Offences Not Otherwise Described.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 13, 25 June 1884, Page 105

Offences Not Otherwise Described.

(See Police Gazette, 1884, page 80.) Richard Giblin, alias James Gallagher, alias Patrick Murphy, charged on warrant with having uttered a forged cheque to Edwin Charles Smith, has been arrested by Constable Martin Cashion, Greymouth Police, and remanded to Oamaru.

James Smith is charged, on warrant issued by the Auckland Bench, with having, on the 15th March last, at Auckland, embezzled 3s. 10d., the money of Henry Brinstead, by whom he was employed as assistant-bucher. Description: Supposed Irish, twenty years of age, about 5 feet high, slight build, dark complexion, no hair on face, eyes very much bloodshot. There are several similar charges to be preferred against this offender.

Frederick Orren is charged, on warrant issued by the Auckland Bench, with having, on the 23rd February last, at

Auckland, utterred a forged cheque for £3 2s. 6d. to Alfred Hair. Description: English, a painter by trade, but is sometimes employed as a ship’s cook or jockey, about fortyfive years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, slight build, sallow complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair whiskers and moustache tinged with grey, chin shaved; sailor, flags, anchor, and bracelet on right arm, three small holes in nose. He was sentenced at Auckland on the sth July, 1880, to three years’ penal servitude for forgery. (See Police Gazette, 1880, page 194.) The cheque is on the Bank of New Zealand, and purports to be drawn by F. J. Munro in favour of F. Orren.

Between 5 and 6 p.m. on the 3rd instant a stone was maliciously thrown at the railway-train between Inglewood and Midhirst, breaking a window, value 10s., in one of the second-class carriages; the property of the Government.

On the Ist instant a wooden wedge was found placed on the railway-line at Messrs. Southey and Willy’s tramwaycrossing, near Eltham, Taranaki District, which almost caused the railway-engine to go off the line. It is thought that it was placed there by a child, as some children were seen near the place.

About 3.20 a.m. on the 19th instant two large panes of glass, value £2 10s., were maliciously broken in one of the shop-windows of Daniel Booth, Tees Street, Oamaru. Two pieces of wood were thrown through the window into the shop.