Deserting Wives and Families, &c.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XIV, Issue 13, 18 June 1890, Page 114

Deserting Wives and Families, &c.

(See Police Gazette , 1890, page 105.) Amended description of James Hepburn, charged on warrant with failing to provide for the support of his two children: A cast in both eyes, dark complexion, dark hair beard whiskers and moustache. He left Ashburton on the 13th ultimo, saying that ho was going to Westland.

(See Police Gazette, 1889, page 228, and 1890, page 83.)

Thomas Campbell, charged on warrant of commitment to Lyttelton Gaol for six months’ labour for failing to find a surety in the sum of £IOO for the payment of 10s. per week towards the support of his illegitimate child, has been arrested by Constable Arthur Riddell, Gisborne Police, and forwarded to Lyttelton.

(See Police Gazette, 1890, pages 80 and 90.)

The warrant of commitment to gaol for forty-eight hours’ labour in default of paying 10s. fine, issued against John Ray, for plying for passengers off a licensed cab-stand, has been executed by Constable Barrett Rutledge, Dunedin Police. Fine paid.

Jeremiah Finnerty is charged, on warrant issued by the Wellington Bench, with disobeying an order of Court to pay £1 per week towards the support of his wife and six children. Description : Irish, a labourer, about thirty years of age, about sft. lOin. high, medium build, dark complexion, dark-brown hair, clean-shaved except dark moustache. He is supposed to be in the Foxton District. He was £7 in arrears on the 3rd instant.

John Ballam is charged, on warrant issued by the Balclutha Bench, with disobeying an order of Court to pay 7s. per week towards the support of his illegitimate male-child by Jane Carson. Description: English, a fireman, until recently employed as a stoker on the Kaitangata Company’s locomotive, twenty-three years of age, sft. 4in. high, stout build, full pale face, light-coloured hair and moustache; dressed in dark-tweed coat and light-coloured trousers. He left the Bluff on the 16th ultimo by the steamer “Tarawera” for Melbourne.

William Murray, alias Burnside, is charged, on warrant issued by the Christchurch Bench, with having, on the 20tli ultimo, at Christchurch, assaulted John Crozier. Description : A native of Jersey, a labourer, twenty-eight years of age, sft. s|in. high, slight build, fresh complexion, dark hair, large broken nose. (See Police Gazette , 1890, page 59.) He was summoned for the offence, but he did not appear.

Henry Clarkson is charged, on warrant issued by the Christchurch Bench, with disobeying an order of Court to pay ss. per week towards the support of liis mother. Description: A native of the colony, a labourer, twenty-three years of age, sft. 6Jin. high, slight build, sallow complexion, blue eyes,

aquiline nose, brown hair, clean-shaved except fair moustache. (See Police Gazette , 1889, page 176.) He left Christchurch on the 15th ultimo by train for Lyttelton, and had with him stone-breaking hammers and a black greyhound. He will most likely be employed stone-breaking.