EXTRACTS FROM NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE GAZETTF.

Otago Police Gazette, Volume I, Issue 25, 7 December 1863, Page 128

EXTRACTS FROM NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE GAZETTF.

From Police Gazette , 16th September, 1863. Escaped Prisoner. Escaped on the 11th instant,-from-the Penal Establishment, Cockatoo Island, Frederick Brittain and Frederick Ward—the former convicted of mail robbery, the latter of cattle stealing. Brittain is a native of Hobart Town, a laborer, 25 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, fair ruddy complexion, light brown hair and hazel eyes. Ward is a native of Windsor, New South Wales, a laborer, 27 years of age, 5 feet 8{ inches high, pale sallow complexion, light brown curly hair, hazel grey eyes, mole on wrist, and two warts on back of middle finger on left hand.'

From Police Gazette, 28th Sept., 1863. See Government Gazette , 27til Oct.,' 1863, page 2325. £4OOO REWARD FOR THE APPRHENSTON OF JOHN ■ Gilbert, John O’Meally, Benjamin Hall, > and John Vane, and £IOO reward for ,

ACCOMPLICES. . . Whereas the above-named persons are charged with the commission of numerous and serious offences, and have hitherto eluded the efforts to apprehend them : It is hereby notified that the Government will pay a reward of One thousand pounds for such information as will lead to the apprehension of each of the off.nders named. - The Government will also pay a reward of one hundred pounds for such information as will lead to the conviction of any person or persons for harboring, assisting, or maintaining any of the above-named offenders. • All such information communicated by any. person charged with the commission of an offence, will entitle his case to favorable con--consideration by the Crown, and will in all cases be regarded by the police authorities as strictly.confidential ; and in the event of paymeat of any of the rewards above offered, the name of the recipient will not be disclosed.l The above rewards are offered in lieu of all others previously payable by Government for the apprehension or conviction of. the offenders above-named. William Forster. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Sydney, 27th October, 1863. -

See Government Gazette , 13th October, 1863,

page 2175. Seventy-five Pounds Reward.

Whereas on the night of the 15th September la«t, three convicts named John Johson *. alias Weeks, ; Joseph Marshall , and John Reilly, effected their escape from Her Majesty’s Gaol, Berrima : Notice is hereby given that a reward of Twenty-five pounds .will be paid by the Government to any person ho may

first give such information as shall lead to the re-apprehension of eacn of the offenders named. Charles Cowper.

Colonial Secretary’s Office. Sydney, 12th October, 1863. DESCRIPTION of THE ESCAPED PRISONERS.

Johson, alias Weeks , native of Bungonia, farmer, 29 years of age, 5 feet inches high, stout build, fresh complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, burn on left arm. Marshall is a native of Albury, shoemaker, 30 years of age, 5 feet 11 inches high, slight build, brown hair, grey eyes, fair complexion. Reilly is a shoemaker, 35 years of age, 5 feet 6£ inches high, slight build, sallow complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, lame in right leg, halts in his walk.

Fifty Pounds Reward

Whereas on the 11th September last, two convicts, named Frederick Brittain and Frederick Ward, effected their escape from the Penal Establishment at Cockatoo Island : Notice is hereby given that a reward 'of twenty-five pounds will be paid by the Government to any person who may first give such information as shall lead to the re-apprehension of each of the offenders. Charles Cowper. Colonial Secretary’s Office, • Sydney, 12th October, 1863, ’.; . . DESCRIPTION of ESCAPED PRISONERS. Brittain is a native of Hobart Town, a laborer, 25 years o age, 5 feet 8 inches high, fair ruddy complexion, light brown hair, and "frazjel eyes. l]P<m£is a native of Windsor, New South Wales, a laborer, 27 years of age, 5 feet 8£ inches high, complexion, light brown curly hair, hazel grey eyes, mole on right wrist, and two warts Lack of middle finger of left hand. . . . . -

Twenty-five Pounds Reward. • Whereas on the 3rd instant, a prisoner named William Mackie escaped from the custodjy of the Police, whilst under escort, by jumping from a railway train' in motion, between Fairfield and Parramatta Junction : Notice is hereby given, that a reward ? of Twenty-five pounds will be paid by the Government to.any person who may first-give such information as will lead to the re-appre-hension of the offender.. Charles Cowper. Colonial Secretary’s Office, Sydney, 12th October, 1863.

DESCRIPTION

Mackie is about 24 years of age, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, sallow complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes, nose inclining to left side, arms slightly freckled, small ' dark hole outside lower part of right arm, scar on ball of left thumb, another on back of top joint of little finger of same hand, breast hairy; native of Sydney.

From Police Gazette , 4th November, 1863. Miscellaneous Information. On the evening of the 24th ultimo,; the house of Mr. Commissioner Keightly, Dunn’s Plains, near Rockley, was attacked by Gilbert, O Meally, Hall Vane, and Burke. Five or six shots were fired at Air. Keigltley, who armed himself with a double-barrelled gun,

only one barrel of which was loaded, and turning at Burke , wounded him in. the. abdo ■ men, from the effects of which he has since died. The. offenders extorted £SOO for Mr. X eight ley’s release, the amount r being paid in Bank notes hereunder described : Commercial Bank £5 Notes. 60849 60819 60687 . .62002:, :55859 ' 60851 60880 ; 54939 .:.65532 61855 60853 60801 50850 57218 ~ 63012 ' 60855. 60896 - 60852. r -.. 64549 64859 ' 60857 60873. . 60554 . .57429 • 64824 60859 60829 60856 ... 571.38 51876 ' 60876 61785 .60858 55788 59203 60878 ’ 61425 60860 . 27331 64887 60825 58738 60877 61659 57112 60895 42206 .60824 57685 . 56205 60823 ' 60521 60832 . . 58564 62473 60862 61444 61711 63176 .60781. 60863 56876 53267 . 64443 52215 60864 59068 "52510 64707 59698 60865 61548 59137 59557 64899 60897 49941 27731 56129 52871 60898 55647 ,61050 6.0920 . 52856 60899 58232.. 56648 50211 61762 -60861. 61136 55696 63363 53548 60838 63102 ' rv-T------and three notes £5 each, numbers taken.:.