101. WILLIAM JENKS proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 15th of January last, one pair of leather boots, value 10 s. the property of Thomas Pettit proceedingsvictim , privily in his shop .

THOMAS PETTIT < no role > sworn.

I live No. 77, Wardour-street, St. James's . I am a cordwainer . On the 15th of January I lost a pair of boots out of my shop, on the Saturday evening; they were sent back to me about six to have a new strap put on; I put them on my cutting board for that purpose, and went into the yard to wash my hands; my wife called to me that somebody had opened the door, and shut it; I went to see who was there, and found the boots gone from the cutting board, where I had put them not two minutes before; I went out and saw nobody; I came back and gave information at Bow-street; my wife could see in the shop so as to see the door open or shut, though a person might by stooping come in without being seen.

HENRY CROKER < no role > sworn.

I am one of the conductors of the patrols belonging to Sir Sampson Wright < no role > ; and on the 17th I saw the prisoner coming along with something under his coat; I challenged him, and asked him what he had? and he said, a piece of cheese, which he had bought; then I took him to the Brown Bear, in Bow-street; there I searched him; I found a piece of cheese, some buckles, and a bottle of gin, and three small knives; he said, there were four knives; and I took the candle to look for it, and I saw these boots on his legs; I made him take them off; there was the maker's name on them; I went to the prosecutor's, and he said they were his: the prisoner told me his father was coachman to a gentleman, and these boots were not big enough for his young master, and he gave them to him, and he gave them to the prisoner.

(The boots deposed to.)

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

On Saturday night I was all night, and all day on Sunday, on board ship, at Tower Wharf, and on Monday morning I bought the boots of a Jew, in Rag Fair; I gave him twelve shillings for them; and on Monday night he took me; and I thought he was going to trepan me; I told him the things were for my sister, in the country; I told him I got the boots honestly; the Jew asked me fourteen shillings, and I bid him twelve shillings; I have lived with respectable families; I was ashamed to send for my friends; I am eighteen years of age.

GUILTY, not privately .

Fined 1 s. and imprisoned twelve months .

Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice GROSE.