Extract from South Australian Police Gazette.

Otago Police Gazette, Volume V, Issue 5, 30 May 1874, Page 44

Extract from South Australian Police Gazette.

{From Police Gazette, 4 tli May, 1874.) BURGLARY AND HOUSEBREAKING. £2OO Reward. "Whereas during the night of the 28th instant, or early on the morning of the 29th, an entrance was effected into the General Post Office at Adelaide, and an iron safe in the office was opened, supposed with the safe key or a duplicate key, and twenty-five registered letters, containing bank notes to the amount of one thousand two hundred pounds (£1200), and cheques to a large amount stolen. The following are the numbers of some of the notes posted in the registered letters stolen : Bank of South Australia Notes to Moonta, Posted 28th April.

flO-NoTEs. £5 Notes. O 17,409 O 40,228 17,422 40,396 17,443 42,333 : 17.457 42,484 17.458 43,735 17.487 45,311 17.488 45,286 17,520 45,358 17,575 45,898 17,588 46,993 17,598 49,258 17,600 49,287 18,624 49,289 18,628 49,384 18,644 49,394 18,647 49,864 18,651 49,942 18,688 49,984 18,691 50,293 18,911 50,294 18,919 50,342 18,925 50,425 18,972 50,428 18,998 50,438 19.106 50,455 19.107 50,460 19,119 50,471 19,151 50,493 19,162 50,775 19,261 50,781 19,296 50,736 20,630 50,884 20.646 50,943 20.647 50,950 20,701 51,747 20,725 51,995 20,737 52,139 20,752 52,158 20,780 20,790 Three £2O E 00837 | on tlie English, Scottish, and ” 10344 ) Australian Chartered Bank.

140 sixpenny postage stamps, 240 twopenny do., and 121 penny do. were also stolen. The above reward will be paid to any person giving such information as will lead to the apprehension of the offender or offenders ; and in addition, a free pardon to an accomplice. Geoege Hamilton, Commissioner of Police.

And 144 for drunkenness, and 5 for lunacy.

Weldon, Commissioner of

Office where posted. No. Registered. Name and Address of Sender. Address of Letter. Contents, as far as ascertained. Adelaide 2831 Miss Plunkett Chas. Plunkett, Two Wells Ditto 2832 G.P.O. (Accountant) Thos. Dart, Cooke’s Plains £5 note, £1 note, and os. Ditto 2833 Manager Bank South AusBank, of South Australia, tralia, Adelaide Bank, of South Australia, Gladstone Ditto 2838 Do. do. Do. do. Moonta Ditto 2841 T. W- Fleming, Adelaide II. A. Talbot, Moorowie Four £1 notes, half sovereign, and 2s. 2d. worth ♦ 2811 T. W- Fleming, Adelaide II. A. Talbot, Moorowie Four £1 notes, half sovereign, and 2s. 2d. worth of 2d. stamps. Ditto 2817 Savings Bank, Adelaide Alex. Naismith, Belalio East Ditto 2848 Lands Titles Office, do. J. Rudall, Gawler Certificate of Title, cly 4. C. Sim. Ditto 2850 Do. do. Cornelius & Stone, Mt. Barker Lease, Nichols to Daily. 49,380. Ditto 2852 Do. do. J as. Wishart, sen., Angaston Certificate of Title, cxr 116. Ditto 2853 Do. do. Louis Yon Doussa, Mt. Barker Mortgage, Baun and Another to Weld. 49,374. Ditto 2854 Clerk Local Court, do. Local Court, Mount Pleasant Warrant of Execution. Ditto 2856 Mr. Gapp, Town Hall, do. George Brink worth, Port Wakefield £10 National Bank Note, No. 5849, and dated 1st January, 1874. Lobethal 1615a Julius Grunklee, Lobetlial B. Seppelt, Greenock £1 10s., supposed. Balhannali 1616a Thomas Natt, Balliannali John Bowditch, Moonta Cheque for £25, dated 27th April, No. 47, drawn by John Gibbons on E. S. and A. C. Bank, in favor of Mr. Natt. Clarendon 1617a Thomas Natt, Balhannali John Bowditch, Moonta Cheque for £25, dated 27th April, No. 47, drawn by John Gibbons on E. S. and A. C. Bank, in favor of Mr. Natt. Clarendon 1617a Clerk Local Court, Clarendon Clerk Local Court, Wallaroo Warrant of execution, memo., and 7s 2d in 2d stamps. Brighton 1621a Eliza Waters John Waters, Moonta Two £1 notes. James Town 1624a W. Symons nr. James Town J. Marsh, Kadina £3 Is, supposed Port Augusta ... 1625a —Mrs M. A. Ormsby, Kadina Mrs M. A. Ormsby, Kadina G.P.O. (dead) ... 78b — James Watson, Kanyaka ... Weanei’s Flat ... 78b — James Watson, Kanyaka 1631a — Smith and Howie, Moonta Stockport 1632a L. Bandt, Stockport /H. Ivenehan, Tapley’s Hill 1632a Cheque for £15, date 27th April, drawn by E. L. Bandt, Stockport H. Kenelian, Tapley’s Hill Cheque for £15, date 27tlx April, drawn by R. Palmer on E. S. and C. Bank, Kapunda, in favor of H. Kenelian. Port Wakefield ... 1633a Albert Fricker, Port Wakefield John Staples, Finniss Flat, Ashbourne One £5 National Bauk note, and two £1 B an v>£ South Australia notes. TT Kadina 1630a Jane Milleard, Kadina David Martin, Ravenswood, Queensland Photrgraph. Jr j ‘

