193. ANN BRUNIN proceedingsdefend was indicted, for stealing, on the 16th of January last, one plain gold ring, value 10 s. the goods of Joseph Fleming proceedingsvictim .

ALEXANDER DIXON < no role > This name instance is in set 1539. This set is in the group(s): GarrowsClients . sworn.

On Saturday last, Ann Brunin < no role > and another person came into our shop, and asked to look at some gold rings; I am apprentice to Mr. Fleming, a pawn-broker , opposite the Play-house, I shewed some rings, she took one and said it was too big, I shewed another, she asked for another, and while I was weighing the second, she found means to conceal the third, Mr. Halliburton was sent for, he searched her, she had the ring on her finger, and a brass one in her pocket; I am positive it was my master's, there is a mark, but no hall mark; it has a particular mark, I took particular notice of the ring.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

It got on my finger by mistake, instead of the brass ring.

GUILTY .

To be privately whipped, and discharged .

Tried by the second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron PERRYN.