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bed, lie kept on his waistcoat, in the pocket of which
the dollars were; that when he went into bed, it
was about six in the evening ; that he awoke about
nine at night, and found the Prisoner Alsey had
7,0 n: away, and, on searching his pocket, missed
his dollars ; that he th-si went down stairs, and told
Gunn he had lost his dollars ; upon which Gunn bid
him not make a noise, and he would look for the
girl and get them from her; that they then went to
a public house in the neighbourhood, but she was
not there: on returning from which, they met a
Mr. Gole, brother-in-law to Anthony.
Mr. Gole deposed, that he saw Erpune holding
Grihn by the collar; that Erpune ran up to him,
and said, this man instehre my dollar; that he took
them into the house, and having heard the story,
told Gunn he bad better give the poor man his dol-
lars; Guun said, he had net the dollars, but he
would make them good to him; that he the witness
was about to cast up the amount of them with his
pencil, when Gunn stopped him, and desired him
to set them down only at 4s. 2d. each, as they were
common dollars, not stamped ; that he, thinking
that a strong proof that he had taken them, sent
for an Officer, and had him taken into custody.

Mr. Almet, shopkeeper to Mr. Ashbridge, pawn-
broker, in Ratcliff Highway, deposed, that Ann
Alsey had redeemed some clothes from him on that
night, with two Spanish dollars, and that Gunn had
sold two dollars to him the same night.
Edward Rogers, a Police Officer, said, that he had
taken A n Alsey in a week afterwards, and that she
acknowledged to him, she,had taken 16 dollars, at the
instigation of Mrs. Gunn, with whom she divided.
Sir Rosser Gita H es pointed out to the Jury the
diffetent things to be considered by them, and at
the same time informedi them, he did not think the
offence amounted to capital felony. They were both
found Guilty of the single felony.
Asia Crouch was indieled for stealing eight silver
watch-cases, the property of James Bolton. It ap-
peared that she lived in the house with the Prose •
cator, and that he and his wife having gone out,
the Prisoner found means to get into his room, and
take the property ; and, having battered them, of-
fered them for sale to a Mr. Cole, a silversmith,
who, thinking her a suspicious person, detained
them. On searching her room, the covers of the
cases were found in a flock matrass. Mr. Cole, not
thinking the silver worth forty shillings, the Pri-
soner was found guilty of the minor offence.
Mama, Child was indicted for stealing a plated
sugar baton, four silver desert spoons, one silver
table spoon, and two silver tea spoons, the property.
of John Henry Stevenson, Esq. It appeared from
the testimony of his servants, that this prisoner had
come into the house through the area, and that he
took the things out of the servants pantry: and on
being pursued, and seized, the goods were found on
him. The Jury, not thinking the goods worth more
than 395. found him Godly Y. stealing.
Sarah Edward stood indicted for stealing one pet-
ticoat, two new linen shifts, and other articles, the
property of James Roberts, Surgeon.
The Prisoner was a servant, and had been hired
by the Prosecutor; the night on which she came
home, she went to the kitehen ; but there being a
very heavy smell there, and hearing some noise in
the back kitchen, she took it into her head her new
master was cutting up dead people there ; and, be-
ing frightened, determined not to stay in the house.
Soon after her mistress sent her out for some
bread and cheese, and gave her half-a-guinea
to get changed. She took her box with her,
and did not return for two hours: when she
brought back the bread and change, her master
charged her with stealing the abovernentioned
AI kits, which she denied ; he sent for a constable,
and had her taken to the watch-house, but, on exa-
mining her person and her box, of which she willing-
ly gave the key, no such articles could be found.
The Prisoner had a gond charaeter, and gave an
account where she was from the time she left the
Prosecutor's house for the bread until she returned.
The Jury, after being ably charged by Sir NAIR
Gaon., returned the Prisoner—No'