The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

THAMES,

STEALING GOODS ON TRANSIT.—THIEVES AND RE-
CEIVERS.—Edward Ballard, aged 21, Ribhard Odd, 14,
Joseph Shea, 32, Caroline Shea, 30, and Thomas Halliday,
46, were brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged, the two
first with stealing a large quantity of wool, the property of
Mr. Joseph Hornby Baxendale, trading as " Pickford and
C 0.," their employer and master ; and the other three with
receiving the property, well knowing the same to be stolen.
Mr. Gomm, articled clerk to Mr. John Hodgson, solici-
tor, of Arbour-square, Stepney, defended the Sheas and
Halliday.
This prosecution was instituted by Mr. John Gale,
superintendent and manager of the goods department
at the Haydon-squere Railway Station, Minories. The
prisoners Ballard and Odd went to the East
India Dock on Saturday last with a waggon
4ncl horses . to fetch a load of wool con-
signed ib a firm in the city. On the way from the
East India dock fo the city a bale of wool was ripped open
by Ballard and Odd, 26 lbs. of wool taken out and sold at
the shop of the ,Sheas in Great Alie street, Whitechapel.
In consequence of the early closing of the establishment in
the city to which the load of wool was consigned, it was
removed to Pickford and Co.'s warehouses in the City .road,
the Haydon-square depot being full of goods. Mr. Gale
examined the load consisting of 20 bales of wool, and found
one had been ripped open. The boy Odd afterwards made
a full confession to Mr. Gale, who held out no promise to
him. Odd was ordered to leave the dock and was sworn as
a witness. He said Ballard was the driver of the van
from the East India dock to the City-road on
Saturday. They ripped open a bale and took some of
the wool out. The horses and van were stopped near the
marine stere-dealer's shop, and Ballard gave him the wool
they had stolen. It was concealed in a corn bag. He
carried it into Shea's shop, and saw Halliday there. The
wool was weighed by Halliday, who called out 21lbs ; one
pound was allowed for the corn bag. He received 10s., or
6d. per lb. for the wool. He gave Ballard ss. of the money.
The van and horses were stopped opposite the Minories
while he was selling the wool.
On cross-examination by Mr. Gomm, Odd said it was
about 7in the evening when he sold the wool. Mrs.
Shea was in the parlour behind the shop, and gave Halli-
day the money when he called out the weight.
Patrick Geraghty and Daniel Davey, police constables
of the H division, stated that they searched Shea's marine-
store shop yesterday, and found the package of stolen wool
and 4501b5. of other wool, of which Mr. and Mrs. Shea and
Halliday could give no satisfactory account. They believed
the whole of the wool was stolen, and had been taken out
of bales while in transit between the docks and the City,
In answer to questions by Mr. Woolrych, the constables
said that both Mr. and Mrs. Shea denied there was any
, wool in the house in Great Alie-street before they made the

search.
Mr. Gala—The stolen wool producad, for which the boy
was paid 6i. per lb., is worth ls. Bd. per lb. It is beauti-
ful wool.
Mr. Gomm would not deny that Mrs. Shea and her ser-
vant Halliday were in the shop on Saturday, but Mr. Shea,
who had another and larger establishment at Stratford,
was not in Great Mill-street the whole of Saturday until
ten o'clock at night.
Mr. Woolrych—For the present I shall hold Joseph
Shea responsible es well as his wife. How do they account
for the wool found in their shop ?
Geraghty and Davey believed they could find owners for
all the wool, which they valued at £35.
Mr. Woolrych—A portion of it, purchased at 6d. per lb.,
less than a third of its value, is already identified. I shall
remand Shea and his wife, Halliday, and Ballard, for a
week.
Mr. Gomm offered bail for Mr. and Mrs. Shea, and said
the latter was far advanced in pregnancy, and very ill.
Mr. Woolrych—l will take substantial bail, two sureties
of £6O each, for each of them, with notice. It must be
very good bail.