364. ANN BOLTON proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 7th of June , two muslin neck handkerchiefs, value 2 s. ten candles, value 6 d. and one pound weight of soap, value 6 d. the property of Richard Jones proceedingsvictim .

RICHARD JONES < no role > sworn - I live at Newington-green, in the county of Middlesex .

Q. What was the prisoner? - A. A servant of mine, of all work ; she had lived with me about five or six weeks; I had missed some things, and I suspected she had taken them, and when her boxes went away, I had them searched, and found two muslin neck handkerchiefs, and my name marked upon them, and some soap and candles; this was on the 7th of June.

Q. Had you given her warning, or she you? - A. She gave me warning.

JOHN RAY < no role > sworn. - I am an officer: On the 7th of June I had a warrant to execute on this gentleman; the prisoner at the bar took out a warrant for an assault on her person; I went to Newington-green, and I informed the gentleman I had a warrant against him; he then asked where the servant was; I told Mr. Jones I believed she was somewhere about the Green, I would go and see for her; I found her, and brought her to Mr. Jones's house; Mr. Jones insisted upon her taking her boxes away, and begged of me to assist her in getting her boxes out of the room, which I did; I moved her boxes out of her room into the study; Mr. Jones then said, he would wish to look into the box before it was taken out of the house.

Q. Was the box locked? - A. It was, and the prisoner had the key; we got the key from the prisoner, and unlocked the box, and there were two handkerchiefs, and a quantity of soap and candles; the prisoner seemed very much alarmed, and said somebody must have put them in when she left the house; as I was bringing the box down stairs, she seemed very desirous that her master might look into her box to see that every thing was right.

Q. What kind of a lock was it on this box? - A. It was one of the crooked wards, not a common lock, and it was a crooked key.

Q. (To Prosecutor.) Have you any other servant in the house? - A. No.

Q. Are you a married man? - A. No.

Prisoner. I unlocked the box up stairs before it was brought down; I had been ironing, I put some of my things into my box.

Ray. You did look up some things that were about the room, but did not unlock the box.

Q. (To Prosecutor.) Were the handkerchiefs marked? - A. They are marked in full length R. Jones, with ink, and there were some soap and candles in the middle of her box; they were exactly like what was in the house; I cannot swear to the candles and soap, the handkerchief had been rough-dried, and put by a month before in the wardrobe; I put them away myself, they are winter handkerchiefs; I put the key in the drawer underneath, and she must have got the key; I have exerted myself in enquiring her character, and never could find any thing to hurt her character.

Prisoner's defence. I quitted Mr. Jones's service by his ill-usage of throwing water over me, and he marked me in my arm with the pail; I left my things some ironed, and some not ironed; they were bundled up in a heap, and my box was not locked, I put some of my things in, in a hurry; I do not know that I have all my things, my double handkerchief I left on the chair, I folded it up, and put it in my box; I know nothing of the things coming into my box, without I put them in by mistake.

GUILTY , aged 32.

Confined one week in Newgate .

First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.