207. GEORGE LEWIS proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing a spotted muslin sacque and petticoat, value twelve shillings, a pink sattin quilted petticoat, value three shillings, a pair of womens stuff shoes, value one shilling, and a pair of silver shoe buckles, value ten shillings, the property of Isabella Berkley, spinster; a scarlet and white sattin gown trimmed with black lace, and a white lace tucker, value 7 l. the property of Margaret Gardiner proceedingsvictim , spinster ; a Manchester quilted bed gown, value four shillings, two linen night-caps laced, value five shillings, a pair of white sattin shoes, value five shillings, twenty-five silk handkerchiefs, value thirty shillings, a pair of treble lace ruffles trimmed with valencienne, value forty shillings, a pair of double point lace ruffles, value forty shillings, two pair of double worked muslin ruffles, value eighteen shillings, three lace tuckers, value twenty shillings, two pair of short double ruffles, value ten shillings, four yards and a half of new lace, value eighteen shillings, a net double handkerchief, value twenty shillings, a striped muslin apron, value four shillings, two yards and half of pattinet gauze, value seven shillings, a hair trunk, value five shillings, and a cotton night waistcoat, value three shillings, the property of Catharine Walker proceedingsvictim , spinster ; a dark coloured cotton gown, value fourteen shillings, a Pompadour silk gown, value twenty shillings, a worked muslin apron, value two shillings, a linen apron, value two shillings, and two pair of linen shift sleeves, value two pence, the property of Elizabeth Wilson proceedingsvictim , spinster ; a black stuff petticoat, value two shillings, and a pair of old stays, value two shillings , the property of Mary Martin proceedingsvictim , spinster ; January the 4th .

THOMAS JONES < no role > sworn.

I am driver of the Chertsey waggon. On Thursday the 4th of January, I took in a large hair trunk at Mrs. Walker's at Felton-hill; I received it from her gardener, one John Pullen < no role > ; it was to be left at the New White Horse Cellar in Piccadilly: I got to the White Horse Cellar about six in the evening; my master's son, whose name is Smith, was with me, he had the care of the goods; I saw no more of this trunk after it was taken in, and the next journey I heard it was missing.

MARGARET GARDNER < no role > sworn.

I am housekeeper to Mrs. Walker: there were some cloaths of my own, and likewise many others of the family had goods put into this trunk; part of the goods have been since recovered.

JOHN PULLEN < no role > sworn.

I am gardener to Mrs. Walker: I corded the trunk and put the direction upon it; they were for Mrs. Gardner, at the Earl of Loudoun's, Whitehall; I delivered this trunk to Thomas Jones < no role > the waggoner upon Thursday the 4th of January, between eleven and twelve is in the forenoon, and have not seen it since.

CHARLES STANLEY < no role > sworn.

I keep a cloaths shop in Field-lane, Holborn-bridge. Some days before twelfth-day, I believe it was on Saturday, but I am not certain as to one day more than another, the prisoner and another man brought some things to me to sell at about six o'clock at night; I knew the other person, his name is David Jones < no role > , the prisoner was a stranger to me; I bought these cloaths of David Jones < no role > and the prisoner. (Producing two pair of ruffles, a gown, a bed gown, a night-gown, three pair of ruffles, a pink sattin petticoat and a flowered sacque).

MARGARET GARDNER < no role > again.

These goods produced (looking at them) are part of the goods that were in the trunk; they belong part of them to my mistress, part of them to Betty Wilson < no role > , and the rest to Isabella Berkley.

CHARLES STANLEY < no role > cross examined.

Whether the prisoner had any of the money? - The prisoner and Jones had the money between them: the prisoner brought some of the things in a bag, and Jones brought the rest in a handkerchief. I gave 1 l. 13 s. for the whole; I should have thought them worth five or six pounds; I took the judgment of my wife; she said 1 l. 13 s. was enough. I said to Jones, what the duce have you been about? I heard he kept a girl; I thought these might be some of her things: he said no, I had them on the mace; this I understood to be, that he got them upon credit, in what is called the swindling way. The application to me by Dignam, who attends the justices, was not till about three weeks after they brought the goods.

RICHARD DIGNAM < no role > sworn.

I am servant to the governor of Clerkenwell Bridewell; I attend the rotation office in Litchfield-street; I apprehended the prisoner upon another charge. I heard that there were goods at Stanley's, I went there and took the Daily Advertiser with me, in which these goods were advertised; I asked him if he had any of them? he without hesitation immediately produced them: I asked him if he could recollect from whom he bought them? he said, he bought them of two persons in company, one of them was David Jones < no role > , and that Jones called the other George Lewis < no role > . I left the things Stanley produced in his custody, with a charge to take particular care of them. I did tell Stanley that I had Lewis in my custody, and told him to come to the office before the justice at a certain day; he accordingly did come: Lewis was there, and Stanley charged the prisoner before the justices; Lewis at that time acknowledged he had the goods, but said he found them.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

Jones found these goods; I know nothing at all of them myself: I went with Jones to this Stanley's; they were pawned upon Jones's account; I had no part of the money: it was a mere accidental business my falling into the company of Jones; he told me that he found this parcel of goods in Smithfield.

To Thomas Jones < no role > . What part of the waggon were they put in? - About the middle of the waggon.

Was it possible for them to fall out? - No, it was not.

GUILTY .

Tried by the First Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice GOULD.

[Branding. See summary.]

[Imprisonment. See summary.]