The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-23 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

Jahn Norrinytom, who refused to give his address, but
described himself as a stoker ; James Dyer, 4, Stephen-
street, Tottenham-court-road, dealer; William Dyer, his
brother, living at the same address ; and George Shaw,
Brewer-street, Clerkenwell, were placed at the bar, before
, Alderman Salomon', charged with breaking and entering
'the warehouse of Mr. William Henry Quint, warehouse-
man, of Nos. 1 and 2, Falcon-street, lalcon-square, be-
tween the 14th and 16th inst., and stealing 45 pieces of
red ribbon, 200 yards of cambric print, a Wilton cape, •
black silk and a merino skirt, and two sovereigns.
John Moss, detective sergeant, said that on Monday
morning he was sent for to lily. Quint's, and on examining
the premium found that the street-door had been opened
by a skeleton-key, and several of the inside (lairs had been
broken open. Since then he had been engaged making in-
quiries and watching the prisoners. That morning, about
10 o'clock, he went in company with Obee, Whitney and
Green, three detective officers, who were under him, to
Tottenham-court-road, and at the corner of Stephen-
street he saw the prisoners Norrington, James Dyer and
Shaw, in company with another man not in custody,
standing talking together. They remained in conversation
for about a quarter of an hour, and then walked away to-
gether. About half-past 10 he was at the top of Percy-
street, Tottenham-court-road, and saw the prisoner Nor-
rington coming up Rathbone-place carrying a parcel. He
stopped him, and sated him what it contained ; and he
replied, " Oh, linen ; why?" He told the prisoner that
they were officers, and would charge him with stealing
the contents from Nos. 1 and 2, Falcon-streett Falcon-
square ;to which he replied that it wu a bad job. He
took him to the station-house, and found in the parcel two
pieces of chintz and eleven piece, of ribbon.
Mr. Quint proved that his premises bad been broken
into between the 14th and liith inst., and that he had lost
45 piecesof ribbon, and about 400 or 500 yards of goods
similar to those produced.
George Whitney, detective officer, said that about nine
o'clock that morning he saw Shaw at the corner of Bed-
ford-street, and lie was there joined by another man not
in custody, and after remaining there about half an hour
went across to the corner of Stephen-street, where they
were joined by James Dyer and Norrington. After re-
maining in conversation some time, James Dyer went
towards his own home, and the others went away. After
Moss had taken Norrington they all went to Stephen-
street, where the two prisoners (Dyer) lived, and in a room
at the top of the house saw James Dyer dressing himself,
and he refused to give his name. They took him into
custody, and in the course of a few minutes afterwards
William Dyer came in. lie refused to give his name,
but said be was James Dyer's brother. There
was a parcel on the drawers, and William Dyer
said it was his. In answer to questions put to
him, he said it contained prints which be had bought
from • man in Tottenham court-road, but he did not
know hie name nor where he lived. He afterwards said
lie believed his name was Benjamin. He also said he gave
7d. a yard for them, but did not know how many yards
it contained, and had forgotten what he gave for the
whole, but he believed it was between 30s. and 21.
The prisoners were upon this evidence remanded.
WESTMINSTER.

A respectable-looking young woman applied to Mr. Selfe
for advice. She had been a warder in the House of Cor-
rection, Westminster. She had left through ill health,
and belonging to a benefit society in the prison she claimed
5/., which she wee entitled to in sickness or old age. The
committee refused to pay her, hence her application to the
magistrate.
On an officer being sent to the House of Correction one
of the warden said that two committee meetings had been
held, and they had decided that she was not entitled to it,
because she had not assigned ill health as the cause of her
resignation, and Dr. Levies refused to certify that she was
incapacitated for work, because he bad recommended her
as attendant to an invalid lady.
Mr. Sells said that in that case he could not assist her
further.