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

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN 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 gears old. My father's name is Benjamin Hallas. 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 crack 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 ou 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 Ss Patrick Reid. I have known him a good while. I have known Michael too ' • he used to come with oranges ; they called him Michael MiCabe. 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 wa!, in the oat, field. I saw Josh Green. He shouted • Holloa," and " poised" the kitchen door. I sass him run on to John Al‘Kinnell's. John M‘Kinnel! and Thomas Green came, and they got in at the kitchen window. I went further on, and got inv.' 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. Sermoun—The wall is sloped at the top like the roof of a house. When atop of the wall I kept a bit standing, and then I looked, and then I walked a bit. I had my face towards home when I was walking, and then I stood and looked round. The apple-tree was in leaf. The men were on the side of the apple-tree nearest the wall. I thought the men were sheltered from the rain. Cross-examined by Mr.