Extracts from Victoria Police Gazette.
(From Gazette, 1884, pages 185, 195, and 245.)
Stolen from the dwelling of David Thomas, Bute Street, Footscray, on the 10th instant, an oval gold brooch, leaf border, leaf and red stone in centre, with a likeness underneath, and 3s. 6d. in silver. —O. 4272, lltli July, 1884. — David Thomas’s larceny: A warrant has now been issued for the arrest of a man named Smith for this offence. He pledged the property at Black’s pawn office, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. Description: About twenty-three years of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, clean-shaved, long eyelashes; dressed in light clothes and soft felt hat.—G. 4272, 21st July, 1874. David Thomas’s larceny : Complainant has received a letter from New Zealand, enclosing a £1 note, and informing him where his brooch was pawned. The letter is unsigned, but is believed to be from Smith ; it bears the Port Chalmers post-mark, dated the 19th August, 1884. —0. 4272, 9th September, 1884.
By Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.— lßß4.
Gaol. Name. WhereTried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. c $ C Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Remarks and Previous Convictions. Wellington Julia O'Byrne, alias Wellington July 30, 1SS4 indecent behaviour... 6 weeks’ labour N. Zealand prostitute 1854 ft 5 in. 2 fair sandy, wavy dk. hazel sharp medium medium Sixteen previous convictions. Wellington Charles Hansen Wellington Aug. 14, 1884 larceny 1 month’s labour ... Norway ... sailor 1S61 5 7 fresh auburn blue aquiline medium medium Cross and I on right arm ; BNS on back of right hand and on left forearm ; Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Patrick Donovan, alias John Donor Hannah Mendoza Robert Wilkie Charles Webb Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Aug. 16, 1884 April 8, 1884 Sept. 8, 1884 July 17, 1884 obscene language ... larceny assaulting police, &c. false pretences (2 1 month’s labour ... 6 months’ labour ... 7 days’ labour 2 months’ labour ... England ... England ... Scotland ... sailor prostitute labourer ... 1846 1837 1854 5 S S 5 3 1 fresh dark fresh brown dark brown blue blue blue medium medium medium medium medium large medium medium medium amhoron left hand. Eleven previous convictions. American coat-of-arms on right arm. Thirty-one previous convictions. Indistinct anchor tattooed on left arm. charges) false pretences 1 month’s labour ... (England clerk 1854 6 0 fresh light brown blue prominent medium medium Scars on wrists. Thomas Chenhall Wellington Sept, it, 1S84 (concurrent) 3 Wellington illegally on premises 7 days’ labour England ... labourer ... l8t2 Bald. Lyttelton ... Henry Hogwood Christchurch July 26, 1884 larceny (.2 charges)... 6 weeks’ labour England ... cook 1853 22 Lyttelton ... Lyttelton ... William Henry Derrick Henry Edmondson ... Christchurch Akaroa April s, 1SS4 Aug. 12, 1884 larceny obscene and indecent language having no visible 6 months’ labour ... 1 month’s labour ... N. Zealand England ... labourer ... labourer ... 1865 1835 S 5 Si Pale, freckled 73 fresh dark brown black dk.grey dk. grey broad medium small medium small medium Four previous convictions. Lyttelton ... Robert Kent Christchurch Jan. 31, 1884 9 months’ labour ... England ... labourer ... 1854 5 Ci\ fresh black grey medium medium medium Nine previous conyictions. Anchor and SK on left forearm; dots on right Lyttelton ... John Soper Lyttelton ... Sept. 8, 1884 obscene language ... 7 days’ labour England ... seaman ... 1S5S 12 fresh Lyttelton ... John McDaid Lyttelton ... Sept. 8, 1884 obscene language ... 7 days’ labour Scotland ... seaman ... i860 Lyttelton ... Charles bisher Lyttelton ... Sept. 8, 1884 obscene language ... 7 days’labour Scotland ... seaman ... 1862 5 6J fair fair sandy large medium medium Monument with “ In memory of mv grey mother” inscribed thereon on left Lyttelton ... Alfred Anderson Lyttelton ... April 15, 1S84 exposing his person 6 months’ labour ... Sweden ... seaman ... 