Extract from Tasmania Reports of Crime.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VII, Issue 26, 28 December 1883, Page 219

Extract from Tasmania Reports of Crime.

(From Reports of Crime, 1883, page 190.) Boston, U.S.A. An indictment warrant has been issued in Boston, United States of America, for the arrest of a man calling himself C. F. Dewey, also known as 0. R. Halpert, for obtaining by forgery SBO,OOO. Description: About thirty-three years of age, 5 feet 4 inches high, black hair, dark piercing eyes; when last seen had small black moustache and very thin whiskers on side of face, trimmed short, high cheek-bones with some colour in cheeks, dark yellowish complexion, like a Chinaman, about 120 lb. weight; an Alsatian Jew, and, though using good English, speaks with a strong German accent, sounding “w” like “ v,” as “ven” for “when;” is educated, speaking several languages, German being probably his native tongue; gentlemanly in his bearing. He had a woman with him of dark complexion, from twenty-five to twenty-eight years of age, black hair and eyes, heavy eyelashes and brows, her own hair banged, taller than average, slightly stooping, rather awkward gait, very pleasing voice intelligent in conversation, evidently well educated, largo hands; she may be with him now. Photo of above-described offender in this office.

By Authority : Gkobos Didsburt, Government Printer, Wellington.—?BßS,

.Gaol. ! Name. Where Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. Height. 1 Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Remarks and Previous Convictions. Wanganui Henry J. Dingleday Wanganui ... Oct. 23, 1883 attempted suicide ... 1 mo’s imprisonment England ... tailor 1832 ft. in. 5 7\ brownbrown, turnblue large small small Mark of cut on left wrist. ish in g grey Westport... Joseph Stewart Westport ... Nov. 2, 18S3 assaulting police, &c. 1 month’s labour ... miner 1S47 5 6 yellow dark brown grey large iarge large Napier Michael Brosnahan Napier June 25, 1883 false pretences (2 S months’ labour ... N. Zealand blacksmith 1865 5 9$ dark black brown medium medium medium Scar on back of right hand. charges') Napier Rawhira Napier June 19, 1833 larceny 6 months’ labour ... N. Zealand labourer ... 1856 6 1$ copper black brown medium medium medium One previous conviction. I on left Napier Johnston Boyle Napier Nov. 26, 1S83 larceny acquitted at Supreme Ireland ... labourer ... 1S61 6 0 dark dark brown light br. medium medium medium Scar on forehead and on right thumb. Napier Harry Douglas Napier Nov. S, 1883 illegally on premises C/Ourt 1 month’s labour ... Scotland... labourer ... 1840 5 Si fair brown blue large medium medium Two previous convictions. Pockpitted. RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT' ENDED 15m DECEMBER, 1883. Auckland ... William Alford, alias Whangarei Nov. 5, 1SS3 vagrancy 1 month’s labour ... England ... watchmaker 1S5S 5 2 fresh dark brown hazel medium medium medium One previous co viction. Holford Alfred Wright Coromandel Oct. 6, 1883 larceny 2 months’ labour ... England ... 1867 4 9l sallow fair brown medium medium medium One previous conviction. Edwin |. Muller Coromandel Oct. 6, 1883 larceny 2 months’ labour ... N. Zealand 1866 5 0 sallow light brown blue medium medium medium One previous conviction. Palmer Wilson Coromandel DJct. 6, 1883 larceny 2 months’ labour N. Zealand 1867 S 2i fresh brown blue long medium medium Henry Arthur Coromandel Oct. 6, 1883 larceny 2 months’ labour Australia... 1868 5 2f swarthy light brown blue medium medium medium Auckland ... Charles Adams Auckland ... June 7, 1S83 larceny 6 months’ labour ... England ... sailor 18 53 5 4 sallow brown brown medium medium medium Auckland ... William Thompson Auckland ... Sept. 8, 1833 vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... Denmark sailmaker 1830 5 8J fresh grey grey medium medium medium Twenty-seven previous convictions. Right eye injured. Auckland ... Eliza Lestrange Auckland ... Nov. 10, 18S3 vagrancy 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... 1S44 4 ” pale black blue medium medium medium Seventy-two previous convictions. Auckland ... James McGuinness Auckland ... Nov. 29, 1S83 assault 7 days’ labour Ireland ... bushman ... 1830 5 8 sallow dark brown grey medium medium medium Ship, cannon, and two flags on right arm ; JM on left arm. William Brownlee ... Auckland ... Oct. 2, 1882 forgery 18 months’ labour ... ■Scotland ... carpenter 1848 5 35 sallow brown hazel medium medium medium William Wilkins .. Auckland ... July 2, i83i larceny 6 months’ labour England ... steward ... 