Extracts from South Australian Police Gazette.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VII, Issue 14, 11 July 1883, Page 121

Extracts from South Australian Police Gazette.

(From Police Gazette , 1883, pages 86 and 106) William Thomas, alias Cumming, alias Lloyd, &c., age from thirty-five to forty years, height 5 feet 6 or 7 inches, stout build, dark complexion, dark hair beard whiskers and moustache ; wore dark tweed clothes ; for on the 28th ultimo forging

and uttering to William David Furge, at Adelaide, a cheque for £3 10s. on the Bank of South Australia, purporting to be signed by Laughton and Co. There are many similar cases against this offender, who is identical with Gteorge Thompson, alias Roberts. (See Police Gazette, 1879, page 37, “ Miscellaneous Information.”) —C. 980. Re William Thomas, alias Cumming, &c., on warrant, for forging and uttering : This offender is identical with Arthur Leslie, alias Henderson, alias McDonald, convicted at Sydney in August, 1879, on similar charges.—C. 980. He is also identical with Arthur Leslie, convicted on the 23rd August, 1881, at Melbourne, for fraudulent representations, and is described as follows : Forty-six years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, sallow complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, a native of London or America, says he is an agent and surveyor. Ilis arrest is of the utmost importance. Photograph in Commissioner’s office, Wellington.

