Offences not Otherwise Described.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXI, Issue 20, 29 September 1897, Page 171

Offences not Otherwise Described.

Thames. —John Ellings is charged on warrant with the theft, at Whangamata, about the 21st August, 1897, of two £5 and one £1 notes on the Bank of New Zealand, and a Post-Office Savings-Bank book, No. 13160; the property of Thomas Edwards, miner. Offender is a native of Cornwall, England, a miner, about forty-five years of age, very stout build, about 12 st. 121 b. weight, dark complexion, small dark moustache, dark-grey eyes, slightly bald on top and in front of head. Complainant intrusted him with the money to lodge in the Thames Savings-bank, which has not been done. Accused has a cousin, William Ellings, at Kuaotunu, and is said to have property at Doyleston and Geraldine, Canterbury.

New Plymouth. —Edward Dore, aliassV> oree, alias James Wilson, is charged on warrant of comnlitnMnt to the New* Plymouth Gaol for seven days’ for an order of Court to pay 7s.fjd.,£l of Description: Colonial, a lmM/jnfc, oifihjy onie Ayfors a S e i 5 ft. 9£ in. high, medium hair, grey eyes, long thick jftfee, featsON/sl bpil-mark on right wrist, blue spot on lift wrist; dressbl in a grey-tweed sac suit, and soft drab-felt hat. (See PyjLcc Gazette, 1897, page 167.)

Wanganui. —George Kershaw is charged on warrant of commitment to Wanganui Gaol for two months’ labour default of paying £lO 10s. 6d., fine and costs, for assaulting Wong Chong. Description: Colonial, a labourer, twentyfive years of age, 5 ft. 9 in. high, stout build, fair complexion, fair hair and moustache, brown eyes; usually wears lighttweed clothes, and black-felt hat; addicted to drink.

Wellington. —Jackson Dallas Stanford is charged on warrant with false pretences on Albert Nash, at Dannevirke, on or about the 4th August, 1897. Description : Supposed English, about thirty years of age, 6 ft. 3£ in. high, dark hair and complexion, shaved except dark moustache ; dressed in; a dark sac suit, and hard black-felt hat. He obtained the sum of £4 from complainant by falsely representing that he had a large sum of money coming to him from England. He was seen in Napier on the 28th ultimo. (2—164.),

(See Police Gazette, 1897, page 164.), Christchurch. —Edward Burney, charged with false pretences on Mrs. James Pitcairn, has been arrested by Constable E. Murray, Christchurch police.

' (See Police Gazette, 1897, page 164.) Christchurch. —William Miller, charged on warrant of commitment in default of paying £3 12s. 10d., fine and costs for trespass, has been arrested by Constable J. C. Griffiths, Palmerston North police. Amount paid.

i (See Police Gazette, 1896, page 166 ; and 1897, page 45.) Mataura. —Henry McGuire, charged with false pretences on Charles Humphries: Owing to the death of complainant, this warrant has been cancelled.