706. EDWARD ROBERTS proceedingsdefend was indicted for burglariously and feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Carter proceedingsvictim , about the hour of two in the night, on the 18th day of September last, and burglariously stealing therein fifteen pair of leather shoes, value 30 s. his property .

N. B. John Burgess < no role > and Ann Byron had been admitted evidences by the committing magistrate; but the prosecutor presented a bill before the grand jury against John Burgess < no role > as a principal, and also against Ann Byron, as a receiver, which bill was found, and they were accordingly put to the bar to take their trials.

706. JOHN BURGESS proceedingsdefend was indicted together with EDWARD ROBERTS < no role > for the same burglary;

And ANN BYRON proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously receiving eleven pair of leather shoes, value 22 s. parcel of the said goods, knowing them to have been stolen .

WILLIAM CARTER < no role > sworn.

I lost fifteen pair of leather shoes, the 15th of September: I am a shoe-maker in Shoreditch : I lost them from my shop: they were there when I went to bed at one o'clock at night, in the front of the windows; I missed them at six the next morning; I found them at Mr. and Mrs. Byron's house, concealed under their bed, on the Monday following, two days after: Byron, the man, did not work with me; I know nothing of the taking them by the two prisoners, Roberts and Burgess: Mrs. Byron and her husband lived together; I saw Mr. Byron here to day.

WILLIAM BENSILLON < no role > sworn.

I work for the prosecutor, and these are some of my work.

JAMES JENNINGS < no role > sworn.

I work for the prosecutor also: I know the shoes.

SAMUEL HARPUR < no role > sworn.

I am the officer that had the search warrant. I produce the shoes; I found them in the woman's room; she shewed me the shoes directly.

Court. There is no evidence.

ALL THREE NOT GUILTY .

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