RECAPTURED.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 534, 15 June 1909, Page 7

RECAPTURED.

THEPRISONER WHO JUJIPIIDFHOM A :^'^^;y' : r-- : f. :: strain; .•■• ■ ■-. -■■■. ..- ;■- ; .;: ; .(Bt. : XIiLJ!a«.4I:H-si'.Bi;iU.,<;()lt[ll!ai'O.VDE.VtJ ;■ .:'■:■:;■- ''' :\M *'-''"'-, Clirlstoluir'cti, June 14. ':; -The pnsoner; W.•: J. Murphy, who made a ■•.father, sensational escape from custody on: ... Friday evening,, .by :jumping from the north' : wpresai'.'was recaptured at Kimbcrloy ithis ;..afternbdn. :After,feapiDg from the train, the prisonw made his way to West Melton, evidently .sleeping in ;a. stable, his bed the'ro , "being;found by one of the detectives who . were out .on his trail.. From thero Murphy /.travelled through; to-tho Halkott district, bo./wg.;3een <thero* on -Sunday;'.afternoon, and ■..-aen,. crowing 'the.. Waimakiriri ; : llivor-bed, . heHvent to Courtenay and on to Kiraberlo.v, .. iweeprajg' that :nigh,t : in the "loft of - a stable : .aelorigingto'a farmer named. Dysart./ :.-.■ .; -vfEarly: this.morning ho broke 'into Ilysart's ;'xioii«)j .and stole ..a quantity of food and . .some-six shillings. ': The police, who/were fol;.lowing .'up; closely, fame.' upon 'his resting .■place shortly after- ho' had: loft it, and: 1 sraced,him;to:.thq;river-bed- apain.' A dili- . jent search- was'ihadej .the police.''being- as-' , by.;. Mr.' Dysart," who, : ' during': tho ■"■.,■ /rternoon',- caught sight.; of Murphy .crouching-, behind a gofse fence, .and drovo hirri ,mto;.. tho/arms of Detective-Gibson,' on the other, side.of; the fenco. ; A neiglibourinE i 'farmer,offered the.uso of his motor-car, and . .'Murphy,.well; guarded by police,->ae taken ' ■ >i and : 'I^ llo6 - to : Christchurcli. Thore ; he will-ha;Ve : to answer charges of /.housebreaking'.'■arid'J'theft at E-angitata and - .elefewhora/'.-.":.-.:.':- 1 .,,-/;: ■.'■"•-■■":■■'.■ ' '-. ■ ','■,■.■"■■■ .:.,.: Some of; thopolioo who had been ohasing . jaitti'had been outjfor 24 hours... -/