WHAT THE DETECTIVES FOUND.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1083, 23 March 1911, Page 4

WHAT THE DETECTIVES FOUND.

TWO WOMEN TO EXPLAIN. (By Tdcsraph,—PrcEß Association.) Duncdin, March 22. At the Police Court to-day Francos Elizabeth Beatrice Bell was charged with (between January 1 and February 28) receiving certain goods, valued at .£2O, well knowing the same to have been stolen. Mr. A. C. Hanlon appeared for her. Chief Detective Herbert, in asking for a remand, explained that accused waa employed as a shop assistant at the City Boot Palace; that sho went to Mrs. Dranvors's drapery establishment, and received goods .from an cmnloyee who was before tho Court. Yesterday, after being interviewed by Detective Thomson, and a search made of her mother's house, a largo quantity of goods was taken possession of by tho detective. Accused had since made a written statement which sho had signed admitting that she had received the goods from a man already on remand, and that she know at the timo that they were stolen. A very largo quantity of foods of all sorts had been taken possession of, and, for the purpose of inquiring into matters connccted with them, he asked for a remand until this dav week. Mr. nanlon offered no objection to tho application, and accused was > reiuanded accordingly, bail being allowed in her own recognisance of ,£SO, and two sureties of ~25 each, or one of ,£SO. Frances Elizabeth Bell, widow, and mother of the previous accused, was then charged with having (between the years 190S and 1910) stolen Doulton ware and glassware, valued at .£SO, the property of tho D.I.C. Mr. Hanlou appeared for her. Tho Chief Detective said that accused was employed during the years mentioned as an assistant in the crockery and glassware departments of tho D.1.C., and sho took the articles mentioned. She had admitted taking 6omo of them away horself, and sending others in parcels to bcr house. She was living with her daughters in Queen Street, and had been employed up to the time. of her arrest at Mrs. Dreavers's in George Stveet. A. search at her house resulted in the finding of a very large quantity of new goods of great variety and description. Thoro would be other charges against her of stealing goods from Mrs. Dreavers. Full inquiries had not yet been made, and ho asked for a remand for a week. Tho Magistrate: This seems to be a; more serious charge than the other? Tho Chief Detective: Oh, yes. Tho remand was granted accordingly, bail being allowed accused in her own recognisance of .£IOO, and two sureties o{ JCSO, or one of The Detective Office at present discloses a largo stock of new goods of the most varied description. They include articles of value, tho most costly, perhaps, being Doulton ware and cut glass, which takes up almost tho whole length of one long table. The things taken possession of include Doulton ware, glassware, crockery, cutlery, rolls of silk, bobts and shoes, linen, dress materials, nnera coats, gloves, silk stockings, and underclothing.