153, 154, 155, 156. JOHN JONES proceedingsdefend This name instance is in set 3822. , JAMES WRIGHT proceedingsdefend , SARAH the wife of John WALTHAM < no role > proceedingsdefend , and MARY the wife of John SHORT < no role > proceedingsdefend were indicted, the two first for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Robert Bradbury proceedingsvictim This name instance is in a workspace. on the third of December , about the hour of eight in the night, and stealing fifteen pieces of printed cotton cloth, containing 400 yards, value 50 l. the property of the said Robert in his dwelling house ; the other two for receiving a parcel of the above goods, well knowing them to have been stolen , against the statute.

ROBERT BRADBURY < no role > This name instance is in a workspace. sworn.

I am a factor in New-street, Cloth-fair : on the third of last month, between nine and ten at night, my compting-house window was broke open, and a quantity of cotton taken out; I was in the compting-house about five o'clock, and shut to the window but did not bolt it; the compting-house door was locked, and I had the key in my pocket; I lost fifteen pieces of printed cotton; a part of it is found and is in the hands of a witness.

FRANCIS RYDER < no role > sworn.

I found some of it in the house of a Mrs. Clarke in Golden-lane, the rest I found in the bed-room of Elizabeth Island; I was informed of it by a man who said he saw them carry it there the third of last month.

ROBERT LEWIN < no role > sworn.

I attend at Justice Wilmot's office: there was an information came that this robery was committed by one Jones and Malby; I took Jones; as I was carrying him to Bridewell, he cried and begged I would get him discharged for he knew nothing of it; and accordingly nothing appearing against him before the justice he was discharged; Jones desired me in the morning to take him out of gaol and he would shew me the prosecutor's house; he went with me to the prosecutor's, and told the prosecutor that he committed the robery.

ELIZABETH PAGGETT < no role > sworn.

On Tuesday evening at about eight o'clock as near as I can recollect, Jones, Malby, and Wright came to my house with some of these cottons; they went away and came again, and Waltham and Short had some cottons in their aprons; they asked me, if I could tell them where to dispose of them.

Was Wright with them? - They said it was Wright, I cannot swear to him; I went with Waltham and Short to Mrs. Clarke's, and asked her to buy them; she said they did not suit her; we asked her to let us leave some of them there; we left some in the kitchen; then we went to Mrs. Island and asked her the same question, and left some of the things there; Ryder came and took me with a warrant, and went to search Clarke's house; in the scuffle the candle was knocked out, and I went backwards and threw some of the things into the next yard.

[The things found at Clarke's and Island's were produced in Court, and deposed to by the prosecutor.]

JONES's DEFENCE.

I know nothing of the matter; I am innocent of it.

'Wright was not put upon his defence.'

'Waltham and Short said in their defence,

'that they never saw the cotton till they saw

'it in the hands of Ryder before the aldermen

'at Guildhall.'

'Jones called two witnesses and Short five

'witnesses, who gave them a good character.'

JONES GUILTY of stealing to the value of 39 s. NOT GUILTY of the burglary .

WRIGHT NOT GUILTY .

WALTHAM GUILTY .

SHORT GUILTY .

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.

[Imprisonment. See summary.]