221. JOHN CONNER proceedingsdefend was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of January , thirty pounds weight of iron, part of an iron axle-tree, value 2 s. the property of Thomas Thornton proceedingsvictim .

THOMAS THORNTON < no role > sworn.

I took the prisoner with the property; it weighs thirty pounds and upwards; I saw him put his foot on the counter, and reach over, and take this property; I came out of the door, and saw him with it on his shoulder; a friend caught him by the collar; but by my desire he let him go, that I might see where he took it to; he went tothe King's Mews, took it off, and took it up again; then we stopped him, and took him into custody; he said, he was ordered to take it to the Queen's Head, at Chelsea, to leave it for a man: I brought him back: I never lost sight of him.

JOHN WELLS < no role > sworn.

Deposed to the same effect.

Prisoner. Coming along Tottenham-court-road a bricklayer shewed me this piece of iron which lay at the outside of the door, and gave me a shilling to carry it to the Queen's-head at Chelsea; I went and took it, and they stopped me.

GUILTY .

Whipped , and imprisoned six months .

Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.