Stolen.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 1, 1 January 1875, Page 1

Stolen.

Stolen, from the shop of Henry Ravenhill, Colombo Street, Christchurch, between the hours of 4 and 13 p.m. on the 9th December, 1874, a new shingling hammer, with hole

bored in the handle for a string, value 4s. 3d., identifiable ; also, half a dozen red handkerchiefs, the identification of which is doubtful. A man named Gorman, and his wife, living in Colombo Road, near the river Heathcote, are suspected.

Lost or Stolen, between Warner’s Commercial Hotel and New Brighton, on the 14th December, 1874, a pocket-book, about sin, long by 3in. broad, with the owner’s name, William P. Phillips, written in different places through it, containing four £L notes, banks or numbers unknown, and half a sovereign. Pocket-book only identifiable.

Stolen, at Timaru, on the 6th December, 1874, a brown mare, aged, about 14| hands, two or three white spots on back under saddle, blotched brand, supposed to be C on near shoulder, Roman nose, cobby build. Identifiable.

Stolen, from William Morris, Christchurch, between 3 and 4.30 p.m. on the 18th December, 1874, a brown oakum mat, 2|ft. by l|ft.; and a black cloth mat, various colours, about the same size.

Stolen, from Green Park, Tai Tapu, between 10 a,m. 13th and 10 a.m. 14th December, 1874, a pure-bred Lincoln ram, full mouth, no horns, tip cut off both ears in a curve, on back between shoulders branded I I with red raddle, unshorn and very fat, about 2 cwt. the property of Mr. William Goodman. Identifiable. Vor. XTTT. Nn 1.

Stolen, between the hours of 3 and 4 p.m., on the 19th December, 1874, a red leather pocket-book, about sin. long by Bin. broad, no writing in it, containing one £o note, four £1 notes, banks or numbers unknown, the property of Charles Moody, Woodend. The pocket-book identifiable.

Stolen, from the dwelling of Thomas C heckley, at Akaroa, between the 10th and 14th December, 1874, an old morocco purse, containing three sovereigns, one half-sovereign, two shillings, and two receipts signed by J. Oborn, butcher. Purse and receipts identifiable. Gfeorge Hall, and one Davie, still in Akaroa, are suspected. Description : —Hall, English, 47 years, sft. 10in., slight build, pale complexion, fair hair, whiskers, and moustache, the two latter very thin and short, a labourer ; dressed in dark coat, moleskin trousers, old billycock hat, and watertight boots. Davie, Welsh, 45 years, sft. 6in., dark complexion, hair, whiskers, and moustache, a labourer ; dressed in dark coat, old moleskin trousers, old felt hat, and watertight boots.

Stolen, from Ashburton, on the 24th Nov., 1874, a dark iron-grey gelding, with white face, no brands, four years old, collar-galled on near shoulder, and the hair scalded from applying kerosene ; also, a bay mare, black points, star on forehead, no brands, 4 years old, two small lumps on inside of each foreleg. Both are heavy draught horses, worth £45 each, the property of John Baxter, and identifiable.

Lost or Stolen, between Leeston and Southbridge, on the 3rd December, 1874, a silver Gfeneva hunting watch, No. 14071, value £6, the property of James McMahon. Identifiable. A man named James Larkins, Irish, about 30 years, sft. 9 or lOin , sallow complexion, black hair, whiskers, and moustache, whiskers cut short, an immigrant, working on the railway, and residing in one of the immigrants cottages, at Leeston, is suspected.

Stolen, from Robert Ross, of Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, at 10 a.m., on Christmas Day, three parrots, pink necks and grey wings Identifiable. b '

Stolen, during the night of the 24th December ,1874, a black hen with six small black chickens ; also, a light-coloured hen, with two large grey chickens, the property of Ihomas Bruneden. Identifiable

John loley, Irishman, 27 years, looks older oit. 9m stout build, fair complexion, fair hair, whiskers, beard, and moustache, a labourer; dressed in light sac coat and vest moleskin trousers, soft white felt hat, watertight boots, is charged on warrant filed in Commissioner’s office, with using obscene

James Risk, Scotchman, 45 years, sft. lOin., very stout, rather corpulent, drunken appearance, very ruddy complexion, large nose, a good deal pockpitted ; wore grey tweed suit, and black dress bat ; late traveller for Maurice Joel, Brewer, Dunedin, is charged on warrant from Dunedin, with embezzlement.

