THE VICTORUN ESCAPED CONVICTS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2267, 30 October 1889, Page 2

THE VICTORUN ESCAPED CONVICTS

RKOAPTURE OF OL -iIKE.

1 Both of the criminals who escaped from Geolong Gaol have now been recaptured; Parreli, it will be. remembered, was arrested on the 16th, and we now learn that Clarke was captured on the 18th m an unoccupied hat 18 mile* from; Ballarat. The capture wsa made by Oonatible Lotoa and a young man who stood guard whilst the oonstab c burst open the outer and inner doors, both of . which had been scoured. On entering the inner door Loton struck a match, when he saw a man rising from the corner. He at onoe se'zed and handcuffed htm, Olarke being taken by surprise. Ea at first denied bis identify, but subsequently admitted that he was Olarke. He stated that he would have killed the constable If he could have got at a knife whioh was on the mantelpiece The only portions of the prison clothes he was wearing were his shirt and boots. The broadarrow marks on the laiter were neatly covered with patches, evidently put on by a saddler. He was carrying a watch wuloh was stolen from Warder Oane, and he had also been well supplied with provisions. Olarke partially corroborated Karrell'? statement that they parted on the Barwon four days before ffarrett*s arrest ; he says they p&rted because Farrell refused to change his clothes. They intended to meet m New South Wa'es, Olarke keeping to the right of hs Pyrenees, Faireli travelling further towards the east.