Extracts from Victoria Police Gazette.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 23, 15 November 1882, Page 185

Extracts from Victoria Police Gazette.

(From Police Gazette, 1882, pages 279, 291, 293, and 294.) Domenico Borserini is inquired for by the Italian Consul, Melbourne. In 1873 the missing man was working in the Maryborough District, either as a miner or splitter, when he left for Melbourne. He afterwards went to New Zealand ; but inquiries for him there have failed to find him, and it is supposed he has left that colony. —O. 6377. —10th October, 1882. —Domenico Borserini (see also Extracts from New Zealand Police Gazette, page 166.—Supposed Murder). The remains of the man found in the shaft at Westland, New Zealand, may be those of the missing man inquired for.— O. 6377. —21st October, 1882.

One Hundred Pounds Reward.—Description of John Novitsky, a Russian, whose apprehension is sought on a warrant for stealing a number of bonds: Age about forty-five, height about 5 feet 7 inches, full beard and moustache, fair, hair darkbrown, turning grey, slightly curled; dress grey trousers, black coat and waistcoat; took with a large soft-felt hat with broad brim. Supposed to have been a Russian officer and a correspondent for the Moscow Gazette.

Description of Stolen Bonds. Four-and-a-half per cent. Pussian, 1875

Nos. 281, 3,070 ... ... ... 2of £I,OOO = £2,000 5,717, 6,139, 7,361, 7,362, 10,135 sof 500 = 2,500 54,167,54,168 ... ... 2of 100 = 200 £4,700 Five per cent. Russian, 1871. Nos. 1,184, 1,217... ... ... 2of £I,OOO = £2,000 3,638, 4,438... ... ... 2of 500 = 1,000 7,038 to 7,092 ... ... 10 of 100 = 1,000 £4,000

Four per cent. Russian (Nicolas Railway). Nos. 111,096—100 Nos. 111,101—5 Nos. 111,106—10 111,111—5 111,116—20 404,901—5 448,701—5 507,171—5 510,201—5 517,501—5 577,341—5 586,451—5 586,456—60 586,461—5 590,376—80 590,381—5 590,386—90 590,391—5 590,396—400 1,150,676—80 1,150,681—5 1,150,686—90 22 of £IOO = £2,200

Five per Cent. Italian 1862 ( Maremmana ). Nos. 2,931 Nos. 46,507—8 Nos. 62,352 27,721—3 54,516—32 70,447—57 46,490—8 62,114—7 26,046 54,512—4 70,401—45 46,300 57,138—50 88,461—2 54,501—10 62,756 24,650—6 57,119—22 70,478—84 29,197—212 62,370 24,461—8 46,510—19 70,459—76 29,121—32 54,534—40 214 of £2O = £4,280

A reward of £IOO will be paid by Messrs. Parker, Garret, and Parker, solicitors, Rectory House, St. Michael’s Alley, Cornhill, London, E.C., to any person giving such information as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction of the above, and 5 per cent, upon the value of the bonds recovered. And all persons are hereby cautioned in dealing with or negotiating these bonds. Likeness of the offender at the Melbourne Detective Office, and at the police offices of the principal towns of Victoria.—o.66oß. —2oth October, 1882.

By Authority: GxobGß Didiiurt, Government Printer, Wellington.—lßß2,

Name of Person. DescripName of House. tion of License. Locality. Why Cancelled or Refused. By what Authority. William Mills Sneyd’s Arms Publicans’ Eyreton Cancelled for harbouring a man who had been Eyreton Licensing CommitMary F. Bridgman ... Club Hotel license for months under the influence of liquor, and for having his house dirty tee. Ditto Okarito Cancelled. Licensee about leaving the district Jackson’s Bay Licensing Miners’ Rest Hotel... Henry Robson Ditto Nightcaps Applicant held a temporary license for the Wairio Licensing Commithouse, but his application for a transfer of the license to him was refused on account of bis having offered a bribe to a member of tee. Mary Cameron Makarewa Hotel ... AccommoMakarewa Junction the Licensing Committee Application refused as the house is within five Wallacetown Licensing Comdation miles of a licensed house. Applicant formittee. Elizabeth Chennels ... Toitois Hotel license Publicans’ Fortrose Cancelled on account of licensee being of imWyndham Licensing ComJohn McLoughlin Shingle Creek Hotel license moral character AccommoShingle Creek Renewal refused, licensee being of intemperate Teviot Licensing Committee. dation license habits, and keeping his house in a dirty state

