Offences Not Otherwise Described.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume IX, Issue 21, 14 October 1885, Page 175

Offences Not Otherwise Described.

(See Police Gazette , 1885, page 165.) Uttering a forged cheque to G. M. Ross, at the Bank of New Zealand, Queenstown: A warrant has been issued by the Arrowtown Bench for the arrest of William Johnston, alias Tom Carroll, for this offence. Amended description: Irish, between thirty-five and forty years years of age, about 5 feet 6£ inches high, medium compact build, thin face, very dark full beard whiskers and moustache; wore dark coat, moleskin trousers, and heavy watertight boots; carries a tent-swag. He was at Miller’s Flat, between Queenstown and Arrowtown, on the 6th ultimo, and then said that he intended going to the Crifiel Diggings. He had a liver-and-white-coloured dog (a cross between a spaniel and retriever) with him, and, when travelling, the dog carries a billycan or some other article. The blank cheque was taken from the dwelling of Timothy Collins, near Skipper’s Point, near whose house the offender lived in an old hut for a few days about a week before the forged cheque was uttered; and on the day on which it was uttered he was seen near Queenstown in company with John Collins, a son of Timothy Collins, from whose house the blank cheque was taken. Offender is very fond of speaking of the good qualities of his dog.

(See Police Gazette, 1885, page 155.) Edward Lewis, alias Ted Lewis, charged on warrant with forging the name of Michael Malone to a telegram, has been arrested by Detective Richard Doolan, Thames Police, and remanded to Auckland.

On the morning of the Ist instant, at Patea, a pane of glass, value 10s., was maliciously broken in the dwelling of John J. Robinson.

(See Police Gazette, 1880, page 97, and 1881, page 66.)

The warrant issued by the Christchurch Bench for the arrest of Edward Hall for embezzling money, the property of William Straw, has been cancelled.

About the 22nd ultimo, at Main South Road, Timaru, the large plate-glass windows of the drapers’ shop of J. Ballantyne and Co. were maliciously scratched with a diamond or flint, thereby damaging them.

During the night of the 26th ultimo, two shrubs, the property of Captain Anderson, which were growing in front of Shaw, Saville, and Albion Company’s Shipping Office, Port Chalmers, were maliciously pulled out of the ground and thrown into the harbour.

During the night of the 26th ultimo, at Gisborne, some picket-fencing, the property of W. Brassey, was wilfully pulled down and damaged to the extent of about £1 10s.; and a gate, the property of H. E. Kenny, was taken off its hinges and damaged to the extent of about £l.

On the 23rd or 24th ultimo, at Lawrence, a pane of glass, value 125., was maliciously broken in one of the windows of the dwelling of Margaret Stewart.

(See Police Gazette, 1885, page 165.) James Brady, alias Mcßrearty, alias Johnston, charged on warrant with having obtained £5 from George Holmes by means of a valueless cheque, left Lyttelton on the 29th ultimo by the brigantine “ Prosperity ” for Queensland, working his passage.

(See Police Gazette, 1885, page 172.) James Sheedy, charged on warrant with having obtained sheepskins by false pretences from Colin C. McCulloch, at Colac, has been arrested by Constable William Pouhy, Campbelltown Police, and remanded to Victoria.