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Otago Police Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 3, 10 March 1875, Page 20

William Davie. It is believed he will endeavour to leave the colony.

A warrant has been issued by the Dunedin Bench for the arrest of William Meldrum, in default of paying £5, and 2s. 6d. costs, towards the support of his wife and child, in obedience to an order made by the Dunedin Bench on the 19th December, 1874. Offender is a Scotchman, a labourer, about 32 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, stout build, fair complexion, was lately clean shaved, red whiskers, (if any) is fond of dancing in Highland costume at Scotch gatherings. -

A warrant has been issued by the Dunedin Bench for the arrest of Dannie Ollivie, charged with obtaining on the 9th January last, by means of a forged order, drapery to the value of £2 19s. Gd., from Messrs. Herbert, Haynes and Co., Princes Street, Dunedin.

Offender is a native of Jersey, a domestic servant, 25 years of age, 5 feet 1 inch high, stout build, dark hair, very swarthy complexion, bad front teeth, has the appearance of a foreigner. She arrived in this Province in July last, by the ship Hindostan from London.

A man of the following description is charged with wilfully and obscenely exposing his person on the morning of the Bth inst., in Cumberland Street, Dunedin, to Annie Botchford, aged 12 years. Offender is about 30 years of age, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, medium build, black hair, light brown whiskers, red moustache, chin shaved, thin features, red sunburnt complexion, skin on face chipped, ■unken eyes, wore short black coat and vest, clean moleskin trousers, black cap with Drench peak, and elastic side boots. Identifiable.

Edward Bramley is charged with having committed a breach of “ The Destitute Persons Belief Ordinance,” at Wellington, on the 26th ultimo He is a bricklayer, from 35 to 37 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, fair complexion, light hair, small sandy whiskers, cast in eyes, lisps. Bramley arrived in Wellington about four months ago, per ship “The Douglas,” and left there on the 26th ultimo, by the steamer Alhambra,” and stated that he intended going to Dunedin. A warrant will issue for his arrest when his whereabouts is ascertained.

A boy of the following description is charged with assaulting and attempting to rob Walter Wardsworth, a milk-boy, aged 11 years, at Maori Hill, near Dunedin, on the 22nd ultimo.

Offender is about 16 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high, dark brown hair, wore dirty moleskin trousers, old. torn dark coat, and black cap. Identifiable.

A man of the following description is charged with having wilfully and obscenely exposed his person to Helen S. Wardroper, in Clyde Street, Dunedin, on the 19th ult.

Offender is about 35 or 40 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, medium build, dark complexion, wore old grey coat, dirty moleskin trousers, drab a-wake hat, full beard, and whiskers worn all round, had the appearance of a low, dirty tramp. Identifiable.

A writ of arrest has been issued at Nelson against Jonothan Hadfield, charged with failing to attend at the last Sittings of the Supreme Court, held at Nelson, to give evidence in the case of “ Regina v. Dougherty,” charged with sheep-stealing.

Offender is an Englishman, a Station labourer, from 26 to 30 years of age, about 5 feet 7 inches high, slight build, fair complexion, fair hair, rather small sandy whiskers, beard and moustache, much sun freckled, weak sleepy looking eyes, leans forward when walking, slovenly appearance, speaks slowly and precise, is fond of singing. A reward of £lO is offered for his arrest.

Stolen, between the 15th and 17th ultimo, from the Dunstan Hospital, Clyde, a pigskin saddle, colonial .made, English knee pads, flaps stitched, three bar steel sturrup irons, breast double reined bridle, good steel snaffle bit, the property of Dr. C. J. Allan. Value, £lO. Identifiable. James Buckley who is employed by Dr. Allan as groom, suspected.

Stolen, between 24th and 26th ultimo, at the Immigration Barracks, Caversham, a small white linen bag containing 10 sovereigns, and 21 shillings in silver, the property of Ellen O’Neill.

