Stolen.

Canterbury Police Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 8, 15 April 1875, Page 62

Stolen.

Stolen, from the Telegraph Office, at Eakaia, between 12 and 5 p.m. on the 28th ultimo, £l3 in notes, numbers not known, one of them a £5 note ; a light tweed frock coat, peculiar 1 pattern; | a grey plaid shirt, quite new ;’ 1 a suit of new black cloth clothes, with owner's name on waistband of trousers , identifiable, the property of : Mr. j Frank Messiter, who suspects a man named John Keiling, alias “ Hobart Town Jack.”

Stolen,*, from the residence; of Mr.' George A. Eeade, j Park Terrace, Christchurch, between the 26th and 30th ' ultimo, 1 - an American axe, a spade, Dutch hoe, and potatoe fork. Identification-doubtful.'

Stolen, from the person of Alexander Lackie, at the Eakaia Hotel, on the Ist of March .last, a>' French silver lever--hunting watch, “ expressly ; made for New Zealand,” engraved on inside of case ; part of a silver Albert chain, one £5 and k two or three £1 notes, bank or numbers : unknown ; watch and chain identifiable. if '“Hobart Town Jack ” above referred to is suspected. Description:—English, sft. 7in. * or Bin., stout . build, sandy complexion,' hair turning grey, chin shaved; dressed in . monkey jacket, moleskin trousers, watertight boots, and light-coloured billycock hat. tji

Stolen, from the person of John . Bennett, residing at . Bradley’s , Boarding-house, Timaru, between 11 and 12 p.m. on the 31st , ultimo, a brown , leather ~ pocket-book, containing seven £1 notes, two half-sove-reigns, . one ss. ; ,, ? piece, and , some . silver, amounting in all to £8 16s. ;- pocket-book only identifiable. William Troy and Henry Franklin, still in Timaru, are suspected. <[. \

Stolen, between 7 and 10 p.m. on the' sth instant, from a trap in/ Matson’s right-of-way, a short dark brown tweed sac coat (turned), with hole burnt in breast pocket, value 15s. ; a dress piece of print, ’dark colour, with purple spots ; six pairs children’s drawers,- cut out ’ but mot made up • the property of Mr. Charles Meares. Coat only identifiable. ayorrM#.

S J°m T £rom th , e person of Edward White, .■i U n Tapu ’ W ¥ lst m Christchurch, under *•5 ,lienee of liquor, between 11 { p . m . did, and 6.30 am 4th instant, about. £lO ni single notes ; not identifiable. .i Alexander Beattie, cab driver, still in Christchurch is suspected. ’

Stolen,; between■ 8 p.m. 3rd, and 8 a.m. 4th instant, an.iron bar 12ft. long, Lin. .broad4in. : thick,. used for fastening the shutters at the ; shop of Messrs. Hobbs & C 0.,. Colombo reet, fastened by springs -into ,sides of eaSnd fran ’ e - and identifiable *»y * nut at

Stolen, at 7 a.m. on the 3rd instant, at Bradley’s -Boarding-house, South Eoad, Timaru, out of Annie McNoland’s box, a white linen bag containing eight £1 notes, bank' or numbers unknown.' Doubtful case, y\ . nisv * t a /rrvt TT/TtTT/r

Stolen, from the Crown Hotel, Temuka, some time during the month of February last, ’a swag, consisting of one blanket nearly new, marked with tape; one 'old blue :blanket, round hole near top ; two Crimean shirts, two pairs drawers (white) ; one white under-shirt, three pairs" brown 'anil black socks, one pair boots, soles worn out"; and' one towel, the property of '' Eobert Fergusson; identifiable. John P. Moss, English, about 40 years, sft. Sin'., thin build, brown hair,' whiskers, and moustache, blue eyes, high . cheek r bones, a painter by trade, but has been steward on board a steamer, is suspected ; supposed to be now,, employed painting v at ‘ "some, station in the r Geraldine district.

Stolen, from the back shelf in the bar at Olphert’s Oxford Hotel, Oxford, about noon on the 10th instant, about 305., consisting of -‘ half-crowns, * two-shilling - and = shilling pieces, l -Not identifiable. ".iTlX- .joV

Stolen, from Messent’s Hotel, Moeraki Downs, between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Bth instant, a . carter’s whip, four-horse , lash, seven or. eight brass ferrules down stock ; a needle has been driven in between the two lower ferrules and broken off, for the purpose 'of identifying the whip if lost ; ‘ maker’s name ; Ashford; or Ashworth, ' value: TBs. ; the property of William Judson, Woodend; Identifiable.*va ‘wdloA

Stolen, about 3.45 p.m. ,Bth instant, a large brown silk: umbrella, with wooden handle, value about 155., the property of Mr. John Grierson, draper, Christchurch. Identifiable.

| Stolen, ’ from . a clothes line, at William Slater’s, Papanui Eoad, between 6 p.m. sth, and 7 am. 6th instant, a pair of twilled sheets, a damask table cloth marked “ Slater, No. 6 ” (pattern, round spots) ; several towels, some marked “ Slater,” others “ Q ” with red marking cotton; some cotton socks marked Slater, ’ several lady’s . stockings marked “ S. A. Slater,” lady’s underclothing marked “S. A. Slater,” one twilled dark ; damask petticoat h (pattern, n marked - with red X on the band), one light-spotted print jacket not marked. Identifiable,' except the sheets. - w <s\ MuY &A uAttk'hd thn v

