PERSONS WANTED.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXIII, Issue 41, 19 October 1938, Page 719

PERSONS WANTED.

Point Chevalier. For escaping from Avondale Mental Hospital on the 27th ultimo, William Wilkinson, age forty, height 5 ft. 8 in., draughtsman, native of New. Zealand, fair complexion and hair, grey eyes ; dressed in a dark tweed suit, black overcoat, and tweed cap. He is considered dangerous, and he takes an interest in firearms and aeroplane parts. (See Police Gazette, 1931, page 541.) , Queen Street Whare (Auckland). 2B#h ultimo, on warrant for deserting from the ship “ Napier Star,” Frederick Povey, age thirty-one, height 5 ft. 6 in., seaman, native of England, fair complexion and hainblup eyes. /_ -- ■ + t Auckland. 27th ultimo, on warranto! commitment to Auckland Prison for one month in default of paying £ll os.6d. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his child of whom Frances Dolina Balderston is the mother, Ronald Barich, age twenty-six, height 5 ft. 6 in., labourer and motordriver, native of New Zealand, strong build, fair complexion and hair, blue eyes. UxrfU/jU&J 1$ g.

Auckland. —16th August last, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for three days in default of paying £1 10s. fine and costs for a breach of the Traffic Regulations, Frank Kingsley Hodgson, age twenty-six, height 5 ft. 7 in., pianotuner, native of England, medium build, pale complexion, brown hair, grey eyes. _ ft/ rcood/ r f°fj

Auckland. — Ivon Walter Stickley, default of fine and costs, has forwarded £1 2s. to the Clerk of Court, Auckland, There is still the sum of ss. to be paid on the warrant. (See Police Gazette, 1938, page 675.) stfAWfocU ///*!/l+Q.

Auckland. sth June last, that a summons may be served on him for being found on licensed premises during prohibited hours, Robert IVisQuigan, age twenty-five, height 5 ft. 7 in., sawmill hand, medium build, fresh complexion fair hair, round face.

Auckland. 2sth July last, for false pretences, John Anthony Crawford, referred to in Police Gazette, 1938, page 463, and Photographs, 1937, page 55. Accused obtained £1 10s. from Noel Ward, hairdresser, 571 Manakau Road, Epsom, by falsely representing that he was having printed “ pass-out ” checks for the Regent Theatre, Epsom, and that he would publish complainant’s name and business on the back of them. He also obtained 10s. from Harold Blackmore under similar circ . .nstances. He is to be interviewed. No warrant. TT jr m^TSmD. Z'd/11/

Auckland. Arthur Thomas Morrison Grove, suspected of theft of Florence Elizabeth Parker’s property (see Police Gazette, 1938, page 644): On the Bth instant at Auckland a warrant was issued for his anrest. Xkz is-fi/Lff

Auckland. l2th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for three months in default of paying £3O 7s. 6d. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his child, John George Collins, age twenty-nine, height 6 ft., motor-car dealer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion and hair, blue eyes, slovenly appearance. He may be released on payment of £7. MAAe/pfed/Jh/v/* Auckland. —4th instant, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Majorie Nell Wilson, 179 Great South Road, Greenlane, Morton Andrew Wilson, age thirty,.height 5 ft. 94 in., marble mason, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Arrears to 19th August last, £47 ss. (See Police Gazette, 1938. page 457, and Photograph., 1932, pago 8.) /am£^/ f/^ Auckland. —On or about the 6th ultimo, for false pretences, W. Baker, (name probably fictitious), age about thirty-seven, height * about 5 ft. 9. urn, medium build; wearing a long dark-brown check otch’Coat and felt hat. Accused who was ostensibly canvassing for orders for plants obtained 6s. from Mrs. Millie Beuth, 7 Tawariki Street, by falsely representing that he was a nurseryman in business at Panmure, and would supply the vegetable plants which she ordered from him. He may be identical with ■ — Watson, referred to in Police Gazette, 1938, page 601. K 0 warrant. sOMtrffed/

