45. Mary Needham proceedingsdefend , of St. George Bloomsbury , was indicted for stealing two chissels, value 2s. the goods of Christopher Jenkinson proceedingsvictim , 10 chissels, value 5s. the goods of Charles Ince proceedingsvictim , and five chissels, value 2s. the goods of George Ford proceedingsvictim , Nov. 19th , and

46. Richard Cornish proceedingsdefend , for receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen .

Christopher Jenkinson < no role > . On the 19th of Novem. I lost two masons chissels from the work, and on the 22d of Nov. I caught Mary Needham < no role > with five chissels upon her; I asked her what became of those I lost the 19th of Nov. she said, it was another little girl who stole them; I asked her what they had done with them; she said, they had sold them, and she carried us to the house where they were sold, one Richard Cornish < no role > 's in broad St. Giles's; he deals in old brokery ware : I got a search warrant, and found twelve chissels, two of them belong to me.

George Ford < no role > . The Prisoner told us where she had sold the tools, and they were found in Cornish's house, - not one of mine were found there.

Charles Ince < no role > . I lost some chissels from the work the 19th of Nov. the Prisoner owned she took some and that she had sold them to Cornish for a half-penny per pound - she did not know his name, but shewed me the house, we went down into Cornish's cellar, and found ten of my chissels and two of Jenkinson's; these are mine, some are marked and some are not, these two are Jenkinson's, I know his as well as my own, because I have worked with them.

Edward Ramsdell < no role > . I found these twelve chissels at Mr. Cornish's - Cornish's is a public Cellar, used as a shop - when we went with a search warrant, his wife opened the door, and we took them off the shelf - they lay openly.

Mrs. Kelley. Mary Needham < no role > was with me a fortnight, and I turned her away for lying: she used to go with messages to Mr. Cornish's, I have known him very well these four years, he is a very honest man.

Catharine Martin < no role > . I am servant with Mr. Connish; the Prisoner came I think one Monday morning, with some such things as these, and my mistress bought them of her for a half-penny a pound - my mistress keeps a linen shop, my master knew nothing of the buying of them.

Charles Ince < no role > . We give nine-pence a pound for them new, and when we buy them one of another, we give seven-pence a pound.

Howel. A carpenter said that the price of old iron was sometimes a farthing and sometimes a half-penny a pound.

Q. If a man should carry these to a shop and offer them for a half-penny a pound, should you think he came honestly by them?

Howel. I can't say I should - Cornish is a carpenter; I have known him between eight and nine years, he has the character of a very honest man.

Charles Church. I am a carpenter, I have known Cornish five years, and he always bore a good character; I have employed him three years my self: the maid said that her Mistress had got a hundred of such chissels.

Q. to Catharine Martin < no role > . Was your master there?

Martin. Yes, but he was hard at work; I weighed them, and my mistress paid for them. Needham Guilty 10. Cornish Acquitted .

[Whipping. See summary.]