PERSONS WANTED.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 24, 22 June 1910, Page 263

PERSONS WANTED.

Auckland.— l6th March last, that he may be serv d with a sum>i ons for a breach of a pr<y ibui m order, Archibald Lamont, alias J. McDonald, Lge fortv-four, height st. in., labourer, native of Scotland, swar hy complexion, black hair, grey eyes, m-dium m>se, scar on right hand and left side of nos u , left little finger contracted; addicted to drink. (See Devonport (Auckland). — 6th instant, on warrant for theft of £32 145., the propertv of H rry Oha les Bennett, medical practitioner, William Thorpe, age twenty-s-wen, height 5 fty 4 in., groom, ynsrivq/of New Zealand, sallow compY<si<mJ)&eLQ& moustache, slightly dressed in dark-blue serge suit, hard' black hat, and black scarf around his neck. OffyideyYa* x; complamant as groom, and was allowed tcPpurtthjfre horse-feed. He altered the amounts of the /different accounts, received the money to pay them, and handed his employer forged receipts.

' Papakura. —Bth instant, on warrant for theft of an English-made well-worn saddle, leather lining, small knee-

pads, one iron and one nickel stirrup, and an old bridle without choke strap, value £4, the prop r y of John Edwin Hunt;, hotelkeeper. Arthur Winthr Ludgreen, alias Arthur Winter, alius Clarke, age tweniy-six, height sft. 6 in., seaman, native of Norway, fre-li oomplexi n, dark-brown hair, haz 1 eyes, sn >rt nose, wound on head (bandaged up and c vemd with slohch hat). Other charge pending. (See Police Gazette, 1910, page 208, and Photographs of Discharged PiysonerSylOlO, page 25.) Offender represented that lie was /travelling agent for Dodson’s beer, and was canvassing tl/rouulrlhe district in a sulky with another man. On the above date he seen to take the sadd e out of the store-room of the hot 1 and drive away towards Auckland. ] 07% 11 Mercer.— 2nd instant. on warrant for using obscene language in ~a public place, Thomasf Shute, as>e about twenty sivy4ipyht sft. 81 ip.. ve of New ginger hair, cleansbavbdjor ginger onl< U blue eyes, curly fringe; dre sed in well wow (far* - ar•-jygfiit ftpd®ap worn on hack of head; fond of d rink. gone to Auckland. He is well kno.vn at Palmerston North.

Whitianga— -12tk instant, on warrant for obtaining £8 from William La' rlev, 1 censee Waiwawa Hot* 1, by false pr-tences, W. m Miller (name probablv fictiiiou-), age about thirtyysix, Ae gtit 5 ft. 11 in., supposed native of New Zealand, slignt Auild, fair hair, small fair moustache, fair complexiojf, hfue eyes ; dressed in black suit and three-quarter /ovenfcoat and black hard hat. He falsely represented that fac was a relation of Mr. McMahon, of Tapu, and also a relation of the licensee’s wife, of the Whitianga Hotel. He he had a bank account at footing. Napier. —7th instant, on warrant for obtaining £5 from John Hardy, licensee Petane Ho el, by means of a valueless cheque, Thomas Johnson (name probably fictitious), age about fifty-five, height 5 ft. 8 in., supposed carpenter, s im build, dark complexion, full dark beard tinged with grey; dressed in dark c at and vest, light-coloured trousers, dark soft-felt hat with high crown, soft shirt and tie. Offender obtained a blank cheque from complainant, and filled it in for above amount on the Bank of New Zealand, Wanganui. He represented that he was a carpenter, and had been working between Te Kuiti and Taumarunui.

Stratford. —11th ultimo, on warrant for forgery and uttering, John Smith (alias John Withers), age twentyeight, height sft. 9in., naiive/of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion and'ha#, blue eyes, straight nose, farm labourer, and soman im/s works in boardinghouses, walks erect; dressed in d&rk-rweed suit a d cap. Offender was employed by H. A/ at the Trocadero Private Hotel, and stole a blank cneque and filled it in for £2, forged the name of H. A. Pr* bbl,e, and uttered it to Frank Rhodes, hotelkeeper. HeAvas ijtst seen at Wanganui. Stratford. —sth March last, on Warrant for theft of a black gelding, aged, while star on forehead, branded “P” or ‘‘PP ” on left shoulder, value £B, the propeutfv of Arthur James Stockay, farmer, K oA, Frank, McCarthy, age about foHv^neight only, dressed in dark-tweetkusac suit. Offender hired the horse and van from He left the van at Te Wera, and took the horse him in the direction of Ongarue.

