DESCRIPTION OF THE ESCAPED PRISONERS.

Otago Police Gazette, Volume II, Issue 4, 15 February 1864, Page 23

DESCRIPTION OF THE ESCAPED PRISONERS.

Jobson , alias Weeks, native of Bungonia, farmer, 29 years of age, 5 feet 6 j 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 6J 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 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 right Wrist, and two warts back of middle finger of left hand.

Twenty-five Pounds Reward. Whereas on the 3rd instant, a prisoner named William Mackie escaped from the custody 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.

Extract from New South Wales Police Gazette , 9th December, 1863, page 372 About 10 a.m. the 2nd instant, James Coffee, Farmer, near Burrowa, was stopped at Coffee’s Creek, near Burrowa, by two armed men, John Gilbert , and Ben Hall and robbed of £37. These offenders are said to have stopped and searched several other persons about the same time and place.

About 3 p.m. on the sth instant, the mail from Burrowa to Binalong, was stopped about 2 miles from Smelly’s Creek, and about 6 miles from Burrowa, by two armed men, John Gilbert, and Ben Hall, and robbed of the mail bags, which the offenders cut open and rifled of their contents; there was one man on the mail whom the offenders did not attempt to rob. 1 hey gave the mailman a large-sized gold watch to give to Mr. Scott, Burrowa. DESCRIPTION. John Gilbert , about 21 years’ of age, 5 feet 8J inches high, slight active figure, brown hair not very long, no hair nor any particular marks on face, light grey laughing eyes, round nostrils, thick lips, care-worn in appearance. Ben Hall, about 28 years’ of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, stout build, (would weigh about 13 stone 7 .lbs.), figure erect, respectable appearance, light brown wavy hair, short light beard, thick, but darker near his throat, and very pleasing expression of countenance, soft grey eyes, handsome nose inclined to be hooked, and thin compressed lips.

Extracts from NS. W. Police Gazette , 20th January, 1864, p. 15.

See Government Gazette , sth January, 1864, p. 3. £SOO Reward for the Apprehension of Daniel Morgan. Whereas the above named person is charged with the commission of several serious offences and has hitherto evaded apprehension: It is hereby notified, that the Government will pay a reward of £SOO for such information as will lead to the apprehension of the offender. All such information communicated by any person will in all cases be regarded by the Police authorities as strictly confidential, and in the event of payment of the reward above offered, the name of the recipient will not be disclosed. * ■'

The above reward is offered in lieu of. all others previously payable by Government for the apprehension or conviction of the offender above named. , , William Forster. Colonial Secretary’s'Office, Sydney, sth January, 1864.

Escaped Prisoner. Pounds Reward. Alph Bird alias Thompson , alias Falkenberg, alias Linden, &c., &c., arrested at Brisbane on a charge of forgery, and remanded to Sydney, escaped from the Brisbane lockup on the night of the 12th instant. Description: He is about 27 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, medium build, light brown hair, lightish red moustache, small whiskers on side of face round featured, right-eye tooth supposed to be artificial, the plate Slightly discernible, pigeon-toed, cheeks supposed to be rouged, of gentlemanly appearance ; a native of North Prussia, well educated, speaks English well; supposed to be a draughtsman, and formerly an officer in the Prussian service. £SO reward for re-apprehension. This man is identical with Oscar Bird alias Vogel , who left Dunedin, per “Susannah Booth,” in the name of H. Williams, some five months since.