Auckland. 2oth ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for six days in default of paying £l2 17s. fine and costs for a breach of the Motor- vehicles Act, Colin Algernon Warne, age about thirty, height 5 ft. 8 in., salesman, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. J-, yjy y SI/7 / / Auckland. 6th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for one month in default of paying £8 18s. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Hugh Bell, age forty-nine, height 5 ft. 5 in., labourer, native of Scotland, medium build, fresh complexion, dark hair turning grey, blue eyes with cast in them, tombstone, shield, thistle, and lion on right arm, rose, scroll, “ H. Bell,” flag, ship, and clasped hands on left forearm. (See Police Gazette, 1934, page 561, and Photographs, 1921, page 66.) Auckland. — 6th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for two months in default of paying £36 arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Joseph Nathaniel Bryham, age thirty-eight, height 5 ft. 10 in., well-boring engineer, native of New Zealand, strong build, fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, straight nose, high forehead, erect gait ; neatly dressed. , f Papakura. — l6th August last, om warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for fourteen days in default of paying £3 10s. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his two children, Allan David Rogers, age thirty-three, height 5 ft. 8 in., motor-driver, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, sandy hair, blue eyes ; usually dressed in a nayy-biuygfo, l(>/tl/&. Hamilton. —l2th instant, on warrant of commitment to Wellington Prison for twenty-eight days in default of paying £l3 balance of fine and costs for being intoxicated while in charge of a motor-car, Ernest Stuart, alias Ernest Waby, alias Boyd (photograph appears in New South Wales Photo Book, Vol. 148/35), age thirty, height 5 ft. 10 in., waiter, porter and barman, native of Australia, slight build, sallow complexion, black hair, grey eyes, large nose, scar on nose, kangaroo on back of right hand, Jewish appearance; fond of drink; dressed in a ' blue suit with* faint white stripes. (See Police Gazette,'l93B, page, 690.) /. / aiei . Taumarunui. — ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for fourteen days in default of paying £3 ss. fine and costs and restitution for theft, Matene Turei, alias Martin Taumarunui.— lsth July last, on warrant of commitment to Auckland Prison for seven days in default of paying £2 fine and costs for operating a motor-cycle without adequate footrests, Tui Tewaaka, age twenty-two, height 5 ft. 6 in., labourer, Maori, slight build, copper complexion, black hair,

brown eye, pAYS pihe-ato costs. Ufa Waitara. —14th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Wellington Prison for two months in default of paying £9l 10s. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Mona Mahara Cooper, and child, Mervyn Joseph Cooper, alias Doe, age twenty-four, height 5 ft. 7|- in. labourer, native of New Zealand, strong build, fresh complexion, fair hair, hazel eyes, snake and scroll on right forearm ; pierced heart and Vendetta on left forearm; usually dressed in a blue suit, felt hat, and tan shoes. (See Police Gazette, 1938, page 338, and Photographs, 1935, page 30.) . . 9/2/39 J Ohakune. 26th ultimo, on warrant of commitment to .Wellington Prison for two months in default of paying

,y £SO 7s. 4d. arrears on a maintenance order for the support ' of his wife, Agnes Fenton, Wilfred Fenton, age thirty-two, height 5 ft. 10 in., timber worker and lorry-driver, native of England, medium build, fresh complexion, light-brown hair, hazel eyes, scar on abdomen ; usually dressed in a navyblue suit (no hat.) He maw be released on payment of £5. AUZJL. ’if/9/^)9 Hastings. —l3th ultimo, or/ of commitment to Wellington Prison for two months in default of paying £24 Is. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his wife L and three children, Charles Henry James Russ, and fifty-two,

height 5 ft. 4 in., chef, native of England, medium build, sallow complexion, dark hair turning grey, small moustache, Q scar on side of chin ; usually dressed in a blue suit and wears I glasses. He may be released on pay monk of £l4 16s. _ j Levin.— l4th April last, fojr thefjo of a £5 note, the property 4 ) of Gordon Milroy, Cambridge Street, James Stanley Joincs, referred to in Police Gazette, 1938, page 441, and Photographs, 1936, page 69.- The money was stolen from complainant’s bedroom in the house of Mrs. McMinn, Cambridge Street, where accused was also boarding until the 14th April last. He has been interviewed bv the Levin poik-e, but no evidence resulted. No warrant 1t) ]j

Petone. —On or about the 23rd November, 1936, on warrant for theft of a gentlemen’s racing bicycle (recovered), value, £4, the property of Evan Gething, cycle dealer, Upper Hutt, James Robertson, alias Osyth James Angwin, referred to in Police Gazette, 1937, page 278. In November, 1936, accused hired the bicycle from the complainant firm and soon afterwards he sold it to a cycle "dealer at Petone.

