218. JAMES DAVIS proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of January , four pounds weight of cotton, value 3 s. the property of Walter Miller proceedingsvictim .

(The case opened by Mr. Knowlys.)

HENRY JORDAN < no role > sworn.

I am foreman to Mr. Walter Miller < no role > ; he is a wharfinger , before you come to Lady Parsons's stairs, called Miller's wharf: I had been shutting up the counting-house windows, between five and six at night, upon the wharf, coming back, with a lanthorn in my hand, I saw the prisoner standingwith a cotton bag; he seeing me, came from the end of the bag, and out of his apron dropped two pieces of cotton; I asked him what he had there; he ran away; (I had shut up the premises half an hour before, but there was a little wicket to come in at) I pursed him with the lanthorn; I never lost sight of him; he was taken in a hundred yards; I saw the bag fifteen minutes before whole; after I shut up the premises the bag was cut; when I took the prisoner there were about four pounds taken out.

(The cotton produced, and compared with a sample.)

Prisoner. I never touched the cotton.

GUILTY .

Transported for seven years .

Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Baron THOMPSON < no role > .