563. (2d M.) THOMAS HYANSON proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing six yards of Irish linen cloth, value 6 s. four yards of dimity, value 4 s. and a yard and a half of muslin, value 2 s. the property of William Mackey proceedingsvictim , July 26th . ||

William Mackey < no role > . I live in Crown-court, Soho; the prisoner was my servant ; my porter and he quarreled, and from some things that dropped I suspected the prisoner had robbed me; I charged him with it, and told him if he would confess what he had taken, I would forgive him, but he would not confess to any thing; then I discharged him; I went to the master he lived with before; he came to me and he directed me to a young woman he kept company with, who produced a dimity petticoat, and about six yards of Irish cloth, with my mark upon it, upon which I took him up.

Q. from the prisoner. If I did not tell you before that I wanted a piece of dimity?

Markey. He asked me if I had a remnant of quilting, that he could get a customer for it.

Sarah Carrington < no role > . The prisoner brought me four yards of dimity and two yards and a half of muslin; the dimity was to make me a coat; he told me he bought it of his master and paid for it; he never brought me any Irish cloth.

Prosecutor. It was her sister had the Irish cloth.

Prisoner's Defence.

I bought the goods of my master; I mentioned it to him before I took them away.

The prisoner called one witness who gave him a good character.

Guilty of stealing to the value of 10 d. W .