Prison Escapee's 29 Crimes In 26 Days
AUCKLAND, Nov. 7. Twentv-nine crimes conimitted in Auckland in 29 days af'ter his escape 1' i oni the Auckland prison were adiuitted by Thomas William Jaines in the Polict" Court tuday. A Justice^ of the l'eace eommitted hini to the Suprenie Court for sentenco. llanuculieHl to a constable, James appeared to be resigned as the list of crimes was detaileel. Ue chuekled to hiniself two or three times as bits of eMdence were given. lle had nothing to :av. An aceount of' his aetions between his escape and departure in a slolen ca» for Wellington was given by James i a a coafession. He aad another inan while sheltering in the prison shod from the rain made a break on tlu; afternooa of August 2(5. James, who was outpaced by 1ns conipanion, "\sa? tired at and knoeked to the ground b\ peilets, but rau on into the busli, lying low most of the day. He coii\eited cai's at night and drove around. He broke into live houses seareliing ioi food. .Tamos was arrested after a struggJe in New Plymoutli.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 November 1949, Page 7
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