409. (M.) Ann Gains proceedingsdefend , widow , was indicted for stealing one silver watch, val. 10 s. the property of Jonathan Joel proceedingsvictim , privately from his person , Aug. 15 . *

Jonathan Joel. On the 15th of August at night, after twelve o'clock, I was very drunk, I met the prisoner and another woman in Bishopsgate-street, who asked me to treat them.

Q. Did you know them before?

Joel. No, not I.

Q. Did they pick you up, or you them?

Joel. I suppose it was the common salutation, How do you do, my dear. We went into several publick-houses, I remember one was in Montague-Court , the landlord's name is Stitchbury, there we had a pot of beer and each a glass of gin.

Q. Did you sit down?

Joel . We did, one sat on one side me, and the other on the other, and we staid some considerable time.

Q. How long did you stay?

Joel. I can't tell how long.

Q. Had you your watch in your pocket when you was there?

Joel. I am sure I had it when we went in. We went all out together, and after we were standing in the street this woman at the bar invited me to do that thing.

Q. What thing?

Joel. Called carnal conversation, so we went into an alley, I believe I had not carnal conversation with her, but I don't swear that; as she, with one hand was getting things in order, at the same time she with the other snatch'd my watch, I felt her lug it out, then she let go her hold with the other hand, and ran away directly.

Q. Did you catch her again?

Joel. No, I did not; the watch was stopped by a pawnbroker, and is here in court.

Daniel Peacock < no role > . This watch ( holding one in his hand ) was brought to me on the 15th of August, by the prisoner at the bar; she told me her husband was in trouble in a spunging-house, and she wanted to borrow twenty shillings upon his watch, I told her if that was the case I'd go along with her to him, and lend him as much as I could upon it; but before we were got for she began to cry, and said, if I would be easy she would tell me the truth. Then she told me, that the night before she had conversation with a man, and the watch dropped out of his breeches upon her petticoat, and she took it. I advertised the watch three times, and in about a fortnight after, the prosecutor came and swore to the watch, and that the prisoner pick'd it out of his pocket.

The prisoner had nothing to say in her defence Acquitted .