Miscellaneous Information.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume V, Issue 22, 15 November 1867, Page 140

Miscellaneous Information.

List of Appointments, &c., since the publication of the last list: — REDUCTIONS. Third-class Sergeant Rd. McCormack, to be first-class Constable.

A warrant has been issued by the Hokitika Bench for the apprehension of one John Bay alias J. C. Bay alias H. C. Bay, charged with embezzlement of goods, the property of John Harris Horne, Chesterfield. He is a Norwegian, about 32 years old, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, stout build, light brown hair and whiskers ; the, latter he has shaved off, leaving a tuft on chin ; he may have a moustache ; sharp light grey eyes, freckled face. Has been packing between Hokitika and Chesterfield; gone overland to Mokihinui.

A warrant has been issued by the Melbourne Bench for the apprehension of one William P. Potter, charged with embezzlement. He is 30 to 35 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, stout build, complexion pale and sallow ; hair dark brown ; moustache and imperial dark brown, no whiskers or beard, eyes light blue, visage long, swaggering gait, good address easy manner; kept the Curzon Hotel, Hotham ; ivas treasurer of the Loyal Melbourne Lodge 1.0.0. F., and has absconded (to New Zealand it is supposed) with £BO of the moneys belonging to that Lodge.

A warrant has been issued by the Ross Bench for the apprehension of one Peter Summers, charged with obtaining goods by false pretences from John McGaffin, storekeeper, Ross. He is a German, about 28 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, stout build, sandy whiskers, shaved American fashion, and dressed in diggers costume; supposed to have gone in the direction of Hokitika.

A Warrant has been issued by the Greymouth Bench for the apprehension of one Thomas Davidson, charged with non-payment of a penalty inflicted at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Greymouth. He is an Englishman, 35 years old, 5 feet 11 inches or 6 feet high, stout build, round full features, clean shaved, long and very fair hair ; dressed in blue serge jumper, moleskin trousers, and brown felt hat; a sawyer.

During the night of the 4th ultimo an entrance was effected into the shop of Clark & Co., 51, Elizabethstreet, Melbourne, by opening the door of the Alliance Insurance Office with false keys, and breaking through the wall separating Clark’s shop from that office, and the following goods slolen: — Black glacis, 8 to 10 pieces, some black edged, and some coloured. Ducapes, 2 pieces, violet and white edge. Black gras, grains, 3 or 4 pieces, 24 inches wide, black edges (85 to 100 yards in each of above). Black glacis, 6 to 8 pieces, 70 to 80 yards each.

Black tulle, 2 pieces 70 to 80 yards each. Black grasnoble, 1 piece „ Black grasnoble baratbeus, 1 piece „ Black de Ecosse, 1 piece „ Black Cashmere, 1 piece, white edge „ Lot of fancy silks, black silk velvets, 2 pieces, 18 inches wide, 20 to 30 yards each. Small narrow corded silk ties, ribbons roll, branded with two cross swords and gauntlet. Jewellery: 1 red cornelian ring, 1 old-fashioned mourning ring for scarf (oval), figure leaning on a pillar; 1 gold finger ring with large pearl, 1 pin with very large pearl, 1 pin with claw holding very large pearl about the size of a very large

Christchurch, November 15, 1867.

pea, 2 gold pins with Freemasons emblems, one a gold trowel, the other a gold trowel with cornelian handle; 2 gold brooches, each set with pearls, one with ruby at foot; 1 oblong shaped gold locket, hung on a swivel; 1 gold mourning pin, set round the outside with small pearls, one or two of them missing ; 1 gold ring set with blood stone, open at the back ; 1 gold diamond pin. 2 or 3 boxes, each containing two or three Spanish lace shawls, each shawl value £3 or £4. Jewellery identifiable: the remainder doubtful. Those articles are supposed to have been shipped to Canterbury.