By Authority; Geobgb Didsbvr?, Government Printer, Wellington.—lßß3,

Gaol. Name. Where Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. Height. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Remarks and Previous Convictions. Gisborne ... May 22, 1883 larceny 14 days’ labour England ... 1868 ft. 5 in. 6 pale brown hazel medium small small Gisborne ... Benjamin Taggart... Gisborne ... May 29, 1883 illegally on premises 14 days’ labour England ... labourer ... 1832 5 9 fresh grey hazel medium medium medium RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 3 oth JUNE , 1S83. Wellington Hugh Gibson Masterton ... May 21,1883 false pretences 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... shipwright 1850 S 9 fresh brown blue large large large Right thumb stiff-jointed; anchor and two blue dots on left hand; bullet- • medium medium wound on left arm. Wellington Charles Collier Masterton ... June ii, 1883 vagrancy 14 days’ labour England ... slaughteri860 5 si fair light blue medium Heart with three arrows and ribbon on man medium medium right arm; C on left arm. Wellington David Brown Wellington June 13,1883 breach of Merchant 14 days’ labour England ... sailor 1848 S 7i dark dark blue medium Woman on right arm; star, ship, and blue medium medium man on left wrist. W ellington George Hartup Wellington June 13,1883 breach of Merchant Shipping Act 14 days’ labour England... sailor 1862 5 3 dark dark medium English coat-of-arms; emblems of faith, hope, and charity, sailor, &c., on right medium medium arm; anchor on left hand; star on each leg. Wellington George Marley Wellington June 13, 1883 breach of Merchant 14 days’ labour America ... fireman ... 1861 5 6 dark brown grey medium Scar over left eye; anchor on both large large arms. Wellington Thomas Connelly .. Wellington June 13,1883 breach of Merchant 14 days’ labour Ireland ... sailor 1833 s 4i sallow dark grey iarge fresh brown medium medium medium Wellington James McKibbon ... Wellington June 20,1883 vagrancy 7 days’ labour Ireland ... carpenter *854 5 s grey Two previous co -victions. Sore eyes; small small small scar on left side of neck. Wellington James Shearer Wellington [une 22, 18S3 stowaway 7 days’ imprisonment Scotland... carpenter 1847 5 si sallow dark brown grey Several previous convictions. Wellington Mary Douglas Wellington April 2,1883 housebreaking and larceny 3 months’ labour ... N. Zealand servant ... 1866 5 0 dark dark light medium medium medium Wellington Hannah Mendoza ... 4 months’ labour ... England... prostitute 1836 5 .1, dark dark blue medium medium medium Twenty-seven previous convictions. Lyttelton ... William Mitchell ... Ashburton ... May 19, 1883 idle and disorderly ... 1 month’s labour ... Isle of Man labourer ... 1832 S 6f fair black, nearly grey large medium medium Slightly bald. Lyttelton ... Edward Lawrence... Lyttelton ... Jan. 17, 1883 larceny 6 months’ labour ... Sweden ... master 1837 S 8| fresh black dk. grey large, medium medium EW on lower left arm; anchor on left mariner & publican broad medium medium hand. Lyttelton ... Thomas Hardy, alias Christchurch Feb. 26, 18S3 larceny (2 charges) 4 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1827 5 7i swarthy black It. grey large Several previous convictions. BC on medium medium right side < f breast. Lyttelton ... Daniel Bourke Kaiapoi May 2, 1883 disorderly conduct... 2 months’ labour ... ) England labourer ... 1847 s 61 fresh black dark br. medium Barque on breast; woman in wreath, obscene language ... 1 month’s labour ... \ heart on left arm; bracelets on both wrists; crossed flags on lower right arm; heart on back of right hand; flag on back of left hand; rings in Addington Alfred James Kent Amberley ... Mar. 19, 1883 larceny 3 months’ labour ... London ... labourer... 1858 s 6i fair, freckled fair blue medium medium large Two previous convictions. Addington lohn Plunket lune 12, 1883 7 days’ labour Victoria ... waiter 1867 s 7i fresh black brown medium medium medium Tattoo-spot on right forearm. Addington james Thompson ... Christchurch Tune 11, 1883 larceny 14 days’ labour N. Zealand butcher ... 1865 5 10 fresh brown blue large large medium Large ears. Addington fohn Conway Christchurch June 11, 1883 larceny 14 days’ labour Victoria ... groom 1862 S 9 fresh dark brown hazel medium medium medium Addington John Manley, alias Mayne Christchurch June 11, 1883 larceny obscene language ... 14 days’ labour 4 days’labour | Victoria jockey 1859 4 III fresh brown blue large medium medium Ring tattooed on right middle finger. (cumulative) England ... 9l medium large One upper front tooth out; heavy Addington George H. B. Gilbert Coalgate ... May 28, 1883 false pretences : month’s labour ... contractor 1829 5 swarthy dark, turnblue medium England ... 5| ing grey medium beard. Addington Charles Falconer ... June 21, 1883 7 days’ labour ploughman 1844 5 fresh brown blue medium medium Left hand badly lacerated. Addington William Lambert ... Ashburton ... June 21,1883 larceny 7 days’ labour "Tasmania labourer ... 1858 5 7i fresh brown blue medium medium medium JH within circle, WL on left arm ; scar on right knee. Addington John Hall May 29,1883 larceny using abusive and 1 month’s labour ... N. Zealand shepherd... i860 5 6 1 fresh black blue medium medium medium Left arm amputated below elbow. Addington John Smith Christchurch June 21, 18S3 fined £ 2, or 7 days’ England ... bootmaker 1862 s 0 fresh sandy blue medium medium medium - threatening language labour Ireland ... prostitute 1834 medium Repeatedly convicted. Addington Mary Ann Greaves Christchurch June 18, 1883 habitual drunkenness 14 days’labour 5 4 sandy sandy grey medium medium Timaru Frank Rossiter Timaru June 19, 1883 attempted rape acquitted at Supreme England... livery stablekeeper groom 1853 5 8 fair brown grey medium medium medium Tirnaru ... John Wilson Timaru Oct. 19,1882 deserting bis children to be kept at hard labour until he finds bail fined £5, or 7 days’ labour 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... 1850 5 7i fresh dark blue medium medium medium One previous conviction. Timaru ... Robert Hammond... Waimate ... June 20,1883 wilful injury to proEngland... labourer... 1802 S 6 pale grey grey medium medium medium Timaru ... William Wilson ... June 1, 1SS3 Scotland... labourer ... 1848 5 II dark black grey large medium medium Two previous convictions. Back and Mount Cook William C. Kidney Timaru June 10, 1880 receiving stolen pro4 years’ penal serviBattersea cabinet1840 5 si fresh fair, turndk.grey large, large large perty tude maker ing grey straight belly covered with hair. Mount Cook William Henry Shaw Napier June 14,1880 arson 4 years’ penal servi- (. Leicester, clerk 1839 fresh light brown small tude 5 II grey bottle small embezzlement 4 years’ penal servif England tude (concurrent)

RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 16th JUNE, 1883— continued from last Gazette.

