The Sun.
London, England, 1803-09-21 00:00:00

DAY—TUESDAY, arm ,20.

Mary E,vaiir was indicted, for stealing a silver
watch, a seven shii:ings piece, some silver, some
.copper, and a bad farthing, the property of Thomas
•Smith, privately' from his person,.- •
Prosecutor said, that on -the 2 tst of Avast
lAAt, as he was going towards his lodging in Mount_
street, in the 1-11y-Market the Prisoner accosted:
- him, arid said die Want'itl'something to drink,lle
ptblied her away ; she walked •by 'the side of him,
put he: hand sound his waist, and lie felt his Watch
as it was drawing out ()Phis pucket.—He turned
round and caught hold of her hand while the watch
Was in it ;—he laid hold-of her, and having put his
hand to his pocket' to see whether his money was
-sale, he found `his pocket was unbuttoned, and the
seven shillings piece' and three shillings, and some
half pence and a bad farthing, were gone. • fie gave
her in charge and custody of the watchmen, who
took her to the watch-house.
The Constable who searched the Prisoner at the'
watch.hous:t produced one shilling, two sixpences,
sOme half pence, and a had farthing. The seven
shillings piece was not found. x
The Prosecutor swore that he knew the farthing,
which was a very remarkable one. He swore posi-
tively that he did not tike any liberties with the
Prisoner; he win going home very sober, having
dral•k ,Nily one pint of beer.
Mt. Justice Le BLANC observed, that the Prisoner
stood charged with 'a capital ,;ifericeol,at of stealing
property, to to re than the amimnt of five
privately from the person. • Now, with regard to.
tke,watch, it appeared that 'the Prosecutor felt it,
g,ing from him ; and therefore it did not come
within the consituCtion of this Ad of Parliament,
which antvxed• the penalty of death to privately
6temiog from the person.. But as to the money, if'
hat was snatched at tile same time as the watch,
Ilion it was not private stealing ; but that was mat.
ter of wme consideration. There was not the same
evidence . with regard to the money as there was
with regard to the watch. The Prosecutor did
not feel his mlney go as he did his watch, but then
the inoney found on the Prisoner did not amount to
-enough to support the capital part of the charge
of i self : that was a part of the case which had
.ab lit it a considerable degree of doubt ; but pro.
b,~hly sae Jury would think that it was rather too
touch to find the Prisoner guilty of the capital part
of the charge, but that they would find her guilty
of the: single larceny, andof that there was no
doubt, if the, Jury believed. the evidence.

Guilry of stealing, but not-privately from the
rrsorl. •

William Douglas was indifte(i for stealing a
ver, watch, the property of aivid Price, E3q. in
the tiwelling-honse of William Green.

Mr. Dasr-id. Price, an tacer in the Army, in the
6th Battalion of the 'Hussars, said, that he lost a .
watch •on the Id of August at the Cannon,Cotfee.
house, Coclopur.street, Charing.cross, where :he
had lodg'ed for some time. ThellOose WAS kept. by
Mr. William Green. lie laid he bad seen his
watch at six o'clock in the morning, ihr at that hour
he had I t ked at it. to see what ck it was, and
fioiiing it was too early rtt glut up, he went hack
again to bed, and did not get up a second time un.
ttJ • between seven and . eight, at which time he
missed his watch. He unl»lte,d the door of his
.bed.toorn when. he firar got up, as was usual with
Mtn; for the pu,pose of telling in the servant to
take his h.,ots to b.. cleanesd. He said he had Po'
other vasott than what atose from hearsay for..
suspecting the Prisoner ar the bar: he only came to
swear to the property.

David JPoe's iw0r0....*11 I am the apprentice of
-a
Pawlibr .ker: on the s i of August the'Prisoner
at the bar c.one to my master's' shop about six
o'clock-in the afternoon : lam sure it was him,
although J ant not certain I had ever seen him be::
fore' ; he o& red a watchlte wanted three guineas
and an hall upon we had had an bapd.bill
Bow.itreet dr:scribing it and the seal, and Nitund
it corresponded with the description exactly.: I
then asked hint his name ; he Said his name' was
Duncan Rigor, of Chatham Barracks. Idm re.
quested that he would walk in, saying I had some-
thing to say to him respetling the watch. Ilis
answer was, '' Yes," turning himself towards the
door. I tasked him to walk into the' parlour : he,
advanced towards thc door, saying, he 'wanted ,to,
step out to speak to it lady. I told him I could
not permit him to go, and then I desired him to
walk in, for that I had some information about this
matter. . Upon being pressed, he came : I then
chewed hint the hand.bill whiih we had from, Row.
street. His answer wati...-‘! This , watch I found
in the Necessary." I told, him I' could not say
any thing to that, for that was best knoWn to
himself, and then I tient fur an officer to secure
him.

Mr. Price saving looked at the watch proved it
to be his property ; the seal to it was retnarkahle,
and had D. P. on it, the initials of his name.—
When he awoke the second time in 'the morning,
'and found •that his watch was gone, the door of
his bed-room was wide open,, but the servant had
not taken away his boots. His purse and pocket-
book were lying on a -table, but that was mach
nearer the bed than that 'On which the watch was
pined.
Mr. Green proved that the Cannon CoffeeAnuse
is his dwelling-house ; ,and that the Prisoner Slept
the night'of the-tat of August there 4 over the room
14 Capt. Price.

Caiu. Price being asice4 the value of the watch,
said he would sec wlbit_value his ,Lordship= pleased
Upon it.

.`Mr. Maori HOTHAM laid, he could not assist
hint in that tesped.
He then said two guineas.
Thee Prisoner in his defence said, he had served
his King and Country as an Officer in the Royal
Navy: that he had round this tvarch, as-he had aaiti
tti the Pawnbroker : that he had just come to town,
and wanting ai.mey, had tacked it to he pawned ;
but he-hoped it wuurd appear to the Jury improbable