78. (M.) Patrick Nugent proceedingsdefend , was indicted for that he, on the 11th of December , about the hour of one in the night of the same day, the dwelling house of Hannah Ridley proceedingsvictim , widow, did break and enter, with intent the goods of the said Hannah to steal, &c. +

Hannah Ridley < no role > . I keep a publick house in Little-Wild-street . About eleven o'clock , on the 11th of December, I shut up my house as I generally do, and went to bed; in the morning the watchman knocked at my door, so I opened my window, he said your house is open, then I came down with my gown loose before me, the drinking room was open, but I could not get in without taking down the sash door; the watchman said, don't go into that room till I come in, so I opened the street door and let him in ; we went into the drinking room, and there I saw the print of a foot on the long table and the window shutter open, which was keyed within side when I went to bed, I put in the pin, and a woman within keyed it, but whether the key went home I know not.

Q. Did you miss any thing?

Ridley. No, I missed nothing: the watchman searched about, and at last found the prisoner in the stable-yard, who can give an account of it.

John Taylor < no role > . I am a watchman; In Great Wild Street, on the 10th of last December, calling the hour One, by the light of my lanthorn I saw the prosecutrix's window open; on which I knocked at the door, and she looked out at the window, I told her the drinking room was open. So she came down and lighted a candle, we went into the drinking room, there lay the key of the window, and there was a pane of glass out of the casement.

Q. to the prosecutrix. Was that pane out before?

Prosecutrix. I can't say whether it was or not

Taylor. I saw the print of a foot and felt with my finger, and found it to be kennel-dirt wet ; I went and searched about, and at last found the prisoner lying on the tiles at the bottom of the yard on his belly without his shoes; a brother watchman came to my assistance; we found the pin of the window in his right hand pocket, so we brought him to the constable, and he was committed.

Ellice, the other watchman, confirmed that of seeing him on the tiles, and securing him.

Elizabeth Carr < no role > . I put the key in the pin of the window within side over night, but whether it went through so as to spring I don't know, but I know the casement must be shut before the shutter would go to, to pin, which was at that time.

Prisoner's Defence.

I went there thinking to lie along with a youn g man that I had lay with before, and the door was shut, but about five yards from the window I found this pin of a window and saw the window open, so I went through the window; this was about eleven at night, I put the pin in my pocket, and thought to go up stairs, but found the door was locked, so I went backwards, where I lay and fell asleep till the watchman came, and took me away.

Guilty, Death . Recommended to mercy .