PERSONS WANTED.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LV, Issue 14, 9 April 1930, Page 257

PERSONS WANTED.

Auckland. Auckland Prison for seven days in default of paying £2 14s. fine and costs for riding a horse on the footpath, William John Duggan, age twenty, height about sft. Gin., labourer, native of New Zealand, slight build, fair complexion and hair, blue eyes; dressed in a navy-blue spit aiid' light felt hat. Auckland. 2lst ultimo, on warrant for failing to maintain his wife, Evelyn Florence Stuart, and child, 33 Dryden Street, Grey Lynn, Henry Stuart, alias Alt. J. Henderson, ago thirty-one, height 5 ft. 9 in., labourer, native of Scotland, medium build, fair complexion, light-brown hair, blue eyes, scar on inside of left forearm ; usually dressed in a -grey suit.

Auckland.—Herbert William Stevens Pearson, breach of probation: A warrant for his arrest has now been issued for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his child. (See Police Gazette, 1930, page 217, and Photographs, 1925, page 28.)^ > /let / ■ /

Auckland. — 21st ultimo, for failing to comply with the conditions of his release upon probation (Offenders Probation Act, 1920), Hector Thomas James Crawley, ago twenty height 5 ft. 8 in., motor-driver, native of New Zealand, medium build, sallow complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. His arrest is desired, (See Police Gazette, 1929, page 318.) / Ju JL&J& X, *'Aa

/ <rr r - (i/f/t/- frcvtisu/r 7 Auckland. pretences, L. G. Barr, age about thirty-two, height about 5 ft. 11 in., insurance agmtf native of New Zealand, stout build, fair complexion anjfjjnair ; slouching gait. Accused obtained £HJ from Philip Hall, credit manager for John Court, means valueless cheque for that amount on the National Bank of New Zealand. There is another charge pending, a/A'Afi

Auckland. ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for three months in default of paying £34 Is. arrears due on a maintenance order for the support of Iris Thelma Perry, 2 Dilworth Terrace, Parnell, Edgar Walter Perry, age thirty, height 5 ft. 8 in., salesman, native of England, slight build, dark complexion, dark-brown hair, brown eyes ; usually well dressed; slightly stooged./ /

Auckland. —27th ultimo, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Isabel Noel Gordon, and three children, 51 Wakefield Street, Reginald Charles Gordon, age twenty -nine, height about 5 ft. 7 in., mechanic and motor-driver, native of Australia, strong build, dark complexion, light-brown hair, large brown eyes, large ears, straight broken nose ; gold in lower teeth, which are artificial; clean-shaved. He may assume the name Robert Jordan or Reg King. Arrears.to 21st ultimo, £7 2s. 'bo

Papakura. A. Curtis (name probably fictitious). Accused obtained an electric kettle (recovered), value £2 155., and £7 ss. cash from William Milne, hardware-merchant, by means of a valueless cheque for £lO Os. fid. on the Union Bank of Australia, Otorobanga. The photograph of Edmund Marriott, referred to in Police Gazette, 1930, page 199, and Photographs, 1926, page 55, has been identified as that of accused. No warrant. /UJL /~7 /'l/LXJX,

Huntly. — ultimo, on warrant for failing to maintain his illegitimate child, of whom Edith Maud Cole, domestic, Rotongaro, is the mother, Frank Hill, age forty-three, height about 5 ft. 5 in., road contractor, native of Australia, medium build, ruddy complexion, black hair turning grey, blue eyes, dark moustache, sores on hands and arms ; usually dressed in a blue suit and light-brown soft felt hat; fond of drink. He may be accompanied by Elsie May Johnson (age thirty - eight, height about 5 ft. 5 in., married, stout build), and her son, age about two years. He may endeavour to leave this Dominion.

Te Aroua. —25th ultimo, for unlawfully converting to his own use a bicycle (recovered), the property of Frederick George Miles, farmer, Waihou, Ivan Walters, age about eighteen, height about 5 ft. 4 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, thin build, fair complexion and hair ; dressed in light-grey trousers, sports coat, white sand-shoes with brown facings, and . felt hat. For a few weeks he was employed by complainant, but left on above date, and is suspected of having unlawfully used his former employer’s bicycle, which was recovered at Morrinsville. The photograph of Leo John Wilson, alias William Grounds, referred to in Police Gazette, 1930, pages 90 and 168, and Photographs, 1929, page 44, has been identified as that/rf accused. No warrant. /?/< A. . See bd/ l amviTEc/ 7/*/**'. .

