1. (L.) Hannah Josephs proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing a cloth cloak, value 12 s. the property of John Caley proceedingsvictim , November 17th . ||

Ann Caley < no role > . I am sister to John Caley < no role > the prosecutor; my brother sells cloaks ; there were half a dozen packed up in a parcel; the parcel was stolen out of the shop. This cloak was found upon the prisoner; I can swear it is my brother's property; it is my own work.

Joseph Hawksworth < no role > . I am servant to Mr. Caley. I packed up six cloaks on Saturday, November 17th. On Monday our maid came and informed us, about an hour after we had missed the parcel, that she had seen a woman go into a neighbouring alehouse with a new cloak, which she suspected was one of ours. I went to the alehouse, and stopt the prisoner; she had the cloak on. I asked her how she came by it; she said first, that she had bought it; afterwards, she said her mother gave it her; and at last she said a man had given it to her for a night's lodging.

The cloak produced, and deposed to by Ann Caley < no role > to be the property of the prosecutor.

Prisoner's Defence.

I was walking down Lendenhall-street on Sunday night; a young man asked me to drink with him; we went to an alehouse, and he spent 3 s. upon me; then he asked me to go and lie with him; I said I would, if he would make me a present. He said he had spent all his money, but he had got a cloak he had bought for his sweet-heart; that she had affronted him, and he would give it me; which he did, for a night's lodging.

Acquitted .