Particulars of Registered Letters Stolen.

NAME. OFFENCE. BY WHOM ARRESTED. HOW DISPOSED OF. Thomas Nicholson Being a neglected child Constable Charles Dunnett, Dunedin Police R. N. 639 Sent to Industrial School for 7 years Edward Mardy Resisting the police Do. do. 5» Discharged Discharged David Tupper Disorderly conduct Constable William Gilbert do. 667 Fined 40s., or 14 days’labor James Reilly Disorderly conduct Do. do. 99 Fined 40s., or 14 days’ labor William Ramsay Disorderly conduct Constable Thomas Emerson 672 Fined 10s., or 3 days’labor Adam JacksonBeing a neglected child Constable Thomas Emerson 672 Fined 10s., or 3 days’labor Adam JacksonBeing a neglected cliild Sergeant William Hanlon do. 216 Sent to Industrial School for 5 years Joseph Carey Breach of the peace Constable Owen Doran do. 598 Fined 20s., or 14 days’ labor Mary Forbes Breach of the peace Do. do. » Fined 20s., or 14 days’ labor Lina O'Callaghan Disorderly conduct Constable John Hartnett 602 Fined 40s., or 14 days’ labor John Wilks, alias Brummy Assaulting police Constable Alexander Henderson do. 617 Fined 40s., or 14 days’ labor Mary Forbes John Thompson Disorderly conduct Obscene language Constable William Rooney Do. do. do. 565 99 Fined 40s., or 14 days’ labor Discharged Elizabeth Cnnoell Disorderly conduct Obscene language Larceny Constable William Rooney Do. Do. do. do. do. 565 j> 99 Fined 40s., or 14 days’ labor Discharged 6 months’ labor Alexandrina M‘Ewen, alias alias Vagrancy VagrancyDo. Do.do. do.Discharged 99 Discharged Janet Ferrier 30 days’ labor Henry Medows Assaulting police Do. do. 99 John Brady Disorderly conduct Do. do. » Fined 40s., or 14 days’ labor Ann Sherry Disorderly conduct Do. do. 99 Fined 40s., or 14 days’ labor Fined 40s., or 14 days’ labor Ann SherryDischarged Ann Sherry James O'Brien Vagrancy Do. do. 99 Discharged Resisting the police Do. do. » Fined 10s, or 24 hours’ labor James Brown, alias Ormston Breach of Gaol Act Sergeant John Bevan do. 430 Fined £5, or 30 days’ labor William Bachard Soliciting alms Constable Henry Vernon do. 606 3 months’ labor Thomas David Nichols Obscene language Do. do. Fined 20s, or 10 days’ labor Benjamin Farra Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined 40s, or 14 days’ laboa Fined 40s, or 14 days’ laboa Benjamin Farra Habitual drunkenness Do. do. yy Discharged Discharged David Tupper Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined £5, or 14 days’ labor ■Charles Kerr Disorderly conduct Constable William Brown do. 651 Fined 20s, or 14 days’ labor Mary Ann Gibbs Obscene language Constable Richard Moore do. 677 Fined 10s, or 3 days’ labor John Carline Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined 40s, or 14 days’ labor Fined 40s, or 14 days’ labor James Stapleton Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined 20s, or 3 days’ labor Fined 20s, or 3 days’ labor Susannah O'Brien, alias Discharged Susannah O'Brien,Vagrancy alias Do. Vagrancydo. Do. do. yy Discharged Mary Andrews Fined 10s, or 3 days’ labor Isabella Tassie Disorderly conduct Do. do. George St. Clair 30 days’ labor Isabella Tassie Disorderly conduct Do. do. George St. ClairLarceny LarcenyConstable Christopher Conn Constable Christopher Conndo. do.649 649 30 days’ labor Edward H. Bairsten Wife desertion Sergeant James Anderson do. 523 Discharged William Poison Breach of Shipping Act Do. do. Sent