RETURN OF WINE AND SPIRIT LICENSES CANCELLED, OR APPLICATIONS REFUSED, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER, 1882.

Gaol. Name. Where Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. Height. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Remarks and Previous Convictions. Auckland ... Tames McAnufE Auckland ... Oct. 4,1882 larceny 14 days’ labour Ireland ... butcher ... 1842 ft. in. 5 3i fresh brown hazel medium medium medium Boil-marks on right arm. Auckland... John Mathieson Auckland ... Oct. 2,1882 malicious injury to property ordered to enter into recognizance to come up for judgment when called N. Zealand 1867 5 2 i sallow brown brown medium medium medium Auckland... William O’Keefe ... Auckland ... Oct. 2,1882 malicious injury to property ordered to enter into recognizance to come up for judgment when called Ireland ... bootmaker 1865 S s4 sallow light brown grey medium medium medium VVKO on left arm. Auckland... Hugh Storey Auckland ... Oct. 2,1882 malicious injury to property ordered to enter into recognizance to come up for judgment when called N. Zealand 1866 5 3 sallow brown blue medium medium medium H. G. STOREY on left arm. Hokitika ... Joseph McIntyre ... Grey mouth Sept. 12,1882 larceny 1 month’s labour ... Scotland... seaman ... i860 si sandy red brown short medium medium Scar on left eyebrow. Oamaru ... John Vaughan Oamaru Sept. 13,1882 disobeying a maintenance order 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1845 5 i°4 fresh dark brown grey medium medium medium Cast in right eye. RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 4™ NOVEMBER, 1882. Dunedin ... Robert Angus Dunedin ... Jan. 6, 1879 larceny S years’ penal servitude Scotland... labourer ... 1848 S 94 fresh light brown grey medium medium medium Four previous convictions. Left leg has been broken; two scars on calf of right leg. Dunedin ... Harry Potter Lyttelton ... Dunedin ... Jan. 28, 1881 April 11,1881 larceny as a bailee ... stealing from a dwell3 months’ labour ... 2 years’ labour | England jeweller ... 1858 5 104 fresh dark brown grey medium medium medium One upper front tooth out. Dunedin ... William Everest ... Dunedin ... April 11,1881 embezzlement 2 years’ labour England... clerk 1854 5 9 fresh brown grey medium medium medium Slightly pockpitted; contusion on one of right ribs. Dunedin ... Charles D. Cooper... Dunedin ... May 26, 1SS2 larceny 6 months’ labour ... England... labourer ... 1851 S 8 fresh black hazel large medium medium Three previous convictions. Scar on left cheek and on left thumb. Dunedin ... George Johnston, alias Alfred JackDunedin ... Oct. 20,1882 larceny 7 days’ labour Port Chalmers labourer... 1866 S 54 fresh dark brown hazel medium medium medium Dunedin ... son Timothy Buckley ... Dunedin ... June 23, 1882 damaging property habitual drunkenness 1 month’s labour ... 3 months’ labour ... (cumulative) 3 mo’s imprisonment in default of bail | Ireland... labourer... 