10, 11. MARY JONES proceedingsdefend and ANNE SMITH proceedingsvictim were indicted for stealing a piece of printed linen cloth, containing twenty-five yards value 40 s. the property of Daniel Gardiner proceedingsvictim , privately in the shop of the said Daniel , November 14th .

DANIEL GARDINER < no role > sworn.

I am a linen draper in Cloth-fair . Upon the 14th of November, between eight and nine in the morning, the two prisoners came to my shop. I served them with some muslin; they afterwards asked for some printed cotton; I stepped across the shop to fetch it from behind the door; when I returned, Smith said, I am very cold, I must go; she went out, and left the other prisoner and a man talking with me in the shop; she was brought back by Mr. Ravenhill, a draper, on the other side of the way, who, I was informed, saw the linen hang down under her petticoats; he came and asked me, if I had lost any such linen; I immediately said I had, and asked where he got it; he said he took it from Anne Smith < no role > .

(The linen was produced in court, and deposed to by the prosecutor.)

CHARLES RAVENHILL < no role > sown.

Upon the 14th of November, while I was standing at my door, between eight and nine in the morning, I saw a young woman at the pamphlet shop opposite; she seemed to stand very uneasy, shuffling up her petticoats. I looked, and saw a piece of linen hang down to her shoes from under her petticoats; she went into the pamphlet shop, and then I saw more of the linen. I went up to her, and asked what she had there; she said, nothing; I took hold of it, and pulled it from between her legs, and delivered it to the woman of the pamphlet shop, and we went to Mr. Gardiner. She delivered it to Mr. Gardiner.

Mr. Gardiner. I delivered it to the constable.

RICHARD ARNOD < no role > sworn.

I am a constable. Mr. Gardiner delivered this linen to me; I have kept it ever since.

JONES's DEFENCE.

I went into the prosecutor's shop with Smith to buy a piece of muslin; she only took the linen to the door to look at it, because the shop was dark.

SMITH's DEFENCE.

I met Jones; I asked her to go with me to buy a piece of muslin for a cap; we went into this gentleman's shop; I bought a piece of muslin; then I took up a piece of linen to look at; and, the shop being dark, I took it to the door; the gentleman came from the opposite side of the way, and asked me what I was going to do with it, and pulled me into the shop.

BOTH GUILTY of stealing to the value of 4 s. 6 d.

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.

[Branding. See summary.]

[Imprisonment. See summary.]