311. Mary the wife of William Eccles < no role > proceedingsdefend , was indicted for stealing one pound 6 ounces weight of tea, value 7 s. and one pound ten ounces of sugar , the goods of John Jefferson proceedingsvictim , April 17 .

John Jefferson < no role > . I live in Aldersgate-street , and keep a Grocer's-shop . On Thursday was fortnight I was robbed by the prisoner at the bar, but as I was not at home then, the other witnesses can give a better account of it.

Mary Perry < no role > This name instance is in set 364. . I was at the prosecutor's house at this time the two washerwomen were eating their suppers: Mrs. Jefferson said to the prisoner, stay a little, and then she taxed her with taking some tea, &c. We felt about her, and put our hands to her pocket, but could find nothing; she told Mr. Colbech the Constable, that if he would go up stairs she would acknowledge to him, but Mrs. Jefferson falling into a fit, he was obliged to attend upon her; she sat down in a chair at last and untied a handkerchief of tea from above her knee, which hung in her ham; then we searched her other leg, she had the sugar tied up in another handkerchief, hanging in the other ham.

Thomas Ashton < no role > . We were sitting at dinner; the Cat got a piece of meat, and went under the cellar stairs; I went after her to find it, and found this parcel of tea in this handkerchief; I shewed it to our apprentice and maid-servant, and it was concluded to put it there again, to watch which way it would go, which I did; upon its being gone from this place she was stopt, the other washerwoman insisted upon both being searched.

Guilty 10 d .

[Whipping. See summary.]