300 + Sarah Lambert , otherwise Bannister, otherwise Potbury proceedingsdefend , of St. Andrew Holborn, Middlesex , was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Samuel Quincey proceedingsvictim between the hours of nine and ten in the night, and stealing four pair of stuff damask shoes, value 10 s. one stuff damask shoe, value 1 s. one pair of mens shoes, value 2 s. and a quarter of a yard of silver lace, value 1 s. his property , Feb. 26 .

* She was the reputed wife of John Potbury < no role > This name instance is in set 3511. , otherwise Jack the Sailor, one of the Black Boy Alley gang, who was convicted last December Sessions, and since executed.

Samuel Quincey < no role > I am a shoemaker . On the 26th of February I went out, locked my shop up, and put the key of the door in my pocket; I returned about ten at night, and found the sash had been shoved up, and all the shoes in the shop were gone as in the indictment, and a quarter of a yard of silver lace. I do not keep a sale shop, they were only for shew.

James Bye < no role > . The Prisoner lodged in the same house as I did, one Lucas's, who was condemned last sessions, and executed. On Shrove Tuesday she and I went into Leather Lane between nine and ten at night; we came to a shoemaker's shop, and I said, Sall, I believe here it is: there was a man coming along, and she said let us wait for him: we staid a little while till the man was gone by, then I lifted up the sash, put my arm in, and took out a pair of mens shoes which had been newly heel pieced, then I took down two pair of womens stuff damask shoes, I could not reach any more that way, so I got my whole body in, and took down three pair more, and gave them all to the Prisoner; (we frequented one Hawkins's in Golden Lane who harbours nothing but thieves:) then we went to the house where we lodged, and there came one Tom Williams < no role > , a sort of a printer, who kept company with her. I asked her whether she designed to dispose of the shoes that night; she said, no, and went out with that Williams, and staid out all night with him: the next day one Mary Baily < no role > went with her to dispose of the womens shoes, for which they brought nine shillings, and I had half the money - I cannot tell whether they sold them or pawned them.

The Prosecutor and the Accomplice agreed as to the colour of the shoes. Some of Mr. Quincey's shoes, which had been pawned, were produced, and Mr. Boomer, the Constable, said the pawnbroker told him they were pawned by Mary Baily < no role > , and that he knew nothing of the Prisoner; and by the ticket they appeared to be pawned the 27th of February.

There being no other positive evidence, but that of the accomplice, to affect the Prisoner, she was acquited .