Felonies and other Offences.

Otago Police Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 5, 10 May 1875, Page 42

Felonies and other Offences.

A warrant has been issued by the Invercargill Bench for the arrest of Joseph Barns and two men, unknown, charged with obtaining £1 by means of a valueless cheque, from John Fishendon at Invercargill, on the 21st of March last. Barns is an Englishman, a labourer, 35 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, stout build, dark complexion, black hair, whiskers, and moustache, all worn short; wore light grey tweed clothes, watertight boots, and black billycock hat; trousers usually tied with straps at the knees. 2nd man is about 5 feet 11 inches high, stout and well-built, sandy hair, whiskers, and moustache, beard clipped to about 2 incnes long, wore light tweed clothes: 3rd man is about 35 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, smart and active appearance; talkative.

A warrant has been issued by the Justices Court, Dunedin, for the arrest of "William Byan, charged with deserting his wife at Manuka Creek on the 14th of February last. Offender is a South of Ireland man, a laborer, 40 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, medium build, fair hair, whiskers, and moustache, shaved on chin, fair complexion, grey eyes; wore dark grey coat and vest, light tweed trousers, Wellington boots, and black felt hat.

A warrant has been issued by the Justices’ Court, Dunedin, for the arrest of Thomas Henwood, charged with disobeying a summons to appear at that Court on the 29th ultimo to answer to a charge of sly-grog selling. Offender is believed to be an Englishman, a seaman, about 27 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, dark hair, beard, whiskers, and moustache, dark complexion, medium build. The case was heard in defendant’s absence, when he was fined £SO and costs.

A warrant has been issued by the Justices Court, Dunedin, for the arrest of Joseph Hannan alias Hughes, charged with deserting his wife at Dunedin on the 17th of April last. Offender is a native of Victoria, a labourer, 25 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, medium build, fair hair and complexion, a little beard on chin; wore light brown shabby tweed clothes, low crown wide-awake hat, straw leaf, black velvet band, and strong watertight boots.

James Smith is charged with obtaining board, lodgings, and money to the value of £1 13s lOd by false pretences from William Garthwaite, at Invercargill, between the 16th and 23rd of March last. Offender is a Scotchman, a blacksmith, about 40 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, round shoulders, sandy whiskers and moustache. A warrant for the offender’s arrest is about to issue.

A man named Walker is charged with stealing at Oamaru, between 9 p.m. on the 9th and 7 a.m. on

the 10th ultimo, from the person of Daniel MDonald, a silver geneva watch, (since recovered' 1 value £5. Offender is a Scotchman, a laborer or bat lock driver, about 30 years of age, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, stout square build, round flat face, dark brown hair, whiskers, beard, and moustache, broad Scotch accent; wore black wide-awake hat, dark tweed coat, and light trousers.

A man of the following description is charged with indecently assaulting Alice Catherine Cameron, aged 5 years, in Leith-street, Dunedin, on the 17th ultimo ; also with wilfully and obscenely exposing his person to a Mrs. Carrick, in Leith-street, on same date. Offender is believed to be a sailor, about 40 years of age, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, very black bushy whiskers, beard, and moustache, dark complexion and eyes, flat feet, small straight nose; wore black monkey jacket, dirty grey tweed trousers, and old black felt hat. Identifiable.

A man of the following description is charged with unlawfully taking a horse, saddle, and bridle, the property of Archibald M'Pherson, from a stable at Tinkers, on the 22nd ultimo, riding the horse a number of miles and then turning him loose with the saddle and bridle on. Offender is believed to be a North of England man, about 30 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, very stout build, about 14 stone weight, small scanty light-colored beard and moustache, little or no whiskers, criminal appearance ; wore fine black cloth coat, dirty cord vest, black handkerchief round neck, light-colored trousers, heavy lace-up boots; had a silver ring on fore finger of right hand.

Stolen between the sth and 10th instant, from a bedroom in the Carriers’ Arms Hotel, Princes-street, Dunedin, a pair of colonial gold earrings, having three emerald stones in each, one of the earrings has been recently repaired near the hook, the property of Margaret McCarthy. Value £2. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Mary Ann Ford, Irish, a nursegirl, about 18 years of age, high cheek-bones, brown hair usually worn loose.

Stolen on the 22nd ultimo, from the dwelling of James Sharp, at Caversham, about 3 ounces of rough nuggetty gold, two of .the nuggets about f and f ounce each, both have'peculiar black spots in them; the other nuggets are about the size of small slit peas ; a gold seal about f of an inch high, wanting stone, the seat of stone is f of an inch long, f of an inch wide, and |an inch deep, with ring on top ; a half crown piece with a hole near the edge ; several three and fourpenny pieces; a marriage certificate having the names James Sharp and Elizabeth Holmes written therein: a strong grey ribbed tweed vest lined with grey selesia, buttons nearly up to neck. Suspicion attached to Thomas Hewson, an Irishman, a laborer, 38 years of age, 5 feet 9| inches high, grey eyes, dark brown hair and whiskers, squints with left eye, left ankle has been dislocated. —(Vide Otago Police Gazette 1873 'page 72.)

Stolen on the Bth ultimo from a till in the bar of the Bailway Hotel at Milton, a £1 note. Suspicion attached to a cab, driver named Cross, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, stout build, dark complexion, lame ill right leg and walks very stiff.

Supposed stolen about the Ist ultimo "V£om Fern Bush, near ‘W’inton, a chestnut filly, 3 years old, 15 hands high, well bred, branded 36 indistinct on shoulder, one of fore legs white half way to knee, white crooked stripe down face, reddish mane and

tail; a chestnut draught colt, 18 months old, white stripe down face, one of hind feet white ; a dark bay rally, black points, mane stands erect, unbranded, the property of Robert M‘Gillivray. Value £SO. Identifiable. Suspicion attached to Robert Thompson, a Scotchman, about 22 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, dark brown hair, whiskers and moustache; wore dark tweed clothes.

Stolen between 2. 30 p.m. on the 25th and 9 a.m. on the 26th ultimo from a bedroom in the British Hotel, George-street, Dunedin, a pair of white jean stays, sewn with white silk, stained from nursing, 1 with a £IOO note on the Bank of Australasia, Melbourne, two £IOO notes on other Melbourne banks, supposed numbers 379 or 397 and 444, five £2O notes, and five £lO notes also on Melbourne banks, which were sewn in a piece of flannel into the hip of the stays, the property of Emma Rope.

Stolen about the 3rd instant from a building in course of erection in Hanover-street, Dunedin, a one inch auger, 2 feet 6 inches long, the property of John Taylor. Value, 4s 6d.

Stolen on the 4th instant from the shop door of Charles Nunn, King-street, Dunedin, six or eight steel grey tweed Crimean shirts, full size. Value, £4.

Stolen on the 16th ultimo from the pigeon cote of chard Cochrane, oft George-street, Dunedin, nine common pigeons of various colors. Value, 10s.

(Vide Otago Police Gazette 1874, gage 70.) When the silver watch was stolen on board the schooner ‘ Tauranga/ at Dunedin, on the 24th of August last, about a foot of a lady’s gold chain, close square link pattern, with gold bar, and a colonial gold locket, round shape, f of an inch in diameter, chased on one side, containing a woman’s likeness, were attached to the watch and stolen at the same time. The suspect, Alfred Nunes, was seen recently wearing the chain and locket, he was then employed on board the schooner ‘Ruby,’ trading between Wellington and Kaikora.

Stolen about the 17th of March last, from the school-yard at Anderson’s Bay, a small axe with totara wood handle, the property of Samuel Clark. Value, ss. Identifiable.

Stolen on the Ist instant from D. M. Sped ding’s auction room, Princes-street, Dunedin, two pairs of elastic side boots, sizes 9 and 10, the property of Alexander M'Kenzie. Value, 14s.

Between 6 p.m. on the 19th and 8 a.m. on the 20th ultimo, Edward Reece’s ironmongery store at Timaru was broken into, a- double-barrel breech-loading centre-fire snap action gun, maker, Clark, Birmingham, and a calico apron stolen therefrom. Value, £lO. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 10th ultimo from the store of Mrs. Lewis Jenkins, Macetown, Arrow River, a bag containing 9oz. 3dwt. 18grs. of gold dust. Suspicion attached to five Chinamen who were in the store a short time before the gold was missed..

Stolen on the 15th ultimo from the dwelling of Eliza Blackford, St. Andrew- Dunedin, a large sized black and blue crinoline. Value, 20s. Identi-

liable. Suspicion attached to a woman known as Jane Short, stout build, middle age, dressed in black, and black hat.

Stolen on the 14th ultimo from the shop window of Joseph Braithwaite, Eleet-street, Dunedin, a novel with yellow cover, called ‘ Midshipman,’ by Captain Marryat; J. Braithwaite’s name and address stamped on last leaf. Value, Is 6d. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 14th ultimo from the shop door of H. M. Morrison, George-street, Dunedin, two boxes of tea, marked No. 29, consigned to R.R. & Co., Dunedin, per ship ‘Amur.’ Value, 50s. Suspicion attached to Charles Brodie Cooper, for description see Police Gazette 1867 page 19, and 1875 page 10.

Stolen between the 10th and 13th ultimo from the dwelling of Hugh M‘Master at Saddle Hill, a £5 note on the Bank of New Zealand, about eighteen £1 notes, and seven sovereigns.

Stolen on the 19th ultimo from the dove cote of William Jones, Queen- Dunedin, a common black pigeon. Value, Is. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 4th instant, from the premises of John Walker, George-street, Dunedin, an engineer’s 4 inch vice, much worn. Value, 20s. Identifiable.

Stolen on the 7th instant, from the person of Edward Swallow, in the Robert Burns Hotel, Georgestreet, Dunedin, seven £1 notes on the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, and nine £1 notes on the National Bank and the Bank of New Zealand.