Hamilton. —25th February last, on warrant for failing to maintain his five children, Edgar York Taylor, alias Stevens, alias Stevenson, age forty-nine, height 5 ft. 4 in., cleaner and labourer, native of New Zealand, slight build, dark complexion, dark hair turning grey, brown eyes, right leg has been broken and splint-marks are still on thigh; probably dressed in a navy-blue suit and grey felt hat; rolling gait.

Hamilton.— lßth ultimo, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Richard McClennan, age fifty-eight, height 5 ft. 8 in., miner, native of England, strong build, fresh complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, grey moustache, round full face; may be dressed in a blue serge or grey tweed suit; erect gait ; fond of drink. Arrears to 25th February last, £7.

Tauranga. —l3th ultimo, on two warrants of commitment to Auckland Prison for one month on each in default of paying £8 3s. fid. fine and costs, William Thomas, age twentyone, height 6 ft., flax-cutter and flax-mill hand, Maori, strong build, copper complexion, black hair, brown eyes/ scar on top of head; fond of drink. 3/7/ 30,

Te Puke. —14th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for fourteen days in default of paying £7 ss. fid. fine and costs for mischief, Richard Harold Brown, age twenty-one, height 5 ft. 11 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, strong build, dark fresh complexion, brown hair and eyes ; erect gait. ISpe Police Gazette,, 1930, page 248.) o/flxck --% c nTfc] S o

Whakatane. — George Adams, forgery* and uttering : The photograph of George Edward Welch, referred to in Police Gazette, 1921, page 350, and Photographs, 1924, page 36, has been identified as that of accused. (See Police Gazette, 1930, page 168.)

Gisborne. —sth February' last, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for two months in default of paying £39 18s. arrears due on a maintenance order for the support of his child, John O’Brien, age forty-four, height 5 ft. 6J in., boilermaker, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair going bald, grey eyes, scar on right forearm, left finger-nail injured. (See Police Gazette, 1929, page 971.) qjvn-A-X 30/yAo

' -a- / y . Gisborne. 26th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Gisborne Prison for fourteen days in default of paying £6 ss. fid. fine and costs for theft, Joe Hoera, age twenty-six, height 5 ft. 7 in., labourer, Maori, medium build, copper complexion, black hair, brown eyes, long scar on right side of neck, two scars on left wrist. (See Police Gazette, 1930, mge 77.) filed Zj/j/Ja.

Gisborne. Napier Prison for three months in default of paying £9O arrears due on a maintenance order for the support of his wife and children, William Henry Vette, ago forty-three, height 5 ft. 10 in., -agent, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, grey hair, blue eyes ; scar on nose, mole on right side of face, portion of right little finger missing. (See Police Gazette, 1930, page 53.) / / /

Gisborne. —Ist instant,®on warrant of commitment to Gisborne Prison for fourteen days tin default of paying £5 ss. fine and fciy charge of a motor-car, Haua /Paraejage titf£ij@|cigW, height 5 ft. 1\ in., labourer, Maori,/medium build, copper complexion, black hair turning grey, brown eyes. f^>o

Taumarijnui. 4th instant, that he may be interviewed regarding the maintenance of Clarence James Wood and Harold Vincent Wood, inmates of State institutions, Wilfred James Wood, alias Nigger Woods, age about forty-nine, height 5 ft. 4 in., showman, native of West Indies, dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes, long fingers that bend backwards. He may be found conducting a side-show. (See Police Gazette, 1929, page 417.) 1 £>

New Plymouth. 6th ultimo, on warrant for theft of a suede wallet, &c. (referred to in Police Gazette, 1930, page 239), value £l3O, the property of Robert McMillan, traveller, 3 Stanley Avenue, Palmerston North, Robert Harvey Campbell, alias Kemara, age thirty-three, height 5 ft. 5J in., labourer, native of New Zealand, strong build, dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes ; a half-caste Maori, scar on abdomen, below right knee, and on left forearm ; dressed in a navy-blue suit. Accused, who stayed at the Grosvenor Hotel from the 3rd to 18th ultimo was discovered about 1.40 a.m. on the 6th ultimo in a room in the Criterion Hotel, from where the abovereferred to property was stolen. He was detained but escaped before arrival of the police, and left New Plymouth on the 18th ultimo in a red three-seater Morris-Oxford motor car. He is alleged to be armed with an automatic pistol, and he is suspected of stealing explosives which he may have used to open safes. He may bo accompanied by John Bernard McDonald, referred to in Police Gazette, 193**, page 84, and Photographs, 1927, page 69. (See Police Gazette, 1930, page 84, and 84, and Photographs, 19)22,jiage 75.^

