439. EVAN JONES proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 26th of May , 3lb. of soap, value 1s. 6d. the property of Benjamin Wood proceedingsvictim , Evan Pugh proceedingsvictim , and William Wood proceedingsvictim .

EVAN PUGH < no role > sworn.

I am a soap-boiler , I reside in Bishopsgate-street , in partnership with Benjamin Wood < no role > and William Wood; the prisoner was my servant , and had been ten months; I stopped him in the gateway with the soap in his possession, secreted within his smock frock; I told him he had some soap in his frock, and he produced it immediately and hoped I would forgive him; there were three pieces of soap which weighed 3lb. the value 1s about 2s. 6d. I knew the soap immediatley, we were cutting up a boil of soap at that time; I compared it with the boil of soap at that time; I compared it with the boil of soap we were then cutting up, and it corresponded immediately.

Q. Did you tell him it would be better for him to confess? - A. No, not a word; I have not the smallest doubt of its being mine.

ROBERT DAVIS < no role > sworn.

I am servant to Mr. Pugh; the prisoner was making himself ready to go to his work; the men were going to load the cart at the door, I went with them; as soon as the prisoner saw us all together, he went up into his room, and I suspected that he had taken some soap up stairs.

Prisoner. I leave my defence to my country.(Five witnesses were called by the prisoner, who gave him a good character for honesty and industry.)

GUILTY, (Aged 32.)

Confined three months in Newgate , and fined 1s. (He was recommended to mercy by the Jury .)

Tried by the London Jury, before Mr. RECORDER.