on board ship Henry Vesey Indeeent exposure First-class Detective W. E. Shiny do. 7 days’ labor Ann Manning Larceny Do. do. — 6 months’ labor Jane Glass Assault Do. do. — 3 months’ labor Robert Glover Larceny Constable Archibald Whyte do. 674 30 days’ labor James Burke Disorderly conduct Sergeant Richard Quin do., 260 Fined 10s, or 2 days’ labor James BurkDischarged Damaging property Do. do. 39 Discharged Isabella Lyle3 months’ labor James Burk Damaging property Do. ■ do. if Isabella LyleVagrancy VagrancyConstable Thomas Mee Constable Thomas Mcedo. do.630 630 3 months’ labor Frederick Kinch Assault Do. do. Fined 20s., or 6 days’ labor Matilda KingDischarged Matilda KingVagrancy VagrancyDo. Do.do. do.Discharged Michael Cain Disorderly conduct Constable Peter Duffy do. 659 Fined 10s, or 3 days’ labor Charles Smith, alias John Larceny Johnston Peter M'LiskeyDisorderly conduct JohnConstable Paul Shirley Larcenydo. Constable Paul Shirley608 do.6 months’ labor 608 6 months’ labor Johnston Disorderly conduct680 Canstable Patrick M'GrathFined 10s, or 3 days’ labor do. 680 Fined 10s, or 3 days’ labor Mary MurphyOn remand Peter M'Liskey Mary MurphyDeserting from hired serDeserting from hired ser-Sergeant Patrick O'.Neill Sergeant Patrick O’Neilldo. do.374 374On remand James Quin Larceny Sergeant Thomas Neil, Port Chalmers Police 229 Discharged William Seeley Obscene Language Do. do. Fined £5, or 6 weeks’ labor Alfred Nimes Obscene Language ' Illegal trespass Do Fined £5, or 6 weeks’ labor Do.Fined 20s, or 48 hours’ labor Do.’do. do. 1) yy Fined 20s, or 48 hours’ labor Franz Poiset Ship desertion Do. do. 4 weeks’ labor Carl Jhhnson Ship desertion Do. do. 4 weeks’ labor Daniel Reardon Assault Do. do. 4 weeks’ labor Edward Norwood Threatening language Do. do. Bound over to keep the peace for 3 months Thomas Burns Tlireateniug language Do. do. yy Bound over to keep the peace for 3 months Edward Lane Disorderly conduct Do. do. Fined 40s, or 7 days’ labor Joseph Stanley Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined 40s, or 7 days’ labor Andrew Lascelles Breach of Shipping Act Constable Hugh Nickle, do. 544 14 days’ labor Enoch Atkins Breach of Shipping Act Do. do. yy 14 days’ labor 14 days’ labor Thomas Burns Breach of Shipping Act Do. do. Discharged Emily Hancock Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined £5, or 14 dys’ labor George Moir Breach of the peace Constable Thomas Carter do. 615 Fined 20s James M'Donald Breach of the peace Do. do. Fined 20s Christopher Addison Obscene language Do. do. Fined 40s, or 14 days’ labor » Fined 40s, or 14 days’ labor William Blackburn Obscene language Constable Joseph Erridge, do. 305 Fined 20s, or 7 days’ labor Ellen Anderson Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined £5, or 14 days’ labor John Beamish Breach of Shipping Act Constable John Bell do. 671 4 weeks’ labor William Marshall Breach of Shipping Act Do. do. 4 weeks’ labor yy 4 weeks’ labor Charles Thompson Breach of Prison Act Do. do. 14 days’ labor Frank Yon Skoske Arson Constable Walter Jones, Waikouaiti Police 649 Cautioned and discharged > J/Jm A. Moffat Disorderly conduct Constable J. Morkane, Palmerston Police 410 Fined 40s, or 3 days’ labor j 'v.n A. Moffat Disorderly conduct Constable J. Morkane, Palmerston Police 410 Fined 40s, or 3 days’ labor Habitual drunkenness Do. do. yy 6 weeks’ labor

