303. (M.) MARY the wife of PETER DELANY < no role > proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing thirteen yards of thread lace, value 36 s. the property of Thomas Norton proceedingsvictim and Elizabeth Norton proceedingsvictim , privately in their shop , Feb. 16 . +

Ann Carpenter < no role > . I am a journeywoman to Mr. Norton, who lives next to Temple Bar : on Tuesday the 16th of this month the prisoner came into the shop, between two and three o'clock, and asked for some lace; I did not serve her; another person shewed her some lace in a box; while I was serving a lady in the shop she said the prisoner had took a card of lace; upon which I rung for Mr. Norton, who was up stairs; before he came down the prisoner took a piece of lace from under her cloak and delivered it to me, and said there is your lace, I only did it out of a frolick; but denied having any more; Mr. Norton came down; he desired his sister to search if there was any more about her; she denied there was; I was present when Miss Norton searched; there was a card of lace concealed between her stays and bosom; this is the same piece of lace (producing it); it came out of the box of lace that was shewn to the prisoner.

Elizabeth Norton < no role > . My brother called me down stairs and desired me to strip the prisoner; which I did: the lace was found between her stays and body. The prisoner said she took this piece too only out of a frolick.

Thomas Norton < no role > . This is mine; it has the shop mark upon it of my own writing.

Prisoner's Defence.

I never had but one piece of lace, which I took up to look at; it fell upon the ground. My witnesses are not come to my character.

Guilty. Death .

Recommended by the Prosecutor and the Jury