Stolen, about the 28th of December last, from the dwelling of Marion Cane, Princes-street, Dunedin, about nine yards of very bright puce coloured Drench merino, a square piece cut out of centre. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to a Mrs Coyle alias Margaret Watson, and a Mrs. Tnornhill. Coyle, alias Watson, is Scotch, short and stout, black curly hair, one of her eyes tender. Thornhill is English, 5 feet 3 inches high, smart appearance.

Stolen, between the 19th and 21st ultimo, from the dwelling of Marion Cane, Princes-street, Dunedin, apair of bog oak bracelets, Shamrock pattern. Value, 30s. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Mrs. Coyle alias Margaret Watson, and Mrs Thornhill, above described.

Stolen, about the 23rd December last, from the dwelling of Joseph Beany, High-street, Dunedin, a lady’s narrow gold ring, set with two rubies and two diamonds,.one of the rubies was loose. Value £4. Identifiable.

Stolen, about the 20th ultimo, from the Harp of Erin, Boarding House, Hope-street, Dunedin, a scarf, 3 boxes of paper collars, 5 neckties, 3 cotton shirts, 3 pair of linen pants, 4 pairs of cotton stockings, a hat, a pair of gloves, a meerschaum pipe and a pocket book, the property of Antonie Drutz. Value £4 10. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to John Stevens, a ship’s cook, 25 years of age, 5 feet, 4 inches high, medium build, fair hair, very little if any whiskers, marks of burns on face, mouth and ears very much contracted, he was recently discharged from the ship Alexandra. Should this suspect be arrested he will be charged with having committed several other larcenies.

Stolen, between the 14th and 18th ultimo, from the dwelling of Marion Cane, Princes-street, Dunedin a scarf shawl, black merino centre, and palsiey border, about 12 to 15 inches deep, nearly new, the property of Catherine Downie. Value 365. Identifiable. A Mrs. Coyle alias Margaret Watson, and a Mrs. Thornhill, suspected.

Stolen, about the 7th ultimo, from a shed, in a . right-of-way off Walker-street, Dunedin a brown twilled alpaca umbrella, very little worn, the property of William Mahon. Value 7s. fid. Identifiable.

Stolen, about the 13th ultimo, from the garden of

Benjamin Dawson, at the Forbury near Dunedin, a Madam Eshall rose tree, about 24 inches high, one Power in bloom, and two buds thereon, a Paul Nero rose tree with four buds. Value Bs. Identifiable. Mr. Dawson offers £2 reward for the arrest and conviction of the offender.

Stolen, on the 2nd ultimo, from Spring's Hotel, Southbridge, Canterbury, a silver hunting lever •watch, No. 12967, maker Coates and Co., Christchurch, a silver open-faced verge watch, double case, No. 90123, maker’ll name unknown, and £1 4s 6d. Suspicion attached to John F. Cobb, an Englishman, a tailor, 31 years of age, 5 feet 7f inches high, stout make, fresh complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, cut scar on left leg. lie is supposed to have come to Dunedin.

Stolen, on the 18th ultimo, at Dunedin, from the person of William Morgan, thirteen £1 notes and a 5s piecess piece identifiable. Suspicion attached to a woman of the following description, believed to be a prostitute : —About 5 feet high, dark complexion, wore light dark-spotted dress, black jacket, and black hat.

Stolen, between the 10th January last and 12th ultimo, from the mining claim of James chi e and Patrick Reardon, Waipori Flat, 5 worn picks with handles, a sluice fork (nearly new), an old wheelbarrow (one of sides broken), a tin dish, a sluice box with false bottoms, one of corners broken. Value, £B. Sluice box identifiable.

Stolen, on the 22nd ultimo, from on board the cutter “Jane Campbell,” at Stuart street Jetty, Dunedin, an old open-faced silver geneva watch, out of repair, the chain of works and minute hand broken, had the ticket of a watchmaker at Grab am stown on inside case, the property of Archibald Campbell. Value, £2 10s. Identifiable.