Apprehensions.

. - - A —— NAME. OFFENCE. BY WHOM ARRESTED. HOW DISPOSED OF \ Morris O’Connell, alias Forgery Marlborough Police E. N. Committed for trial Alex. Gillon • * ' Michael Shaw Disorderly conduct Constable James Baird, Balclutha Police 628 Fined 10s, or 24 hours’labor Michael ShawFined 20s, or 48 hours’ labor Michael ShawBcsisting the police Resisting the policeDo. do. Do. do. yy »Fined 20s, or 48 hours’ labor Richard Hall Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined 10s, or 24 hours’ labor Fined 10s, or 24 hours’ labor Richard Hall Resisting the police Do. do. » Fined 20s, or 48 hours’ labor T. M. Jewett Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined £5 or 14 days’ labor Fined £5 or 14 days’ labor James MillsFined 20s or 3 days’ labor James Mills Disorderly conduct Disorderly conductDo. do. Do. do. yy » Fined 20s or 3 days’ labor John King Disorderly conduct Sergeant Patrick Finnegan do. 41 On bail James M'Kurdy Indecent exposure Do. do. yy Fined 40s., or 7 days’ labor Fined 40s., or 7 days’ labor James MillsFined 10s, or 24 hours’labor James MillsDisorderly conduct Disorderly conductDo. do. Do. do.>> yy Fined 10s, or 241iours’labor Jans Christianson Larceny Constable James Baird do. 628 30 days’ labor Richard Gee Furious riding Constable Thomas M'Gann, Blacks 420 Fined 30s, or 14 days’ labor John DuncanCautioned and discharged John DuncanAttempted larceny Attempted larcenyConstable Bichard Pilkington, Naseby Constable Richard Pilkington, Naseby462 462Cautioned and discharged Lawrence Flanigan Resisting the police Constable David Walsh do. 541 Fined 40s, or 14 days SameDamaging police uniform Constable David "Walsh do. 541 Fined 40s, or 14 days SameDamaging police uniform Do. do. yy Ordered to pay £3, amount of damage 5296 months’ labor Ordered to pay £3, amount of damage Henry Higgins6 months’ labor Henry HigginsIllegally on premises Illegally on premisesSergeant James Farrell, Lawrence Police Sergeant James Farrell, Lawrence Police529 Yauck Lowe Larceny Do. do. yy On remand George Ryan Stealing from a store Constable Donald Boyd, Waipori 518 2 months’ labor Frank Golding Stealing from a dwelling Sergeant Patrick F. Fleming, Invercargill 537 Committed for trial Police John Banister John Morrison, alias Bussell Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined 40s, or 14 days’ labor alias Johnson, alias Sutherland Forgery and uttering Do. do. yy Remanded to Dunedin Alexander Sinclair Ob cene language Constable James Wyatt Ede do. 668 Fined £5, or lmonth’slabor Patrick Flanagan Obscene language Constable Greenaway Boyce do. 670 On remand Edward Ellis Obscene language Constable Michael Jas. Geerin, do. 620 Fined 20s, or 48 hours’ labor Richard Attwood Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined 10s, or 48 hours’ labor Joseph Kennish Disorderly conduct Do. do. yy Fined 10s,or48hours’labor Henry Diamond Assault and robbery (reConstable John Boyce, Woodlands Police 588 Committed for trial mand case) Discharged Charles F. Chicketts Assault and robbery (reDo. do. yy '' mand case) 14 days’ labor James Lockliard Stealing from a railway Do. do. yy shed , 7 days’ labor Joseph Moore Stealing from a railway Do. ' do. yy shed 7 days’ labor George Buttholph Stealing from a railway Do. do. yy shed Surreptitiously obtainingFined 70s., orlOdays’ labor Do. do. yy Richard Burke Surreptitiously obtainingConstable Michael Sullivan, Campbelltown Constable Michael Sullivan, Campbelltown302 302Fined 70s., orlOdays’ labor a passage on board ship Police Fined 50s, and costs A. J. Devereux Breach of the peace Sergeant James Joseph Tuoliy, Winton — Police Same Threatening language. Do. ' do. — Bound over to keep the peace for 6 months Hugh Cameron Vagrancy Constable William Stream, West Taieri 588 Charge withdrawn Police 1

