell in with some men, with whom
he drank at several public•houses. He now strongly
denied that ho was intoxicated when he left these
men, and accounted for the vagueness of his recolleo
tion as to what subsequently took place by intimating
that his drink had been drugged ; but, however that
might be, it was clear he had drank " deep," and
there was strong reason to believe that ho was not in
a state of the strictest sobriety when called into the
witness-boa.
The Assistant Judge asked him it he had not been
drinking.
Mr. Branagan—l am a free agent and a man, and I
hope I may please myself.
The Assistant Judge—Yon appear, certainly, to have
been pleasing yourself this morning.
Mr. Branagan—l hope you will allow me to make a
remark. I have lost my money, and I came here for

justice, not for law.
Tho Assistant Judge—lf you do not take care, sir,
I will have you locked up until to-morrow morning.
I am certain you have been drinking,
Mr. Branagan said he would admit that the assistant-
judge could easily put his threat into execution, and
repeated his assertion that he was a free agent.
From the prosecutor's evidence it seemed that he had
an indistinct dreamy sort of recollection of having been
robbed by one of the men, aided by three others, but as
ho had great regard for an oath, he would not—could
not—swear to either of the prisoners.
Further evidence was given, from which it appeared
that at the time in question the prisoners and others
were surrounding the prosecutor in the East India-road,
and that Sheen took from his pocket a red bag, when
they all decamped.
For the defence, Mr. Birnie called four or five wit-
nesses to prove an alibi.
The jury returned a verdict of Acquittal.
Tho Assistant Judge cautioned the prisoners how they
appeared there again. As the verdict had been delivered,
ho thought it right to say that the witnesses for tho de-
fence were all known to be associates of a man who was
transported not long ago.

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