Deserters from Merchant Vessels.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume V, Issue 24, 30 November 1881, Page 203

Deserters from Merchant Vessels.

Charles Anderson is charged, on warrant issued by the Lyttelton Bench, with deserting from the barque “C. A. Littlefield,” at Lyttelton, on the 13th instant. Description: A German, an able seaman, • twenty-four years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, stout build, light-blue eyes, fair hair, a little fair down on upper lip, no whiskers ; dressed in blue-cloth suit, blue-fiannel shirt, soft black american hat, and elastic-side boots. A reward of £2 is offered for his arrest.

John Johnson is charged with deserting from the ship “Sam Mendell,” at Port Chalmers, on the 14th instant. Description : A native of the Island of St. Vincent, a coloured man, thirty-eight years of age, 6 feet high, slight build, black hair, clean-shaved, pockpitted ; an able seaman.

James Eason, F. Johnson, and William Davis, seamen, are charged with deserting from the ship “ City of Lahore,” at Port Chalmers, during the night of the 19th instant. Description : Eason is Scotch, thirty-one years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, medium build, grey eyes, dark-brown hair, sandy whiskers and moustache. Johnson is a German, thirty-six years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, medium build, light hair and complexion, sandy whiskers, chin shaved. Davis is Scotch, twenty-five years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, slight build, dark complexion, whiskers of short growth.

James Kingsland is charged with deserting from the ship “ Timaru,” at Port Chalmers, during the night of the 21st instant. Description: English, thirty years of age, 5 feet

9 inches high, rather stout build, fair fresh complexion, light hair, a few straggling hairs on face, deep scar across one side of face. A reward of £5 i 3 offered for his arrest.

David Hughes is charged, on warrant issued by the Wellington Bench, with deserting from the ship “ Piako,” at Wellington, during the night of the 25th instant. Description : English, an able seaman, twenty-two years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, hazel eyes, dark complexion, dark hair, clean-shaved except small dark moustache ; supposed to be dressed in blackcloth paget-coat, dark trousers, and black-cloth cap with peak. May have gone to the Lower Hutt.