John Wiltron proceedingsdefend , was indicted for privately taking 30 s. the Money of Thomas Edwards proceedingsvictim , the 18th of December last. The Prosecutor's Wife deposed, That the Prisoner was her Husband's Servant , having served an Appenticeship and was then Journey-man, and that she had taken Notice that oftentimes when he took Money in the Shop he put his Hand to his Pocket, and did suppose that he put the Money in his own Pocket; upon which she order'd the Money-box to be brought to her, that when Change was wanted he might come to her. But it happening some small time after that she finding several of her Goods in the Custody of a Servant-Maid , she taxing her with her Dishonesty, the Maid replied there was a greater Thief in the House than she, naming the Prisoner; whereupon she putting the Matter home to him, he did at last confess that he had at times taken to the Value of about 4 l. The Prisoner upon his Tryal denied the Fact, and called a great many Persons to speak to his Reputation, who gave him an extraordinary Character for Honesty, and that his Master had also done so several times, intimating that he having a design to set up his Trade, had given his Master Warning, who then ow'd him 25 l. and the Day he was to come away this Accusation was fixed upon him. However the Jury found him Guilty .