1821 5 5i swarthy grey hazel medium medium medium Six previous convictions. Auckland ... Simon alias Samuel Auckland ... Dec. 1,1883 larceny 7 days’ labour N. Zealand bootmaker 1859 5 7i fresh fair hazel medium medium medium Two previous convictions. Auckland ,. Thompson Grainger Auckland ... Dec. 5. 1883 larceny 7 days’ labour England ... sailor 1853 5 7 swarthy brown hazel medium medium medium Left thumb disfigured. Auckland ... loseph Robinson ... Auckland ... Nov. 30,1883 vagrancy 14 days’ labour Wales ... hawker ... 1830 5 5 swarthy light brown hazel medium medium medium Fifteen previous convictions. Auckland ... Henry Turner, alias Hamilton ... Nov. 30,1883 vagrancy 14 days’ labour England ... labourer ... 1841 5 6 swarthy black hazel medium medium medium Six previous convictions. Auckland ... Theodore Burns, Dargaville ... Nov. 16, 1883 vagrancy 30 days’ labour Barbadoes cook 1841 5 11* black black, curly brown medium medium medium Two previous convictions. Scar on left alias King Koffee cheek. Auckland ... William Davev, alias Mercury Bay May 1, 1SS3 larceny 9 months’ labour ... N. Zealand labourer ... 1854 5 4l copper black brown medium medium medium One previous conviction. Left ear Wiremu Tutabi pierced; blue line on right arm. Maria Lysaght Auckland ... Feb. 24, 1883 vagrancy 12 months’ labour ... Ireland ... 1833 5 0 fresh brown grey medium medium medium Thirty-three previous convictions. Peter Hurley Auckland ... Dec. 3, 1883 vagrancy 14 days’ labour England ... labourer ... 18)8 S 5. fresh brown hazel broken medium medium Impediment in speech. Wellington Elizabeth Morris ... Wellington Nov. 20, 1883 illegally on premises 14 davs’ labour Africa prostitute 1846 5 1 5 black black black short large large Seven previous convictions. Wellington Annie Webb Wellington Nov. 27, 1883 obscene language ... 7 days’ labour Wales prostitute 1838 5 fair light brown blue Roman small small Eight previous convictions. Wellington James alias Samuel Featherston Nov. 5, 1883 having no visible law1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... carpenter 1854 5 5 fresh brown grey medium medium medium three previous convictions. Sore eyes; Gibbon, alias James ful means of supscar on left side of neck. McKibbon port Wellington John Russell Wellington Sept. 12, 188! using (threatening 3 mo’s imprisonment Scotland ... sawyer 1847 5 10 fresh brown grey medium medium medium 1 hree previous convictions. language in default of bail Wellington Patrick alias John Wellington Dec. 4, 1S83 habitual drunkenness 9 days’ labour England ... sailor 1845 5 5 fresh brown blue medium medium medium Five previous convictions. American Donovan, alias John and obscene lan-eoat-of-arms on right arm. Donor ffuagc Wellington Ann Russell, alias Wellington Nov. 25, 1883 habitual.’ mkenness 21 days’ labour England .. prostitute i860 dark dark brown brown long medium medium Ten previous convictions. Mary Ann Russell, and having no lawalias Annie Russell * . ful visible means of support Wanganui John McDonald Marton Sept, to, 1883 larceny 3 months' labour ... Scotland ... saddler ... 1S37 5 9 fresh grey blue medium medium large, Bald ; lump on right thigh. John W. Gardom ... Bull’s Sept. to, 1883 false pretences 3 months’ labour ... England ... butcher ... 183S 5 6 fresh grey hazel inclined medium medium Birth-mark on upper left arm; nearly to left all upper teeth out. John Hawker Wanganui ... Nov. 8, 18S3 larceny 1 month’s labour ... Bath tailor 1826 S <5 fresh grey grey Roman medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Slightly pockpitted. DRINK, CHAPS', &c., on left arm ; anchor on right arm. Wanganui Thomas Burke Marton Nov. 28, 1883 exposing his person 14 days’ labour Ireland ... labourer ... 1837 5 6} fresh brown, turnblue medium medium medium Nail of right middle finger growing ing errey down over point. Edward Pawson Wanganui ... Nov. 29, 1883 stealing from a dwell14 days’imprisonment Wanganui groom 1 368 5 3 treckled light brown brown medium small small Mole on left side of backbone ; mark of cut on ball of right toe and on sole of left foot. Addington John Wheeler Christchurch Oct. 11, 1883 sheep-stealing committed for trial... England ... butcher ... 1840 5 S fresh dark brown blue medium medium medium Admitted to bail. Addington William Hutton Christchurch June 7, 1883 larceny (2 charges) 6 months’ labour ... Scotland ... labourer ... 1840 S 4 fresh sandy, turnhazel medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. ■ ing grey