1844 s 44 fresh brown ... dk. grey medium medium medium Five previous convictions. Dunedin ... Philip^Beck Pt. Chalmers July 28, 1882 assault Germany shoemaker 1832 s 44 fresh brown grey medium medium medium Dunedin ... Alexander Lockhart Dunedin ... Oct. 26,1882 breach of the peace and assaulting police 8 days’ labour Dunedin... labourer ... 1861 5 24 fresh light hazel medium medium medium Eleven previous convictions. Dunedin ... Grace Morris Dunedin ... Aug. 4, 1882 vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... Scotland... prostitute 1840 s 2 fresh dark brown grey medium medium medium One previous conviction. Dunedin ... Flora Carter Dunedin ... Oct. 7, 1882 soliciting prostitution 30 days’ labour Scotland... prostitute 1843 s 3 fresh light grey medium medium medium Eleven previous convictions. Dunedin ... Caroline Green Dunedin ... Oct. 19, 1882 damaging property 7 days’ labour England ... prostitute 1853 4 fresh black grey medium medium medium Twenty previous convictions. Wanganui James McCann Wanganui... Sept. 28,1882 disorderly behaviour 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1834 s 4i freckled brown, turning grey grey small small small I hirty-seven previous convictions. Ship, elephant, and woman on right arm; anchor and stars on left arm. Wellington Charles Rice, alias Price Leon Catz Carterton ... Oct. 17,18S2 obscene language ... 7 days’ labour England... clerk 1829 s 7 fair light blue large medium medium Wellington Wellington Oct. 10,1882 false pretences 14 days’ labour Holland ... clerk 1858 5 3 sallow black large, large small small Wellington George Thomas Skinner Charles William Ellison, alias Thompson Ellen McCann, alias Boyle James Freak Thompson, alias Lyttelton Wellington Jan. 3, 1882 forgery 12 months’ labour ... England... labourer... 1859 5 6f sandy auburn grey medium medium medium Mark of cut on stomach. Wellington Wellington Aug. 28, 1882 vagrancy 2 months’ labour ... England... storeman 1851 5 44 fresh dark hazel medium medium medium Two previous convictions. Wellington Wellington Aug. 28, 1882 habitual drunkenness 2 months’ labour ... Ireland ... prostitute 1856 5 0 dark, freckled fair black dark medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Wellington Wellington July s. 1880 forgery (2 charges) 3 years’ penal servitude on each charge England... clerk 1854 5 64 brown blue medium medium medium Two previous convictions. Impediment in speech. W ellington John Nevin Carterton ... Sept. 20,1882 exposing his person 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1S46 S 7 fair fair grey medium medium medium D on left arm. Had been in the 18th Regiment. Wellington Henry Duncan Wellington Oct. 24,1882 wilful damage 7 days’ labour England ... sailor 1840 S 54 fresh brown grey medium medium medium Four previous convictions. First and second fingers of left hand off; right wrist broken. Wellington George Miller Wellington April 11, tS8i burglary 2 years’ labour Norway ... labourer ... 1842 5 4 fair brown grey large medium medium Anchor on right hand; American coat-of-arms on left arm; CH on left wrist. Wellington Sarah Windsor Wellington Oct. 17,1882 keeping a house of ill-fame, and obscene language 18 days’ labour England... prostitute 1840 4 II fair auburn ...' It. hazel large large medium

