Felonies and other Offences.

Otago Police Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 2, 10 February 1875, Page 11

Felonies and other Offences.

A warrant has been issued by the Riverton Bench for the arrest of Maori Bill, alias W. E. Thompson, alias Kelly, alias Healy, charged with obtaining £5 and a silver watch and chain by false pretences, from Thomas Price at Otautau, on the 23rd December last and Ist ultimo. Offender is an American, Irish decent, a railway labourer, about 42 years of age, 5 feet 11 inches high, thin dark features, thin black hair mixed with grey, bald on top of head, cheeks shaved, Yankee beard and moustache, dressed in blue cloth coat, grey tweed trousers, and black hat. This ■ offender has committed several other offences of ' a similar nature. •' .

A warrant has been issued by the Port Chalmers Bench for the arrest of Charles Johnson, charged with deserting his wife and family at Port Chalmers on the 4th ultimo. Offender is a Swede, a lumper, 33 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, stout firm build, fresh complexion, dark brown hair, clean shaved, generally lets his beard-grew for about a week before shaving. He left Port Chalmers on the 4th ultimo, supposed for Lyttelton, or . one of the northern ports, to seek employment as a lumper.

A warrant has been issued by the Lyttelton Bench

for the arrest of John Blackmore, charged with disobeying an order made by that Bench to provide for the support of his wife. Offender is a native of Tasmania, a blacksmith, 31 years of age,' 5 feet 8 inches high, stout build, about 14 stone weight, fresh complexion, grey eyes, sandy beard whiskers and moustache, thick lips, pug nose, anchor on left hand. He worked about a year since at his trade in Dunedin, and went under the names of John Evans and Johnson. He will likely seek employment at an inland town.

Stolen on the 4th instant, from the person of Thomas Cassley, in the Railway Hotel, Tokomairiro, a large size hunting patent lever watch, No, 3228, capped and jewelled. T. Nutsford, Milton, maker. White dial, maker’s name on dial, black figures, gold hands, value £lO. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to William Mathew, a Scotchman, a carpenter, 40 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, stout build,- large beard, whiskers, and moustache, wore dark tweed clothes, lace up boots, and drab felt hat.

Between 7 p.m. on the 27th and 7 a.m. on the 28th ultimo, the shop of Joseph Booth and Company at Oamaru, was burglariously entered, and four pairs of men’s shoes, one piece of red and black tartan, about six pieces of Llama, blue, brown and

dark green colors ; six Crimean skirts ; twelve pairs of socks with red tops ; a brown silk umbrella ; about eight pairs of men’s light drab tweed trousers with black stripes, stolen therefrom. Value, £3O. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 11th ultimo in the Octagon Hotel, Dunedin, from the person of Robert Harvey a silver lever hunting watch. Maker, John T. Coote, Ho. 254534. Value, £6los. Identifiable. A man of the following description who was in Harvey’s company when he lost the watch suspected ; about 23 years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, medium build, no hair on face, wore dark clothes.

Oil the night of the 31st December last, a portion of the rigging of the ketch Good Templar was cut and damaged to the value of £2 at Campbelltown wharf, the property of Captain Davis. Suspicion attached to Edwin Jones, assistant cook on the steamer Wanganui.

Stolen about the 9th ultimo, from a quarry at Hill-side, near Dunedin, a pick and three pick handles, the property of John Keefe. Value 9s. Identifiable.

Lost or stolen on the 7th ultimo, from an express waggon in Dunedin, a parcel containing two coloured gold necklets, twisted pattern; two bright gold lockets, small oval pattern ; three small gold brooches and three berlin wool cushions, the property of P. Hayman & Co. Value £3 Is. 9d. Identifiable.

Stolen about the sth of December last, from the dwelling of Charles Skinner, at Caversham, a japanned case, about 7 inches long and 1 inch broad, containing three camel’s hair pencils used by sign writers ; a large putty knife ; a two foot rule in four parts which folds. Value, 14s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to "Walter James, a painter, 24 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, slight build, dark complexion and hair, small dark whiskers and moustache, shaved on chin, arrived by the ship Hindostau.

Stolen between the 10th of November and 19th December last, from the portmanteau of James Cruickshanks, in a hut at Wantwood Station, Southland district, a £5 note on the Commercial Banking Company, Sydney. Suspicion attached to Peter Davis, who was employed as cook on the station, an Englishman, an old whaler, 61 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, grey hair, clean shaved, speck on one eye.

