Miscellaneous Information.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume II, Issue 1, 16 January 1878, Page 4

Miscellaneous Information.

Return of Resignations. Dismissals, Rewards, etc., in the Police Force. Resignations. Second class Sergeant Alexander K. Ulotli, No. 85. Constable Samuel Hughes, No. 20. Constable Michael Marsh, No. 176.

Constable James Spillard, No. 544. Constable James Hollywood, No. 755. Dismissed. Constable James Joseph Parker, No. 829. Rewards. The sum of £2 has been awarded from the Reward Fund to Sergeant S. C. W. Moller, Grey mouth Police, in acknowledgment of zeal displayed by him in the detection and prosecution of L. C. Leebeck, fined £lO and costs for permitting gambling in his licensed house.

The sum of £3 each has been awarded from the Reward Fund to Sergeant James O’Malley, Geraldine Police, and Detective John Neill, Timaru Police, in acknowledgment of tact and zeal displayed by them in tbe recovery of stolen property and the arrest of William Sandford, sentenced at the last sittings of the Supreme Court held at Timaru to four years’ hard labour for house-breaking and larceny. (See New Zealand Gazette, 20th December, 1877, pages 1197 and 1198.) Sergeant Henry McArdle has been appointed Gaoler of the Prison at Lyell ; and Sergeant John McMahon Gaoler of the Prison at Charleston.

Constable Henry Gordon lias been appointed Gaoler, and Jane Gordon, Matron, of the Prison at Clyde. Constable James Pierpoint has been appointed Gaoler, and Annie Pierpoint, Matron, of the Prison at Lawrence. About 3 a m. on tbe 25th ultimo the meat-safo of Henry Allchin, High Street, Christchurch, was broken open and two geese, two turkeys, seven pies, four dozen of eggs, and a large delf dish taken therefrom, thrown about the street, and destroyed. Suspicion attached to Robert William Jones, a Welshman, a clerk, nineteen years of age, 5 feet 4£ inches high, slight build, pale complexion, fair hair, blind of right eye.

On the morning of the 27tli ultimo, while J. R. Selby was asleep in his bed at Mr. Grigg’s station, Long Beach, Canterbury District, a bucket of coal tar was poured over him by which his eyes and ears were injured, his face burned, and clothes value £7 destroyed. A reward of £5 is offered for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of tho offenders.

About the 30th ultimo, at Miller’s Flat, near Queenstown. Otago District, a bullock, the property of Angus McKennon, was maliciously stabbed with a sharp weapon in four places in the side, which caused the animal’s death.

By Authority: Geokgk DiDSBUur, Government Printer, Wellington.—lß7B.