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

Gaol. Name. Where Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. dlorn Height 1 Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Remarks and Previous Convictions. Addington Addington Eliza Wilson Catharine Meredith, Christchurch Christchurch Sept. 8, 1883 Sept. 8, 1883 habitual drunkenness habitual drunkenness 3 months’ labour ... 3 months’ labour ... Scotland ... Scotland ... prostitute prostitute 1854 1854 ft 5 5 in. sallow fair black sandy hazel grey long medium medium medium narrow medium Repeatedly convicted. Six previous convictions. Addington alias Murray Ellen Jordan, alias Christchurch Sept. 11, 1883 habitual drunkenness 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... prostitute 1845 S 4 pale black grey medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Addington Andrews Charles Drew SteChristchurch Nov. 30,1883 vagrancy 14 days’ labour ... New York painter ... 1854 5 3 1 fresh dark grey medium medium medium Crucifix, rose, thistle, and shamrock on right arm ; bracelet on left wrist. Addington Addington phenson Mary Craig Ellen Parkson, alias Christchurch Christchurch Sept. 17,1883 Oct. 17,1883 habitual drunkenness assault 3 months’ labour ... 2 months’ labour ... Tasmania 1 reland ... prostitute prostitute 1849 1850 5 5 o\ 2 swarthy fresh black black brown blue medium medium medium medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Repeatedly convicted. Parkinson, alias . Three previous convictions. N.Plymouth Dan by George Wood Christchurch July a, 1881 forgery and uttering 3 years’ penal servitude bound over to come up for sentence England ... carpenter 1832 5 32 fair light blue medium medium medium Gisborne ... Heremu Turutu Gisborne ... Dec. 10, 1883 riot N. Zealand labourer ... 1843 5 5} copper black brown medium medium medium Gisborne ... Eruto Wharekura .. Gisborne ... Dec. 10,1883 riot when called upon bound over to come N. Zealand labourer ... 183S 5 4* copper black brown medium medium medium Gisborne ... Te Naria Wharekura Gisborne ... Dec. 10, 1883 riot when called upon bound over to come up for sentence N. Zealand labourer ... 1833 s 7 copper grey brown medium medium medium Gisborne ... Peta Mutu Gisborne ... Dec. 10,1883 riot when called upon bound over to come up for sentence N. Zealand labourer ... 1838 5 7i copper grey brown medium medium medium Gisborne ... Peturu Hekopa Gisborne ... Dec. 10,1883 riot when called upon bound over to come up for sentence N. Zealand labourer ... 1861 5 9} copper black brown large large medium Blind of left eye. Gisborne ... Eria Noliowhare ... Gisborne ... Dec. 10,1883 attempted rape when called upon acquitted at Supreme N. Zealand labourer ... i85 3 5 52 copper black brown medium medium medium Four previous convictions. Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Margaret Griffin ... Georgina Bootwright, Dunedin Dunedin Nov. s, 1883 Oct. 27, 1883 soliciting prostitution soliciting prostitution 30 days’ labour 6 weeks’ labour Ireland ... Auckland prostitute prostitute 1856 i860 5 S I fresh fresh brown dark brown fazel medium medium medium medium medium medium Thirteen previous convictions. Dunedin ... Dunedin ... alias Cumming El i zabeth Tattersall William Anderson ... Dunedin Dunedin Nov. 7, 1883 Oct. 9,1883 vagrancy assault and assaulting police false pretences vagrancy obscene language ... 30 days’labour 2 months’ labour ... England ... Dunedin ... prostitute groom 1847 i860 S 5 4 7i fresh fresh fair dark brown grey grey medium large medium medium medium medium Ten previous convictions. Scar on right knee. Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Dunedin ... Robert Farmer Ann McPherson Mary Ann Heffernan Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin July 2, 1883 Jan. 31,1883 Nov. 28,1883 6 months’ labour ... 12 months’ labour ... 14 days’ labour Ireland ... England ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1842 1826 1854 S 5 5 6 2 2 pale fresh pale light brown grey dark brown hazel hazel grey medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium medium Twenty-three previous convictions. One previous conviction. Mark of cut over left eye. One previous conviction. Hand and heart and three flags on left arm; Dunedin ... Frederick W. LieDunedin Sept. 14, 18S3 larceny 3 months’ labour ... N.S. Wales clerk 1862 5 3 sallow dark brown hazel medium medium medium wellyn medium woman on right arm. Dunedin larceny 3 months’ labour England ... hairdresser 1862 5 10 fresh light brown grey medium medium Previously convicted. Lyttelton ... Arthur Russell Christchurch Nov. 6, 1883 resisting a constable 6 months’ labour ... England ... labourer ... 1849 5 II fresh dark brown dark br. thick, pointed pointed large medium Lyttelton ... Charles Fraser Christchurch Sept. 8, 1883 larceny 3 months’ labour ... England ... cook and ■ labourer labourer ... 1849 s fresh grey grey large prominent Very large eyes; right leg ulcerated. Lyttelton ... James Finn Christchurch July 28, 1883 larceny 5 months’ labour ... Ireland ... 1848 5 9i fresh brown hazel large, large medium Several previous convictions. Lyttelton ... Thomas Hardy, alias Christchurch July 5, 1883 larceny 6 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1826 S 7i swarthy bladk It. grey large medium medium Several previous convictions. Smith Daniel Lea Ashburton ... Oct. 15,1883 exposing his person 2 months’ labour ... England ... gymnast ... 1845 5 4 fresh dark brown, It. blue large large medium A prize-fighter. Lyttelton ... William C. Warren Christchurch Sept. 17,1883 larceny 3 months’ labour ... England ... labourer ... *845 S 2* fresh turning grey black light br. inclined medium medium Left middle finger off; scar on left Lyttelton ... Richard Marsden ... Lyttelton ... Dec. 10,1883 riotous behaviour ... fined £ 1, or 14 days’ N. Zealand grocer’s 1867 5 4* fresh black brown small small small Flat face; scar under right heel. Lyttelton ... John Archibald Lyttelton ... Dec. 10, 1883 riotous behaviour ... fined £1, or 14 days’ N. Zealand labourer ... 1867 5 7a fair fair It. grey large medium medium Indistinct anchor on left hand. Lyttelton ... John Phillips Lyttelton ... Dec. 10,1883 riotous behaviour ... fined £i, or 14 days’ N. Zealand coachsmith 1 865 5 3a fresh, freckled red grey medium medium medium Lyttelton ... Henry Burns Lyttelton ... Dec. 10, 1883 riotous behaviour ... fined £3, or I month’s England ... frenchpolisher gardener... 1864 5 52 fair fair blue medium small small Lyttelton ... Thomas Neary Lyttelton ... Dec. 10, 1883 riotous behaviour ... fined or 6 weeks* N. Zealand 1864 s 3 dark, freckled black light br. medium medium medium Lyttelton ... John McSweeney, Lyttelton ... Dec. 10, 1883 riotous behaviour ... fined £5, or 6 weeks’ Ireland ... labourer ... 1864 5 5* dark black light br. broad large medium alias Martin, alias labour Brown Waimate ... Nov. 22, 18S3 larceny 14 days’labour England ... labourer ... 1859 5 8 fair light grey medium medium medium 14 days’ labour England ... married ... 1861 3 2 pale brown hazel medium medi um medium Three previous convictions. Sore eyes. Timaru ... Sarah Ager Waimate ... Sept. 10, 1883 vagrancy 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... prostitute 1853 5 2 fresh brown hazel fiat large round

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