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Otago Daily Times, Issue 82, 19 February 1862, Page 2

p FRAUDS TO THE EXTENT OF THIRTY „ THOUSAND POUNDS BY A SOLICITOR IN TASMANIA. Escape of the Offender via Otaoo c and Lyttkltox. By a late mail from Tasmania a warrant was 0 sent to the Chief Commissioner of Police for the [ apprehension of Mr. Edward John Dawes, late y solicitor of Launceston, who is charged with V having .committed frauds to the amount of -, £30,000. It appears that he made his way to b Otago, where he stayed some days. Thence he went to Lyttelton—his movements there are un- ,. certain, but it is much to bo feared he has escaped to England by one of the wool ships B loading at the Canterbury Port. " The following extract is from the Otago Po- ' lice Gazette. As it is quite possible he is still within the colony, the description may kelp to discover him. A warrant lias been issued by William Grunn, Esq., Police Magistrate, Launceston, and is now in tho Commissioner's oflice, for the arrest of Edward John Dawes, solicitor, late of Launceston, who is charged with having committed frauds to the extent of £30,000. This offender arrived at Otago about the , middle of November last, per Scotia. He has since , beea traced to Invercargill, where he resided for a j short time at Wentworth's Royal Hotel. He was afterwards seen in Dunedin on the 31st December, on

hieh ddy he embarked on board the Albatross, [a, taking his passage for Auckland, but altering his dcs- a tir.atiou to Port .Lyttelton, and was last seeii~there on jt' . the ith of January \a.:t, at tho Mitre Hotel. It is|y (jspei'ted that ha will endeavour to escape to England jo iby the' Chrysolite or Evening Star, wool (ships nowU , lying at Port Lyttcltoo. He is described as about 30i I years of age, 5 fo«fc 5 inches in height, pale complex- jt ion, dark red (nearly black) whiskers and moustache, jl 1 dressed when last seen, in a long dark cloth coat and!} 1 waiscoat, wears an eye-glass, speaks very quick, and)c t always appears in a hurry. Generally carries a i small black portmanteau. Further information has been received that this offender was seen in Auckland ; abont a week ago, it is not, however, considered reI liable, j [ i ? i f 5 V '' ™ ' s - 0 II ty 1 ,j .' g p c n c c [ )t -1 0 c n c n ie t " l ■* k" I ie l i i n c g ' ■f c j ' ", \ L J g C c | ' ! ( a i ' j j i ' T ' t J " ' : J. " - 1 y s r a ' * T f a s " J " l ° t l i , j 0 i i s L I i n