1831 forearm. Addington Henry- Firth Christchurch Sept. 12, 1884 larceny 12 strokes with a birch N. Zealand 1872 83 Addington Mary Margaret Long Lyttelton ... June 13, 18S4 habitual drunkenness 3 months’ labour ... Co. Armagh matron ... 1S43 43 fresh black hazel medium medium medium Addington Catherine Sullivan, Ashburton ... Mar. 12,1884 breach of Licensing 3 months’ labour ... alias McDonald Act having no visible 3 months’ labour ... (Cork 1 prostitute 1843 5 3 fresh black blue medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Elizabeth Kent, alias Margaret Hartnell, Christchurch Jan. 31,1884 means of support (cumulative) 9 months’ labour ... Addington being a rogue and vagabond County Tipperary prostitute 1S57 5 oi swarthy black dark br. pug large short Repeatedly convicted. alias Maloney, alias Griffiths Christchurch Jan. 31, 1884 Addington Ellen Parkinson, alias Parkson, alias Dauby being a rogue and vagabond 9 months’ labour ... Co. Kerry prostitute 1850 5 2 fresh black dk. blue medium medium medium Repeatedly convicted. Addington Mary Gough Leeston June 17, 1884 indecency having no visible 2 months’ labour ... 1 month’s labour ... ) County > Waterprostitute 1827 5 5 sallow grey blue medium medium short Repeatedly convicted. Charles Lacey ... Ashburton ... Sept. 10, 1884 means of support Addington disorderly conduct in 7 days’ labour London ... labourer ... 1S44 5 0 fresh medium medium medium John Kelton Ashburton ... Sept. 10, 18S4 a licensed house Addington disorderly conduct in a licensed house 7 days’ labour Liverpool seaman ... 1842 5 si swarthy brown blue wide large broad Ship on left arm. Napier Ruka Miromiro Gisborne ... June 18, 1884 stealing from a store 3 months’ labour ... N. Zealand labourer ... 18G9 s 6 Napier lemi Piripi Sweeney... Gisborne ... June 18, >884 stealing from a store 3 months’ labour ... N. Zealand labourer ... 1868 5 7 copper A half-caste Maori. Nelson josiah Claridge, alias Hawera May 31, 1884 taking excessive irn7 days’ labour in deEngland ... carpenter 1829 5 83 fresh brown blue straight medium small Seaby Charles Edward Bunny Nelson July 2, 1884 pounding fees fault of paying £2 Nelson embezzlement committed for trial ... N. Zealand solicitor ... 1855 6 0 sallow Admitted to bail. N. Plymouth N. Ply mouth John Payne Thomas Lambert Hawera Hawera June 4, 1884 Aug. 14, 1884 larceny assault 3 months labour ... 14 days’labour Ireland ... 'I butcher ... 1844 S 7 fresh light brown grey medium medium medium obscene and indecent language assaulting a constable 14 days' labour > England sailor 185s s 2 dark black hazel medium medium medium Auckland ... David Roche Auckland ... Aug. 9, 1S84 6 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1857 5 5 Vaccination-marks on right arm. Scar on right leg. Auckland... Richard Young Papakura ..: Aug. 26, 1884 malicious damage to property having no visible means of support being the occupier of a house frequented 14 days’ labour Ireland ... farmer 1857 s 3i fair light brown blue broken medium medium Auckland... Auckland... Benjamin West John Caiu Auckland ... Auckland ... Mar. 10, 1884 June 11, 1884 6 months’ labour ... 3 months’ labour ... England ... England ... bushman ... cook 1827 1841 s 5 43 23 swarthy dark grey dark brown blue hazel medium medium medium medium medium medium Ten previous convictions. Scar on bridge of nose. JCSN on right arm. by persons having no visible means of Auckland ... Sarah Ann Cain, alias Shiels Auckland ... June 11, 1884 having no visible means of support 3 months’ labour ... N. Zealand 1859 S 3 fresh fair hazel medium medium medium Sixteen previous convictions. Auckland... Emily Brown, alias Howley Auckland ... June 11,1884 having no visible means of support 3 months’ labour ... N. Zealand 1853 5 I sallow brown ... blue medium medium medium Ten previous convictions. Auckland... Mary Ann Dixon Auckland ... June 11,1884 having no visible means of support 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... 1841 5 I swarthy dark brown dark br. medium medium medium One previous conviction.
RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED FROM GAOLS DURING THE FORTNIGHT ENDED 20th SEPTEMBER, 1884.
C aul. j Name. Where Tried. When. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born. £ X Complexion. Hair. Eyes. Nose. Mouth. Chin. Remarks and Previous Convictions. Auckland... Peter Finn Auckland ... June 12, 1SS4 having no visible 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... dealer 1S0S ft. in. S 3i fresh grey grey medium medium medium Ten previous convictions. Left forefinmeans of support boilermakei ger off. Auckland ... Francis Worskey Auckland ... Sept. 5, 18S4 larceny 7 days’ labour Scotland ... 1865 5 4 4 fresh brown grey medium medium medium One previous conviction. Scar on breast and on left side. Auckland.. Bridget Foley Auckland ... Aug. 13, 1S84 being the occupier of a house frequented 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... 1826 swarthy black brut, a medium medium medium Hands and feet crippled. by persons having no visible means of support 1848 sallow Auckland ... Margaret Brainsbury Auckland ... Aug. 17, 1884 having no visible 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... 5 2i grey brown medium medium medium Seventeen previous convictions. means of support Auckland... Auckland ... April io, 1S84 larceny 6 months’ labour ... I reland ... labourer ... 1821 5 swarthy grey grey medium medium medium Two previous convictions. Auckland ... Auckland ... Aug. 27, 1884 18, 1884 obstructing police ... 2t days' labour England ... baker 1859 5 54 florid dark brown blue medium medium medium Auckland... Auckland ... June assault 3 months’ labour ... 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... labourer ... 1821 S 4 sallow grey grey medium medium medium Pockpittcd. Auckland... William Donlan Auckland .. June 19, 1884 having no visible Ireland ... shoemaker 1S44 5 4 florid grey blue medium medium medium Two previous convictions. means of support Auckland ... Jane French, alias GalAuckland ... June 19, 1884 having no visible 3 months’ labour .. Ireland ... '.836 5 4 fair light brown blue medium medium medium Six previous convictions. means of support Two previous convictions. Auckland ... William Hoiford, alias Mercer Aug. 21, 1884 having no visible 1 month’s labour ... England ... watchmaker 1S.S8 S 2 fresh dark brown hazel medium medium medium means of support fresh One previous conviction. Scar over left Dunedin ... John Parker Dunedin May l6, 1S84 larceny (2 charges)... 4 months’ labour on Scotland ... labourer ... 1844 S i dark brown blue medium medium medium each charge (concurrent) knee. Dunedin ... Catherine Cahill Dunedin May 31, 1884 having no visible 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... prostitute 1845 5 0 fresh light grey medium medium medium Forty previous convictions. Right hand means of support contracted. Dunedin ... June 20, 1884 riotous conduct 3 months’ labour ... Ireland ... prostitute 1S61 5 4 fresh dark brown haze! medium large medium Two previous convictions. Duneain ... Ann Brady Dunedin Aug. 13, 1884 damaging property 4 weeks’ labour Ireland ... married ... 1844 1 fresh dark brown grey medium medium medium Four previous convictions. Dunedin ... Bridget Diggs Dunedin Aug. 13. I884 being the occupier of 1 month's labour ... Ireland ... 1 «55 5 2 fresh red hazel large medium medium Five previous convictions. Pockpitled. a house frequented by thieves Dunedin ... George E. Spencer ... Pt. Chalmers Aug. 26, 1884 assault 14 aays labour England ... seaman ... 1863 5 4 fresh light brown hazel medium medium medium “ H Parish,” flag, and sailor dancing on disobeying orders on England ... left forearm; bracelet on left wrist; anchor on back of left hand ; part of star on right forearm ; and part of bracelet on right wrist. Dunedin .. Frederick Mills Pt. Chalmers Aug. 20. 1884 14 days’ labour seaman ... •839 5 34 swarthy light brown brown broken medium medium Scar between right thumb and forefinboard ship ger. Dunedin ... Henry Cosnon Dunedin Sept. 4, 18S4 obscene language ... 