PERSONS WANTED.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LVI, Issue 39, 30 September 1931, Page 597

PERSONS WANTED.

Auckland. —11th instant, for assault and robbery, Man (name unknown), age about twenty-five, height about 5 ft. 6 in., medium build ; wearing a grey overcoat and slouch hat; deep voice. About 3 a.m. accused requested Warwick Francis Harvey, taxi-driver, to drive him to Hilsborough Road, where he assaulted the driver and robbed him of £1 15s. No warrant.

Auckland. —21st instant, that two orders committing her two children to the care of the Education Department may be served upon her, Annie Steele Rudd Hall, age thirty-five, height about 5 ft. 5 in., cook, native of New Zealand, medium build, pale complexion, short fair hair, hazel eyes ; dressed in a light-brown dress, brown hat, and shoes, and niggerbrown overcoat; wears glasses. g^

Auckland. 29th July last, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for six months in default of paying £164 9s. 6d. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Fanny May Bancroft, 2 East Street, Newton, Alfred John Bancroft, age forty-eight, height 5 ft. 4f in., hairdresser, native of England, strong build, fresh complexion, grey hair, blue eyes, scar on right leg and thigh. (See Police Gazette, 1930, page 534.)

Auckland. —22nd instant, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Jennie Moseley, Ernest William Moseley, age thirty height 5 ft. 10 in., lorry-driver, native of England, strong build, swarthy complexion, dark-brown hair, brown eyes ; dressed in a -coloured tweed suit, brown overcoat, and shoes, and fawn hat. He may be accompanied by Alice Casey (age about forty, slight build, fair complexion and hair), and they may be travelling in an Essex Sedan motor-car, registration No. 25-758. He may endeavour to leave this Dominion. 7//0/J /'

Pukekohe. —23rd ultimo, for escaping' from Avondale Mental Hospital, Charles Salle, age thirty-five, height 5 ft. 5 in., farmer, native of New Zealand, good build, cleanshaved, eyes usually half —dressed in a dark tweed suit and grey cap. {AjutU 'M/y/

Kerepehi. —lsth instant, for indecent assault on a female child (age four), Man (name unknown), age about twentyseven, height 5 ft., medium build, sallow complexion, turns toes outwards when walking ; dressed in dark-grey trousers, dark coat, and grey felt hat. No warrant.

Hamilton. —9th instant, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for one month in default of paying £lO arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Norah Spring Harvey, Herbert Richard Harvey, age about forty-five, height 5 ft. 10 in., salesman, native of England, stout build, florid complexion, dark hair going bald, grey eyes, small dark moustache, round face ; usually dressed in a grey suit and felt hat. He may be in the South Island selling farming requisites. 3 /

Gisborne. 22nd instant, that a subpoena may be served upon him to compel his attendance at an inquest concerning a fire at the Garrison Hall, Thomas Albert Ralston, alias “ Sand Shoes,” age twenty-six, height about 5 ft. 6 in., labourer and motor mechanic, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, dark hair, clean-shaved, stooped ; usually dressed in a dark suit; a good billiard player, and frequents billiard-rooms. If located an urgent communication is to be sent to the Inspector of Police, Gisborne. He may be identical with William Herbert Ellis Lesley, referred to in Police Gazette, 1929, page 325. X *7.

Lower Hutt.— 3rd ultimo, on two warrants of commitment to Wellington Prison for one month on each in default of paying £lO arrears on maintenance orders for the support of his wife, Annie Ruby Jessop and three children, Ernest Albert Jessop, alias Albert Hurne, referred to in Police Gazette, 1931, page 340. / /

Wellington. — July last, on warrant of commitment to Napier Prison for one moiithfin default of paying £3l 10s. arrears on a maintenance order 10/the support of bis child, Harry George Hoy e ;^age-f oAy -two, height 5 ft/8 in., plumber, native of New (Zealand, stotfb build, florid complexion, fair hair, blue eyes, prominent ears, right leg broken, scar over and at corner of left eye. (See Police Gazette, 1929 page m> y^z/y^h/

Wellington.— 2sth ultimo, on two warrants for failing to comply with the terms of maintenance orders for the support of his wife, Eva Constance Shields and three children, 214 Cuba Street, Norman James Shields, age thirty, height 5 ft. 6 in., traveller and salesman, native of New Zealand, thin build, fair complexion and hair, grey eyes, large ears, scar on right side of back and on nose; usually dressed in a blue suit, soft felt hat, light tweed overcoat, and brown shoes. Arrears to 24th ultimo, £129 16s. 6d. (See Police Gazette, 1931, page 434, and Photographs, 4926, page 59.) ZbW'wh) Nelson.— Ernest Maurice Mason, or Ernest Murray Mason, missing, is identical with Ernest Maurice Mason, alias Ernest Lynch, referred to in Photographs, 1930, page 20. (See Police Gazette, 1931, page 55)5.) , Z3/IVU

Blenheim.— instant, on warrant for failing to maintain his two children, Percy Charles Tiller, age forty-four, height 5 ft. 6 J in., carpenter and labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion, fair hair going bald, grey eyes, boil-scars on forearms and legs ; usually dressed in a dark suit and dark felt hat. He may be in some country district hawking fish or vegetables. (See Police Gazette, 1924, page 104.)

Christchurch. 24th ultimo, on warrant for false pretences, W. J. Patterson (name probably fictitious), age about twentyfive, height 5 ft. 6 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, slight build, fair complexion, light-brown hair; dressed in a -coloured tweed suit and felt hat. Accused obtained £5 3s. 6d. cash and a pair of boots, value £1 2s. 6d., from Wilfrid Peers, salesman, Gough’s bootshop, by means of a valueless cheque for £6 6s. The cheque-form had been stolen from the cheque-book of Wells and Jones, hotelkeepers, Temuka.

Christchurch. — instant, on three warrants of commitment to Paparua Prison for four days on each in default of paying £3 15s. fines and costs for failing to pay the unemployment levy, Thomas Kendall, age twenty-four, height 5 ft. 4 in., taxi-driver and' motor mechanic, native of New Zealand, slight build, pale complexion, fair hair, blue eyes ; dressed in a dark suit and cap. There are also two further warrants of commitment to be executed upon him. I Christchurch. 2lst instant( on warrant of arrest so that he may be brought before the Court and ordered to find security to compel his obedience to a maintenance order for the support of his illegitimate child, Robert Lancaster Taylor, alias Robert Leslie Fairweather, age twenty-two, height 5 ft. 7 in., skating-rink hand, native of Scotland, slight build, pale complexion, fair hair, blue eyes ; dressed in a navy-blue suit with double-breasted coat. Complainant, Lucy Lavinia Hadfield, 384 Madras Street. (See Police Gazette, 1927, page 191, and Photographs, page 354 z-v ////% w--7 7 3 Christchurch. instant, for failing to comply with the conditions of his release upon probation (Offenders Probation Act, 1920), Eric Donald Ross, referred to in Police Gazette, 1930, page 674, and Photographs, 1926, page 58. His arrest is desired. , / / , „ , , • Z Z/S/3 No further action to hf\ t ' '