SPECIAL NOTICES.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXII, Issue 14, 14 April 1937, Page 291

SPECIAL NOTICES.

Wellington. The above is a photograph of Stanley Charles Maisey, who is wanted for attempted murder, referred to in Police Gazette, 1936, page 175. It has been ascertained that the accused, who has now grown a moustache, assumed the name Charles Martin, and was employed by J. H. Lane, contractor, Putaruru, for about ten months prior to 22nd February last, when he left without giving notice and without drawing his wages, amounting to about £3O. He was employed fencing at Putaruru, and lived alone in a tent. He will probably endeavour to obtain employment in the country under similar circumstances/ , ' AjPp. /*} -)-/ v 7 )

Auckland. Bth instant, the dead body of a recently born child of apparently seven months gestation, was found in Grafton Gully, under Grafton Bridge. The body was wrapped in portions of copies of the “ Auckland Star,” dated 17th March, 1937, 24th March, 1937, and 31st March, 1937, and around the outside of these wrappings was a brown paper bag, which appeared to have been used as a woman’s hatbag. The body is that of a female European child, and had not breathed. There was a fracture on the skull, which hkd occurred after death, apparently caused when the body was thrown from Grafton Bridge into the Grafton Gully. Any information which would assist in establishing the parentage of the child is to be communicated to the Superintendent of Police, Auckland,

Hastings. —About 6.30 a.m. on 7th instant, the body of Frank Wild, shepherd, of Pakipaki, near Hastings, was found on the side of the Main Highway, about 31- miles south of Hastings. The left boot had been wrenched off the foot and the boot was found on the railway track, some distance away from the body, suggesting that it had been picked up by some person and thrown from the roadway across to the railway track. A post-mortem examination showed that there was an injury at the back of both legs, behind the knees. There was a complete dislocation of the neck, which severed the spinal cord. There was deep concussion of the brain, but no fracture of the skull, and there were abrasions on the right side of the head. The injuries are consistent with deceased having been struck from behind by a motor-vehicle. It is presumed that the front bumper of the vehicle hit him at the back of the knees, throwing him back, his neck being dislocated when his head struck the ground. Wild is believed to have left Hastings, walking south, about 6 p.m on the 6th instant, and the accident may have occurred about one hour and a half later. Inquiries are to be made for any motor-vehicle which may have been recently damaged or any other information which may lead to the discovery of the person responsible for the accident. Any information should be immediately communicated to the Inspector of Police, Napier.