Miscellaneous Information.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume V, Issue 20, 15 October 1867, Page 131

Miscellaneous Information.

List of Appointments, &c., since the publication of the last list: — PROMOTIONS. Second-class Sergeants Daniel Niall and George Beatty to be First-class Sergeants. Third-class Sergeant Sweedland E. Horniman to be Second-class Sergeant. ' Second-class Constables John Loftus Campbell, William O’Connor, and Alexander Wilson to be Eirst-class Constables.

REDUCTIONS. Second-class Constable Donald J. McCalman to be Third-class Constable.

DEATH. Third-class Constable Henry Waters,

(See Canterbury Police Gazette, Aug. 1,1867, p. 102).

The offender, Thomas O’Brien, charged on warrant with assaulting Constable Emerson while in the discharge of his duty, has been arrested.

A Warrant has been issued by the Akaroa Bench for the apprehension of one Richard Wallis M. G. Mant, charged with forgery. He is about 20 years old, five feet five inches high, fair complexion, no whiskers or moustache, stout build, youthful appear-

ance, wears monkey jacket, cord trousers, and black cloth cap with French peak. (Since arrested by the Leithfield police.

A Wake ant has been issued by the Lyttelton Bench for the apprehension of one Charles Miller, charged with obtaining goods by false pretences from Bichard Brooke, London-street, Lyttelton. He is a Dane, a seaman, 35 years of age, five feet four inches high, short build, rather round shoulders, light brown hair, small eyes, deep set, short black moustache, beard and whiskers, grown short and thick, dressed in blue cloth coat, light tweed trousers blue cloth cap brass buttons and French peak. Left Lyttelton for Sydney by the ship John Knox, on the 3rd instant; he is well known at Wooloomooloo, having lived there some years.

A Waebant has been issued by the Hokitika bench for the apprehension of G-eorge Maggs, charged with wife desertion. He is an Englishman, 45 years old, five feet six inches high, stout build, grey hair and whiskers, dressed in brown or grey clothes, supposed to be nearly blind. He resided in Kevell-street, Hokitika, for some time, but left it about April last. Is supposed to be at the Buller.

Christchurhch, October 15, 1867.

Extract from Auckland Police Gazette No 25 September 2,1867. ’ ' ’ MURDER. £IOO BEWABD. Wheeeas on the night of the 9th or morning of the 10th April, 1867, a young man named Charles William Sydney Smith was barbarously murdered in hia own house in the Victoria Valley, near Mongonui Notice is hereby given that a Reward of £IOO will be paid by Government to any person or persons giving such information as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction of the murderer or murderers. (Signed) James Naughton, Commissioner of Police.

Extract from Otago Police Gazette, October 1 1867, No. 10, page 52. MISSING FBIENDS. Ineobmation is requested respecting James Straiton, aged about 30 years, and of dark complexion (no further description given), who arrived in Victoria from Glasgow four or five years ago, and held several situations in Ballarat, but ultimately came to New Zealand; when last heard of in October 1864, he was in the Dunstan district, Otago.

R. C. SHEARMAN, Commissioner of Police.

Christchurch, October 15, 1867=

E. C. SHEARMAN,

Commissioner of Police.

No. Date of Eeport. Colour and Sex Brands and other Descriptions. From whom taken, and under what circumstances. Name and Address of Owner, or to whom information to be given and reward, if any. 1 1867 : Oct. 9 Bay Draught 16£ hands high, 8 years From a paddock at Fernside, John McPherson, Fernside, Oxford. 2 >1 Gliding Bay old, face marked on both sides Brand 1 l 1 near neck and V R Oxford, by four men carrying swags, travellingtowards 3 » Gelding Chesnut Mare near | fore arm, 5 years old, 15 hands high Same brands as above, white face, 5 years old, 15 hands high Weka Pass

List of Horses and Cattle reported to the Police as stolen.