Apprehensions— Continued.

Name 1 When tried. Where tried. Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born Height Compl. Eyes. Hair. Remarks. G. P. References. Name 1874. VY tried. ' Offence. Sentence. Native of Trade. Born ft.Height in. George Maddison April 2.1 Dunedin Drunkenness 14 days Scotland Laborer 1840 5 7 FreshCompl. HazelEyes. Black Hair. Kemarks. 1874. ft. in. George Maddison John "White April 21 „ 23 Dunedin do. Drunkenness do. 14 days 14 days Scotland England LaborerLaborer 1840 1850 5 5 7 4 Eresh Eresh Hazel Grey Black Black page 5 PowellElizabeth Jolm "White Eeb. 14» 23 do.do. Vagrancydo. days 14 England NoneLaborer 18381850 55 04 EreshFresh BlueGrey BrownBlack Elizabeth Powell Feb. 14 do. Vagrancy 3 months Scotland None 1838 5 0 Fresh Blue Brown 5 Sherry „ „ 17 do. Habitual drunkard months Ireland None 1829 5 44 Fresh Hazel Black nose, 1874, Elisha „ 17 Balclutlia Larceny months England Laborer 1836 ~ 5 5 n Fresh Grey brown left "Woolf John Jan. Oamaru Escaping CaseyMichael ' tody months 4 England Laborer 1851 5 3 Fresh Grey Brown 21Feb. Oam A months Ireland Laborer 1828 ~5 5 10 Fresh Hazel brown Paralysis side "William Harris April Dunedin Begging days Scotland Laborer 1833 5 9 Fresh Grey Brown Potter, alias Salmon David March do. Larceny days England Cook 1840 5 34 Dark Grey Black up- lias per out, front 1874, Boyle 27 do. Vagrancy months Ireland None 1829 5 4 Pale Hazel Black hand Huger page 1873, 84 O’Callaghan April 28 do. Drunkenness 14 England None 1838 5 1 Fresh Hazel brown Mary „ 28 do. do. 14 Scotland None 1847 5 1 Fresh Hazel Black 1873, James , 29 29 do. War- a - the dutytion 30 Scotland Clerk 1838 5 11 Fresh Grey Dark Lascelles Andrew 30 Port Ship desertion 14 Scotland Seaman 1S45 5 6 Sallow Hazel Black Enoch 30 May 1 do. do. days 14 England Seaman 1851 5 6 Fresh Grey Bed of large Sinclair Dunedin Larceny days Wales Seaman 1829 5 5 Fresh Hazel Black Mary „ 1 do. language days Ireland None 1835 5 1 Fresh Grey Black page 1874, Jane 1 do. do. days Ireland ... None 1834 5 2 Fresh Grey Black page 1874, Henry » 2 do. Trespassing the New Sallow John Carline Immigration barracks 6 days wick Seaman 1840 6 6 Hazel John Carline Immigrationbarracks 6 days wick Seaman 1840 5 6 Black crucifix arm and » 4 do. Drunkenness days Ireland Shoemaker 1831 5 4 Sallow Grey brown Henry ■ 4 Dunedin person days 7 England Seaman 1825 5 2 Fresh Grey brown Dk page

