85, 86. + Benjamin David Woolf proceedingsdefend , and Hannah* Moses, otherwise Samuel proceedingsdefend , of St. Giles in the Fields , were indicted for stealing a skillet of silver, weighing 57 ounces, 12 peny weight, val. 16 l. 6 s. 4 s. 3/4, the property of John Barbe proceedingsvictim , in his shop , Nov. 19 .

* She is the reputed widow of Samuel Moses < no role > , who was convicted for a Burglary last December Sessions, [Page 30, Trial 74] and executed the 17th of February.

John Barbe < no role > . I am a silversmith by the Seven Dials ; on the 19th of November the prisoners came into my shop, and asked for some silver spoons, I told them I had none, but should the next day; they asked me to shew them a pair of falts which hung up in the window, (I had the piece of silver in question in my hand, for I was looking whether it had any flaws, and laid it down on the work board.) I had no suspicion of them because they were well dressed; she took it into her hand, whispered two or three words to him, and then found fault with the plate: he said he was a Hamburgh merchant, and exported a great deal of plate, and desired I would give him a direction where I lived; the woman went away in about two minutes, and the man desired I would come and drink with him in the neighbourhood; I desired him to drink at my house, but he refused it; when I had put the salts up I missed the skillet of silver, and no body had been in the shop but them; I got information of them that night, and found them the next night at the Black Boy and Trumpet on Tower-hill; they denied that they knew any thing of the matter; the woman owned she was in the shop, but the man denied it. I never heard of the silver again.

Benjamin Harper < no role > . Mr. Barbe told me he had lost a skillet of silver, and desired I would go with him to see after the Prisoners; he, his man and I, took a couple of daggers, or swords, or cutlasses, and went to the Black Boy and Trumpet on Tower-hill: Woolf was there; when Mr. Barbe spoke to him, he said he never saw him before with his eyes; I left Woolf in custody, and found the woman [Moses] at her own lodging about seven or eight at night; her landlord at first denied that she was at home, and did not care to let us in, but I said I had a search warrant, forced open the door, and went up stairs: she was unwilling to open the door at first; when I went in I asked her whether she was not at the Seven Dials; she said, yes, she went to buy a pair of salts; she denied that she knew any thing of the silver; she said before the Justice she did not know but she might be there, or she might not be there.

John Gray < no role > . I am Mr. Barbe's Apprentice; the Prisoners were at our shop; I was left in charge of Woolf at the Black Boy and Trumpet; he delivered some keys and a watch to his Landlord: the watch has since been owned.

Richard Sell < no role > . I have known the Prisoners about three or four months, - I don't know what character they have, I only know them by their calling for a pint of beer now and then.

John Faire < no role > . I have known Woolf ever since he came to England, my mother kept a public house, he used it all that time, I never heard any thing amiss of him.

Barbara Page < no role > . I have known the Prisoner twelve months and better; he has frequented my house many a time; I never saw any thing that was amiss by him: I have seen the woman at different times, and never saw any thing but what was fair and just; I never had any dealings with her. Acquitted .