Complexion. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Kemarks and Previous Gaol. Name. Where Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. Height. Hair. Eyes. Convictions. Wellington Wellington Wellington John Windsor John O’Connor ... Thomas Stoker ... Wellington Wellington Masterton... \ov. 23, 1877 Nov. 2, 1877 Dec. 3, 1877 assault assault illegally on premises 1 month's labour 2 months’ labour 1 month’s labour Ireland ... England... England... hawker ... sailor stonecutter 1347 1851 1842 it. 5 5 5 in. 5 0! 9 fair fresh dark brown dark brown dark brown blue hazel blue medium small ... small ... medium small ... small ... medium small ... small ... Half of left arm wanting. Two previous convictions. Extensive tattoo marks on arms, legs, and body. Wellington Wellington John Hempenstall John McAllister ... Wellington Wellington Dec. 31, 1877 Dec. 31, 187 7 breach of the peace, Ac. breach of the peace, 7 days’ labour ... 7 days’ labour ... Ireland ... Scotland... labourer... labourer... 1855 1844 5 5 44 4J fair sallow light brown brown blue grey medium medium medium medium small, sharp medium Three previous convictions. Combined double triangle on left arm. Two previous convictions. Ship on left arm; Highlander, stars and &c. stripes on left leg; Scotch thistle on right arm; flag on right leg. Wanganui Hugh McGonigal Wanganui... Dec. 3, 1877 obscene language 21 days’ labour... Ireland ... labourer... 1311 5 84 fresh brown blue medium medium medium One previous conviction. and resisting Wanganui Patrick Sullivan ... Wanganui... Dec. 24, 1S76 police attempted burglary 13 months’ labour Ireland ... labourer... 1S1G 5 64 pale brown grey medium medium large ... Pock-pitted; blue dots on back of hands; woman on right arm. Wanganui Napier Napier Napier John Kilty John Morgan Watene Hike Frederick Payne... Wanganui... Waipawa ... Gi borne ... Napier Dec. 29, 1877 Oct. 25, 1877 July 19, 1877 Dec. 17, 1377 indecent exposure obscene language larceny obscene language 4 days’ labour ... 2 months’ labour 0 months’ labour 14 days’ labour... Ireland ... Ireland ... N. Zealand England... labourer... labourer... labourer... sailor 1827 1821 1857 18t>0 5 5 rj 5 34 34 6 j G sallow' fresh copper fair brown grey black brown grey hazel brown grey medium medium large ... large ... medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Large lump on right side of forehead. Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Susannah Phillips Jane Martin Mary Forbes Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Sept. 29, 1877 Dec. 12, 1877 Sept. 27, 1877 vagrancy profane language habitual drunken3 months’ labour 14 days’ labour... 3 months’ labour England... Ireland ... Scotland... married ... 1832 1850 1347 5 5 5 2 1 fresh fresh fresh dark brow'll red black hazel grey nazel medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium Two previous convictions. One previous conviction. Twenty previous convictions. Upper front teeth out. Dunedin ... George H. Herbert Dunedin ... Nov. 23, 1377 larceny 1 month’s labour England... draper 185G 5 3 fresh black hazel large ... medium medium Banners of war on left arm; scar on left side of neck. Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... George Webster ... Joseph Brown Duncan McGregor Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Nov. 28, 1877 Feb. 21, 1877 Nov. 24, 1377 larceny obscene exposure vagrancy 1 month’s labour 12 months’ labour 1 month’s labour England... Tasmania Scotlaud... storeman labourer ... waiter 18)3 1819 1850 5 5 10 4 54 fresh fresh fresh black dark brown red hazel hazel grey largo ... medium large ... medium medium medium medium medium medium Three previous convictions. Scar on back of left band ; front teeth out. Dunedin ... John Brooks Ft. Chalmers Nov. 21, 1377 habitual drunken1 month’s labour England... seaman ... 1831 5 10 fresh black hazel medium medium medium Three previous convictions. Scar on each side of mouth ; JB and ness v ' two stars on right arm; cross and compass on back of right hand; crucifix, 11E, and anchor on left arm. Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Joseph Johnson ... Sam Queen aliati On Say Letitia Bead alias Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dec. 20, 1877 April 8, 1874 vagrancy false pretences ... 14 days’ labour... 4 years’ penal servitude 9 months’ labour England... China labourer... miner 1837 1839 5 5 2-i 5 sallow olive black black grey hazel large ... broad ... medium medium medium medium Lelt thigh has been broken. Two previous convictions. High cheeic bones ; scar on upper lip. Dunedin ... Oamaru April 4,1877 housebreaking ... Ireland ... married ... 1312 5 2 fresh black hazel medium medium medium Dunedin ... Burke Mary Sullivan alias Dunedin ... Oct. 5, 1377 habitual drunken3 months’ labour Ireland ... 1944 5 3 fresh dark grey medium medium medium Twenty-three previous convictions. 0 Leary Dec. 10, 1877 ness 14 days’ labour N. Zealand labourer... 1353 5 11 fair light brown blue straight small ... round... bruad ... sharp ... large ... small ... Charles Spencer ... Nelson Nov. 27. 1877 larceny 1 month’s labour Sweden ... seaman ...^ 1815 5 9 fair brown brown aquiline medium Nelson - Dec. 29, 1877 larceny 7 days’ labour ... N. Zealand 1881 4 G lreckled brown dark sharp ... Nelson Jan. 2, 1878 assault 3 months’ labour Ireland ... 1848 5 0 lair brown grey Nelson Charles Libreo ... Westport ... June 15, 1870 maliciously wound2 years’ labour... America... carpenrer 1837 0 9 fair brown blue straight Lyttelton William Cody Christchurch Sept. 23, 1877 ing illegally on premises 3 months’ labour Ireland ... groom ... 1347 5 24 fresh light brown grey thin, small ... small ... An old offender. Lyttelton David Gray Christchurch Sept. 23, 1377 larceny 3 months’ labour Glasgow... labourer... 1335 5 7 fresh light brown grey long thin, small ... medium An old offender. Lyttelton Thomas Jones Lyttelton ... Dec. 19, 1377 absent from ship without leave 7 days’ labour ... England... seaman ... 1341 5 34 fresh brown blue medium medium medium Sailor smoking pipe and capstan on light arm; eagle with flags and star above on left arm; sailor sitting astride a beer-cask, with can on either hand, dagger, and sheath incomplete on breast; two warts on back of neck. Lyttelton Charles McCarthy Lyttelton ... Dec. 20, 1S77 vagrancy 7 days’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer... 1330 G 0 pale light brown grey longfhin, pointed Ail old offender. Military appearance. Lyttelton James Corbett ... Lyttelton ... Oct, 27, 1377 falso pretences ... 2 months’ labour Greenock seaman and labourer, 1315 5 Oi weather beaten grey grey flat large ... large ... A McF on right arm ; woman’s head unfinished on left arm; cupped on back; mark of cut on left side of forehead.