Napier. language in Bridge Street, William Henry Fredericks, age about twenty-four, height 5 ft. 6 in., seaman, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion and hair, bluo eyes, tattooed on arms and fingers ; usually dressed in a brown suit with double-breasted waistcoat, felt hatband tan shoes; fond of drink and dancing. There is also a__pharge of assault pending against him *f / 5 / 7 O

Hastings. —29th January last, on warrant of commitment to Napier Prison for seven days in default of paying £1 15s. fine and costs for being found on licensed premises during prohibited hours, Frank Fitzwitliams, . referred to in Police Gazette, 1930, page 236, aim Photographs, page 2. laZb Who

Palmerston North. —l7th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Wellington Prison for twenty-eight days in default of paying £24 19s. arrears due on a maintenance order for the support of his child, James Albert Freeman, age about twenty height 6 ft., painter, native of New Zealand, thin build, fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes ; usually dressed in a dark-grey suit and felt hat with turned-down brim ; fond of drink.

Palmerston North. 2nd instant, that a summons for a breach of the Motor-vehicles Act may be served upon him, George Bust Foster, age about twenty height 5 ft. 8 in., clerk, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion and hair; dressed in a dark-grey suit. He is in possession of a motor-car, No. 106-252, and a motor-driver’s license issued at Westport, No. 69.

Wellington. —6th February last, on warrant of commitment to Wellington Prison for three days in default of paying £1 15s. fine and costs for a broach of the Motor-vehicles Act, John Godfrey TliXford, age forty-five, height about 5 ft. 10 in., native of England, dark complexion, hair, and eyes ; usually dressed in a dark suit. /

Wellington. —6th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Napier Prison for one month in default of paying £8 arrears due on a maintenance order for the support of his child, Valnya Vaughan Frederick, William Henry Frederick, age twenty-five, height 5 ft. 8 in., wharf labourer anti seaman, native of New Zealand, strong buildx fair Complexion and hair, blue eyes. y/ri £4>

Wellington. —l6th January last, on warrant of commitment to Gisborne Prison for one month in default of paying £3 12s. arrears due on a maintenance order for the support of his illegitimate child, of whom Lucy Harford is the mother, Andrew Meagher, age twenty-five, height 6 ft., bushman and labourer, native of Tasmania, slight build, pale complexion, fair hair, hazel eyes ; usually dressed in a navy-blue su ; t and tan shoes; smart appearance. (See Police Gazette, 1929, page 737.)

Wellington.—6th December last, on warrant for theft at Grassy Camp, Nelson, of £l3, the property of the New Zealand Workers’ Union, L. or Barney Murray, age thirty-two, height about 6 ft., labourer, slight build, dark complexion ; suffers from T.B. A'RTi'liiFiT'RD. g/3/39-

Wellington. —lsth ultimo, on warrant for being absent from the s.s. “ Rotorua ” without leave, W. Pain, fireman, tall, slight build.

Wellington. —lsth September, 1929, on warrant for theft of a Ford Roadster motor-car (recovered), value £BS, the property of Todd Motor Co., 110-116 Courtenay Place, John Maitland, age about forty-five, height about 5 ft. 9 in., plasterer and labourer, slight build, fresh complexion, dark-brown hair, blue eyes with long lashes ; usually well dressed in navy-blue or light-grey suit and grey felt hat, and wears a gold watchchain with round locket on one end. Accused on the 17th May, 1929, bought the motor-car on an agreement of conditional purchase, and sold it at Wairoa on or about the 15th September, 1929, whilst still owing £4O on it*. <*. . PVnJ) /ZYr7/ \/Y

