467. (L.) Alice Weaver proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing a pair of shoes, value 4 s. the property of Bateman Saddington proceedingsvictim , July 13 . ++

Bateman Saddington. I am an apothecary , and live in Fleet-street ; I missed a pair of shoes on the 13th of July, out of my bed room; I apprehend they were taken away on the Saturday; I found them at a pawnbroker's in Wych-street on Monday the 14th; they are new shoes, never had been worn; my name was wrote in them.

Q. Did you know the prisoner before?

Saddington. She came with some excuse to my servant on the Saturday, I never saw her before.

Christopher Wallice < no role > . I am servant to Mr. Fryer, a pawnbroker in Wych street; the young man that took the shoes in is now in the country; he told me that Alice Weaver < no role > pawned them to him, but I was not in the shop at the time.

Q. Did you hear the prisoner examined?

Wallice. I did; Sir John Fielding < no role > asked her some questions, but I do not know what answers she made.

Q. to prosecutor. What did the prisoner say to the charge before Sir John Fielding < no role > ?

Prosecutor. I cannot now remember.

Acquitted .