359. MARGARET MURRAY proceedingsdefend , spinster , was indicted for stealing a watch, the inside and outside cases both made of metal, value 4 l. 14 s. the property of John Lavenu proceedingsvictim , in the dwelling-house of John Glover < no role > , April the 26th .

JOHN LAVENU < no role > sworn.

I was coming from the Strand; there were three women standing together; the prisoner, and two others; I asked them the way to the Black Bear; the prisoner said it would cost me two shillings for a bed there, and that I had better put another shilling to it, and sleep with her. I agreed to go with her; and, instead of taking me to the Black Bear, she took me to the British Hotel, in Shug-lane , the house of John Glover < no role > .

What age are you? - Eighteen.

In what situation of life? - A French teacher .

Who employs you in that capacity? - I am for myself; I am along with my father.

Where does your father live? - At Salisbury. I came up to town to get a clerk's place.

Are you sure the prisoner is the woman? - I am. We had a pint of wine at the Hotel; when we had drank a glass of wine apiece, she said she had a friend below, and asked if it would be agreeable to me to let her come up; I said, With all my heart. We were joking together, till at last I was to be engaged with the woman that came up. When I came to be engaged with the other woman, the prisoner said my watch would hurt the other woman; she took the watch out of my pocket, with my consent, and put it behind the sofa till I got up; when I came to get up from the sofa, my watch was gone.

Was you in liquor? - Rather, or I should not have been guilty of such a thing.

Court. Gentlemen of the Jury, this does not in point of law amount to felony; he had intrusted his watch to her.

NOT GUILTY .

Tried by the Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron PERRYN < no role > .