Five Men Committed for Trial for Alleged Theft Conspiracy
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7IVE men alleged to have been con cerned in a conspiracy to steal goods eing transported by B.R.S. (Parcels), .td., were committed for trial after an 11-day hearing, at Wellingborough, last ieek.
Against William Albert Walker, 72 Vindsor Road, . Wellingborough, wareouse . foreman, and Ernest William arvis, 30 Grove Street, Wellingborough, river, are four charges of stealing foot tar worth a total of £307. George Henry. Asser, do 43 Mannock 1oad, Wellingborough, truck driver, was harged with receiving footwear and 15 Irther charges of stealing property in le possession of his employers, B.R.S. Parcels), Ltd., worth £549, Were preerred. The man's sister, Matilda :atherine Corrigan, housewife, and her aree daughters, Rene Mary Corrigan, ;velyn Joan Corrigan and Patricia June 'orrigan, all of 15 Tennant House, St. Leonards Street, Bow, London, E.C.3, were charged with receiving property worth £51 8s. 10d.
Asser, Walker and Jarvis, with Joseph Hanna, 68 Midland Road, Wellingborough, checker loader, and Frederick James Lenton, 4 Westfields, Little Harrowden, driver, were charged with conspiring. to steal goods in transit, between January 1, 1959, and March 27, 1960.
All the accused were committed for trial to Northampton Quarter Sessions. Bail was allowed.
Jarvis, Asser and the four Corrigans pleaded not guilty and reserved their defence. Hanna and Walker had nothing to say, and Lenton said: "The only thing I know anything about is handing three cartons to Asser."
George Thomas Asser, 43 Mannock Road, Wellingborough, a B.R.S. driver, gave evidence of collecting parcels of women's clothing from Kayser-Bondor (Sales), Ltd., Baldock. Of a total of 46 witnesses, those employed by stores in Manchester, High Wycombe, York, Liverpool and Newmarket gave evidence that goods did not arrive.
Det. Insp. A. R. Mulligan, Wellingborough, said that when he questioned Asser about recovered property, at Leicester, on March 27, Asser said: "That's right. I have had the lot, but would like to take it all myself." When Insp. Mulligan searched Asser's house at 1 Weavers Road, Wellingborough, he recovered amongst other things some B.R.S. seals. The next day Asser said that the seals were handy when he broke seals on trailers.
Sgt. John Candlish and Det. Constable Victor Kelaher, Metropolitan Police, gave evidence of goods recovered from the flat occupied by the Corrigan& The case lasted nearly eight hours.