Stolen on the 12th ultimo from the fowl-house of Eleanor Collins, at the late Volunteer Hotel, Main South road, near Dunedin, 12 common hens, value 30s. Identifiable. Two Chinamen, who cannot be described, were seen taking the hens away, after which they went in the direction of Green Island, while a Chinaman of the following description went into the house and kept Mrs. Collins in conversation. He is about 5 feet 2 inches high, medium build, wore dark clothes, small black moustache, good-looking, speaks English imperfectly, supposed to have a slight cut on the head, caused by falling against a window. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 12th ultimo from the mining claim of Bulfin, Eerris & Co., at Waitahuna, a quantity of auriferous earth.

Stolen on the 25th ultimo from the shop door of

Charles Johnston, McLaggan street, Dunedin, a medium-sized black and drab reversible waterproof coat, value 255. Identifiable.

Stolen between the 23rd and 25th ultimo from a building in course of erection in Moray place, Dunedin, a new flooring cramp, the property of George 0. Clayton, value 255. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 24th ultimo from the person of Alfred Day, in the house of a Mrs. Simmons, in Albany street, Dunedin, 13 £1 notes and £2 in silver. Suspicion attached to Mrs. Simmons and Ellen Earrell. Simmons is about 34 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high, stout build, round full face, fair, complexion, dark hair; Earrell is 18 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high, round full face, dark eyes, fair complexion and hair, arrived by the ship “ Corona.”

Stolen between the 3rd and Bth ultimo at Centre Bush, near Winton. two bullock chains, one a heavy drag chain about ten feet long, with small hooks, the letters E G cut with a chisel on hooks ; the other a common leading chain about ten feet long with small hooks at each end, the property of Mr. Plunkett, value £1 15s Identifiable. " Suspicion attached to Samuel Patton, about 30 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, medium build.

Stolen on the 29th of December last from the tent of Erederick Drew, at the East Taieri railway works, an open face verge watch, No. 1866, small crack in dial, side of glass broken, curb guard and locket attached, value £3. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 4th ultimo from the vest pocket of John Dorns, in a bedroom in the "Winton Hotel, at Wiuton, two £1 notes and an order for £2 2s. 6d. on Cargill, Gibbs and Co., of Invercargill, signed by C. Basstian. Order identifiable.

Stolen about the . 15th ultimo from the mining claim of William Moore, at Naseby, about half a dish of auriferous earth, supposed to contain about an ounce of gold dust.

Stolen on the 31st ultimo from the Eoyal George Hotel, Lawrence, two medium-sized cut glass decanters, vine leaf cut round neck near top, both marked No. 3 inside neck near top, the property of John C. Eoberts, value £2 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 21st ultimo from a building in course of erecton at Opoho, near Dunedin, two pieces of red pine quartering, 14 feet by 5 by 5 inches, the property of T. E. Adam. Value ss.

Stolen between the 30th ultimo and Ist instant from Eglinton road, near Dunedin, 13 kauri pine door-heads, 3| feet long, 7 inches broad, and 1| inches thick, and a quantity of other timber, the property of Hugh McNeil. Door-heads identifiable.

Stolen about the 20th ultimo from Yauxhall, Anderson’s Bay, 22 Manuka rails, the property of James Scott, value 14s.

Stolen about the sth instant from the Peninsula road, Anderson’s Bay, two wheelbarrows and one shovel, the property of the Dunedin, Peninsula, and Ocean Beach Railway Company, value £3. . Identifiable.

About the 19th of December last, 13 two-year old apple trees, value £5, were pulled out of the ground in the garden of John Murphy and Ching Chee, at the Beach Bo ad, Anderson’s Bay.

Stolen about the 28th ultimo, from the box of Mary Ann Smith, in the Immigration Barracks, at Caversham, a light colored, small spotted, plain calico, print dress, a little frilling of same material on body. Value, 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen about the Ist instant, from the Scandinavian Hotel, Maclaggan street, Dunedin, three black felt hats: very little worn, low-crowned shape; size, two, 6f, one, 61, the property of John Leidman and Charles Johnson. Identifiable.

Suspicion attached to a man named "Whitie, an engine-fitter, about 26 years of age, stout build, clean shaved except moustache, light hair, wore grey tweed clothes.

