Deserting Wives and Families, &c.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume X, Issue 16, 4 August 1886, Page 144

Deserting Wives and Families, &c.

James Wells is charged, on warrant issued by the Dunedin Bench, with deserting his two children, at Dunedin, since the 2nd instant. Description: English, a painter, about thirty-five years of age, about sft. 7in. high, rather stout build, fair complexion and hair, bald, fair beard whiskers and moustache; wore dark-steel-grey coat, faded, coloured-moleskin trousers, and black soft felt hat; of intemperate habits. He was formerly employed in an hotel near Palmerston South. He is supposed to have gone North.

William Lyons is charged on warrant of commitment to Invercargill Gaol for three months’ labour, issued by the Invercargill Bench, in default of entering into a recognizance in the sum of £SO, and finding sufficient sureties in a similar amount, for the payment of 6s. per week towards the support of his illegitimate child by Sophia Sharp. Description; A native of the colony, a labourer, twenty-one years of age, sft. 7in. high, medium build, fair complexion, hazel eyes, black hair, clean-shaved except small fair moustache ; dressed in old grey-tweed suit, old soft black-tweed hat, and heavy water-tight boots.

George Sudden Barton is charged, on warrant issued by the Dunedin Bench, with disobeying an order to pay £1 4s. per week for the support of bis children. Description : A native of Ireland, an engineer, about forty-one years of age, about sft. 6Jin. high, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair beard whiskers and moustache, moustache worn long. (See Police Gazette, 1885, page 122, and 1886, page 39.) Ha left Dunedin on the 25th June, 1885, stating that he was going to work, and has not since returned or contributed towards the support of his children, and is now £72 in arrears.

Edward Hansen, alias Anderson, is charged on warrant of commitment for three days’ labour to the gaol at Shortland or Te Aroha, issued by tho Paeroa Bench, in default of paying £1 fine and ss. costs for being drunk at Paeroa on the 6th ultimo. Description : A native of the colony, a carpenter, thirty-five years of age, sft. 4Jin. high, medium build, dark hair, dark complexion, cast in left eye, bracelet tattooed on right wrist; wore dirty cloth hat, white-and-blue-striped shirt, worn open, and watertight boots, no coat. Unless the offender is found at the Thames or Paeroa, it is not considered advisable to arrest him.

Richard Baker is charged on warrant of commitment to Wellington Gaol for forty-eight hours’ labour, issued by the Wellington Bench, in default of paying a fine of 10s. and 17s. costs for carrying on business as a hawker, at Wellington, on the 23rd ultimo, without being duly licensed. Description : A native of England, a labourer and hawker, about forty years of age, sft. sin. high, medium build, fresh complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair, bald on top of head, brown goatee and moustache, cheeks shaved.