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THE ESCAPE OF ROBERTS.

The police are still scouring the port hills for Jonathan Roberts. The on'y trace of the fugitive was found by an artilleryman, who discovered footprints m the snow on the top of the range abov« Port Levj on Friday night. He traced them for a considerable distance, but finally lost them at a heap of rocks, which it ia supposed Roberts climbed m order to break the trail. Considerable sympathy is expressed for him on account of his daring and adroitness, as well as frc m the fact that he tried to live honestly after his first escape, and from the feeling that his sentence of five years for horse - stealing was ton severe

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1864, 11 June 1888, Page 3

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THE ESCAPE OF ROBERTS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1864, 11 June 1888, Page 3

THE ESCAPE OF ROBERTS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1864, 11 June 1888, Page 3

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