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 21 st OCTOBER, 1882— continued from last Gazette.

s Gaol. Name. Where Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. 3orn.j I eight. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. | 1 Remarks and Previous Convictions. Wellington Frederick Arnold ... Wellington Oct. 26, 1882 obscene language and disorderly conduct 9 days’ labour ... i N. Zealand labourer ... i860 ft. in. S 5 fresh dark brown grey large medium medium Two previous convictions. Ring on second finger and indistinct tattooing on back of left hand. Wellington John Randall Wellington Oct. 10,1882 assaulting his wife... 14 days’ labour and 6 mo’s imprisonment England... shoemaker 1841 5 64 dark dark ... i hazel medium medium medium IJJR, anchor, and scar on right arm. N. Plymouth Napier Napier Invercargill Invercargill Lyttelton ... Lyttelton ... Lyttelton ... Lyttelton ... Lyttelton ... Lyttelton ... Abraham Church ... Richard Aldridge ... John Finn John McGee John McLeay John Irvine Hawera Napier Waipawa ... Invercargill Invercargill Christchurch Sept. 27,1882 Oct. 28,1882 Oct. 4,1882 July is, 1882 Aug. 14,1882 July 26, 1882 Oct. 26,1881 larceny breach of Merchant Shipping Act larceny larceny breach of Prisons Act larceny vagrancy in default of bail 1 month’s labour ... fined £3, or 21 days’ labour 1 month’s labour ... 3 months’ labour ... 14 days’ labour extra 3 months’ labour ... 12 months’ labour ... England ... Ireland ... Ireland ... Ireland ... Scotland... Edinburgh labourer ... butcher ... labourer ... butcher ... blacksmith printer ... 1854 1844 1820 1841 1863 1826 5 S S 9 S 7 5 9 5 5 5 94 fresh dark fresh fair, sandy fair fresh brown _ ... dark mixed with grey grey light brown fair brown blue brown blue darkbr. hazel grey medium medium medium broad, flat broken large large, medium medium medium medium large large medium medium medium square round broad Paid fine. Two previous convictions. Scar on forehead. Scar on left wrist. Previously convicted. Bald. Lyttelton ... Sept. 27,1882 disobeying an order of Court indecent assault forgery and uttering sheep-stealing 1 month’s labour ... Cornwall... labourer ... 1848 5 4s florid light sandy It. grey small, drooped small small Previously convicted. Mote on right side of belly. William H. Sutton James Scott Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch Jan. 3.1882 April 4,1881 July s. 18S0 12 months’ labour ... 2 years’ labour 3 years’ penal servitude 3 years’ penal servitude Kent Aberdeen Nelson ... shoemaker stationmanager cattle1S32 1845 1850 5 44 s 74 5 11 fresh fresh fresh brown brown brown It. grey grey It. hazel full large, prominent large, prominent broad large large medium medium narrow Right foot crippled. Left shoulder dislocated, showing small lumps. Karl Brun Christchurch July s, 18S0 robbery with violence Sweden ... seaman ... 1859 5 7k fresh light brown hazel long large medium One tooth out on each side of upper and lower jaws; mark of cut on palm of Lyttelton ... Lyttelton ... Christchurch July 5. 1880 house-breaking and 3 years’ penal serviLondon ... engineer ... 1857 s 14 fresh brown grey straight small full Cutter and half-finished brig on right arm ; small blue stroke on left arm. Victor Perez Christchurch July 10,1882 larceny rape 4 years’ penal servitude France ... cook 1847 5 9 dark black, turning grey dark br. large large square Mole on left cheek; man's head and part of body on right arm; pot and flowers on left wrist; star on left hand. Alfred James Kent Kaikoura ... Aug. 24,1882 assault 2 months’ labour ... London ... labourer ... 1858 S 6\ fair, freckled fair blue medium medium large Two previous convictions. Ellen Evans, alias Lyttelton ... Sept. 25,1882 violent assault 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... matron ... 1841 4 I0| fresh black dk. grey long medium long One previous conviction. Addington Addington Addington Morris Ashburton... Sept. 19,1882 larceny 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1836 5 9 sandy grey pi. blue medium medium medium Two previous convictions. John McCallum ... Patrick Moss Christchurch Christchurch Oct. 24, 1882 Oct. 20, 1882 breaking into and stealing from a shop indecent exposure ... committed for trial... 