THE CHARGE OF ROBBERY.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 214, 7 September 1905, Page 3

THE CHARGE OF ROBBERY.

EVIDENCE OF FOOTPRINTS.

The hearing of the charge against William P. l?o]eyi °f having broken into the residence of Samuel Hoggart, Nicholson Terrace, on the night of Tuesday, the 29th ult., and stolen therefrom the sum of Bs, was con- ! tinned this morning. | Mr McNab opened the case for the defence. He said that the charge was a pack of cards built up on a new science, created in Blenheim —the science of pedalogy. The photograph of the footprints was more like an astronomical puzzle than anything else. True, the evidence of the chief pedalogist (Mr Browne, bootmaker) was borne out by the assistant pedalogist (Constable Carmody); but it was ridiculous to suppose that there Avas any value in photographs taken sixty-five hours after the _ footprint was made, and during which period there had been continuous rain. _There was no means of identification in the evidence of Mr Huggart, who could j not even describe the man. Then j there was Mr Healy, who left accused at Huggart's gate. If Foley intended to rob Mr Huggart he would not 1 rye been so open. Martin Healy, bootmaker, said that he measured the length of accused's left foot this morning, and found it to be 10i inches. The cross-examination was lengthy and analytical, and involved considerable re-examination. Francis Victor Copp, bootmaker, manager for Mr Morrs, said he measured acused's left foot as 10f inches. Jermiah O'Sullivan, bootmaker, also gave technical evidence. The case was continued in the afternoon. (Our report of yesterday s proceedings appears on the firt page.)