Waverley. —6th instant, on warrant for forgery and uttering, Rutherfordf, alias Withers (names probably fictitious), age twenty-si/, height about 5 ft. 6 in., medium build, clean-shaved, fr/eh ruddy complexion, lig t-brown bair, grey eyes ; dressed jh chocolate-coloured tweed suit, grey-tweed cap, and taw boots with large eyelets, quiet manner, spieler appearance. Offender was employed for a few days by George Gale Larcom, farmer, and stole a blank cheque, filled it in for £3, forged complainant’s name, and cashed it at the Clarendon Hobbi. Ha left for Wanganui on the 6th Other charges pending. j £ y, Masterton. —l7th instant, on. warrant of commitment to Wellington Prison for/thrae mon hs for having insufficient lawful means of sfippijrt, Henry Edward Shine, age twenty-five, height/5 ffyf 6 in., labourer, native of New South Wales, dark con/plesion, clean-shaved, medium build ; dressed in dark and hard hp,t or o*tp ; a go >d singer. (See l^C6fj^tp79^and Wellington.— llfch ultimo, on warrdrfit for disobeying an oruer of the Court to pay 15s. a week towards the maintenance of his child, Kathh en Manga», George Mangan, age thirty-nine, height 5f . 8 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, slim build, fresh complexion, brown hair, nlue eyes, clea’-shaved ; dresses well, and frequents rac courses. His brother, Charles Mangan, is a farmer ntar Henley, Otago, and he may have gone to that district. Offender was in arrears £l6 ss. on the above date.

Christchurch. —7th instant, on warrant for failing to provide for tbe future/ma|htenance of his unborn ilbgitimate chiid, Frank Ramsay, age about twenty-eight, stoker, native of E/glat/d, slight build, medium height, brown hair, fair mdustafche only, portion of finger missing from one hand. Offender was at one time employed on the “ Canopus,” and jwas /last seen at Lyttelton on the 26th Christchurch. —10th i stant, on warrant for dee ting his wife, Beatrice Too/Fee, at Christchurch, William James Too Fee, agA thmy-five, height about 5 it. 6in., laundryman, half-casjfe Chinese, slight build, pale complexion, sickly appearance,, dark hair and eyes, dark-brown moustache, siightly £ttcklfed, mark of cut above knee. He is supposed to have £one to Greymoutfi. / Christchurch.— 22nd lApril Vast, o# warrant for theft a gentlemen’s silver wa/ch, property of Frederick William Shaw, farm labourer, Cashmere, Christchurch, Ififilligyn C. Hart, age about twenty, height 5 ft. 4 in., farm hand,/native of New Zeiland. medium build, fair complexion, bro t ivn bair, clean-shaved, no teeth in front of top jaw. ibffen/ier and complainant woik d for Wright, dairyman, Orashmfere. Off, nder sold tbe wa ch to a man named Armstrong in Wellington for Bs. Suppo-ed with Kaiapoi. —24th instant,cn warrant for theft of a gentlemen’s nearly new Kaiap/i bicycle. No. 1227, gold transfer in front, “ Kaiapoi ” in Klaqk 1< tters on it, value £ls, also a cheque for £3, the pro/ert/ of Art ur Watson, farm hand, Joseph Smith, ag- a/)ouJt, twenty, h* ight 5 ft. 9 in. or 10in., labourer, native of slight build, sallow complexion, dark hair, deep-set eyes, clean-shaved, upper teeth

decayed ; dressed in darkish-tweed suit. He is supposed to be identical with Joseph Allen Smith alias Henderson. (See Police Gazette, 1910, page 180.)

Temuka. —23rd ultimo, on warrant for false pretences, H. Evans, age between thirty and forty, height 5 ft, 4 in., canvasser, slim build, fair complexion, stoops when walking, smart tidy appearance, brown moustache cut short; dressed in a light grev suit and black hard hat. Offender gave an order to Charles Coombs, hotelkeeper, on the firm of Evarn, Hill, and Co., Wellington, f »r £3 10s. in payment of his board, and re eived 14s. in cash. No such firm as Evans, Hill, and Co., exis s in W liington. Offender was seen in Dunedin on 31st ultimo. Other charges pending.

Oamaru.— sth ultimo, oiywarrant for theft of a bag of barley, value 81, and Haifa bag of oats, value 45., the t rop rty of David Corbet)?; farmer, Hilderthorpe, Peter Jobson, age thirty, height 5 ft. 6in., labourer and canvasser, native of New Zeafand, stout build, dark hair (long at sides), dark moustache only, dark complexion, fat face, walks smartly ; generally dres-ed in dj»rk suit and hard black hat. Offender was for lamp heaters. Oamaru.— lst instant, in warrant for deserting his wife, Charlotte Elizabeth Rankin, at Oamaru, Robert Jenkins Rankin, age twqfiiy six, height 5 ft. 5 in., ship’s steward and groom, native of New Zealand, smart appearance, fair hair, blue fresh complexion. Scar on left cheek, medium build, photograph fi(ed in the Inspector’s Offic, /cJzjpU Roxburgh. —lsth instant, on Warrant for failing to provide for the future maintenance ot bis iliegi imate chid, David Devon, age about ewenty-two, height 5 It. 7 in., blacksmith, supposed native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion, handA hair, clean-shaved; generally wears dark cl and cap; Complainant, Eliza Ella Lee Cockburn, 3 3 y

Bluff. —6th instant, on warrant f r failing to provide for the future maintenance of his unborn illegitimate c ild, Alexander Christie, age about twenty-eig t, height 5 ft. sin., labourer, native of Victoria, strong build, dark-brown hair, clean-shaved, said to be a good singer ; wren last seen was wearing a blue suit, tan boots, and blue overcoat. Complainant, Dorothy E. McKenzie.