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED sth JANUARY, 1878.

Gaol. Name. AVliero Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. Height. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Remarks and Previous Convictions. Lyttelton William Gallagher Christchurch Mar. 5, 1877 vagrancy Ireland ... labourer... 1837 it. 5 in. 8 fresh light brown grey blue straight small ... full ... Lame; left hip dislocated. Has only one tooth in upper jaw, Lyiteltou Anthouy Ferrick... Christchurch Oct. 30, 1877 violent assault ... 3 months’ labour Ireland ... labourer... 1836 5 pale fair broad medium narrow none in lower. Lyttelton William Binjer ... Lyttelton ... Oct. 5, 1877 larceny 3 months’ labour London ... seaman ... 18G0 5 2i pale light brown grey small, medium medium Lyttelton Edward Bishop ... Lyttelton ... Fee. 26, 1877 larceny cook 1851 5 3J fresh sandy grey broad ... large ... narrow Addington Ellen Jordon Christchurch Dec. 18, 1877 breach of Conta7 days’ labour ... Ireland ... prostitute 1845 5 4 swarthy black grey medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Addington John O’Brien gious Diseases Act Christchurch Nov. 26, 1877 habitual drunken1 month’s labour Ireland ... baker ' ... 1843 5 01 fair light brown blue medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Addington Bicliard Chudlcy... Amberley ... Nov. 30, 1377 larceny 1 month’s labour England... labourer... 1836 5 7S swarthy black dark medium medium medium One previous conviction in October, slate 1875. Addington Addington Thomas Murphy... Same Christchurch Addington April 30,1877 Aug. 21, 1877 vagrancy breach of prison 6 months’ labour 2 months’ labour j Ireland labourer... 1856 5 5 fresh black, curly hazel medium medium broad ... Two previous convictions. Gaol regulations Addington William Gallagher Christchurch Dec. 1, 1877 stealing from a till 1 mouth’s labour Scotland... engineer... 1S38 5 31 pale light brown blue wide ... medium medium WG, English and American ensigns on right arm ; crucifix, ten-pointed star m wreath on left arm ; mark from a stab under right arm pit. Timaru ... John Smith Timaru Dec. 14, 1877 illegally on premises fined 40s., or 14 Scotland... miner 1841 0 51 fair dark brown hazel medium medium medium Pockpitted. Timaru ... days’ labour James O’Brien ... Timaru Dec. IS, 1877 obscene language cook 1837 5 7 sallow dark grey large ... medium medium Poekpitted. Timaru ... Joseph Clarke Timaru Dec. 26, 1877 assaulting police... 7 days’ labour ... London ... seaman ... 1854 5 01 fresh brown blue long ... medium heavy ... Female, star, and W on right arm; sailor holding American flag, 1871, female in rosebush on left arm. Timaru ... Timothj- Horan ... Waimato ... Dec. 2S, 1877 larceny 7 days’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer... 1849 5 81 fresh dark blue medium medium medium Scar on right side of forehead and Invercargill eyebrow. Agnes Rohinson ... Invercargill N'ov. 2, 1877 larceny 2 months’ labour Otago 1S62 4 11 fair fair blue medium medium medium Two previous convictions. Invercargill Cornelius Barrett Invercargill Nov. 0, 1877 delault of finding 2 months’ imIreland ... ploughman 1817 5 61 dark dark brown blue medium medium medium Cut on left eyebrow and on first sureties to keep prisonment sallow finger of right hand; little finger the peace broken at first joint. Invercargill Thomas Tibbet ... Mataura ... N ov. 0, 1877 assault 2 months’ labour England... painter ... 