PERSONS WANTED.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LVI, Issue 47, 25 November 1931, Page 705

PERSONS WANTED.

Auckland. — 4th instant, on warrant of commitment to Wellington Prison for three months in default of paying £3O 15s. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his illegitimate child, of whom Emily Brown, domestic, East Tamaki, is the mother, Philip Thomas Tucker, age thirty, height 5 ft. 91 in., hairdresser, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair and eyes, scar op right wrist. (See Police Gazette, 1929, page 828.) / //, Auckland. —18th instant, that proceedings fo/failing to register a rifle may be instituted against him, Malcolm Johnstone, age about thirty-five, height 5 ft. 10 in., sawmill hand, strong build, fresh complexion, brown hair; dressed in a blue serge suit. On the 3rd May, 1930, he obtained a permit to procure a rifle, which he subsequently failed to register.

Auckland. —4th instant, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for two months in default of paying £ll 10s. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his two children, Percy Thompson, alias Thomson, alias Williamson, age thirty-nine, height 5 ft. 5 in., fisherman, native of New Zealand, fair complexion and hair, blue eyes, scar on right upper arm. (See Police Gazette, 1921, page 776.) / ktLK.edrcO /or//£

Auckland. —29th ultimo, ■ that he may be interviewed regarding his having failed to pay his unemployment levy, Leonard Harold Nicholson, age thirty-three, height about 5 ft. 6 in., native of New Zealand, medium build, dark complexion, light-brown hair, hazel eyes.

J juxunkfl AO 11 UN i J ±>i!j J. AK HIM, . Auckland. —16th instant, that he may be interviewed regarding the payment of 7s. 6d. which was advanced to him by the Department of Labour to pay his fare to a place of employment, Fred or Frederick Blank, height 5 ft. 7 in., labourer, dark hair, brown , / Aff/g ) .

Auckland. — 13th ultimo, on warrant for false pretences, Arnold Arthur Lynne, age about thirty-three, height about 5 ft. 8 in., labourer and salesman, slight build, dark sallow complexion, dark hair, thin features; dressed in a dark suit and grey felt hat. Accused obtained £1 from Sydney William Wood, Farmers’ Trading Co., by means of a valueless cheque for £1 2s. 6d. Ther^ue^oth^^^iil^^^^e^^ending. Auckland.— Arthur Hugh Julian, false pretences: It has been ascertained by the Paeroa police that he is said to be in South America. (See Police Gazette, 1929, pages 243 and 259.)

Coromandel. 2lst ultimo, for forgery and uttering, Donald McLeod, referred to in Police Gazette, 1931, page 691. Accused forged the signature G. Mannion to a cheque for £7 55., and uttered it to Gladys Mary Curtis, storekeeper, Colville. From the 14th to the 19th ultimo, he stayed with G. Mannion, Tiki Road, Coromandel, and whilst there he stole a blank cheque from Mannion’s cheque-book. No » arrant - 2 Y// z/y

Hamilton. l6th instant, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for one month in default of paying £lO 10s. fine and costs for being intoxicated in charge of a motor-car, Charles Edward H arris, ref to in Police Gazette, 1931, page 639.

Hamilton. — or about the 31st August last, on warrant for theft of a gramophone and recordslrecovered), value £l3, the property of Edward CharlpjH?|halawe]L, motor-driver, John Francis, age aboti Hi>nf y 1 iyc/fiu'ighf* ahpuj/5 ft. 7 in., labourer and hote£/J&giHer, medium 1 sallow complexion, dark hair ; dressed in light-grey t/ousers, and brown shoes (no coat or hat); quiet manner. He may be in possession of a stolen bicycle, apd he is suspected of other offences. %//%/

Rotorua. 7th instant, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his illegitimate child, of whom Alice Messaae ‘is the mother, William Gleeson, age about twenty-eight, height 5 ft. 10 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, thin build, dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes. Arrears /to the 2nd instant, £3slos ' 3d '

