220. MARY COOK proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 27th of October last, a silver watch, value 2 l. and nine pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence in money, the property of James Valentine proceedingsvictim , privily from his person .

And WILLIAM GORMAN proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously receiving the said watch, knowing it to be stolen .

JAMES VALENTINE < no role > sworn.

I live in Exeter-court, Strand. On the 27th of October, at eleven at night, I went with Mr. Holden into this house, where the prisoner Cook lived; there were John Kendall, and Elizabeth Carpenter < no role > in the room, Mary Cooke < no role > was there, and I think Mrs. Price, that keeps the house. I laid myself down on the bed: I put my money in my boot; I received the money from Mr. Pugh; nine guineas and a half and sixpence; I had other monies in my pocket; I put the ten pounds in my right hand breeches pocket; and when I came in I put it into my left hand boot; that was after I went into the room, while Cook was present; Mr. Holder was smoaking a pipe in this room: I laid myself down on the bed, and fell asleep; about two o'clock I was awaked by Elizabeth Carpenter < no role > ; the cry was, are you robbed! are you robbed! what have you lost! I found my watch was gone: I called for Mr. Holder, but he was gone; I followed him immediately: at that time I missed nothing but my watch. I went down stairs very much terrified and frightened: there was a woman took hold of my hand at the bottom of the stairs, and said, my dear, take care how you come down stairs; I was near falling down the cellar stairs: I went out at the street door and came into St. Giles's; and when I had got a little way I found the money was not at the bottom of my boot, and my boot was cut across with a knife: I have the boot in my pocket, but it has been sewed up: I had two pair of silk stockings on, and wearing no garters, the stockings hung down, and that made the money lodge: I went home and pulled off my boot, and found that the nine guineas and a half were gone, and the sixpence left at the bottom:in December I heard of my watch at Mr. Keate's: from home I went back to this house, and took three watchmen; and Cook was not there; I searched for her, but could not find her till the 31st of December.

Mr. Garrow, Prisoner's Counsel. I should have thought Mr. Valentine it was not necessary to go so far as Broad-street, St. Giles's, for the purpose you went about? - I did not go on purpose.

I take it for granted you are a single man? - No, I have a wife, but I cannot tell whether she was at home; she never saw Mrs. Carpenter; I had been there four or five times before, and always found every thing safe; Mr. Kendall I had been a friend to.

Had not you been drinking? - I did not drink two glasses at the room; on the road from Woolwich, where I had been, I might drink a pint of wine, or a glass or two of gin, or a drop of punch.

JOHN BOYD < no role > sworn.

I produce a watch, which I took in of the prisoner Gorman, on the 19th of October.

MARIA WHEELER < no role > sworn.

I live with the prisoner Gorman: on Saturday, the 17th of October, he sent me to redeem this watch; I was just come from Dorsetshire. On Sunday the 18th of October the prisoner Cook came and asked for William Gorman < no role > ; I said, he was not at home; I asked her what she wanted? she said, some money he owed her for a watch she had sold him; that he gave her fifteen shillings for it, or sixteen shillings, which it was I cannot be on my oath; she demanded then five shillings more of him; then they went down stairs together; he had five shillings of me, and had it in his hand, but whether he gave it her or not I cannot say: I saw the watch; there was the name of Savage on it; but I never saw the watch in the presence of the prisoner Cook: she promised to call again in a few days; and he said, he would pay her the remainder as soon as he could: I saw the watch opened at a publick-house, in Green-street, Grosvenor-square; he was shewing me what a nice watch he had.

Court. Did you ever hear from Gorman, in the presence of Cook, of whom he had that watch? - No; but it was about the watch he had bought of Mary Cook; 1788 I think was the number; I will not quite swear to the number, but Savage was the maker; and it was either 1788 or 1781.

ELIZABETH CARPENTER < no role > sworn.

About eleven these two gentlemen came to our house, in St. Giles's, and sent for some liquor, which was drank; I was very ill in bed; I fell in sleep; Mary Cook < no role > was in the room at the time; Mr. Valentine was on the bed; and Mrs. Cook came and sat down on the side of the bed, and pulled him about; I said let him alone; I do not know what you want with him; this gentleman is my acquaintance: then I fell asleep, and when I awaked I found the room in darkness, and Mr. Kendall and Mary Cook < no role > absconded; that is all I know about it.

Are you sure that young woman pulled him about on the bed? - Yes; he was fast asleep, and in liquor.

MARY COOKE < no role > , WILLIAM GORMAN < no role > ,

NOT GUILTY .

Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.