■ /&/ // s Christchurch.On or about the 10th ultimo, on warrant for false pretences, Edward Norton, age thirty, height 6 ft., farm labourer, native of England, medium build, tanned complexion, fair hair; usually dressed in a navy-blue or grey suit; well spoken. Accused obtained £lO 12s. fid. and a pair of trousers, value 17s. 6d., from Glassons Ltd., warehousemen, Lichfield Street, by means of a valueless cheque for £ll 10s. on the Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch, signed “G. E. Murray.” He was employed by G. E. Murray, farmer, Little River, who lost his cheque-book whilst Norton was working for him. There is another pending. ty&L' <*/ 3 a

Christchurch. 26th ultimo, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the sup-, port of his wife, James O’Connell, age fifty-four, height 5 ft. in., labourer, native of Ireland, medium build, fresh complexion, grey hair, blue eyes. Arrears to Ist ultimo, £95 12s. (See Police Gazette, 1930, page 215, and photographs, 1924, -P a S e 18.) CUv\a

Christchurch.29th ultimo, that she may be interviewed regarding the maintenance of her two children, Helena Sutherland, age twenty -nine, height 5 ft. 5 in., domestic, slight build, fresh complexion, dark hair, grey eyes, sharp features. She may be accompanied by amian/amed Roberts. % .///i/ttSk# . /UiAi.fol /6) 9/1 i

•/(/ urn' ■-vc /y 7/^ Christchurch.7th February last, on'warrant of commitment to Paparua Prison for fourteen days in default of paying £6 ss. fine and costs for cruelty to a horse, Roy Gourlay, alias Roy Goldie, age about twenty - three, height about 5 ft., labourer and showman, native of New Zealand, slight build, fair complexion, brown hair, large blue eyes, decayed teeth, large mouth ; frequently wears riding-breeches and leggings, but he gives buck-jumping exhibitions, at which he dresses as a woman. He may be employed with Queensland Harry’s buck-jumping show. Z/+//U3 o .

Ashburton.lßth ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Ashburton Prison for forty-eight hours in default of paying £2 ss. fine and costs for failing to assist a member of the Police Force to secure a prisoner, Kenneth Nigel Murray, age twenty-four, height 6 ft, 1 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, slight build, fresh complexion, brown hair, greenishgrey eyes ; clasped hands across heart, ship, anchor, and dragon on right arm; ship, lion, and flowers, &c., on left arm ; dressed in grey flannel trousers, grey coat, and felt hat. (See Police Gazette, 1930, page 251.) / __ “J ■yfuO 7/7 3a ,

Timaru. 27th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Paparua Prison for three months in default of paying £lO arrears due on a maintenance order for the support of his illegitimate child, of whom Annie Averis is the ' mother, Frederick Strulla Guy, age thirty-nine, labourer and rabbiter, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair going bald,, birth-mark? on left cheek. -SUL-7/% g)

r - / // ? - Waimate. 2oth ultimo, that a summons for trespass on Waimate Racecourse may be served upon him, Edward John Duggan, alias Edward Joseph Duggan, age forty-seven, height 5 ft. 6 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, florid complexion,'brown hair turning grey, hazel eyes ; usually dressed in a blue suit and light felt hat; fond of drink. (See Police Gazette, 1927. page 465, and Photographs, page 66.) /L&nA>e3) /fesf.ij/.

Dunedin. conditions of his release upon probation (Offenders Probation Act, 1920), Henry Winslow, age twenty-eight, height 5 ft. 11 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, fair hair, blue eyes. His arrest is desired. (See Police Gazette, 1930, page 133.)

Invercargill.27th ultimo, that he may be interviewed regarding the theft of an automatic pistol from the Southland Museum, Alexander Mason, age about twenty-one, height 5 ft. 8 in., agent for Photograph Enlarging Co., medium build, fair complexion. When located a communication is to be sent to the Inspector of Police, Invercargill, who will forward the file.

Invercargill.—l2th February last, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Mary O’Connor, Timothy O’Connor, ago thirty-six, height 5 ft. 31 in., jockey, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion, light-brown hair, grey eyes; hip, ankle, and collarbone injured. Arrears to 14th January last, £95 6s. Bd. (See Police Gazette, 1929, page 717.)

' y / Bluff. —10th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Invercargill Prison for seven days in default of paying £2 15s. fine and costs for refusing to quit licensed premises, Thomas Wilton, age about twenty-eight, height 5 ft. 10 in., slaughterman and labourer, native' of New Zealand, strong build, sallow complexion, dark hair; dressed in a navy-blue suit.