Miscellaneous Information.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume IX, Issue 4, 1 April 1871, Page 14

Miscellaneous Information.

Return oe Appointments, &c., since the Publication oe the Last List. APPOINTMENTS.

March 8, 1871 —Harry P. Rogers, to be a

Third-class Constable. March 24, 1871—Edward George McAllister, to be a Thirdclass Constable.

[Extract from Otago Police Gazette , of 28th February, 1871, p. B.] A Warrant has been issued at Oamaru for the arrest of Robert Marshall Simpson, charged with deserting his wife Marian Simpson, at Oamaru, on the 21st ult. He is a cook, 45 years of age, sft. 9in. high, stout build, fair complexion, sandy beard, whiskers and moustache, light blue eyes, dressed in cord trousers, grey tweed sack coat, and hat and watertight boots.

A Warrant has been issued for the arrest of William G-illon, charging him with a violent assault on John Mesham. He is described as a Scotchman, 30 years of age, about 6ft. high, stout build, brown hair, goatee beard, cast in left eye, generally dressed in black felt hat, moleskin trousers, and watertight boots; wears his hat down over his left eye; generally goes about the country doing havest or other farm work. Warrant filed in Commissioner’s office.

Between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10 p.ru. on the 22nd ult., some person or persons unknown maliciously set fire to a heap of straw covering forty bags of oats, the property of William Shaw, of Leeston road • destroyed^ 6 “™ d ’ bU ‘ ““ ““P^ely

Jo Canterbury Police Gazette , of January 1, 1871 p. 2, “ Stolen,” the Filly, scrZIT T /• E ' Da ™. therein described, has been found, having only strayed.

Christchurch, April 1, 1871.

E. C. SHEAEMAN, Commissioner of Police.

Name. Offence. By whom Aebested. How Disposed of. William Wright Attempt to shoot Const. Eutledge Discharged with a caution George Cooper John Boyd ... Burglary Vagrancy Det. Feast Const. H. Kennedy... Committed for trial Discharged with a caution 7 days’ imprisonment Emma Craigie i‘ Mary Holmes Ditto Isabella Wilson Ellen Talbot Vagrancy Const. H. Kennedy... Discharged with a caution Ditto Eliza Green Henry Bloomfield J Contempt of Court 8ergt. McKnight ... Ditto 17 hours’ imprisonment 2 months’ imprisonment W llliam Taylor Wounding with intent to do grievConst. H. Kennedy... Joseph Abbott ous bodily harm Cattle stealing Const. Thoreau Committed for trial Margaret Clarke Vagrancy Const. Eares 3 months’ imprisonment Anne Pike Larceny Det. Fea't 1 month’s imprisonment Harry Eaves Disorderly conduct Const. Kennedy 96 hours’ imprisonment Eobert Smeaton Ditto Const. E. Wabace ... Fined 20s. John Bush Ditto Const. J. Wallace ... Fined 20s. Sami. Hy. Eowe W ilfully exposing to view in a pubSergt. McKnight ... 1 month’s imprisonment lie place obscene pictures Mary Ann Eobinson Vagrancy Const. Wilson 3 months’ imprisonment William Kennedy Drunk and disorderly and assaultConst. H. Kennedy... Fined 20s. ing the police Order to pay 30s., value of Charles Brown Drunk and wilful destruction of Const. Eutledge Government property property destroyed 96 hours’ imprisonment John Cameron Drunk and exposing his person in Const. Wilson Sarah Heywood Mary Mitchell } a public place Vagrancy Const. Eares 96 hours’ imprisonment Eichd. J. Pearce Larceny from a store Sergt. McKnight ... 1 week’s imprisonment, and a whipping Philip Parker Drunk and making a disturbance Const. Eares Fined 20s. in a public place Fined 20s. Eoss Hosphere Drunk and using obscene language Ditto Jane Crawford Vagrancy Ditto 6 months’ imprisonment Jas. Sanbridge ... Drunk and destroying Govern-Sergt.-Mjr. Barsham Fined 10s., and to pay costs ment property 1 month’s imprisonment John McKee Eobbing a till Ditto John McKee Larceny in a dwelling Ditto Discharged with a caution Emily Blackley John Donovan i" Larceny of a gold ring Ditto Di: charged with a caution 6 weeks’ imprisonment Chas. Dunn C. Marrowitz i 1 Embezzling cargo on board the Ditto 8 weeks’ imprisonment 6 weeks’ imprisonment John Nelson John Griffiths ship “ Crusader ” 6 weeks’ imprisonment 6 weeks’ imprisonment J Thos. Jackson Drunk and exposing his person ... Const. Maguire Fined 15s. Wm. Kerr Lunacy Sergt.-Mjr. Barsham Committed to asylum John Thomas Stealing from a garden Const. Flanagan Cautioned Eobert Young Drunk and using obscene language Const. J. Kennedy ... 72 hours’ imprisonment John Walsh Drunk and illegally on premises... Const. McCabe 1 week’s imprisonment James Topp ... Drunk and disorderly and using Act.-Sergt. Quinn ... Fined 20s. Louisa Francis obscene language 48 hours’ imprisonment Thomas Jenkins f Drunk and disorderly Sergt. Pratt Fined 5s. Leslie McCann ) Fined 20s.