1853 5 81 fresh dark brown grey medium medium medium Two previous convictions for larcenv. Sear on left eyebrow ; cut on back of right hand and on left thumb. ■Westport... John Coughlin ... Westport ... Nov. 10, 1S77 deserting wife and fined 415 and Ireland ... piper 1838 5 1 fresh light brown hazel straight medium pointed Crucifix on right arm ; lame in right family costs, or 1 mouth’slabour leg. Hokitika... Andrew McGuire Hokitika ... May 4, 1376 buggery 2 years' labour New South sailor 1S60 5 41 florid red blue long ... small ... small ... Long features, tender eyes. Wales Hokitika... 5\ illiam Thomas Kumara June 7, 1877 larceny Deep set eyes; small sear on left Fowler Same ... assault 2 months’ labour (New Zeaf land sailor 1853 5 81 dark brown bluo short ... medium broad ... side of mouth; crucifixion and female on left forearm. Slovenly (cumulative) ) appearance. Hokitika ... Edward Murphy... StafTordtown Dec. S, 1S77 habitual drunken1 month’s labour Ireland ... butcher ... 1S33 5 9J dark black dark long ... large ... medium Two burns on breast from scalding water. Left leg has been broken. Auckland... John Bussell alias Shortlaud ... July 16, 1877 vagrancy 6 months’ labour Wales ... labourer... 1S3G 5 5 sallow grey grey medium medium medium rtosser Auckland... John Isbester Kopuru June 25, 1877 larceny 6 months’ labour England... labourer... 5857 5 51 fresh light brown hazel small ... large ... medium Auckland... William Shuter ... Onekuuga ... Nov. 26, 1877 vagrancy 1 mouth’s labour Wales ... miner 1820 5 3 swarthy brown hazel small ... largo ... medium Two previous convictions for larceny and one for vagrancy. WD and anchor on right arm. Auckland... Mary Ann Muir ... Oneliunga ... Dee. 12, 1877 vagrancy 14 days’ labour... England... 1842 fj 3 fresh light brown grey medium medium medium Auckland... John Meikles alias Auckland ... Sept. 28, 1877 vagrancy 3 months’ labour East Indies cook 1839 5 41 black grey hazel large ... medium medium fwenty-two previous convictions. Auckland... Happy Shortlaud ... William' Wilkinson July 21, 1877 larceny (2 charges) 6 months’ labour England... blacksmith 1810 5 0 } swarthy light brown hazel medium medium medium One previous conviction for arson alias Skingleton and nineteen others. Ship on right arm, tree, emu, and kangaroo on left arm. Auckland... James Lloyd Raglan Dec. 15, 1877 stealing from a 14 days’ labour... Wales ... labourer... 1S48 5 31 fresh sandy brown medium medium medium Star, two hearts, MT, and anchor dwelling on right arm ; ship, sailor, and anchor on left arm. Auckland... William W. Lloyd Papakura ... Nov. 10, 1877 vagrancy 6 weeks’ impriEngland... settler ... 1S38 5 91 fresh grizzled light medium medium medium Two previous convictions. Bullet sonment hazel wounds on both legs. Auckland... Michael By an Hamilton ... Dec. 4,1877 vagrancy 1 mouth s labour Ireland ... labourer... 1837 5 81 swarthy brown grey medium medium medium Six previous convictions. Wound on left loin. Auckland... James Craig Auckland ... Nov. 5, 1377 obtainingmonevby 2 months’ labour Scotland... labourer... 1310 5 8 fresh light brown blue medium medium medium Wen on right shoulder. Hamilton ... false pretences Newcastle Henry Widon Dec. 24, 1877 vagrancy 43 hours’ labour England... labourer... 1845 5 8 pale dark brown hazel medium medium medium Newcastle John McCullagh ... Cambridge... Dec. 22, 1877 assaulting police ... 14 days’ labour... England... shoemaker 1826 5 5 fresh nuburn grey medium medium medium E. KIRWAN and J on right arm.

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED, ETC. — continued.