104. MARY WINDSOR proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 19th of December last, in the dwelling house of John Dowfoot proceedingsvictim , one pair of black velveret breeches, value 5 s. one pair of silver knee buckles, value 2 s. one silver stock buckle, value 2 s. one linen stock, value 3 d. the goods and chattles of the said John Dowfoot < no role > ; and one bank note purporting to be signed by J. Greenway; promising to pay to R. Drummond Esq; and Co. or bearer, the sum of 20 l. value 20 l. his property; the said sum of 20 l. payable and secured by the said bank note, being then due and unsatisfied .

MARY DOWFOOT < no role > sworn.

On the 19th of December, I saw the prisoner standing in the passage, between eleven and twelve, standing up for shelter if she could; I had shut the street door, and the passage door was open; I imagined she wanted to go into the yard to hide herself from me, I asked her what she wanted, she said, she worked for Mr. Turner, I said, you jade you are come to rob my house, she said, no; I pulled up her cloak to see if she had any thing, and there was my husband's breeches, and his knee buckles, and the bank note under her arm; the bank note was in the breeches pocket, and the buckles in the knees; Mr. Dowfoot looked to see if the note was in the breeches pocket, and shewed it her; the prisoner begged for mercy.

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Continuation of the Trial of Mary Windsor < no role > .

JOHN DOWFOOT < no role > sworn.

My wife opened the door that leads into the shop, with one hand, and had hold of that woman with the other; she said, here is a pretty jade for you; she said, do not you see she has stole your breeches; I looked then, and saw the breeches drop; then it struck me immediately about the bank note, which was sent to me just before I went to bed; I looked for the note, and pulled it out; I said, you jade you would have had a nice Christmas if you had got this: we took her to the Rotation office; then I missed my stock and stock buckle, which I found upon her.

Court. Is the note here? - Yes.

(The note produced.)

Prosecutor. I do no not imagine that she knew any thing of this note, being in my breeches pocket when she stole them.

Court. Do you know any thing of the woman? - I never saw her before.

What might the value of the other things be? - Under 10 s. I believe it is.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

They never took them from me; I was going up the street, and I met a woman, she asked me where I was going, I said, up the street, she said, would I go with her; she said there was a servant maid owed her a little trifle of money, and I went down there with her; when she came out again, she came in a great hurry, says she, keep that stock and stock buckle, and stay till I return; I staid there about two minutes, and then this gentlewoman came out immediately: I am entirely a stranger in London.

GUILTY , Of stealing the goods, but Not Guilty of stealing the Bank note.

To be privately whipped , and confined to hard labour six months in the house of Correction .

Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.