490. (M.) Susannah Haselton proceedingsdefend , spinster , was indicted for stealing three guineas and three half guineas , the money of Thomas Blacklock proceedingsvictim , July 5 . ++

Thomas Blacklock < no role > . Last Monday se'nnight between twelve at night and two in the morning, I was in the house of Mrs. Mills in King's-court, facing Drury-lane Play-house, I had been spending the evening with some friends; coming home I met with two girls by Drury-lane Play-house; I took them into this house, they showed us up into a room; after we had been there a little time the girls and I did not agree, so I went down stairs again; I said to Mrs. Mills, as I did not make use of the bed, you should return my money, I had paid a shilling before I went up; she would not; I said as she would not return it I had a right to make use of the bed; I whipped up stairs again, and was going to bed with my clothes on, she would not let me; in the time we were talking this girl at the bar came up, how she came I cannot give any account; the landlady complained she was dry, and proposed having a pot of beer, so she was two-pence and I three half-pence; this girl went for it, and in the time she was gone the landlady said, if you want a girl I would recommend that girl to you; I said, is she clean; she replied she would be bound for her cleanness and honestly; she said if you have 50 l. about you, if you leave it with me I will take care of it; I offered the girl the same price which I gave for the bed; the landlady told her that was a shilling, the girl agreed to it; so I undressed myself and she undressed herself; the landlady left us when we were going into bed; my coat and waistcoat I put in a chair or in the window by the bed-side; the money mentioned in the indictment was in my breeches; I put my hand in my pocket and felt it in my pocket, I laid my breeches under my pillow on that side I intended to lay; the girl swore she would not lie down if she did not lie on that side; I let her lie on that side, but moved my breeches to the other side; when I had done what I wanted I went to sleep; I desired the landlady to call me when she said her husband got up in the morning; I got up and saw my breeches lying on the pillow, the girl was gone; I put my hand in my pocket where the silver was, and found very little there; then I put my hand in the pocket where the gold was, and found there was a 27 s. piece left, and three guineas and three half guineas were gone; just as I missed my money the girl put her head in at the door; I hallooed out to her, and said I wanted to speak with her; I ran down without any more clothes on besides my breeches; there was the woman's servant in the passage, I asked her if she saw the girl that went to bed with me; she said she was gone out; I said she put her head in at the door where I lay; I asked her where her mistress was; she said she was gone to Convent-garden market; I went into a room and saw a bed and a man; I asked him if he was the master of the house, I am not clear whether he made an answer; I told him I was robbed of so much money; I went up and dressed myself, and waited till the mistress came home; then I told her I had lost so and so; she said she would not believe that I had lost any thing; another girl came in afterwards, they called me fifty names; then the prisoner came in while we were arguing about it, she abused me the same; they threatened me if I did not go about my business, they would send for their husbands and they should baste me; I told the mistress of the house, that I have been robbed in your house, and the girl that robbed me is in your house, and I would have you take care of her till I get a warrant for her; as soon as I had an opportunity I went and got a warrant, then the girl was not there; the Justice granted a warrant to take up the woman of the house, he committed her to Newgate; the same night this girl was taken she confessed to part of the money, and that she gave the landlady of the house a guinea; this I heard her confess before the Justices in Bow-street; she did not own she took all that money from me, I am not quite clear whether she said she took two guineas and a half or three guineas and a half; the landlady upon her examination denied it; the girl was committed to Newgate.

Prisoner's defence.

I had but a shilling of his money; and he had two girls before; I was very much in liquor when I was before the Justice, I don't remember what I said.

For the prisoner.

Mary Conner < no role > . I am a country woman, the prisoner served me a year and a half honestly and truly, and never wronged me of a shilling in her life.

Mary Whitehead < no role > . I have known her between three and four years, I can give an honest character of the girl; I have left her in the care of a good many clothes and things, I never heard any thing amiss of her.

Acquitted .