R eturn of Prison ers discharged from H.M Gaols, Dunedin, Invercargill, Lawrence, Tokomairiro, and Oamaru during the Month of May, 1874.

Name. When tried. Where tried. Offence. Sentence. of. Trade. Born. Height Complexion. Eyes. Hair. Remarks. o. P. References. Anderson Ellen „ 7 Port Drunkenness days 14 Scotland None 1849 in. 4 5 Fresh Grey Lt. brown BradyJohn „ 9 do. do. days 14 Ireland G-room 1819 5 Fresh Grey Grey 1873. Isaac Eaulkner John Paterson July 7 » 7 Dunedin do. Larceny ’ Isaac Faulkner July 7 Dunedin money Obtaining by Larceny months 12 Ireland Cook 1838 6^ 5 Fresh Hazel Black eye, right two upper front teeth out page 1873, Youck Ah Paterson John John Bishop, alias „ 7 » 7 1874 do. do. money Obtaining by do. do. 12 months 12 months Ireland China Draughtsman Cook 1829 1833 5 7| 5 6£ Fresh Olive Hazel Hazel Black Black right upper out teeth Ah Youck John Bishop, alias „ 7 1874. do. false pretences do. do. 12 months 12 months Draughtsman Cook 1829 1833 5 7i 5 Fresh Olive Hazel Hazel Black Black right side right left wrist Scar right side of neck, scar left wrist page 1873, 1873, Callaghan 19Feb. Invercargill premises on months England Baker 1830 5 5 51 Fresh Blue brown page 1873, Brennan John March do. personExposing 10 Ireland Laborer 1844 10 Fair Blue Fair left arm TB Bennett Whelan, John „ 10 do. Threateninglanguage labor 1 Scotland Sailor 1851 5 5 5| Swarthy Hazel brown Barney Jan. Lawrence Larceny month’s England Laborer 1821 5 Fresh Grey Brown build Allen Feb. Switzers Vagrancy Thomson John April 14 Balclutha property ing months’ Scotland None 1819 5 Fresh Blue Grey build Stout build Stout build 1873, Larceny labor 1 Scotland Laborer 1833 10 Fresh Grey Brown James 8 do. Disorderly conduct 7 Scotland Laborer 1833 5 Fresh G-rey Brown Thomas Wilson April 24 Oamaru Habitual drunkenness 4 weeks’ labor Ireland Laborer 1828 5 6 Sallow Brown G-rey Thomas Wilson April 24 Oamaru Habitual drunkenStout build - ness 4 weeks’ labor Ireland Laborer 1828 5 6 Sallow Brown Grey V

R eturn of Prison ers discharged from H.M Gaols, Dunedin, Invercargil, Lawrence, Tokomairiro, and Oamaru during the Month of May, 1874.-Continued.