APPREHENSIONS.

RETURN OF PRISONERS TRIED AT THE SUPREME COURT, CHRISTCHURCH, MARCH, 1871.

Name. Offence. ' By whom Arbested. Sentence. John James Smith Walter Johnston, alias G. H, Harris George Gustave Schmidt David Wright George Hall Simon Cedeno Kichard Eay, alias Bray, alias Spray John De Leon John Jas. Keefe Mark Turner Hugh McLeod James Williams ") George Cooper ) Joseph D. Crockatt Frederick Stanley George Beatty George Beatty George Beatty Joseph Abbott Larceny Burglary Stabbing with intent to do grievous bodily harm Manslaughter Ditto Wilful murder Larceny Unnatural offe ce Horse stealing Beastiality Wilful murder Burglary Obtaining goods by false pretences Obtaining money by false pretences Embezzlement Ditto Ditto Cattle stealing Const. E. Wallace ... Sergt. Horniman ... Sergt. Willis Sergt. Eamsay Ditto Sergt. McKnight ... Const. J. Wallace ... Sergt. McKnight ... Det. Feast Sergt. Eamsay Const. Eutledge Det. Feast Sergt. Horniman ... Const. Schroder Sergt. Barlow Ditto Ditto Const. Thoreau 18 months’ imprisonment 3 years’ imprisonment 2 year’s imprisonment Acquitted Not prosecuted Death 12 months’ imprisonment 4 years’ imprisonment 3 years’ imprisonment 6 years’ imprisonment Death Acquitted Acquitted 12 months’ imprisonment Acquitted 12 months’ imprisonment Not prosecuted 2 years’ imprisonment

Names. Country. Offence. Sentence. Date of Discharge. Age. Height. Make. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Remaeks. Geo. Kidd England Desertion from 2 months March 3, 1871 22 6ft 9in Stout Fresh D. brown Blue Scar on left shin. A seaman ship “Glenmark” 4ft lOin Do. Mary Mitchell Do. Vagrancv 6 months March 9, 1871 41 Pale Brown Brown A prostitute Flora Martin Scotland Do. 3 months March 9, 1871 26 5ft 3in Do, Fair Light Blue A prostitute Eliza Lambert England Do. 3 months March 18, 1871 27 5ft Do. Fresh Brown Brown A prostitute Henry Hagan Do. Obtaining money 12 months March 13, 1871 27 5ft 8in Medium Do. D. brown Blue Labourer by false pretences By pardon 6ft 7in Very stout James Clark, alias [ “ the Brusher ” C Ireland Vagrancy Larceny Contempt of court 3 months 6 months 14 days March 26, 1871 36 Pale Brown Grey Well known as a rogue and vagabond John McKee Scotland Robbing a till 1 month March 26, 1871 30 5ft 3^in Stout Swarthy Black Do. Stoker Herbert Coupe England Uttering, forgery 6 years March 29, 1871 37 5ft 6fin Medium Pale Do. Hazel Wheelwright and carpenter and uttering, and By pardon Wilbam Kobinson, alias Chas. Harley Do. perj ury Forgery & uttering 18 months March 29, 1871 20 6ft 8-2'm Stout Do. Dark Blue Labourer Joseph James Do. Larceny at a fire 6 months March 29, 1871 38 5ft 4in Do. Swarthy Black Do. Seaman Robert Mahoney ... Ireland Do. Do. March *9, 1871 37 5ft 8jin Do. Fresh Do. Do. Seaman John Berry England Do. Do. March 29, 1871 26 5ft 6|-in Do. Do. Brown Brown Seaman Charles Bennetta, France Do. Do. March 29, 1871 38 5ft 3^in Slender Pale Do. Hazel Fireman alias Antonio Olaff Petersen Sweden Do. Do. March 29, 1871 41 5ft 7-?fin Stout Fresh Grey Blue Charles Tima Italy Larceny 3 months March 28, 1871 27 6ft ( ,in Do. Fair Sandy Grey Seaman Walter Brown England Vagrancy 3 months March 30, 1871 35 5ft 6£in Medium Do. Do. Brown Labourer

DESCRIPTION OF PRISONERS DISCHARGED FROM HER MAJESTY’S GAOLS AT CHRISTCHURCH, LYTTELTON, AND TIMARU, From Ist to 31st March, 1871. FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE POLICE ONLY.