Stolen on the 4th instant, from a building in course of erection off Hanover street, Dunedin, an empty hogshead, branded on bottom 8.8. and S.D. 90, a carpenter’s 9-inch square, and some timber, the property of Benjamin Wildy. Value, 13s. Hogshead. Identifiable.

Stolen about the 31st ultimo from the Melbourne Hotel, Invercargill, a pair of half Wellington boots, the property of William Thornton. Value, 10s. Identifiable.

Suspicion attached to Bred crick Boardmen, a painter, about 50 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, grey hair, beard and moustache, wore black or blue frock coat, Bedford cord trousers, light vest, French cap with peak; deaf. Supposed to have come to Dunediu.

Stolen on the 12th ultimo, from the mining claim of John Shannon, at Surface Hill, Naseby, about half a dish of auriferous earth, supposed to contain about one ounce of gold dust. Value, £4.

Stolen on the 28th ultimo, from the tent of Joseph Day, at North Clutha, a large old-fashioned, open face silver verge watch, No. 4517 ; maker, A. Cameron, Liverpool ; had steel guard attached. Value, £2. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 26th ultimo, from a stable at the Bush Inn, Blueskin road, a stable fork, an iron bucket, a stable broom, a curry comb, a body brush, and a dandiff brush, the property of James Duncan. Identifiable.

Suspicion attached to James M‘Pherson, a Scotchman, a wood carter, 50 years of age, 5 feet 2 inches high, stout build, grey hair, whiskers and moustache, dark complexion, rough face.

Stolen on the Ist ultimo, from the person of John M‘Lean, in the Moeraki Hotel, Moeraki, an openface English lever watch, No. 12,268 ; no maker’s name, case worn smooth. Value, £5. Identifiable. ' Suspicion attached to a man named Mitchell, English, 30 years of age, about 5 feet 8 inches high, fair complexion, sandy whiskers and moustache, strong and bristly, hook nose, wore faded grey coat and glazed cap with peak.

.Stolen between 10 p.m. on the 2nd and 5 a.m. on the 3rd instant, from the cabin of the ship May Queen, at the Bailway . Pier, Port Chalmers, a tin box for holding subscriptions to the Boyal Alfred

Institution, London ; a wooden box for holding subscriptions to the Merchant Seamen’s Asylum, London. Both boxes contained about £5 in coin, amongst which there were two sovereigns. Boxes identifiable.

Stolen on the 31st ultimo, on board the schooner Wanganui, at Jetty street wharf, Dunedin, two £5 notes on the Bank of New Zealand, the property of Alfred Slibon.

Stolen on the 27th ultimo, from the Caledonian Hotel, Walker street, Dunedin, a long blue pilot overcoat, velvet collar, rough brown lining, wants a button at neck, the property of Charles Saphra. Value, £4. Identifiable.

Suspicion attached to Peter Ponsonby, a Drenchman, a carpenter, 34 years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, fair complexion, slender build, fair hair, small fair beard and moustache, heavy on chin, wore blue coat, no vest or collar, old black felt hat ; can speak several languages. ’

Stolen on the 18th ultimo, from the dwelling of Constance Preen, Moray Place, Dunedin, a black leather purse with spring clasp, containing 13s. 9d. in silver. Purse identifiable.

Suspicion attached to a Miss Keison and a Mrs. Heiley, who reside at Kensington. _ Keison is about 28 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high, stout build, full round face, fair complexion and hair, wore blue and green Grenadine dress, black velvet jacket, and white bonnet.

Heiley is about 35 years of age, 5 feet 1 inch high, medium build, fair complexion, fair hair turning grey, wore brown rib dress, black lace scarf, white hat and feather.

Lost or stolen between the 2nd and 4th ultimo, in the store of Skene ITaast and Co., at Switzers, a dark green leather purse, about 5 inches long and 3 inches broad, with broad elastic band, containing about 20 £1 notes, supposed on the National Bank of New Zealand. Purse only identifiable.

Stolen or strayed on the 22nd ultimo, from a paddock at St. Kilda, near Dunedin, a black mare, 4 years old, blaze down face, white feet ; a bay mare, 4 years old, slightly lame ; and a bay gelding, aged’ the property of John Power and Frazer. Identifiable.

I Stolen between the Ist and 6th instant, from Walker street, Dunedin, nine red pine boards, 16 feet long, 12 inches wide, and f of an inch thick, the property of Patrick O’Brien. Value, 20s.