Andrew McCormack, Irish, 32 years, 6ft., fair complexion, sandy hair, whiskers, and moustache ; dressed in light tweed trousers and vest, dark sac coat, black billycock hat, soft crown, elastic side boots, is charged with deserting from the brig Augustus, in Lyttelton harbour, on the 26th December, 1874. Captain Pullman offers £2 for his arrest.

Reyerttnolo Police Gazette , No. 23, 1874, page 169, Charles Lorensen, is charged upon another warrant, filed in Commissioner’s office, with embezzlement of monies belonging to Messrs. Field, of Timaru, to whom offender wrote from Melbourne, under date 30th November, 1874. His letter bore the Melbourne post mark of sth December, 1874, and he gave his address Post Office, Melbourne. The offender is likely to revisit New Zealand, when he should be arrested, as there are now two warrants out against him.

Reverting to Criminal Offences, dated xlshburton, 24th December, 1874, offender William Dunn has been arrested by Detective Kirby •

Reverting to Criminal Offence, dated Detective Office, 23rd December, 1874, the Maori kits of leather therein referred to have been found under the office table at Dundandel Station, mis-sent.

Reverting to Police Gazette, No. 23, page 168, the number of Robert Tindall’s watch is 22891.

Reverting to Police Gazette, No. 22, 1874, page 158, offender Harry Walmer, has been arrested by the Otago Police.

Reverting to Criminal Offences, dated imam, 11th December, 1874, a man who gave the name of Charles Simpson, was arrested for the offence at the Hinds River, by Sergeant Scott, Arowhenua Police, and sentenced, to six months’ imprisonment.

Reverting to Police Gazette, No. 11, 1874, page 76, offender Hi od, has been arrested by onstable O’Malley, Temuka Police, and committed for trial.

Reverting to Criminal Offence, dated Christchurch, 16th November, 1874, George Stewart, therein referred to as being wanted tor arson, committed at Sandridge, Victoria, las been arrested by the Wellington Police.

On the 17th December, 1874, about midnight, a stable belonging to John Shrieve, at Waimate, was discovered to be on fire. William Whale, English, sft. sin., 30 years’ stout build, sallow complexion, brown hair, small brown moustache and whiskers, a carpenter, still in Waimate, is suspected.

At 5 p.m., on the 19th December, 1874, Mr. John Whitehead found in the river Avon, opposite Linwood, a brown paper parcel, containing a large stone and the dead body of a female child, apparantly not full sized, wrapped in a small piece of calico, but nothing about it which could lead to the discovery of the mother. At an inquest subsequently held the jury returned a verdict of—Found dead in the river Avon.” No medical evidence was taken, as the body when found was too much decomposed for examination.

On the 16fh December, 1874, Mr. Pitt, of Rokeby Station, reported to the Ashburton Police that he had found about five miles from the homestead, and two miles south of Thompson’s Track, out in the open plains, on the 11th December, a swa_r, opened out, containing an old black cloth coat, two pairs very ragged trousers, a quantity of scraps of

cloth, a boy s jacket in course of making, a cap pouch containing half-a-crown, and two shillings, in a small pouch fastened with a button ; two small pieces of tobacco, some old socks, the remains of a loaf of bread tied in a towel, and some meat and sausage wrapped in a piece of newspaper, with the date 11th September; the whole was covered by a pair of good blue blankets. Mounted-Con-stable Loose proceeded to the spot on the 19th December, and searched all round but could find nothing more, nor any trace of the owner. A notice giving these particulars has been posted up in the hotels about Ashburton.