Police gazette

[Kirsty Edwards]

Hello

Does anyone know how to look why James Crossgrove was arrested? 5 August 1931

[shanreagh]

Just quickly it seems that the Police Gazette has his names as Cosgrove or aka Cossgrove rather than Crossgrove. 

[Lucy2]

Hello Kirsty Edwards

James Henry CROSSGROVE

Occupation :  Painter      Born :  NZ  - c. 1888

Tried at Bluff Magistrate's Court on 5/12/1930

2 charges of receiving stolen property

Sentence :   3 month's each charge
    -----

   ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi again

Listed here as    "COSGROVE"  -- December 1930 court appearance :


From PapersPast >   
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19301206.2.72

   ~ Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi again

*   Can you tell us where you got the  >  5 August 1931 " date from ?

The NZ Police Gazette has him listed as being amongst prisoners released from gaols (all of NZ) during the week ending  6 June 1931 :

He also appeared in court (at Southland -- matrimonial/maintenance matter) - reported in newspaper on 1 September 1931 :

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19310901.2.38

   ~   Lu

[Kirsty Edwards]

Thanks all

Would you happen to know why it says Mr Reid in brackets?

I'm thinking this may be my great-granddad:

James Henry Cossgrove
1891–1948
BIRTH OCT 1891 • Invercargill, New Zealand
DEATH 11 MAY 1948 • Westmere, New Zealand

[Kirsty Edwards]

thats the issue date of the gazette

Hi again

*   Can you tell us where you got the  >  5 August 1931 " date from ?

The NZ Police Gazette has him listed as being amongst prisoners released from gaols (all of NZ) during the week ending  6 June 1931 :

He also appeared in court (at Southland -- matrimonial/maintenance matter) - reported in newspaper on 1 September 1931 :

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19310901.2.38

   ~   Lu

[Lucy2]

Thanks all

Would you happen to know why it says Mr Reid in brackets?

Yes.    (Mr Gordon J. REED ) ... it's the name of the solicitor who represented James COSSGROVE.

[   (Mr S. RITCHIE) was the lawyer representing the wife, Kate COSSGROVE.   ]

   ~  Lu

[Kirsty Edwards]

Thanks Lu

These are my great-grandparents - exciting! as this is the only photo we have of James. Does it say why Kate had a lawyer? Was she in trouble as well?