Stolen, from a case on transit from Christchurch to \ Malvern, per rail, between . 6.30 f'T;i Bt V 5.30 p.m., 9th March last, two o es . Dunville whiskey, the property of Thomas Willis. Not identifiable. J'Ysl ~-h

<Foh:n Rae, 45 years, sft. ~6in., • stout build, fresh weatherbeaten complexion, thick sandy beard, whiskers, arid moustache, stoops, fond 'of drink.; dressed in old-light tweed coat, •dirty moleskin , trousers," soft black felt hat, carried a grey swag, is.charged on. .warrant, issued by his Honor Mr,.', Justice Williams, with absconding from his 1 bail to appear at the Supreme Court, Christchurch, April Sessions, 4875. •.

J ohn , Hempstalk, English., 29 years, sft 10 or 11in., ; thin build, -pale. complexion, fair hair,, whiskers, j moustache ; and beard, the latter usually cut close, whiskers ' scanty, small, blue eyes, straight nose, .inclined'! to flatness -; at the ; . nostrils, ; , ( small; ; mouth, medium chin, stammers when - speaking, a joiner, sometime works as a shipwright; usually dressed in r dark»blue;coat, ! dark grey trousers and vest, black felt hat, is ;charged on f warrant, issued by, j Christchurch Bench, with failing to support his illegitimate child, of which;Eliza Deal is the/mother.,- He is supposed to be in the Timaru*District.

Reverting to 'Police Gazettes, 1875, No. 4? page 27, and ; No. •7 ? page' 53, 7 breaking > into and stealing • from the! Springs Hotel, the other watch; No. 90123, has been recovered and traced to John Montgomery, who has been tried at the Supreme Court, and sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment hard labour.

Reverting to Criminal Offences, dated - Ashburton, March 31, 1875, offenders Godber and .Clarkson have r been arrested. by Detective Benjamin " ./•

Reverting . to. Criminal . Offences, : dated Defective Office,'Christchurch,' 3rd .instant, offender' Saunders has been arrested by Detective Benjamin.

Reverttnq- /1 to' / Criminal Offences, a dated Timaru, ; 3rd inst., the black cob therein described has been found straying at Mount Horrible. ;; .saaov -03 . hogs t !

■ Reverting :;to ‘Criminal"; Offences, dated Detective Office, ' Christchurch, . 9th inst., offender Cook, alias :< Campbell,; has J been arrested iby i Chief-Detective .;F easjt/ tried: at last Supreme Court, and sentenced to seven years’ penal servitude.

Reverting to Criminal Offences, dated Timaru, 16th December, 1874, the mare therein described has been found straying on Blue Cliffs Station.

Reverting to Police Gazette , No. 7, 1875, page 52, John Howard, therein enquired for, has been an inmate of the Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum since 1867.

Reverting to Police Gazette, No. 3, 1875, page 17, , offender / Charles James, therein described, has been arrested; by the Auckland Police, and remanded to Christchurch.^ 8 A

Reverting to -Police Gazette, No. 7, 1875, .pagesl, offender Henry Lee, therein described, has' been arrested by the Timaru Police. 1 ■ /

Reverting to . Police Gazette, No. 6, 1870 page 42, offender Thomas Weir, a therein described, has been arrested by the Otago Police, remanded to, Christchurch, and sentenced 1 to' 12 ; months’ imprisonment 'hard labour. • " -t oTotoa 'jCvbi gio'r: . :--

Reverting to" Criminal, Offence, . dated Christchurch, 10th April, 1875 —“ Rap eon B. Buhner’s child”—from inquiries since made by the Chief, Detective, it appears that no rape ..was committed, ‘the man having merely taken the child on his knee and" put his hand up her “clothes. He cannot he identified, and it iiappears to be : ; a very doubtful- case. ’.Y7 .1. omiod ,STBI .idotfiM

Reverting to Police Gazette? No. 1874, page n 179- offender James Robinson;- therein described, has' been /arrested by the ; Auckland Police, and ; remanded to • Christchurch.

About j 5.40 a.m. on the 24th ult., two r stacks of oats,/ containing ; about one thousand bushels, and one of wheat,' containing about four hundred bushels, the property of Win. Adams, Rushburn Farm, near Southbridge, were c ‘ destroyed by fire, the origin l of which is at present unknown.-.' 7 ~ r . , * ; ■ -v --i „ , i-v ».-. N !

Wanted, the . whereabouts of G. F, Pirn, a most -important-witness;, in .the-case; of William Allen,,now, in custody for. stealing from the person at Lyttelton. Was . seen in Christchurch on/the 6th ■ inst., and ;has been employed as / cook at | Mount Peel Station. ■}, Description : English, 33 years, sft. sin., stout build, sandy hair, beard and moustache, full, fat, flushed . face; dressed'in- grey tweed 1 suit; and black billycock hat. : ■ -//- b;! ; 6up M'utLZcj.