The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-01 00:00:00

A DANGEROUS FAMILY OF THIEVES.

The Birmingham Joanna my.: Mr. Thomas, mer-
cer, of Brio elf y-holl, sear Dudley, advertised jest before
Christer as ler. for two sealants, and ft C•iVieg an application
and satisfactory refewesee from a person residing at Stafford,
of the name of Haigh, he espied him ; and being pasted
with his tn. and in•elligeece, plthed him at the heed of his
branch enabliihment, Lonaoa-hoose, Brierley-hill. He
continued la Mr. T.'s service until March when having
hosed of suop•c:ous coeduc on the part of Haigh, who was
often packing up pare and taking them in a cab to
Donley and nth, r ercioge, and was fr,quently intos:c aced,
Mr. Thomas thought right to discharp him on Saturday
moving, ISt age 8, etire:ung him to come in the evening
tad settle. la the evening, however, Hash did not make
his appearance, sod Mr Thomas's 'natio:one being awn-
*sod he went the neat morning (Sanday) to Stafford, and
communicated with Mr. Richard', saperistandent of police,
who, by Mr. T.'s directions, went to No.l, Tipping-street,
where h- f died Haigh, and in his poses:ion • conenetable
quantity of valuable goods belonging to Themes.
He sae taken into custoly, and the goods secerid. On
the following morning a letter was received at London-
house, directed for Charles Haigh. It was from Joseph
liaieh, brother of Charlie, who keeps the Audition Arms
been:come, Inc., Wigan. This document was handed to
Kiel:arch, and served as a key in the system of thole's!'
pleader carried on by the family. It recited partleders if
the ails of good, ,o various p min; gave the recommenda-
tion of their mutter 'het he (Cherlire) moat not dip too deep,
and requested • " ref." i a, a refancs for himself and aso-
the r brother. The letter was • long and fate rating one,
stiowine. as it did, the system penned, aad the implication
of the while featly is toe fel:sons. From this lover, and
nets sat segments). ascertained, it appears that the family
consists of father, mother, and four eons, all of whom are
believed to be accomplices The sons have been brought up
as egotism, and pus PS amasiag tact and addro at, but their
dishonest endact has rendered them suspected and die-
carded wherever they were in the heat degree
kir.wn. Their only remaitieg means ware these of
famine references to chars etc' for one another,
aid thus they had seemenled in obtainirg sheltie's
in different tows in Staffordshire. fialep. Lute white.
and York hire. Their names are Charles, Joseph, Henry,
and Albert. Charles had maned oae month's im-
prisonment at finifnl for presenting a forged re-
foresee at Newo stle, and Joseph has hoes is
Wakefield gaol oh.e• months for a like offenee.
Two years ago they were advertised in the Lescathire
par re as daegi r w charaetere. Charles had het It ft Sta-
ter f gaol a te. weeks before his ergegement with Mr.
'awing. Bet to puns* the narrative. APer reading the
letter received as above, inquiries were wade at the yeroes
railway stations in toe neighbourhood of Brier:e3-bill, tad
it was fogad that number, of panels had been east from
each place, addressed to " Mr. Allen, Wipau ot Lion; to be
left till celled for." ilpoa thts disarray Mr. Richer le, so-
cos pitied by Mr. Toeless, sat di for Wigan, sod at the
Mauan there found a carpet beg, which Mr. 'I hoses iden-
tified as hie, iddremed as above. At the suegestion of Mr.
Rabat., • porter wee sent to thy Andertoa Acme with thee
hag, and • much warrant having been procured, anessoree
Were takes far prompt amen. Two co:icemen were placed i
Ma tome cppoeite the kederton Ara"; and the porter
hiving gess iato the house, the mother, Jame Haigh, ex-
claimed, "lee, here's thy bog." The porter asked if Mr.
Allen lived about there, end Joseph replied, "I am he."
Ile thin 'lined the took as " George Allele," aid paid 10d.
carlage. On the porter letiv:sg, the p.lics entered the hews.
The mother immediately threw a lot of pledge tickets into the
fire for goode to the value of 20W. She as endeamered le
emiceal some umbels Inadketakiees la a wash tub, which
belonged to Mr.Theasta. They were both apprehended, made
large quantity of goods Were fund etweetled Is diarist
ports of the home. They were neat day taken te Maw
ettester, at which city it appears the fatter and twee Maim
sous were midis,. One of them, Henry, was apprehended;
but Alight, on hearing of the affair, had gone to Aileen-
undin-Lyme by rail, to give untrue:ions to a pries amid
Mee Amines, • dressmaker, to semonl the goods whisk
Ind been sold to her by the family, end subsequeetly deo
steeped. At the house of this hurtle • gent quantity of
• lk and other goods were found, belonging 'co Mr. Thomas;
bat it is believed she bad no ktowlerdge of tin diabetes*
MOWN toed by the family in obtaining them; sad it had
bee. reepteseated to her by the mother, ate Heigh, that
her ems were camp oiled, busies of the badness of um's, to
ressive them in lieu of their salaries. Is is believed that a
large amount of mereery has been pledged at the various
pawnbrokers is unroll Inneset're toiler. Indeed It is he-
Leaible at present to ascertain the full extent to which they
ve earned their robberies. Tte ser.tgar end three eon
were takes t, S'affard, and on Tuesday last committed for
`• approaching Quitter Senior.

trial at Um i