841. MARY, wife of WILLIAM BURGESS < no role > proceedingsdefend This name instance is in set 3745. was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of September last, two linen sheets, value 3 s. a tea-chest, value 12 d. two guineas, value 2 l. 2 s. one half-guinea, value 10 s. 6 d. and 25 s. in monies, the property of James Detheridge proceedingsvictim , in his dwelling-house .

JOHN EBERALL < no role > sworn.

I am servant to the prosecutor; he is a smith ; he lives in Strutt's-alley, St. Luke's ; I saw my master come and seize the prisoner with the property; I was at work with him in the shop, and I saw the officer take her; I went out of the shop and assisted him; I saw the prisoner come out of my master's house, and he took her and sent for an officer, and he took her; he is not here; he took a tea-chest and sheets out of her apron in my presence; and he broke open the tea-chest and there was the money in it, in the presence of the people and me; there was two guineas, and a half-guinea, and some loose silver, my master is gone to fetch the property.

JAMES DETHERIDGE < no role > sworn.

I am a nailor; I remember the prisoner; between two and three; I was at work in the lower shop, and I turned about, havingfinished making one of the nails, and saw the prisoner come down stairs; I followed her, and caught her within a few doors; I found two linen sheets and a tea chest, two guineas and a half, 22 s. in shillings, a half-crown piece, a sixpence, and some halfpence; the prisoner said some man threw it into her apron as she stood at the door; I saw her come out of my house down two or three steps; nobody lodges in my house; the things have been in my possession ever since.

(Produced and deposed to.)

The sheets were taken out of a chest of drawers in the one pair of stairs room, and the tea-chest stood on a box in the room, with the money, two guineas and a half, 22 s. a half-crown piece, and one six-pence, I had seen the money and the things not an hour before; I had been taking some from it to pay away.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

I was looking for a man to give me an account of some money received; I had a direction in writing; I was going up the street, and a man met me just at the door of this man's house; I gave him the paper to read, and he gave me the things to hold while he went to find the place out, and and this gentleman came and took me into custody; I never saw the man since; I never was in prison in my life.

Prosecutor. I saw her come down stairs; she said there was a man with her, and I went to search and found nobody.

GUILTY , Death .

Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice HEATH.