Gaol. Name. Where Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. Height. Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Remarks and Previous Convictions. Wanganui John Matthias Palmerston June 16,1S83 malicious injury to 7 days’ labour Scotland... labourer ... 1853 ft. 5 in. 81 fresh dark brown dk.grey medium medium medium Small tuft of hair between eyebrows. Wanganui Mary Brough North Wanganui... May 30, 1883 abusive language .. 3 mo’s imprisonment in default of bail Ireland ... widow 1845 S 4 pale dark brown dk. grey medium large medium One previous conviction. Mole on left cheek; ears pierced. Napier John Murphy, alias Woodville ... Jan. 13, 1883 larceny 6 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1S45 S ioi fresh brown brown medium medium medium One previous conviction. IM on right Napier M ahoney Cornelius Bryan ... Napier June 15.1883 wilful damage to prolined £1 and costs, N. Zealand labourer ... 1851 s 9 fair light brown grey medium medium medium E and female on right arm; female on perty and £ 2 5s. damages, or 14 days’ labour medium left arm. Bald on top of head. Napier ... James Laing Gisborne ... Jan. 22, 1883 assault, causing 6 months’ labour ... Tasmania labourer ... 1820 5 9 fair grey blue medium medium medium H A RATA on left arm ; “ Teneretaura” and PA on right arm. Napier Piripi T. Rua Gisborne ... Jan. 22, 1883 indecent assault 6 months’ labour ... N. Zealand labourer ... 1843 5 10 copper black, turndark br. flat medium Napier Thomas Long Waipawa ... June 2, 1883 breach of section 157, fined £3 and costs, Ireland ... labourer ... 1S41 S 9i fresh sandy grey medium medium medium Twenty previous convictions. Crucifix Public Works Act, 1882 obscene language ... or 1 month’s labour and anchor on right arm. Napier John Glover Napier June 2, 1883 fined £1 and costs, threatening language or i month’s labour fined £2 and costs, or i month’s labour (concurrent) acquitted >■ Ireland ... labourer ... 1834 6 °1 fair brown hazel large small medium Eleven previous convictions. . Nelson Mary Gramatica ... Nelson June 2i, 1883 accessory to murder Ireland ... laundress 1844 5 6\ sallow black grey pointed large broad after the fact medium Mole on back over left shoulder-blade. Nelson Henry Cook, alias Henry Cook Wilkinson John Gately Nelson June 21, 1883 bigamy acquitted England... miner 1832 S I fair brown hazel pointed medium Dunedin ... Dunedin Jan. 5, 18S1 larceny 3 years’ penal servitude 2 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1811 6 I fresh dark brown grey medium medium medium Nineteen previous convictions. April 24,1883 assault Scotland... seaman ... 1857 5 4a swarthy black grey medium medium medium JM and heart on right arm. Warts on right hand. Dunedin ... William Forshaw ... Dunedin ... Jan. 17,1883 larceny (2 charges) 6 months’ labour on each charge (concurrent) 6 months’ labour ... England ... groom, &c. 1863 5 4 fresh dark brown grey medium medium medium Charles Hensberg ... Dunedin Dec. 19, 18S2 larceny (2 charges) England ... groom 1818 5 si fresh grey grey medium medium medium Teeth nearly all out. April 28,18S3 larceny 2 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1S58 5 IO sallow dark brown hazel medium medium medium Toes malformed. Elizabeth Tattersall Dunedin May 26, 1883 soliciting prostitution 30 days’ labour England... prostitute 1847 s 4 fresh light grey medium medium medium Six previous convictions. Mar. 2g, 1883 obscene language ... 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... 1841 5 4 fresh grey grey medium medium medium Nine previous convictions. Clyde John Willis Clyde April 30,1883 larceny 1 month’s labour ... England ... labourer ... i860 5 4a fair light brown, grey medium small short, One previous conviction. A small blue curly round spot on forehead ; blue mark on upper lip; anchor on back of left wrist; broad face. Invercargill Amos James Tudball Invercargill Dec. 27, 1882 false pretences (3 6 months’ labour ... England ... butcher ... 