At the sitting of the Central Criminal Court yesterday, Robert
Marley was tried for the murder of Richard Cope, the jeweller's shopman, in Par- liament Street ; found " Guilty," and sentenced to die. The evidence was clear and convincing; and the Jury, after less than half-an-hour's delibera- tion, returned their verdict. In passing sentence, Mr. Baron Alderson Said that Marley had been before convicted of felony, and sentenced to trans- portation. He was brought back by the mercy of the Crown, under what is called a ticket-of-leave ; and the recompense he made for that mercy was to recommence a career of crime, of the consequences of which he had already received so dreadful an example. Such a proceeding was well cal- culated to raise a doubt whether such mercy its wisely extended in any case - but most certainly it had not been in his, for it had only. brought him back to the metropolis to enable him to commit a greater crime than the one of which he had already been convicted. The Judge earnestly exhorted Marley to prepare for death, as he stood not the slightest chance of mercy. Marley showed no concern : he bowed to the Court and walked steadily away.
On an application from Mr. Bodkin, Baron Alderson willingly directed that 201. should be given to Lerigo, the youth whose energy and courage led to the prisoner's apprehension, but who has lost his employment in con- sequence of being compelled to give evidence in the case. The Judge also awarded 101. to Allen, the cab-waterman, who seized the assassin.
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