The Sun. — 1845-04-12 (London, England)

PLATT.) Although it was generally expected that Joseph Connor would be put upon his trial this morning for the barbarous murder committed upon Mary Brothers, in the brothel in George-street, St. Giles's, the Court was not in the slightest degree crowded, even a- smaller number than usual of the curious being in attendance. It looked in fact as if the public appetite for horrors had been completely sated with yesterday's banquet. There was rot one stranger in the bench beside the Judges, and the only person who seemed interested in Court was an artist engaged to take the murderer's likeness for some of the weekly illustrated journals. Precisely at five minutes after ten the Learned Judges Coltman and Platt entered the Court, and took their seats on the bench. Ott the name of Joseph Connor being called, Mr. BALLANTINE, the prisoner's counsel, then rose and said—My Lords, in the case of the prisoner, Joseph Connor, whose name has just been called, and who, as your Lordships are aware, stands charged for the crime of murder, I 'have to make an application that the trial be postponed until the next sessions. I have communicated with my learned friends who fare to conduct the case fur the prosecution, and they are fully prepared to accede to my application. The ground on which that application is made has not been reduced to an affidavit, as it is only founded on a secant conversation I have had with the prisoner. It is stated by him that a person who knew where he was at the time this transaction was alleged to have taken place, is well known, and may be found; and under such circumstances, I am sure your Lordships will feel that in a case of such importance it is essential to the interests of justice, as well as to the prisoner, that your Lordships should allow the case to be adjourned: Your Lordships are aware that sufficient time has not been allowed to bring the witnesses in the case forward, and in my humble opinion, supposing there is such a person as that mentioned by the prisoner, it would be highly improper to go to trial without the presence of that witness. Mr. BODKIN said —I should be sorry to try the prisoner under the circumstances stated by my Learned Friend, but he has certainly not made his application to the Court in the proper and formal manner. My Learned Friend ought to have supported his allegation by the affidavit of the prisoner, in the absence of which I should have thought that if I bad consented to postpone the trial to some other day in the present session it would have sufficiently satisfied the justice of the case; but, still, if my Learned Friend wishes the trial postponed till the next session, I am extremely happy to accede to the application. The case is left entirely in your Lordships hands. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE, after conferring with Mr. Baron Platt, said that he did not think the application could well be objected to, and the application was consequently acceded to. The trial will not, therefore, take place until the next sessions. The prisoner seemed relieved at the successful result of the application, and walked from the bar with a lightened step. He was dressed in the same manner as at Bow-street, but the serious position in which he finds himself has apparently had its effect upon him, for his face does not now by any means exhibit the almost brutal indifference that it did when before the magistrate.