7 days’ labour Glasgow... London ... watchmaker dealer 1840 1S42 S 34 5 94 fresh sallow, freckled dark brown dark blue light br. medium large medium medium bearded medium Admitted to bail. Small cut-mark over nose. Large lump on top of head; collar-bone broken; marks from sores on lower part of body. Addington Christchurch Aug. 31, 1882 disorderly conduct 2 months’ labour ... N. Zealand labourer ... 1S50 5 6 dark black dark large medium medium One previous conviction. Henry Hattemore ... Christchurch Oct. 19,1882 and assaulting police embezzlement 14 days’ labour London ... cook and 1853 5 i4 fresh dark brown blue large medium medium Unfinished coat-of-arms on left arm; mark of cut on left thumb. Addington Addington Ellen Thompson ... John Barnes Christchurch Kaiapoi Kaiapoi Oct. 3, 1882 Sept. 4,1882 May 27,1882 habitual drunkenness larceny vagrancy 1 month’s labour ... 2 months’ labour ... 6 months’ labour ... England ... London ... Scotland... prostitute labourer ... cook and 1835 1842 1838 5 °l 5 24 5 7 : sallow sallow fresh black brown black blue grey blue large large medium medium medium medium medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Scar on centre of forehead. Previously convicted. Addington George Murray ... Kaiapoi Timaru Sept. 5,1882 Jan. 4,1882 vagrancy stealing from the per2 months’ labour ... 12 months’ labour ... Ireland ... Auckland labourer ... labourer ... 1842 1855 5 I0 4 5 5a fair copper fair black blue black large broad medium large medium round Repeatedly convicted. “ Kotepahi,” stars in circle, and rose on left arm. Titnaru Andrew Johanson ... David Gorham Timaru Balclutha ... Oct. 30, 1882 Sept. 27,1882 son breach of Merchant Shipping Act larceny 7 days’ labour 1 month’s labour ... Finland ... England ... seaman ... labourer ... i860 1847 S 74 5 8 sallow ; fresh dark red brown hazel medium medium medium large round medium AlOH ANIS, &c. One previous conviction. Scar on back of right hand. John Lewton SutOamaru Oct. 24,1882 indecent exposure ... 7 days’ labour N. Zealand labourer ... 1850 5 11 sallow dark brown hazel medium medium medium Blind of left eye. JS on left arm. Auckland.. cliffe Henry Palmer Patrick Bedford Auckland ... Auckland ... July 25, 1882 July 25, 1882 vagrancy assault 3 months’ labour ... 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... Ireland ... labourer ... miner 1856 1846 5 °4 5 74 fresh fresh light brown light brown blue brown large medium medium medium medium medium Two previous convictions. D on breast; coat of arms on right arm; heart and two anchors on left arm. Auckland.. Frederick Flint Frederick J. Warner, Auckland ... Auckland ... Sept. 26,1882 April 4, 1881 false pretences larceny as a bailee ... 1 month’s labour ... 2 years’ labour England .. England ... author ... sailor 1830 1862 5 3s S 4 fresh sallow grey brown blue blue medium medium medium medium medium medium Scar on upper lip. Anchor on back of left hand; true love, anchors, and wreath on left arm. Auckland.. Auckland.. alias Mark Tapley John Sutherland ... Edwin Hunt Jaggar John Nelson Auckland ... Auckland ... Auckland ... April 4,1881 April 4, 1881 Oct. 6, 1882 breaking and enterin forgery, 3 charges .. breach of Merchan Shipping Act vagrancy forgery l 2 years’ labour 2 years’ labour 2i days’ labour Scotland.. N. Zealant Sweden .. carpenter clerk sailor 1840 1845 1849 5 S 5 4 , S hi sallow sallow fresh brown dark brown fair hazel dk. haze blue medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium JS and anchor on left arm. One previous conviction. Large scar on right leg; two scars on left leg. Auckland.. Mary A. Alexander Lawrence H. Jillings Auckland .. Auckland .. April 28,1882 July 5, 1880 6 months’ labour .. 3 years’ penal servi tude 3 years’ penal servi tude Ireland .. England .. horse1823 1856 3 °, S 4s wi there fresh grey light brown brown It. haze medium medium medium medium medium medium Twelve previous convictions. Blue marks on arms. Auckland.. James Watson, alias Patrick McCorske Auckland .. July 5, 1880 larceny Victoria .. draper .. 1851 5 6 swarth y light brown hazel medium medium medium Four previous convictions. Scar over right eye; large scar on right knee.

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