Napier. Thomas Edward Crow, default of fine and costs (see Police Gazette, 1931, page 634): It has been ascertained by the Napier police that he is identical with Thomas Trow, referred to in Police Gazette, 1930, page 535, and Photographs, 1917, page 22, and is now in Australia. He is not identical with Albert White, referrechto in Police Gazette, 1931, page 145 f//^f

Hastings.— lßth instant, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of George Ronald Sear], George Searl, alias Edwards, age forty-one, height 5 ft. 9| in., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair going bald, blue eyes, prominent nose, horse-shoe-shaped scar over right temple and on cheek-bone; usually dressed in a grey suit and light felt hat; stooped. Arrears to 28th ultimo, £23 2s. 6d. (See Police Gazette, 1928, page 655.) - J~~ — // / r&too Aye////'' 2 / J/.

Wellington.— l6th instant, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his wife and children, John James Spring, alias Burns, alias “Sharpo,” age forty-six, height 5 ft. 10 in., steward and hawker, native of America, slight build, pale complexion, dark brown eyes, six upper artificial teeth missing, flat feet’ wound in one foot, limps slightly, tattooed on forearms, rose’ on back of right hand, talkative, and fond of drink ; usually well dressed. Arrears to 24th August last, £ll. On the 7th August last, he left for Australia under the name of T. Burns. (See Police Gazette, 1930, page 493.)

Wellington.— llth instant, for escaping from custody, Lillian Anderson, alias Patricia Maloney, age twenty, height 5 ft. 2 in., domestic, native of England, thin build, fresh complexion, dark-brown hair, hazel eyes ; wearing a black and grey coat, with heavy fur collar. At Wellington, on the 25th June last, she was sentenced to three years in a Borstal Institution, and whilst at the hospital awaiting treatment for venereal disease she escaped. £?' ZJ/,y/if-

Wellington. —l2th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Wellington Prison for forty-eight hours in default of paying £1 ss. fine and costs for distributing handbills, James Forbes, age thirty-two, fireman, native of Scotland. He left this Dominion as a fireman on the s.s. “yAthelqueeny’ for London on the 30th ultimo. OmLoUcC % Y Seddon. 2oth instant, that he may be interviewed re-

garding his having failed to pay his unemployment levy, James Sweeney, age about forty-eight, height 5 ft. 4 in., labourer, good build, fair complexion, slightly stooped; dirty appearance and of no fixed abode. ‘‘Wm. vlniiut Aull -.. j irS—s-AliAlßr, /^TChristchurch. sth instant, on warrant for theft of a rug (recovered), value £2, the property of William Barry, 192 Esplanade, New Brighton, John Jamieson Fraser, age thirtynine, height 5 ft. 9| in., labourer, native of Scotland, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair going bald, blue eyes, scar over right eye and on back of each hand, left little finger bent, left little toe missing; dressed in a dark suit and grey felt hat worn on back of head; fond of drink and quarrelsome. The rug was stolen from a motor-car and sold to a secondhand dealer. (See Police Gazette, 1930, page 325,- and Photographs, 1926, page 85.)^J [/W J

Rakata. — Wright, breaking, entering, and theft: The photograph of Leonard Wright, referred to in Police Gazette, 1929, page 76, and Photographs, 1927, page 24, has been identified as that of accused.— Police Gazette, 1931, page 678.) OMV)

Dunedin. — J. H. Cuthbertson, forgery : It has been ascertained by the Dunedin police that he may be identical with Richard Chin (see Police Gazette, 1910, page 280), whose description is as follows : Age thirty-nine, height 4 ft. 10 in., gardener, native of New Zealand, medium build, dark complexion, dark hair and eyes. He is to be interviewed regarding the offence. (See Police Gazette, 1931, page 64.) .

Balclutha. June, 1931, on warrant of commitment to Dunedin Prison for two months in default of paying £35 7s. 6d. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his illegitimate child, of whom Mavis Tomkinson is the mother, James Frederick Rowe, age about twenty-nine, height 5 ft. 2 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion dark hair, blue eyes. q jfO/j 3/ ,