499. (M.) James Beauchamp proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing one copper tea kettle, val. 4 s. one copper saucepan, val. 4 s. one brass candlestick, val. 2 s. one silver spoon, val. 15 s. four gold rings, val. 40 s. four shirts and two pair of linnen sheets , the goods of John Bellinger proceedingsvictim , July 15 . +

It appear'd by the evidence of the prosecutor that the prisoner was a Marshalsea court officer , and had been employed by him to get in his debts, and used frequently to come to his house; and that he decoy'd the prosecutor's wife, who went to live with him, and she took the things for the prisoner's use. The things were all produced in court, which were deposed to by the prosecutor, who was taking them away as his property; but as he was going out of court, the prosecutor's wife appear'd, the prosecutor then came back and deposed to her, as being his property, therefore he took her with him as well as the goods, and the prisoner was Acquitted .