James White proceedingsdefend , of the Parish of St. Martins in the Fields , was indicted for Feloniously stealing a suit of Cloth Clothes lacd with Gold Lace, value 20 l. The Property of Mr. Charles Dilks proceedingsvictim , the 27th of October last. It appear'd by the Evidence that about 9 a Clock in the Morning the Cloths were put into the Prosecutors Chariot in the Mews , and while the Coachman went into the House to fetch a Wigg were stollen away, that the Prosecutor immediately acquainting Jonathan Wild < no role > This name instance is in set 30330. , he went in quest of them, and hearing they had been offer'd to Sale about Drury-Lane, he found out a Person who for the Reward of a Guinea undertook to conduct him to the Person-that had them, accordingly taking Coach they went together, and he staying in the Coach sent the Woman into the House to bid the Person who had them, bring the Clothes to a Person who would give more Money for them, which she accordingly did, and he secur'd the Prisoner and Clothes both. The Prisoner in his defence pleaded that he going in the Evening to a Person who ow'd him some Money, his Wife being then in Labour, while he was talking with the Woman about the Money a Woman call'd Porter, and seeing him told him she would, give him 6 d. to carry the bundle (which she said was quilted Petticoats) to the Bell in Vine-Street, that he being willing to earn the Money did so. He produc'd the Woman he was talking with in Evidence to prove this, and brought two Persons who swore that he was at work all that day with them, at Labouring work in Leveling some Ground, and a great many Persons appearing to his Reputation, the Jury acquitted him.