Offences Not Otherwise Described.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 1, 9 January 1884, Page 1

Offences Not Otherwise Described.

James Horrigan is charged, on warrant issued by the Christchurch Bench, with having, on the Ist November last, at Christchurch, unlawfully and maliciously wounded Isaac Butterfield. Description: A native of Cork, fifty-five years of age, 5 feet 3 or 4 inches high, medium build, round features, blue eyes, fair hair beard whiskers and moustache ; usually wears grey-tweed suit and light lace-up boots, some*

times wears a pair of strapped trousers and a straw hat or a black billycock hat; chews tobacco, and is fond of drink. It is supposed he has gone to Sydney.

About 9.45 p.m. on the 29th ultimo, at Wanganui, two large panes of plate-glass, value £ls, were maliciously broken in the shop windows of Joseph Paul.

Charles Madden is charged, on warrant issued by the Tapanui Bench, with having between the Bth and 20th ultimo, at Tapanui, embezzled £1 2s. 4d. and several other sums, the money of Messrs. Cullen and Herbert, by whom he was employed selling meat. Description : A native of London, a butcher, thirty years of age, but looks younger, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, medium build, round face, ruddy complexion, light-brown hair, small fair beard whiskers and moustache, small cut marks on hands ; wore blue-serge suit, soft black hat, and a large light-coloured gold ring with blue stone. Ho left Tapanui during the night of the 27th ultimo, accompanied by a dark sallow-complexioned man about forty years of age.