The Sun. — 1847-12-23 (London, England)

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHE;L'A' CIRCUIT, York, Dec 21.  The trial of Patrick Reid and Michael AP Cabe was resumed this morning, by the evidence of Mary Hallas who was not a witness at the last trial.  Mary Hallas—l am 13 years old. My father's li name is Benjamin Hellas. He lives at Lea-green, and on the day Mr. Wraith was murdered he was working at Littlemore. On that day I carried his dinner to him. I left home at a quarter to 12 o'clock. It will take me 10 minutes to go to Littlemore. I stopped there three-quarters of an hour, and left to return home at a quarter to 1. I returned home through Knowle-lane, and before I got to Knowlecottage I went up through the fields. A flash of lightning came as I was in the second field, just going to the end of Tyas's field. I went behind this wall. A cfack of thunder came, and then it rained. It struck 1 by the church clock as it began to rain. The shower lasted a quarter of an hour. When it was over I got on the top of the wall, near the upper end. I walked on the top of the wall a little way, and then I turned me round to see two men in Mr. Wraith's front garden. They were under the apple-tree which is not many yards from Mr. Wraith's front door. The men had their baskets. I got off the wall, and walked towards Mr. Wraith's. He used to talk to me. When I got to the other stile they were just going on to the front door. When I saw them from the wall they had their faces towards me. When passing the front door they had their backs towards me. I then saw them go out of the door at the end of Mr. Wraith's house, going on towards the necessary. At the time I was going on the other field. I went on the footpath by the side of the garden wall on to the kitchen door of Mr. Wraith's house. I did not go into the yard till after these two men had got over the wall. I was standing by the gate that went into the field. When Isaw them there the gate was open. The men then were in the middle of the oat-field. I know those two men ; they were Patrick and Michael. I knew Patrick before • he used to come with accordions to Ann Wormald's, and he once swapped her one. He hawked breast-pins, prints, teacaddies and trays, and razors. His name is Patrick Reid. I have known him a good while. I have known Michael too; he used to come with oranges; they called him Michael M'Cabe. I called him Michael. I see him here. In the oat-field they were each a land off one another, about as far as the gallery. Patrick had on a green coat, a pair of fustian trousers, and a hat ; his basket was on his arm ; Michael's was the same. I saw them get over the wall by the new school into Duke Shepley's field. I saw them no more after they got over the wall. I stopped their whilst [until] Josh Green came. I stood by the old gate in the oat-field. I then got atop of this wall, and Josh Green was by the kitchen-door. This was about ten minutes after the men got over the wall which WUF in the oat-field. I saw Josh Green. He shouted " Holloa," and " poised" the kitchen door. I saw him run on to John M'Kinnell's. John M.Kinnel and Thomas Green came, and they got in at the kitchen window. Ivs ant further on, and got into the fold almost by the kitchen window. I stopped while my mother came, which was about half an hour after John M'Kinnell had come down. I told something to my mother as soon as she came to the place. Cross-examined by Mr.