Offences Not Otherwise Described.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XII, Issue 21, 10 October 1888, Page 187

Offences Not Otherwise Described.

Charles James is charged, on warrant issued by the Christchurch Bench, with forging and uttering a cheque for £2 to William Young, Garrick Hotel, Colombo Street, Christchurch, on the sth ultimo. Description: English, a groom and gardener, between forty-five and fifty years of age, about sft. Sin. or 9in. high, dark complexion, dark hair, dark bushy beard whiskers and moustache turning grey, walks very awkwardly, as if his feet were tender; dressed in dark-tweed sac-coat, small check-tweed trousers, and black-felt hat. He was at one time employed as a wardsraan in the Dunedin Hospital, and was also employed in a livery-stable at Oamaru. The cheque is drawn on the Union Bank of Australia, and purports to be signed by James H. Mclntosh.

Between 9 p.m. on the 22nd and 9 a.m. on the 23rd ultimo a canvas cover on the outside of the shop-window of William Hunt, Cuba Street, Wellington, was maliciously cut and damaged to the extent of 10s.

William Ross is charged, on warrant issued by the Geraldine Bench, with uttering a forged cheque for £l7 18s.

to Thomas Markham, at Geraldine, on the 25th ultimo. Description : Supposed English, twenty-two years of age, sft. 9in. high, slight build, dark complexion, brown eyes, heavy dark eyebrows, black or very dark hair, slight dark moustache, no whiskers, longish features; dressed in darkbrown and black-check suit, and usually wears a light-grey tweed-cap; active appearance. He knocks about among racehorses. The cheque is oa the Colonial Bank, Christchurch, and purports to be drawn by George Edward Fisher in favour of Mr. W. Ross. Offender left Orari on the 25th ultimo by express-train for Christchurch.

James Buckley is charged with a breach of section 9 of “ The First Offenders’ Probation Act, 1886,” in not reporting himself to James Donaldson, Probation Officer, Addington, on the 24th ultimo. Dscription: A native of Ireland, a labourer, thirty-nine years of age, sft. 7£in. high, list, weight, medium build, sandy complexion and hair, lightblue eyes, large mouth, a small wart on left side of cheek near nose. He waff convicted of larceny at the Supreme Court, Christchurch, on the 9th April last, and sentenced to three years’ probation, and ordered to pay £lO towards the costs of prosecution, in instalments of 15s. per month, and to report himself to the Probation Officer, at Addington, on the fourth Monday of each month. He failed to report himself on the 24th ultimo, and is also five months in arrears with his payments. He was last seen on the road between Waiau and Kalkoura, and said that he was going to Blenheim. The Probation Officer requests that he be rearrested and brought back to Addington Prison, as provided for in section 12 of the First Offenders’ Probation Act.

On the 27th ultimo eight panes of glass, value Bs., were maliciously broken in the windows of the residence of Henry Simpson, Ball Street, Wanganui.