115, 116. (M.) Richard Jones proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing two linen cloths, value 5 s. and 60 pounds weight of butter, value 30 s. the property of Francis Nalder proceedingsvictim ; and Richard Smith proceedingsdefend , for receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen , Dec. 24 . ||

Francis Nalder < no role > . I have a shop in Newgate-market . On the 24th of December I came to my shop, expecting to find seven flats of butter out of the Daventry waggon, and there were but five.

William Mecchin < no role > . I unloaded these goods out of the waggon, and was at the delivering seven flats of butter at Mr. Nalder's shop; we put them down at his stall on the 24th of December; there was none of his people there, but there was the clerk of the market.

George Aldwin < no role > . I had lost a parcel, with some bills of advice; I went to Sir John Fielding < no role > for advice; last Wednesday se'nnight I was informed there were two men taken up, which were the prisoners; I was directed to Smith's lodgings, in Blue-anchor alley, Bunhill-row; there I saw the two flats marked A. A. I knew them to be Mr. Adams's, the Daventry Waggoner; and having heard of butter being lost, we took the flats with us; I saw a piece of a direction in one of them; part was rubbed off, but there was Nalder on it; (the flats and cloths produced, the cloths had Adams at length on them.)

John Marston < no role > . Richard Jones < no role > and I went into Newgate-market about three weeks ago, about six at night; there were six or seven flats of butter standing by the prosecutor's shop; he took one and I another, and carried one to Smith's house, and the other we left in Jones's room; Smith sold them for us; he gave us 10 d. a lump, two pounds in a lump; he had the two flats of butter; I received of him better than six shillings for my part at one time, and I had some more afterwards. Jones lived in Hand-alley, Golden-lane; I am sure that flat or basket is one of them, by a piece of Iron upon it.

John Noaks < no role > . I am constable. I went with Mr. Aldwin to search Smith's house; there were the two flats; he said they belonged to Mr. Adams; we took them with us; I saw Mr. Nalder's name upon one of them; there we found the cloths.

Jones's defence.

The evidence had the key of my room three days; he was taken up one night, and those things were laid to me as a confederate.

Smith's defence.

The evidence dined along with me last Sunday; he found fault I had no cloth upon the table; he brought the hamper without a lid, and said I might burn it, and keep the cloth to lay upon my table.

Jones Guilty . T .

Smith Guilty . T. 14 .

117, 118. (M.) Richard Jones < no role > was a second time indicted with Edward Strode proceedingsdefend , together with Francis Parsons < no role > , not taken, for stealing a pair of shoes, value 2 s. the property of William Hodskins proceedingsvictim , and one flag basket, value 2 d. and three hempen cords, value 9 d , the property of William Mingey proceedingsvictim , Jan. 7 . +

William Hodskins < no role > . I live at Bedford. Coming to town with the machine, I put a pair of pumps and a pair of stockings into William Mingey < no role > 's box, who was coming with me; this box was stole out of the machine; the pumps I since saw at Sir John Fielding < no role > 's; (produced and deposed to.)

John Noaks < no role > . I found these pumps upon a shelf in Strode's room, in an alley in Golden-lane; Strode was in the room at the time; Marston was with us; I found these three cords and this flag basket there also; (produced in court.)

William Mingey < no role > . I came to town with the machine; these cords and basket are my property; they were in my box which was stole.

William Haliburton < no role > This name instance is in set 1083. This set is in the group(s): BowStreetOfficers . . Last Wednesday se'nnight I was sent by Sir John Fielding < no role > to watch a post-chaise with a portmanteau tied-behind it, to see if we could detect any of those persons who steal things from behind coaches; there were some of Sir John's people in the chaise; we went a good way up Holbourn; I saw two people which we suspected, in the narrow place before we came to St. Giles's; they were Jones and Marston; I knew Jones before; presently one of the cords that fastened the portmanteau was cut; this was betwixt six and seven at night; they being very near, we took them on suspicion; they told us, Strode was one of their company; I was ordered to go along with Noaks to take Strode; going along, we called at the White Hart, St. John Street, at Mr. Aldwin's, who had lost a box; he went with us; when in Strode's room, he observing the pumps, knowing such were lost, bid us take care of them; we did, and took Strode to New Prison.

John Marston < no role > . There were Francis Parsons < no role > , Edward Strode < no role > , Jones and I in company; one night after dark, not quite three weeks ago, I believe in Lad-lane, at the Swan and two Necks, Parsons got into a machine, and lifted out a white deal square box; I carried it by the horses, and gave it to Jones, who ran away with it; we went to the Halt-moon tavern in Aldersgate-street; it was done round with a strap, and buckled; we opened it; there was a bag full of letters; a pair of silver buckles; Parsons gave us 8 s. for them; we took out a pair of pumps, and this basket and cords, and left them at Strode's house; then we went to the Fountain tavern, by St. Sepulchre's church.

The two waiters whom Marston described were sent for; William Short < no role > , waiter at the Fountain tavern, deposed be remembered seeing Jones (who was a Black ) but could not recollect any others. Thomas Jones < no role > , waiter at the Half-moon, deposed he remembered some company coming to the room which Marston mentioned, with a box about eight or nine days before, he believed there were three or four of them, but could not recollect any of the prisoners.

Strode's defence.

I knew nothing of this till they came and fetched the things; Marston brought them to my house.

Jones Acquitted .

Strode Guilty . T .