R. C. SHEARMAN, Commissioner of Police.

NAME. OFFENCE. BY WHOM AEBESTED. HOW DISPOSED OF. Thomas Brockesley, Vagrancy Detective Dyer Hokitika Police 3 months imprisonment alias Williams alias Yorkey Edward Brine Larceny Do do 1 months imprisonment Edward Scott Larceny from a till Detective Brown do 3 months imprisonment Thomas O’Brien Assaulting the police Sergeant Blane (on war.) do 14 days imprisonment John Wright Assault and using threatening language Do (do) do To find sureties to keep the peace for six months, or six months imprisonment Geo. Thos. Osbldston Stealing from the person Sergt. Clements, Greymouth Police Committed for trial John Thompson Exposing spirituous liquors for sale Boss Police Fined 40s, in default 3 months without being licensed imprisonment Margaret Smith Vagrancy Con. Flanagan, Greymouth Police 48 hours imprisonment Do Con. McDonald, Stafford-town Police 3 months imprisonment John Dougherty James Fogerty Sheep stealing Child desertion Sergt. Blane (on war.) Hokitika Police Constable Douglas do Discharged Discharged on his taking charge of the boy Anthony Noble Anthony Noble Larceny Assault with intent to do grievous Detective Brown, do Do do 3 months imprisonment Committed for trial Emma Webb Kobert Summers bodily harm Larceny from a dwelling Stabbing and wounding with intent Do do Sergeant McCormack, Stafford-town Committed for trial Committed for trial Elizabeth Wright to murder Drunk and fighting in the streets Police Constab. Wilson, Christeh. Police Do do Detective Feast do Constable O’Connor do Fined £3 Sarah Granger Bichard Barett Vincenl Elizabeth Smith Do Larceny Drunk and disorderly, and using ob Committed for trial Fined £3 Lizzie Daniels scene language Assault and using obscene language Sergeant Niall do Fined £3, in default *1 days imprisonment Edward Spray Bobert McLaren John O’Connor Attempting to shoot Drunk and disorderly Drunk and indecent exposure o: Sergeant Forster do Constable Grace do Constable Jeffery do Dismissed with a caution Fined £2 2 months imprisonment h.L Archibald Yates Mary Mitchell person Drunk and furious riding Drunk and indecent exposure o Constable Eares do Sergeant Niall do Fined £1 1 months imprisonment person

APPREHENSIONS.

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

Name and Address of Owner, Date Colour and Sex Brands and other Descriptions. and under what circumstances. or to whom information to be No. of Keport. given and reward, if any. 1 1867: Not. 11 Bright BayGelding 4 years old; very small star on forehead, large head, a few grey From McLean’s Island, Waimakariri, during night of the 5th John Coster, McLean’s Island, Waimakariri hairs on back, a small star on breast about the size of a shilinstant 2 Oct. 3 Brown Filly. ling which will soon disappear Thorough-bred, 15 hands high, branded Ho on near shoulder, From out of a paddock, Harewood road James Evans, Cashel street, Christchurch. 3 Oct. 18 Light Chesnut black points. Branded XZ under saddle, close From the Ferry, Wairau. Samuel Swanwick, Picton. Horae to backbone, white lace, white hind legs, rather heavy, goes in harness.

Names. Where tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of. Trade. Age. Height. Build. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Eemaeks. James Edwards Christchurch May 21, 1867 Vagrancy 6 months England Laborer 32 5 ft. 4 in. Medium Fresh Dark Blue JE on right arm, elbow joint of left arm out of place John Gaynor Do Do Do Do Sydney Equestrian 28 5 ft. f in. Stout Fair Auburn Do J. G. on left arm, star and cross on back pf left hand & Clown William Jones Do April 30 Larceny Do London Sawyer 42 5 ft. 7 in. Medium Fresh Sandy Do Scar on right eye Edward Brine Hokitika Oct. 7, )) Do 1 month England Sailor 44 5 ft. in. Do Do Fair Grey Sailor and female on right arm, flags and gun on left arm David Wilson Do Aug. 2, Do 3 months Scotland Grocer 22 5 ft. 3£ in. Slight Do Fair Hazel EobertJSutherland Do May )) Manslaughter 6 months America 44 4 ft. 7 in. Medium Do Light Blue Scar under chin, several scars Brown on left leg George Drew Do July I arceny 4 months England 32 5 ft. 8 i in. Do Do Light Grey William Adrian Do May 99 Default of Fine 6 months Ireland 25 5 ft. 6i in. Do Do Do I Do John Wright Do Do Default of Bail Do England 29 5 ft. 5f in. Slight Do Brown Hazel Banner of war on right arm, I star on left foot. John Clarke Do August 99 Do 3 months Ireland 37 5 ft. 8 in. Stout Dark Do | Black 2 blue marks on left arm

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