The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-15 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Hoer, If orris, aged ra, a bnes nil* cutter to the em-
ployment of Messrs. Beaky sad Co.. type founders, carrying
on business at Noe. 2 and 4, Fann-sireet, woo brought
before Mr. Alderman Sidney charged with stealing a quan-
tity of brass rules and bows ghost, the property of his
=eater.

It appeared from the evidence of the polies that some
suspicion having bean entertained of the prisoner, he was
wet/had on heavies the premises, and ma being questioeed
he admitted having pass/salon of the stolen goods in ques-
tion, and produced them. He also sold that he bad sold
filings to • marine store dealer, which on inquiry wee
found to be the case. It further appeared that the prisoner
earned 23a. • week, and had been five years in the employ-
meet of the prosecutors.
The primer, who did Dot dewy his guilt, wee fully com-
mitted for trial.
Thomas Raineson. • respectable-looking man, aged 38,
end described as • warehouseman, wee charged with stealing
woollen, silk, and other goods, to the value of 1,0001., the
property of Items. Bradbury, Creators; Beall, and Co., of
rebury, his employers.
Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prosecution.
Charles Baker, detective officer at the Moor-lane statiou,
said—Between five and seven last night I watched the
prisoner out of the promisee of the prosecutors in Alder-
manburv, and, in company with Fee's, another officer,
maw him go to London-wall, when I stopped him,
and said I was • detective officer. I naked
him what be bad got in hi coat which he was
carrying under his arm. He made nu reply, and
I told him that I should take Dim into custody
cu suspicioe of stealing his employers' property. On taking
him to the Moor-lane station and searching him I found is
the omit pockets 18 woollee marts, six woollies scarfs in his
hat, and in his undercoat pockets six boxes of linen button&
He told me that be lived in the High road, Tottenham,
which I found to be correct on going there. The home is a
hosier's shop, and is called Denmark-house--on searching it
I found about 1,0001. worth of silt, woollen, and other
goods. There were three cases full of goods is the shop,
and one Imp box (produced) folio( silk goods—it was under-
math a bed in his bed-room. I placed Fawko in pceesseme
of the goods at Tottecham, sod brought the remainder with
me. lir. Beall, one of the partoon, and Mr. Baikal, ea-
collimated me to identify the property.
Mr. Richard am one of the partners in the firm of
Bradbury, Creators; Beall, and Co. The prisoner was in our
employment as geeeral warehouseman and salesman. He
has been so employed for the last eighteen or tweety-one
months. I accompanied the officers to Tottenham, and was
present when the property is question was found at the
primer's hones, allot which I recognise es having ben ab-
&treated from the stock belougiog to the firm. The prisoner
was allowed to take any goods away. It is a rule that
no one in our employ is allowed to take • parcel from the
premises. lam obliged, after nine months' watching for
the thief, to prosecute, in justice to over 200 honourable
young wen who are now employed by the firm.
Mr. Humphreys-1 have sow to apply for • remand, in
order to allow the police time to go over the goods, of which
there are such • quantity as will take them some few days.
The prisoner, who held down his head during the Laves-
ligation, was remanded.