Stolen.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume XII, Issue 5, 2 March 1874, Page 30

Stolen.

Stolen, from the dwelling of Thomas Prendergast, on Wakanui run, Ashburton, on the 9th February, 1874, two £1 notes, numbers and bank unknown. Timothy Thompson, alias Tobin, Irish, 30 years, sft. sin., florid sunburnt complexion, reddish hair, whiskers, beard, and moustache, slight build, dressed in dark coat and hat, moleskin trousers, carries a light-coloured swag, a labourer, still in Ashburton, is suspected.

Stolen, from the farm of Mr. Harry Peat, at Ashburton, oats in stook, the produce of about half-an-yere, value £4. Thomas -Lemon, Irish, about 35 years, sft. loin. Stout build, dark complexion, hair, beard’ whiskers and moustache, slouching gait’ stoops, very broad accent, a farmer is suspected of haying used the oats to feed his horses with whilst working on the adjoining land between the 29th January, and 7th February, 1874. J

Stolen, from the dwelling of Samuel Miller e, 1874 1 ’hl S ’ lbUrt 'l U ’ ?“ tho llth Wbnary, 1874, between the hours of 4 a m and 9 p.m., a new blue blanket, value 25s • ne pair moleskin trousers, one pair flannel vZTiM 11 % M - rtit " -“5 M ’ lrousers an( l drawers identi-

to 1 ’ 6 ™’.?" 6 Arms midnight, on the 12th /ebriary/SVi"!

carter’s whip, with 15 ferrules on handle, the bottom one missing ; one pair of red blankets, and 4 or 5 cornsacks, the property of Robert Hudson. Blankets and whip identifiable.

Stolen, from the person of Mrs. Flashborne, at Ick’s sale-yards, on the 21st February, 1874, a brown leather purse, containing a £1 note, half a sovereign, some silver, and a sixpenny stamp. Purse identifiable.

The undermentioned men are charged on warrant, filed in Commissioner’s office, with desertion from the ship Isles of the South , on the night of the 19th February, 1874, in Lyttelton Harbour. Captain Le Coutour offers £3 for the arrest of each man. James Bruce, nearly 6ft., fair complexion, light moustache and beard, no whiskers. John Mulvenna, Irish, but resembles a Norwegian or Dane, sft. 6in., fair complexion, reddish beard. William Bretzmann, a Foreigner, sft. 4in., stout and w r ell built, clean shaved, dark complexion. John D°dd, apprentice, dark complexion, a 1 and well made, no beard, slight moustache.

JosLan Hlfe is charged on warrant from o<i ua, with perjury. Description : English, about 45 years, 6ft. 2in., stout build, sallow complexion, hair and whiskers urmng grey shaved on chin, dressed in e P f k su it- This offender is renn dL y tte lt°npers.s. Alhambra, f ?i ebruary, apparently suffering 0 r 10 e ec^s °f drink, and having plenty °t money upon him. 1