542. CHARLES JOHNSON proceedingsdefend , JOHN JONES proceedingsdefend , and HENRY LEE, otherwise LEVY proceedingsdefend , were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 29th day of April last, seven linen shirts, value 40 s. eight tablecloths, value 20 s. ten napkins, value 10 s. three pair of sheets, value 20 s. twenty four dusters, value 5 s. two aprons, value 2 s. two check ditto, value 2 s. three pair of stockings, value 2 s. an handkerchief, value 6 d. a clothes-bag, value 1 d. three pair of drawers, value 1 s. and fifteen linen towels, value 2 s. the property of Peter Calvert proceedingsvictim , Esq ; and one porter's knot, value 1 s. the property of Charles Hall proceedingsvictim .

CHARLES HALL < no role > sworn.

I live in George-court, Cross-street, No. 1; I lost the things mentioned in the indictment, the property of Peter Calvert < no role > , on the 29th of April; I did not pack up the things, nor make the inventory; all the things were intrusted to me; they were tied up in a table-cloth or sheet, and put into the basket; and I put the things on my knot; I carried them from Duke-street, Manchester-square ; I was stopped by the gentleman, Mr. Johnson; he was by himself, I saw no other person till I was at Sir Sampson's; when he stopped me, he begged me to fetch him a coach, as he could not possibly leave the door; I received sixpence of him, and went and fetched him a coach; I was not gone above twelve minutes; I pitched my things; the basket was not on the steps; I left the knot laying on the basket; when I returned, they were all gone.

HENRY CROKER < no role > sworn.

I produce the things; I found them on the prisoner Jones.

Mr. Garrow, Prisoner's Counsel, to Hall. Your wife washes for Mr. Calvert's family? - Yes.

You do nothing with respect to this linen, but merely to porter it? - No.

Did you compare the linen with the bill? - No, I did not.

What livery was the man in? - I saw no livery.

How was he drest? - I have only this to say, that he is near the matter of the dress that I saw him in at Sir Sampson's.

What coloured coat had he on? now, I will tell you what you said there; you said,

"he had on a livery coat, a handsome

"light waistcoat, nankeen or buckskin

"breeches, and a tail wig." - Excuse me, that never was my report; I never did say that word, that he was in a livery, or a white waistcoat, but I said nankeen or buckskin breeches, and a tail wig.

What waistcoat did you say he had? do not look at the prisoner. (To the prisoner.) Button up your coat. - I said, he had a striped waistcoat, I never said, he had a white waistcoat, to my knowledge, I said, he had a Monmouth-street great coat on, of a crimson colour.

What coloured cape had it? - I do not know.

Upon your oath, you never have said? - I never did.

What were the breeches, buckskin or nankeen? - I cannot say.

How soon after you had been sent for this coach did you see the prisoner? - It was the same day, at half past two I lost the property, and I saw Johnson about five.

How was he dressed? - He was dressed in a different dress; he was in a very genteel brown coat, and a very genteel waistcoat.

Had he buckskin breeches on? - I really do not know.

How long was you with the man at his master's door? - I never stopped a minute.

Is there any one feature in that man's face, that you dare swear to? - I swear to his whole face.

Is there any one feature in his whole face that you know him by? - I know only this, that that gentleman, Mr. Johnson, is the man that robbed me.

Yes, yes, but thank God, Mr. Hall, that is not the evidence by which Juries decide? - He was a thin faced man.

That will not do neither; why you might swear to me by that description? - He is the man that robbed me.

What is there in his countenance remarkable, I ask you, brown or fair? - Every man's complection alters according to the season of the year.

Thank you, good Master Hall.

Court. What things did you see put into this bundle? - I saw shirts, sheets, a breakfast cloth, a table cloth, and ten napkins.

Did you count them? - No.

Then how can you know? - Because they are all here; I saw no other things.

Can you safely swear to the prisoner from the notice you took of him? - I can.

Did you swear to him as soon as you saw him at the Brown Bear < no role > ? - I did, there were a number there, the tap room was full.

Did you pick him out from the rest? - Yes.

WILLIAM TRIPLEY < no role > sworn.

On the 29th of April, I saw the prisoner Jones carrying a basket of linen on his head, about half after two in the afternoon; I saw the three prisoners together till they got to the wild beast house in the new road, then I saw Johnson take the basket; I got a constable, and we stopt Jones and Johnson, the other was on the other side of the way, at a distance; we asked them who the linen belonged to, and Jones said, a man hired him to carry it over the water; then we asked him what water, he said, he did not know what water it was; he said, some man hired him to carry it for sixpence, he said, it was in some street in Marybone, he did not know what street; then the constable went after Lee, and brought him back; he said, he did not know any thing.

Did you hear any conversation between Jones and Johnson? - No.

Or with Lee? - No, we took the things to the publick house, and looked over them; I saw them examined; I saw some shirts, and some shifts, and some sheets not finished, and some towels, and some dusters; Hall fixed on Johnson directly.

Did he hesitate at all about him? - No.

Mr. Garrow. How was Johnson dressed then? - He had the same coat and the same waistcoat, and leather breeches, rather greasy.

Had he any tail wig on? - No; I know that is him.

THOMAS HARDCASTLE < no role > sworn.

I was the first that apprehended the prisoners, and took the things upon them.

Court. Are any of the family of Mr. Calverts's here? - No.

Court. It is not necessary to put the prisoners upon their defence.

ALL THREE NOT GUILTY .

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. ROSE.