a quarter after one
A robbery had been committed in St. George 's Church . The thieves , a man and a child , had climbed up a ladder and broken a window to get in . They had with them a dog to give the alarm . At a quarter after one , a late pedestrian had seen a light in the church and had at once aroused the sexton . Several men ran to the church ; the dog barked and the thieves escaped through the window , leaving the dog behind them . The dog 's intelligence was remarkable . The next morning the animal had led the policeman to the race-course where he had recognized his master , who was none other than the accused now standing in the prisoner 's dock .