NAME. OFFENCE. BY WHOM AEEESTED. HOW DISPOSED OP. Miles Green Drunk and disorderly and wilful destruction of Government proConstable Brennan, Hokitika Police Fined £2 and £2 damages perty John Ashlin Indecency Constable Emerson, do Fined £2 Thomas Beveridge Drunkenness, resisting the police and wilful destruction of GoConstable McGill do Fined £2 10s and £2 damages vernment property Tran as McDonell Indecency Sergeant Blane do Fined £2 Thomas Costello Breach of the peace Do do Catherine Stewart Larceny of £20 Sergeant Sugrue do Committed for trial John FitzGerald Drunkenness, assaulting and reDo do Fined £2 10s. and £2 7s. 6d. sisting the police whilst in the execution of their duty, and wilful destruction of Government property Disobeying a summons damages Fanny Moore Detective Brown do Discharged .Robinson .Reynolds Using abusive and insult, language Detective Dyer do Fined £1 Thomas Barber Vagrancy Do do Discharged Thomas Park Indecency Senior-Sergt. Hickson do Fined £2 James McKenna Assault with intent to com. a rape Do do Committed for trial John Anderson Wilful destruction of Government Sergt. M'Cormack, Stafford-town Police Fined 10s. & £210s. damag. property David McDonald Assaulting the police Constable McKenna, Okarita Police Fined £2 George Charles Colgan Obtaining 30 horses by false preRemanded to gaol pending the arrival of Governor’s fences warrant for his removal to N. S. Wales John Allen Vagrancy Constable Flanagan, Greymouth Police Fined £1 Edward Spray Larceny, on warrant Detective Feast, Christchurch Police Dismissed John Burnside Drunk and disorderly and using Constable Thoreau do Fined £3 Samuel Dufty obscene language Using violent and threatening lanAppeared on summons Fined £3, in default 14 days guage Drunk and incapable Constable Thoreau do imprisonment Fided £l, in defauit 48 hours Robert Gully imprisonment James Wilkins *\ Fined £2 James Trigg / Wilful damage to property, and Appeared on summons s Fined £1, in default 3 days using abusive and threatening language j imprisonment Fined £2, in default 4 days Joseph Hales \ do imprisonment Frederick Boner Drunk, fighting in the public Constable Eares, Fined £3 streets, and resisting the police in the execution of their duty Constable Jeffery do Fined 10s John Tierney James McDonald Drunk and disorderly, and assault Obtaining money by means oi Detective Brown, Hokitika Police Committed for trial valueless cheques, 2 charges

APPREHENSIONS.

Names. Where tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of. Trade. Age. Height. Build. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Kemabes. Jane Glass Lyttelton Sept. 25, 1867 Drunk and disorderly 48 hours Ireland Prostitute 32 5 ft. 5 in. Stout Dark Dark Dark Kobert Smith Do May 27, 99 Larceny 4 months England . Laborer 48 5 ft. 65 in. Medium Swarthy Black Blue Thomas Gowez Do Aug. 31, 99 Refusing duty 4 weeks Santander Seaman 20 5 ft. 3 in. Do Do Do Thomas Jackson Do Do Do Do England Do 42 5 ft. 7i in. Do Do Brown Do Charles Oldstone Do Do Do Do Sweden Do 32 5 ft. 11 in. Stout Do Do Grey Hazel Francis Schrott Do Do Do Do Malta Do 25 5 ft. 7f in. Do Fresh Dark Peter Lucas Do Do Do Do Amsterdam Do 28 5 ft. 3| in. Medium Do Brown James Weller Do Do Do Do London Do 21 5 ft. 6| in. Do Do Fair Do William Weller Do Do Do Do Do Do 31 5 ft. 5fin. Do Do Brown Do Isaac Johnston Do Do Do Do Norway Do 24 5 ft. 7 in. Stout Do Do Do Wm. Henrickson Do Do Do Do France Do 23 5 ft. 5i in. Stout Fresh Fair Grey Blue Henry J as. Davis Do Do Do Do England Do 21 5 ft. in. Medium Do Black Donald McAuley Do Do Do Do Scotland Do 17 5 ft. 4i in. Do Do Brown Grey Hazel Joseph Gorsey Do Do Do Do Portugal Do 25 5 ft. 9 in. Do Swarthy Do Black Cath. McDonald Do Sept. 27, 99 Drunk and disorderly 48 hours Ireland Charwoman 51 5 ft. 3 in. Do Dark Grey George Serett Akaroa May 30, 99 Larceny 4 months England Laborer 27 5 ft. 4 in. Do Pale Do Thomas Morton Do Do Larceny Do Do Do 34 5 ft. 7 in. Do Fresh Brown Hazel Mermaid, head, hope and anchor, female and bird on the left arm, woman and flowers on right arm, bracelets on wrist, ship on breast, two cut scars on left foreGeorge White Christchurch Dec. 1, 1866 Larceny 12 months Do Do 28 5 ft. 4 in. Stout Do Dark head William Mitchell Do May 2, 1867 Larceny 6 do Do Tanner 28 5 ft. 8J in. Do Do Red Grey Blue Angus Macdonald Do Sept. 2, 99 Assault with intent to 1 do Scotland Millwright 30 5 ft. 9 in. Slight Fair Light J no. W. Partridge Do Oct. 9, 99 commit a rape Wilfully damaging 48 hours England Laborer 26 5 ft. 9£ in. Do Do Do Do John Hawker certain trees Hokitika July 2, 99 Larceny 3 months Do Tailor 34 5 ft. 6 in. Slight Fresh Grey Grey Pockpitted, scar on chin, ancbor on right arm, D.R J. N.K.C H.H.P.S.Y.B., anchor and pipe on left arm. fish on left hand

PRISONERS DISCHARGED from Her Majesty’s Gaols at Christchurch, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Hokitika, from 24th September to 12th October, 1867. (For the Information of the Police only.)