333. ISAAC PHILLIPS proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing a gold ring, value 3 s. and three guineas, a half-guinea, and three shillings, in monies numbered, the property of Henry Heather proceedingsvictim , privately from his person , May the 27th .

HENRY HEATHER < no role > sworn.

I am a soldier in the Coldstream regiment of Guards. On Sunday last I had three guineas and an half, a gold ring, and some silver; the gold ring was put into my purse with my money. I had four guineas which were left me by a relation: I changed one, and had three and an half left, and some silver. I took a hackney-coach in St. Paul's church-yard to go to Shadwell: the prisoner was in company with me. I went to Paget's, a spunging-house, the sign of the Three Tuns, in New Gravel-lane . I called there to treat the coachman with a pot of beer, and to pay him. I was not very sober: I was a little asleep in the coach. When I awoke, I found the prisoner putting my purse into my pocket. When I came home, I missed my watch: the watch was returned to me by the prisoner; he said he had taken care of it for me. When I came home, I examined my purse; and my money was gone. When I charged the prisoner with taking the money, he said he would enter an action against me for scandling him.

(The prisoner called seven witnesses, who gave him a good character.)

NOT GUILTY .

Tried by the First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice WILLES.