Wellington.— loth August last, on warrant of commitment to Wellington Prison for three months in default of complying with a maintenance order for the support of his illegitimate child of whom Nellie McComb is the mother, Lea Clifton, referred to in Police Gazette, 1938, page 498. He is usually dressed in a dark suit and fawn teddy bearcoatbcarcoat - 'OVUQ'tcrf/ /fh^3%

Wellington. 4th instant, on warrant for failing to maintain his wife, Annie Louise Rattray, 25 Marion Street. Alfred Edward Rattray, age forty-nine, height 5 ft. 10 in., printer and linotype mechanic, fair complexion, brown hair, small lump on nose ; dressed in a navy blue suit, grey hat, fawn check overcoat, blue silk spotted scarf, and black shoes, and he had a large suit-case. He is interested in theatricals, and he has taken the names Alfred Edwards and Arthur Edwards. He may be accompanied by Mrs. Claude Dunbar, age thirty-eight, height about 5 ft., thin build, fair complexion, wavy black hair, hooked nose ; well dressed - AAn&a&d/Ztfh/St.

Wellington. 3oth ultimo, on warrant of commitment to Wellington Prison for ten days in default of paying £2 ss. balance of fine and costs for driving a motor-car without due care and attention, Thomas William Gray, age eighteen, height about 5 ft. 6 in., butcher, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion, blue eyes ; usually dressed in. a grey tweed suit and brown overcoat (no hat). // *fftf t

Wellington. 2oth ultimo, on two warrants of commitment to Wellington Prison for eight days and four days in default of paying .£3 Bs. fines and costs for theft and assault, Michael Patrick Ryan, referred to in Police Gazette, 1938, page 683, and Photographs, page 23.

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Wellington.- August last, on two warrants of commitment to Wellington Prison for two months and one month in default of paying £l3 12s. 6d. arrears on maintenance orders for the support of his wife, Susan Catherine Clarke, and child, 89 Hutt Road, Petone, William Marne Clarke, age twenty-four, height 5 ft. Ilf in., labourer, native of New Zealand, fresh complexion, wavy fair hair, blue eyes, scar on inside of left thumb. He may be released on payment of £7 12s. 6d. (See Police Gazette, 1936, page 221, and '"’arrested W'/M

Wellington. 6th instant, on two warrants of commitment to Wellington Prison for four days and five days in default of paying £2 15s. fines and costs for permitting a motor-car to remain stationary and unattended near exit from theatre, and failing to carry warrant of fitness, John Raymond Brown, wharf labourer; an elderly man. t , *** 10 7 Uo

Wellington. 27th ultimo, on warrant for failing to maintain his wife, Hannah Hyde Mansfield, and child, 211 Rintoul Street, Walter Crompton Mansfield, age about forty-three, height about 5 ft. 4 in., labourer, native of England, medium build, dark-brown hair, hazel,eyes," sunken cheeks, portion of left ring finger missing ; rolling gait. In January last year he left this Dominion as a member of the crew of the s.s. “ Waimana.”

Wellington. — Rupert John Ashmore, theft (see Police Gazette, 1938, page 702.) A warrant has been issued for his arrest on this charge, which reads : “On or about the 23rd November, 1937, and on divers other dates between 23rd November, 1937, and 2nd March, 1938, at Foxton, received from John Graham and others the sum of £22 ss. in money on terms requiring him to account for or pay the same to the Municipal and General Workers’ Union, did fraudulently omit to account for or pay the same to the said union, and did thereby commit theft.” /fey 3 y.

