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London, England, 1805-09-25 00:00:00

the faid Ile knew of none. He then went' up Rain,
and in a two pair room found feveral packages of cot-
ton. He fecured the goods and the woman, and af-
terwards apprehended Higgins, Cable, and Clark.
Mr. Janice La &awe lammed up the evidence,
()Nerving, that there was very little evidence to cri-
minate the woman ; and even if they thonght her
guilty, they ought to take into confideration, that
the might have afted under the diretion of her huf-
hand, if he were concerned in the robbery.
The Jury, after remaining out near three-quarters
of an hour. acquitted Mar y Doe, and found John
Higgins, Charles Clat k, and William Doe, Guilty of
the larceny only.
Fourteen were acquitted. Among whom
John Water: and jofipb Boyle, two young boys,
were indifted for healing, in the dwelling-honk of
John Cooper, a Myer watch, value sos. the property
of the faid John Cooper.
The profecutor proved the lois of the watch, on
the 4th jaly lag, and a pawn broker alfo plowed,
that, on the fame day, it had been pawned with hint
for 20S. by the prifoner Waters, who had been in the
habit of pledging articles at the pawn-broker's fhop,
for his mother. The mother afterwards called, with•
ing to eet more money on the watch, ha►ing that it
was her property.
Mr. Janice Hearts faid, there was nothing here
at all to affea the prifoner Boyle. As to the other
boy, Waters, it appeared in evidence that he had
pawned the watch, but it was alfo in evidence, that
he had been in the habit of pawning articles for his
mother, who had afterward• called and afked more
money on the watch, declaring it to be her's. It was
fhe, therefore, who, on the evidence before the Jury,
ought to have been indifted, and not the boy. The
Jury accordingly found both prifoners—Not Guilty.
Charlotte Power, a lady of (Arlon, was capitally
indilled for flealiog one pair of black filk flockings,
the property of H. Pearfon, privately, in his (hop.
Thomas Leech, fhopman to Mr. Pearfon,
in Oxford-flreet, depofed, that en the 14th of this
month, between fix and feven o'clock in the evening,
the Prifoner came into the Atop, and afked to fee
fome black filk llockings. He 'hewed her fume that
were embroidered, hut the did not teem to like them,
and afked to fee fome with laced clocks. Before he

took down another parcel, he obferved that the firft
paper contained ten pair of Itnckirgs. He then (hewed
her a parcel which contained fourteen pair of flock-
ings, with laced el. cks. The Pritoner at length
fixed on a pair, and anted him the price of them ?
he told her I3s 6J. ; but the refuted to give fo much,
and, offered 12s. One pair of flockings lay on the
counter, next to one of the parcels; the Partner
afked him whether he had any with broader clocks ?
and, when he turned round to fee if he could find
any to pleafe tier, he fnppofed the took this pair of
floc kings; when he turned towards the counter, he
inflantly miffed them, but did not fay any thicg, tell
the Plifoner, while his back was turned, had mired
them with the others. • She again offered him twelve
(billings fur a pair of the laced flockings, but he re.
fitted it, and (he got up and went out of the (hop, toy-
ing, (he thought Hie could get them cheaper elfewhere.
When the was gone, he reckoned the flockings, to
make hitrfelf certain ; and, finding that one pair had
been taken, he followed the Prifoner, and told her,
he was lorry to be obliged to detain her, but he be-
lieved (he had got fomething about her which was not
her own. She teemed much flineked, and f tid, he

mutt he miltaken. He then dclired her to look in
the tail of her gown, which (he had in her hand, and
perhaps the might find them ; at the fame time he
took hold of her hand, and in the tail of her gown he
found the Rockings. He then brought her back to the
(bop, and delivered her into the hazels of an officer.
The witnefs was crols-examined by Mr. Kraavr, as
f r the Prifoner, in the con Ire of which he
denied that he had feen the prifoner rake the flock-
ings (which would have done away the capital part
trf the charge), or that any other perfon in the tliop
could have teen her, though he acknowledged there
were feveral there. He alt.() faid, that it was impol-
fible the prifoner could have taken them up in a mil.
take, with the train of her gown, which lay on the
counter the whole time; hut acknowledged that the
prifoner had ex preifed great fur pr ife, when he found
the flockings in the train of her gown, and that after
denying her having the flocking., the exclaimed, on
f-eing them, " Get,, fo I have V'
Stonehoufe, the officer, produced the ftockings,
which were fworn to; and, to a quellion put by Mr.
ALLer for the prifoner, laid, that he fearched her,
and found in her pocket two half guineas, and iz
(billings in flyer: The prifoner was then called upon,
to know if the had any thing to lay in her defence.
She bowed in the molt graceful manner, and fait% in
a fathering tone, "It your Lordibip and the Gen-
tlemen think proper, I will relate the circumltances
kill as they happened."
The Ittcortosa faid, fhe was perfeely at liberty
to nuke her defence, and it was his, and the Gentle-
men of the Jury's duty, to hear her.
The Lady then proceeded, " This is the gown I
had on me lall Saturday week, when I went into Mr.
Pearfon's (hop (the then produced a white main
gown, with a very long train). You fee, Gentlemen,
this is a fafhionable drefs gown, and very long. I
went into the (hop to buy a pair of black filk
Ilockings, as already Dated by the witnefs. While
I was examining the flockings, I laid the train on
the counter, to prevent its being dirtied ; and, after
differing about the price of the flocking% I 'de-
termined to go away, if I could not get them for
twelve Ihillings, as, in the crank of my former deal-
ings at that (hop, I always got llockings a thilling
cheaper than they at firft anted. With this refoln-
lion I took my parafol and the train of my gown off
the counter, and went out of the (hop, intfeting, as
I was going out, to give twelve fhillings for a pair.
I was furprifed, and indeed hurt, when the witnefs
fallowed me, and charged Inc with having taken a
pair of Itockings ; however, to fatisty him, I in-
dandy complied with his recinell, and let down my
train ; to my utter allonithment the finckings tell
out. Thefe are all the circumliances, and I have
nothing more to fay, than pofitively to affirm, that it
was by accident I took up the !backings with the
train of my gown ; and to pray molt fervently that
the light of Hearse may never thine upon me, if I
have been guilty. As to punithutent, it you pun-
nounce me guilty, to a woman of my character, that
of being charged with a capital crime at this bar, is
almolt as great as any that can be infliaed on me."
' Mr. James Morris, fpirit merchant, wasthen call-