1847 6 2 fresh dark brown dark br. medium medium medium One previous conviction for forgery. charges) 1836 medium Cut on right thigh and left forefinger. Invercargill John Kelly, alias Invercargill April 30,18S3 habitual drunkenness 2 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 5 S dark, dark brown grey large medium Ten previous convictions. Pockpitted; swarthy mark of cut on forehead. Invercargill William Barry Invercargill June 12, 1883 resisting police 7 days’ labour Ireland ... labourer ... 1844 S 5 fresh dark brown dark br. large, medium small, Mark of cut on left eyebrow; scar on aquiline] sharp nose; boil-mark on right side of neck. Star, SIAOSWATiAIOSE on right Auckland... To Pa Auckland ... June s, 1883 larceny 14 days’ labour Samoa ... miller 1851 5 7 k copper black light br. medium medium medium Elizabeth Brady ... June 12, 1883 injury to property ... 7 days’ labour N. Zealand 1S68 6 dark light brown grey medium medium medium Mole on right side of neck. Auckland ... Anne Casey Auckland ... Mar. 20, 1883 vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1852 s I fair light brown hazel medium medium medium 1 hree previous convictions. Auckland... James Brady Auckland ... June 13, 1883 larceny 7 days’ labour Ireland ... 1841 5 s sallow grey grey medium medium medium iwo previous convictions. Man-of-war Auckland... Walter Hill On board H.M.S. ‘Lark’ Mar. 22, 1883 deserting from navy 90 days’ imprisonment England ... sailor 1852 1848 5 45 sallow fair blue large medium medium on breast. Red mark on right hand. Thomas Kerr Hamilton ... April 21,1883 vagrancy 2 months’ labour ... Scotland... labourer ... 5 5 fresh fair blue medium medium medium Auckland... Joseph Thompson, Cambridge... April 21,1883 larceny 2 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1823 5 8 sallow grey grey medium medium medium Seven previous convictions. alias King, alias Keilly, &c. 1841 medium One previous conviction. IN THIS Auckland ... William Smith, alias Auckland ... June 9, 1SS3 vagrancy 14 days’ labour England ... sailor 5 5^ swarthy black brown medium medium Barton 2^ I CONQUER, &c., on left arm. Auckland... Sampson Josephson Auckland ... Jan. 17, 1883 larceny 6 months’ labour ... Australia shoemaker 1867 5 sallow brown grey large medium medium Two previous convictions. Auckland .. Titore Tango Auckland ... Jan. 17, [883 assault 6 months’ labour ... N. Zealand labourer ... 1855 5 7i copper black brown medium medium medium Auckland... Mary A. Biddick ... Auckland .. Nov. 7, 1882 vagrancv 9 months’ labour ... Ireland ... 1841 5 8 fair grey light br. medium medium medium Four previous convictions. Auckland... Maria McGuinness Auckland ... June it, 1883 habitual drunkenness 14 days’ labour Ireland ... 1834 5 0, swarthy grey hazel medium medium medium One previous conviction. Auckland... Charles Plannings... Auckland ... June 12, 1883 habitual drunkenness 14 days’ labour Germany upholsterer 1838 5 2 i sallow grey hazel medium medium medium Eight previous convictions. Auckland ... Edward Avarillo ... Auckland ... April 28,1883 larceny 2 months’ labour ... England ... sailor 1852 5 3 h sallow light brown blue medium medium medium B on left arm ; BP on back of left hand. Auckland... Peter Anderson Auckland ... April 30,1883 assault 2 months’ labour ... Finland ... sailor 1843 5 7 sallow brown brown medium medium medium AE1 on left arm. Auckland... Edward Wilson Auckland ... April 30,1883 larceny 2 months’ labour ... N. Zealand 1872 4 3 4 sallow light brown brown medium medium medium One previous conviction. Auckland... Edmund Wilson ... Auckland ... April 30,1883 larceny 2 months’ labour ... N. Zealand 1869 4 95 sallow light brown brown medium medium medium One previous conviction. Auckland ... Frederick Jones ... Kawakawa... Mar. 30, 1883 vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... Wales barman ... 1850 5 81 fresh brown hazel medium medium medium Sixteen previous convictions. Wound Auckland... Michael Ryan Auckland ... May 1, 1883 assaulting a constable 2 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1838 5 swarthy light brown grey medium medium medium on left loin. Auckland... Frederick Bartholm Auckland ... May 2, 1883 obscene exposure ... 2 months’ labour ... Denmark carpenter 1849 5 7 fresh brown hazel medium medium medium Scar on second finger of right hand.

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