89. MARY EDWARDS proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 20th of December , two sheets, value 5 s. a table cloth, value 2 s. and a coverlid, value 3 s. the property of the governors of the London hospital proceedingsvictim .

SECOND COUNT the property of Catherine Leblone proceedingsvictim .

The case was stated by Mr. Gurney.

ELIZABETH ABBOTT < no role > . I am a nurse in the London Hospital .

Q. In the month of December last, was the prisoner a night nurse - A. Yes.

Q. Before the 21st of December had you missed any thing - A. Yes, a sheet, a tablecloth, and a cover-lid, I missed at one time.

Q. On the 21st of December had the prisoner been out - A. Yes; she came home about eight o'clock in the evening, quite intoxicated with liquor; she was unable to go up stairs; I and Jane Pierpoint < no role > undressed her and put her to bed; we were obliged to cut all the strings of her clothes, and on shaking the pockets four duplicates fell out. These are the duplicates.

JANE PIERPONT < no role > . Q. Did you assist in undressing of the prisoner - A. Yes; after her pockets were taken off I turned them bottom upwards, shook them, and the duplicates fell out

BENJAMIN MATTHEWS < no role > . I am a servant of Mr. Burton, pawnbroker, Whitechapel. On the 8th of December last, the prisoner pawned a sheet for two shillings and sixpence, in the name of Ann Edwards < no role > ; on the 15th of November I took in a table cloth of her for two shillings; on the 1st of December I lent her two shillings on the second sheet.

CHRISTIAN MATTHEWS < no role > . I am a pawnbroker in the Minories; I took in a coverlid of the prisoner, I lent her one shilling and sixpence on it.

The property produced and identified.

Prisoner's Defence. I was taken ill; I owed some money to a person who threatened to summons me; I took these things to make up the money.

The prisoner called one witness, who gave her a good character

GUILTY , aged 37.

Confined One Year in the House of Correction , and fined One Shilling .

Second Middlesex jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant.