118. Mary Langley proceedingsdefend , of St. Paul's, Covent-Garden , was indicted for stealing four silver salts, value 5 l. six silver spoons, value 3 l. one silver pint mug, value 3 l. and two silver castors, value 40 s. the property of William Cox proceedingsvictim , Jan. 18 .

William Cox < no role > . I took a coach on the eighteenth of January to go to Dulwich ; there were four silver salts, six spoons, a mug, and two castors, tied up in a handkerchief, and I missed them out of the coach ; I advertised them, and on the eighteenth of February one John Douglas < no role > brought me information, that the Prisoner, Langley, had the plate; I went to her lodging, and found two of the spoons and the handkerchief which contained the plate; I got a search-warrant, and went to one Johnson's in Russel-Court, Bridges-Street, and found two spoons, two salts, a pint mug, and one castor; at first he denied having the castor, but before the Justice he produced the castor; the rest of the plate I found at one Stringer's.

Mrs. Cox (wife of William Cox < no role > ) When we went to Dulwich I took the plate out with us, and coming back (hearing a report of several robberies) I put the plate behind me under the seat , to prevent our being robbed of it, and when we came out of the coach, I looked for the plate and it was gone; it was duskish; we enquired after it and advertised it, but never heard of it till the eighteenth of this month, and then a man came and informed us, that one Mary Langley < no role > had it, and had pawned it at Johnson's and Stringer's. I know nothing more of my own Knowledge.

[Mr. Cox and Mrs. Cox swore to the plate.]

N. B. Those Trials with this mark + shew that the Prisoners were indicted for Capital Offences, and must have received Sentence of Death if the Jury had found them guilty of the whole Indictment.

John Douglas < no role > . I was told by one Catharine Keys < no role > , that the Prisoner had found some plate in the borough, and that some of it was in the custody of the Prisoner.

Q. Was you present when any of the plate was found?

Douglas. Yes; there were two spoons and a handkerchief found at Langley's .

Q. Was you at Johnson's?

Douglas. No.

Q. Was you at Stringer's?

Douglas. No.

Thomas West < no role > . I served a warrant upon the Prisoner, and went up stairs with Mr. Cox into her room; we did not presently find any thing, and Mr. Cox said there was a trunk behind the Prisoner's bed, and in that trunk there were two silver spoons and a handkerchief.

Q. What did the Prisoner say then?

West. She said she found them in the coach.

Q. Was you at any other place where any of the goods were found?

West. No.

Herbert Frost < no role > (servant to Mr. Cox.) I was present at the time the two spoons were taken out of the Prisoner's trunk.

Q. What did the Prisoner say?

Frost. She said she found the spoons and the handkerchief in the coach.

Q. Did she say any thing with respect to the rest of the plate?

Frost. She said another woman had pawned the plate for her.

Thomas Brown < no role > . I am servant to Mr. Johnson; a woman that one Gordon keeps, who goes for his wife, came with this plate, and said she brought them from Mary Langley < no role > .

Q. What is that woman's name?

Brown. She goes by three names, Douglas, Hughes, and Keys: I have taken things in several times which she brought that were honestly come by.

Cath. Keys . I pawned part of the plate to Mr. Johnson.

Q. Where had it you?

Keys. I had it from Mrs. Langley the Prisoner.

Prisoner. I had been at the Marshalsea Court upon a trial, and had a Subpoena, and there were four women of us came home in a coach, and as I came out of the coach I took the handkerchief off the ground; when we came out the plate dropped out of the coach, and the woman that pawned it said, as it was lost I might very well take it up, and I could not come to any Damage: this is my declaration .

Q. Have you any witnesses to your character?

Prisoner. I have twenty as substantial people as any in the city of London, I do not know whether they are here or not.

The Jury desired the Prisoner might be asked why she did not bring some of those people.

Prisoner . I did expect that some of them were in court.

Q. Who were those women that were with you?

Prisoner. One of them lives in the Vinegar-Yard .

Q. Did you subpoena them here?

Prisoner. No, they know nothing of my trial.

Mrs. Cox. But you have not told my Lord what you are.

Guilty .

[Branding. See summary.]