Wellington. 24th August last, on warrant of commitment to - Napier Prison' fbr'twenty-one days in default of paying £9 9s. arrears on a maintenance order for the support of his illegitimate child of whom Margaret Olive Fogarty is the mother, Conrad Kirk McKay, age twenty-eight, height 5 ft. 10 in., hotel porter, medium build, fresh complexion, wavy dark hail-, brown eyes ; usually well dressed, and seldom wears a hat. He may be released on payment of £5.

Wharf (Wellington). 3rd instant, on warrant for unlawfully landing in New Zealand, Buyang Bin Brahim, age twentynine, height 5 ft. 1 in., seaman, native of Malaya, medium build, dark complexion, hair, and eyes, flat nose. He is a prohibited immigrant, and on the 3rd instant at Wellington he deserted from the ship “ Clydebank.”

Wharf (Wellington). l3th ultimo, on warrant for deserting from the ship “ Napier Star.” John James Dwyer, age twenty-one, height 5 ft. 7 in., galley boy, native of South Africa, slight build, dark complexion and hair. « ARRESTED Nelson. —19th ultimo, that he may be located and interviewed regarding the breaking and entering of the store of J. R. McKenzie, Ltd., Bridge Street, and theft of £1 Bs. lid. from a desk in the office, Noel Wilson, age nineteen, (looks younger), height 5 ft. 6 in., native of New Zealand, thin build, fresh complexion, light-brown hair, bushy eyebrows ; dressed in light-grey trousers, brown sports coat, black shoes (no hat), sometimes wears a light-coloured pullover with roll collar; may follow the occupation of steward. Wilson, who stayed at the Metropolitan Private Hotel for about ten days prior to the commission of the offence, became acquainted with Harry Laurie, one of the staff of the complainant firm, and about three days previously to the date of the offence he called to see Laurie at the back of the premises. On the morning after the offence he again met Laurie, who informed him of the occurrence. He asked how entrance was gained, and when informed that three louvres had been removed from the lavatory window, he replied, “ but there is a bar across the window on the inside.” It is considered that he could not be aware of the position of the bar without haying entered the premises by the lavatory window. He may be identical with John Wilson, referred to in Police Gazette, 1938, page 677. No warrant.

Nelson. —11th instant, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his child of whom Monica Veronica Both well is the mother, Michael Joseph Bergin, age thirty-one, height 5 ft. 7 in., labourer, native of Ireland, good build, dark complexion, curly dark hair, blue eyes. Arrears to 9th ultimo, £5. He is to be brought before the nearest Court presided over by a Magistrate. (See Police Gazette, 1938, page 152.) \Sr. - Nelson. llth instant, on warrant for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his wife, Doris Vivian Surrell, Brightwater, Donald George Surrell, age thirty-nine, height 5 ft. 6 in., theatre-manager and biograph-operator, native of New Zealand, good build, fresh complexion, brown hair going bald, blue eyes, clasped hands and heart on right forearm, two moles on left side, mole on right side of face. Arrears to 16th ultimo, £243 ss. Bd. He is to be brought before the nearest Court presided over by a Magistrate. (See Police Gazette, 1933, page 322.) s&vt&f&d' Z////38 Christchurch. sth ultimo, on warrant for failing to maintain his wife, Maud Phyllis Rennell, and children, James Edward Rennell, alias James C. B. Rennell, age twentyeight, height 5 ft. 6 in., carpenter, native of New Zealand, medium build, fresh complexion, dark hair, brown eyes, hooked nose, broad ears, has moustache. His previous description as published in the Police Gazette is not correct. (See Police Gazette, 1938, page 521.) *v , QrT,,ft , . ■' aezs A-iUiWyww Invercargill.—^ t!h instant, on warrant for/false pretences, W. Mclvor, age about fifty, height 5 ft. 10 in., labourer and farmer, fresh complexion, ginger hair; usually dressed in a brown suit; fond of drink. Accused obtained £l7 10s. from Margaret Louisa Baird, hotelkeeper, Wallacetown, by means of a valueless cheque for that amount, drawn on the Invercargill Savings-bank. The photograph of Arthur McKeever, referred to in Police Gazette, 1938, page 501, and Photographs, 1922, page 104, has been identified as that ofth<ia “ use4 cm&ttei/1////39.