1189. SOPHIA FREDERICA AUGUSTA, alias Sarah Baker, was indicted for feloniously, maliciously, and by force leading and taking away a certain female child, under the age of ten years, named Esther Williams, with intent to deprive Thomas Williams and Mary his wife, the parents of the said child, of the property of the said child. -2nd COUNT, stating her intent to be to steal 1 pair of shoes, value 2s.; 1 bonnet, value 4s.; 1 cloak, value 4s.; 1 frock, value 6s.; 1 pair of ear-rings, value 5s.; and 2 petticoats, value 2s.; the goods of Thomas Williams; on the person of the said child.   THOMAS WILLIAMS. I am a gun-maker, and live in Glass-house-street Minories. On Sunday afternoon, the 10th of March, I sent my little girl named Esther, who is between six and seven years old, to Aldgate church by herself - she has two brothers in the school, and was to meet them there - the boys returned about five o'clock, and in consequence of what they told me I sent them one way, and I went another way - I found the child down the second turning beyond Whitechapel church with the prisoner - I called the child, and she said "Father" - I said to the prisoner "How came you take her out of the church ?" - she said, "I found her in Spitalfields-market" - the child said, "It is a story, you took me out of the church" - I walked with her as far as Church-lane, and there gave her in charge.   Prisoner. Q. Did I attempt to touch your child's clothes? A. I cannot say that.   ARCHELAUS WILLIAMS. I am ten years old - I belong to Aldgate Charity School. I saw my sister sitting in the middle aisle of the church, and saw the prisoner take her off the form and put her into her lap, while the minister read the collect - she then took her out of the middle aisle door, stooped down to put on her pattens, and led the child out - I am sure the prisoner is the woman - she had on a brownish coloured shawl, I believe the same she has on now - I cannot say what colour her bonnet was - I saw her face, and am sure of her - I thought she was going to take the child home, but the boy next to me said, "That woman is going to take the child away" - we were sitting in front of the church.   GEORGE WILLIAM ROSS. I belong to the school. I saw the prisoner take the child on her knee, then taker her out of the door, put her in her arms, and carry her away - I am sure she is the woman - I did not notice her dress, but I did her face - I was sitting in the side pew up stairs - her face was towards me, not towards the minister.   GEORGE HICKSON (police-constable H 119.) I took the prisoner, and asked why she took the girl out of the church - she said she did not, that she found her in Spitalfields-market - she had on the same shawl she has on now, and a bonnet.   THOMAS WILLIAMS re-examined. She had on a brown or maroon coloured shawl and a bonnet - (the prisoner was here desired to put on her bonnet)- that is the bonnnet.   Prisoner's Defence. I went out for a walk on Sunday afternoon and saw this child - she said she had been in church sitting opposite the fire, and was so faint that she came out, and had missed her road - I asked where she lived - she said, in Glass-house-street, and if she could get to Aldgate church she should know her way home - I said I would taker here there, and was going to do so - they have put her up to say what they please. GUILTY. Aged 19. - Confined Three Months.