CAR CHASE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18904, 20 January 1927, Page 9

CAR CHASE.

AFTER ESCAPEES. MEN REARRESTED. [THE FESSS Special Service 1 AUCKLAND. January 13. An audacious bid for liberty by th«» two prisoner.", George Huia Brewer anil George Curtis Oolcord. who escaped from the Hamilton police cells in the early hours of Tuesday morning, was frustrated to-day when both men were rearrested in the vicinity of Henderson by Constable Smith, anil brought to Auckland. The escape from custody at Hamilton was nude between the hours of threo and rive o'clock, at which hour the* watchhouse-keoper discovered that two door-boards in the ceil had been prised up and a hole scooped under the wall large enough to allow the passage of a man.

Shortly after five o'clock, it was reported to the Hamilton police that a two-seater racing model Pord motor-car had been removed from n private garaga at Hamilton East, roliea stations throughout tho district were immediately communicated with, and u watch was kept on all roads. Nothing was seen of the fugitives all da.y, although it was thought they had headed for Auckland. This was con : firmed by reports from the Tifcirangi district. An increased vigilance was kept up after dark on all roads. Shortly before ten o'clock, Constable Smith, of Henderson, was driving toward Gkn Eden in a niotprcar, and when about n quarter of a mile from the Henderson police stqtipn, he was passed by two men jn a vehiele identical with that Btoleu, and travelling in the opposite direction. They wpre travelling at about 40 niijes an hour, but u the constable was unable to turn hie car quickly, a motor-cyclist whp was etand* ing nearby undertook on Tcquegt to follow the pther car, which was fast disappearing. Shortly after passing the constable* car thp' motpr-cyplist- saw the ofher vehicle slow down. One pf the p*spngers jumped out and disappeared, into some scrub by the side of the road, but the ear continued on. By this time the constable had also given ehase and drew level. As he lire* alongside the driver pulled «P «»« leaped oijt, making across a paddock skirting the road. '. As it was impossible to give CBiae in the dark, Constable Smith immediately made his way to a house in where ii was thoygfet Brewer WM to he found, and in a b|ek room W lamed Celoord. The man was immedutefr arrested and later bronghl to 4««*Jand where he Was placed, iff the eeßa at the police station, A searcji "party left Ayckjajd for Henderson e«rly this mjjmipg, W|d » wide area was covered during M« day with.put success, A telephone message was received a.t \m mmmn,wi^ station shortly Rfter S!s 0 clack tt»i* evening that » man answering the '»- scriptipn of Brewer bod been seen in the vicinity of the Ta At»t« rojai. Constable Smith, who happened U> be at the station, set out on a, renege* search, and some little, time later Si""* uppn Brewer in a. patch, of WFUh. As soon «s the man saw th§ ha signified his intention of giving himself up, qnd surrendered without (having any opposition. ije was also - ' brpiipht into Auckland.. Oolcord appeared before Sir F. K. Hunt in the Polige (3ourt toWbiy en a. charge of escaping from eustody, &nd on the application of Senior-Sergeant Edwards he was remanded or a week. Brewer will appear on a similar charge to-morrow morning-