7 days’ labour England ... seaman ... 1848 5 34 fresh black, turnhazel medium medium medium One previous conviction. Tattooed all 1S09 ing grey over body, legs, and arms. Dunedin ... Sept. 6, 1884 larceny 14 days’ labour N. Zealand chandler ... 4 8 fresh black brown medium medium medium Sore eyes. Dunedin ... Robert Taylor Dunedin Sept. 8, 1884 larceny 7 days’ labour America ... cook 1864 ■S -4 biack biack black medium medium medium A negro. Dunedin ... Sept. 8, 1884 arceny 7 days labour Scotland ... seaman ... 1842 s 34 swarthy brown grey medium medium medium One previous conviction. Scar on nose. Invercargill Daniel Sharp, alias Queenstown July 14, 1884 larceny 2 months’ labour ... Scotland ... miner 1848 5 74 fresh, dark brown hazel medium medium round Spence, alias Robert McNeil Hannah Buckley ruddy 1 nvercargill Invercargill July 21, 1884 assault 2 mouths’ labour ... Ireland ... married ... 1845 S 3 fresh, black dark br. medium medium medium Three previous convictions. Mark of 7 days’labour Ireland ... baker ruddy cut on left eyebrow; pockpilted. Invercargill Frederick Hind Invercargill Sept. li, 1S84 illegally on premises 1849 5 2 fresh dark brown grey medium medium medium Two previous convictions. Mark of cut on right arm ; boil-mark on right leg. Invercargill Frank Marisco Invercargill Sept. 15, 1884 manslaughter committed for trial... N. Zealand labourer ... ;808 dark, dark brown hazel medium medium medium Admitted to bail. Mark of cut on right swarthy thumb and forefinger; second and third toes of right foot webbed. Oamaru ... Mary Ann Sullivan ... Sept. 11,1884 riotous behaviour and 10 days’ labour London ... prostitute 1801 5 5 dark dark brown grey long, medium medium Several previous convictions. damaging a conbroken stable s uniform Wanganui Archibald Campbell ... Wanganui .. June 21, 1884 stealing from a dwellacquitted at Supreme Scotland... engineer .... 1848 6 0 fresh brown grey medium medium medium Three previous convictions. in g Court Wanganui James McGeagh Palmerston Aug. 26,1884 indecent language ... 14 days’ labour Scotland ... traveller ... 1821 5 9 fresh brown, turnbrown medium medium medium Mark of cut on bridge of nose. North ing grey Wanganui Michael O’Brien Wanganui ... Sept. 2, 1884 habitual drunkenness 7 days’ labour Ireland ... painter ... 1850 4 c4 sandy fair, scanty blue broken medium medium Five previous convictions. Mark of cut over left eye. Wanganui Hopa Heremia Foxton Aug. 6, 1884 cattle-stealing committed for trial... N. Zealand labourer ... 1 802 5 84 73 copper black brown large, flat large, thick lips medium Admitted to bail. Wanganui Wiremu Hore Foxton Aug. 6, 1884 cattle-stealing committed for trial... N. Zealand labourer ... iSs8 5 copper black brown large, flat medium medium Admitted to bail. Mole on back of neck. Wanganui John Adams Foxton Aug. 6, 1884 cattle-stealing committed for trial... India labourer ... iSjS 10-fc sallow brown hazel large medium small Admitted to bail. AN1HIRA on right arm; J on inside of left arm; right large toe fractured. Timaru E. H. C. Plovvden Timaru June 10, 1834 false pretences 3 months’ labour ... England ... schoolIS44 5 ioi sallow dark grey aquiline large medium Previously convicted. Round • shoulmaster dered; loquacious. Timaru ... Eliza Jane Bray Timaru Aug. 12, 1884 larceny 1 month’s labour ... Ireland ... prostitute 1840 5 24 dark dark, turngrey medium medium medium Nine previous convictions. Pockpitted. Timaru ... Bernhardt Brentsen ... Waimate ... Aug. 14, 18S4 attempting to steal 1 mouth’s labour ... Norway ... labourer ... 1851 s 7 fresh brown blue medium medium medium - - from a till
RETURN OF PRISONERS REPORTED AS DISCHARGED, ETC. — continued.
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New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 20, 1 October 1884, Page 168
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