Stolen, on the 22nd ultimo, from the person of Denis Lynch, in the house of John Greenford, Cambray Place, off G-eorge street, Dunedin, a yellow pocket book, containing a £2O note, a £lO note, and six £1 notes. Pocket book only identifiable. Suspicion attached to John Greenford and his wife, William Every, George Pullen, and Thomas Cunningham, all members of the criminal class, who were in company with Lynch when the money was stolen.

Stolen, on the 25th ultimo, from the person of John Wilson, in the Bristol House, Cumberland street, Dunedin, three £5 notes and four £1 notes. Suspicion attached to Jane M‘Leod, a prostitute, at present residing in Dunedin.

Stolen, about the 17th ultimo, from the dwelling of Samuel Millington, Maclaggan street, Dunedin, a silver lever hunting watch, since recovered. Value, £5 10s. The watch was pledged on the 17th ultimo, at Solomon’s Pawn Office, George street, Dunedin, by a woman who gave the name Mrs Thompson, and stated that she resided in Dowling street, Dunedin. She is described as being about 30 or 40 years of age, short and stout.

Supposed stolen, about the 7th ultimo, from Waikaia Flat, near Switzers, a red steer, white streak along back, 3 years old, unbranded, the property of Isabella Patterson. Value £S. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Walter MTvor,

Scotch, a farmer, residing at Waikaia Plat, 41 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, fresh complexion, fair hair, blue eyes.

Stolen, on the 17th ultimo, from the dwelling of Thomas Hardy, at Moeraki, an old fashioned work box, believed to be mahogany, 9 by 4 by 6 inches, mother of pearl shells set into the wood at each corner and in centre of lid, containing two £lO notes, and seven £1 notes. Suspicion attached to George Taylor, who was seen lurking in the vicinity of the house on the day the theft was committed. An Englishman, a laborer, about 45 years of age, six feet high, slender build, long features, very dark hair turning grey, thin grey whiskers, shaves the upper lip, stoops a little when walking, usually wears cap with peak, and old dirty looking clothes.

Stolen, on the 14th ultimo, from the dwelling of Robert Stephenson, Half-way Bush, near Dunedin, a new unbleached cotton sock, containing six halfsovereigns, and 3s. 6d. in silver. Sock only identifiable. Suspicion attached to Charles Henry Clark, about 25 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, fair hair, blue eyes, a little hair on upper lip and chin, slight scar on cheek, wore dark coat and trousers, check shirt, high-crowned black felt hat, and heavy-nailed boots.

Stolen or strayed, about the 7th ultimo, from a paddock in Cumberland Street, Dunedin, a dark bay pony gelding, 5 years old, 14 hands high, marks of kicking on the fetlock joints of hind legs, brushes with fore feet, had a cover on, the property of Henry Hawker. Value, £3O. Identifiable.

Stolen, about the 9th ultimo, from a new building at Kensington, near Dunedin, 71 yards of papering canvas, the property of Walter Shee. Value £2 4s. Gd.

Stolen, about the 19th ultimo, from the garden of Charles Nichols, London Street, Dunedin, 12 annual French peony pyramid flowers. Value, 225.

Stolen, about the 20th ultimo, from the fowl-house of David Hay, G-eorge Street, Dunedin, five old white, and two young grey ducks, about six weeks old. Value, 245.

About the 4th ultimo, a horse, the property of Messrs. 'Williams and Archer, was maliciously stabbed above the near knee, supposed with a fivepronged fork, at Bob’s Creek, Lake AVakatipu.

Between 6 p.m on the 9th, and 8.30 a.m. on the 10th ultimo, the store of Thomas Allan, Princes Street, Dunedin, was broken into, and 10s. 6d. in silver stolen therefrom.

Stolen, between 1.30 p.m., on the 13th, and 2 p.m., on the 14th ultimo, from the dwelling of John Murdoch, Melville Street, Dunedin, three half-sovereigns, 17s. in silver, a pair of gold ear-rings, gold fringe, and small red stone set in centre. Value, 30s. Earrings identifiable. Suspicion attached to George Murdoch, a native of Victoria, a labourer, 24 years of age, 6 feet high, sallow complexion, brown hair, grey eyes. —Tide Police Gazette , 1871, page 39.

Stolen, about the 14th ultimo, from the dwelling of Henry Birch, Moray Place, Dunedin, a £1 note.

Stolen, between the 18th and 20th ultimo, from the box of Sarah Kearney, on board the steamer “Bruce,” between Akaroa and Dunedin, a dark alpaca dress, a brown print dress, very small spots, a white print dress, black figured stripes, trimmed with broad white tape, 8 prayer books and 1 hymn book, with Sarah Kearney’s name written therein, a jet chain with jet cross attached, a work-box, containing a gold pencil case, a plain gold brooch, 2 night dresses, and 3 chemises, with frilling at neck. Value, £5 3s. Identifiable.

Stolen, about the 31st of December last, from Caversham, a well-bred dark brown mare, 13 hands high, 4 years old, white star on forehead, branded like C, nearly indistinct, on near shoulder, the property of J. Langseine. Value, £l2. Identifiable.

Stolen, about the 24th ultimo, from the clothes line of William Anderson, Market Street, Dunedin, 2 white flannel shirts, one a very large size. Value, 12s. Identifiable.

Stolen, between the Ist January and 10th ultimo, from the Cromwell Quartz Beef Battery, at Bendigo, from 800 to 1000 ounces of amalgam, supposed to contain from 230 to 290 ounces of unretorted gold, the property of the Cromwell Quartz Beef Company. Suspicion attached to Joseph Aspin, and a man known. as Simon,’’ who are employed working at the Beef. Aspin is an Englishman, a miner, 40 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, stout build, sallow complexion, pock pitted, dark hair, dark rough whiskers and moustache. He lately arrived from Clunes, Victoria. Simon is an Englishman, a miner, about 45 years of age, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, slight build, light complexion, light hair, whiskers and moustache.

Between 3 and 4 o’clock on the morning of the Bth instant, a stone was thrown through the shop window of John Brown, Walker Street, Dunedin, damaging it to the value of 13s. Suspicion attached to a man named M'Guire, an Irishman, a tailor, about 50 years of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, slender build, hair and whiskers turning grey. Mr. Brown offers £lO reward on conviction of the offender.

Stolen, on the Ist instant, from the vest pocket of Patrick Eord, at Groper’s Bush, Southland District, a brown leather pocket-book, containing a £5 note, on the National Bank of New Zealand, Biverton. Pocket-book identifiable. Suspicion attached to Ann Murphy, Irish, 30 years of age, 5 feet high, fresh complexion, fair hair, wore brown merino dress, and black and white plaid shawl.

Supposed stolen in June, 1874, from Gore Bush’ Southland District, an old light red coloured working bullock, branded C 2 on near horn, horns very wide apart, the property of John Murdoch. Value £l2. Identifiable.

Stolen, about the 18th ultimo, from the garden of Charles Nichols, London-street, Dunedin, 12 Verbena plants. Value 20s.

Stolen, about the 22nd ultimo from the dwelling of Thomas McTaggart, Chain Hills, near Dunedin, an open face silver geneva watch No. 23627, white dial, gold hands, glass broken. Value £2. Identifiable.

On the 31»t of January last, a cow, the property

of Sophia Kidd, was maliciously fired at and wounded Ik with shot, at Winton Bush, Suspicion attached to William May, a native of Sydney, 38 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, medium build, dark hair whiskers and moustache.

Stolen on the Bth and 12th ultimo, from the Highcliff Hotel, Anderson’s Bay, £4O in gold and notes, 2 night dresses, 2 chemises, a pair of women’s drawers and a pair of gold earings, the property of Henry Eairbank. All identifiable except the money.

Stolen, about the 2nd instant, from the garden of Charles Nichols, London-street, Dunedin, 12 geranium plants, variagated leaves, 2in pots. Value £2.

Stolen between the 7th and 21st ultimo, from the dwelling of Mrs. Andrews, Glen road, near Dunedin, a gold and blue enamelled brooch, French design, 2 white calico sheets marked “Digby,” a calico chemise, several linen aprons, 2 dessert spoons, a tea spoon, and a large fork. Identifiable. Other articles which were stolen from Mrs Andrews about the same time were found in possession of Elizabeth Whitten, who has been arrested.

Stolen, about the 4th instant, from the yard of William Carveth, London-street, Dunedin, a myrtle shrub, a small branch broken off in the centre, an Eliotrope plant, and three Tom Thumb geraniums. Value 20s. Shrub identifiable.

Stolen on the Ist instant from the dwelling of Eliza Dean, at Port Chalmers, a one pound note, and three sovereigns. Two men of the following description suspected. Ist. A Swede or German, a sailor, arrived by the ship “ Christian McAusland,” about 24 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, thin build, light hair, a little light hair on chin and upper lip, wore light tweed trousers, drak or blue sac coat, and broad brimmed light colored soft hat. 2nd. A Swede or German, about 24 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, dark hair, dark moustache, has a brown spot on the white of one of his eyes, wore dark clothes, Scotch cap with cloth peak, and tassel in crown.

Stolen, about the 19th ultimo, from the coal yard of Messrs Martin and Watson, King-street, Dunedin, 16 new coal bags. Value 16s.

Stolen on the 6th instant, from the White Hart Hotel, Oamaru, a swag tied with rope, consisting of a double white blanket, a blue blanket with red stripes, a pair moleskin trousers, two pairs grey woollen socks, and two cotton shirts, the property of Bobert Wallace. Value, £3. Identifiable.

Lost or stolen, on the Ist instant, from the person of Lawrence Lannie, at Winton, a black leather pocket-book, about four inches long, somewhat worn, yellow elastic band, containing a £lO note and a deposit receipt for £3O on the Union Bank of Australia, Invercargill. Pocket-book and deposit receipt identifiable.

Stolen on the 6th instant, at Waikouaiti, from the person of William Bedfearn, a black leather pocket , and memo, book with five compartments, containing a £5 note, a fourpenny-piece, three-threepenny-pieces, and one penny. Pocket-book only identifiable. Suspicion attached to George Buchanan, Scotch, a laborer, 33 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, dark hair beard, whiskers, and moustache, sal-

low complexion, wore dark alpaca coat, dark tweed trousers and vest, and black felt hat. Vide Police Gazette , 1875, page 10.

Stolen on the Bth instant, in Princes street, Dunedin, from Diehard Round, a carpet hag, nearly new, with new brass padlock, containing a flannel singlet, a dark tweed vest, a light striped Crimean shirt, all new, a curtain ring, a pair of worn elastic side boots, a wooden pipe with white metal cover and chain ; a leather purse with clasp, containing a receipt for a registered letter, addressed to Esther Round, Hobart Town, 13s. in silver, and one penny. All identifiable except the money. A man of the following description was seen taking the bag from Round, who was drunk at the time: —About 25 years of age, 5 feet 0 or 7 inches high, stout build, fair hair and complexion, sandy beard, whiskers, and moustache, wore blue monkey jacket, striped trousers, and woollen cap with peak.

Supposed stolen about the Bth instant, from Caversham, a chestnut horse, about 14 hands high, branded JD on near shoulder, white streak down face, long switch tail, shod all round, the property of David Kirkness. Value, £B. Identifiable.

Stolen on the sth instant, from the hotel of Archibald Blue, at Clyde, a £5 note on the Bank of Hew South Wales, and four £1 notes. Suspicion attached to Ann Blacklam, who at present resides at Clyde.