558. (M.) MARY FRASIER proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing seven guineas, the property of Fenton Robinson < no role > , privately from his person , June 9. +

Fenton Robinson proceedingsvictim . I live in the Strand. I was coming down Plough Court, Clement's Lane , between nine and ten in the evening, on the 9th of June. This Mary Frasier < no role > took seven guineas out of my pocket against the wall; she picked me up.

Q. Was you concerned with her?

Robinson. No: I missed my money out of my pocket; I had it a few minutes before.

Q. Her hands were near your money I suppose?

Robinson. Yes; I charged her with taking it, and she owned it. I took her to the watch-house; they threatened to search her, and then she resigned it up, and I received it again.

Q. Who committed her?

Robinson. Sir John Fielding < no role > .

Q. You are certain you did not feel her hands in your pocket?

Robinson. I did not. I only missed my money.

Q. Did you give her the money or any part of it?

Robinson. No; I gave her what I promised. I live in the Strand; I am clerk to Messrs. Chapman and Sheppard.

Q. Was you sober?

Robinson. Yes, perfectly so.

John Hurle < no role > . I am a watchman; going up Plough Court, on the 9th of June; between nine and ten in the evening. I heard a noise; the prisoner said, here is Hurle the watchman; the prosecutor said the prisoner had robbed him of seven guineas; I was going on duty; the prisoner and prosecutor were together; I said, Sir, can you make your assertion good? he said, yes; then I took them both to the watch house, and before the Justice; next day she produced the money in the watch house; she put her hand in her pocket, and laid six guineas on the table; he insisted she had another guinea; then with some hesitation she pulled it out of her bosom; she said very little; I believe she was very much in liquor.

Q. Did she say it was her own?

Hurle. She said something I cannot say what.

Prisoner's Defence.

As I was in Clare Market, the prosecutor asked me where I was going; I said for something for supper; he asked if I would go with him; I said, no; at last I consented to go; he asked me to drink a glass of wine; I said, no; he said he would make me a present of some money if I would go with him; he gave me six guineas, the other he took from me was not his. Hurle is not a watchman; he said he would take us to a public house, and instead of that took me to the watchhouse; the man took away my cloak from me; they said I should have it again, and then the prosecutor said he would give me a guinea for my cloak.

For the Prisoner.

Francis Folks < no role > . I keep a turner's and chandler's shop in the Strand. I have known the prisoner some little time; she used my shop; she had a good character, and always paid me very honestly. The night this happened she was invited to a burying with me and my wife; she was with us till nine o'clock, and then she went out to get something for supper.

Robert Hindmash < no role > . I am a serjeant in the first regiment; my wife is laundress for the officers; her woman disappointed her, so I enquired for a sober woman, and found the prisoner; she has worked for us two years. I always found her an honest sober woman.

Mary Pyne < no role > . I live in Exeter Court; my husband is a leather dresser. I have known the prisoner since September last; she has lodged in my house ever since September. I always looked upon her to be a very sober woman, and her husband a very sober man. She is very well respected in the neighbourhood.

William Thwaite < no role > . I am a serjeant in the first regiment; I have known her ever since she was married, that is about two years ago.

Guilty of stealing, but not privately from the person . T .