FELONIES AND OFFENCES NOT OTHERWISE DESCRIBED.

Otago Police Gazette, Volume II, Issue 1, 4 January 1864, Page 2

FELONIES AND OFFENCES NOT OTHERWISE DESCRIBED.

A warrant has been issued by the Dunedin Bench,' lor the apprehension of George Lane , alias. Cox , charged with having on the 24th and 26th December, 1863, obtained from Horace Bastings, landlord of the Robin Hood Hotel, Dunedin, the sum of £l6 upon two valueless cheques, the one for £lO, the other £6, on the Bank of New South Wales, Dunedin Branch, which, upon presentation were marked no account, and the said George Cox never having had any account in the said Bank. On the 28th, he obtained from Mr. W. H. Ingram, watchmaker, Port Chalmers, a silver lever Hunting Watch, maker, R. Stamford, London, No. 1610, gold Aloert chain and key, and a small- colonial gold ring, with

two hearts engraved thereon, giving in payment a similar valueless cheque for £l6, and received £2 ss. change.

Description: From 30 to 32 years old, 5 feet 4or 5 inches high, square built, walks upright, dark complexion, dark hair, black moustache and goatee, Roman nose, dressed in grey Bedford cord coat, brown check mixture trousers, and light drab hat with brown veil round it. There are other similar charges against him.

Stolen, about 3 p.m. the 28th December, 1863, iroin a bed-room in the dwelling bouse of Mrs. A!penny,. Princes-street, Dunedin, a new green silk parasol, lined with white satin, long cane stick.handle cracked, the property of Jesse Murray: suspicion attaches to a girl named Mary Ready, supposed to be in the service of Airs. Hornby, hotel keeper, Port Chalmers.

Stolen on the evening of the 25th December, 1868, from.the person cf Daniel Robinson, while lying asleep on the road-side between the aiueru and Molyntux Ferry, a chamois leather bag, containing 9 oz. 15 dwt. of fine gold, among-t which were a few small nuggets. Suspicion attaches to a man about 43 years old, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, stout made, round led face, dark hair, whiskers, beard and moustache, dressed as a digger.

Stolen, sometime during the month of November, 1863, from the room of Henry ihoiuas.Cutten, at Campbell’s Creek, a silver English lever hunting watch, makers C. Price & Co., London, No. 59014, the glass out, a gold wire curb chain affixed to the watch with a piece ot twine, the swivel having been broken, it had also been broken in two places and mended m one place with a piece of bottle wire, the other with twine.

Stokn between the hours of 7.30. p.m. the 30th, and 7.33. a m. the 31st December, 1863, fiom on hoard the steamer Peninsular, lying alongside the Pelichet Bay Jetty, Dunedin, 1 tenon saw a small nitch cut on handle, 1 rip saw, 1 iron brace and hit, and a a inch beadin& plane, the property of Hugh Cunningnam, * m K' Stm t’ N ° rlh Duiied in. Suspicion attaches to a man of the following description who was loitering about the vessel looking for work: about 35 years old, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches wn,in com l ,lelon and hair, light sandy black cap wore & light grey tweed coat and black cap. ’

Stolen between the hours of 6 p.m. the 31st “ r - m an f « a.m. the 2nd January 186 ho,n he warehouse of Messrs Kolmand bbiiard*^\ 1C EtlJuiKd,nbout 15 or 16 doz. , .d n 113 '?, pipes, So- 3, private marks on covers, 12/08. T. 3 over F / P Etim th ( ! , - ) | brea^ ng » square of glass, and takdow 1 ab ° Vti frm a slleit ciuse to the win-

On? o ,'™ between 11 p. m . and 12 midnight, the Imn annary, 1864, from the person of 1Yi1... ... n:!\° bb : w ‘ Il,e aslee P hi the Golden Age p c louse, Dunedin, a small round paperinache purse, containing two £1 notes and a all-sovereign ; purse only identifiable.

Stolen on: the:’ night of the 31st December, 1863, from the .trousers pocket : of - Joseph Shalkin, while asleep in the Victoria Stables, Dunstan, about £IOO in cash,. consisting of two £2O notes, Bank of New South Wales, one £lodol, the remainder in £5 notes, across the corner ol one of the £5 notes is written the name of a firm in Maclaggan-street, Dunedin, and is the only one identifiable.