ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM GAOL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1674, 14 February 1913, Page 4

ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM GAOL.

"I COULDN'T PREVENT MYSELF." (By Telegraph—Prcua Association.) ' Auckland, February 13. The Australian youth",' Edward Banbury (who created some interest two or three weeks back by Escaping from tho exercise yard at Auckland Police Station), last night, made ah effort to test tho capacity of Mit, _ Eden Gaol l to keep pooplo iu. After his .recapture ho liad lreen sent on to the Supremo Court, Mid for breaking and entering was sentenced to ono year's hard labour and five reformatory detention. He started his feentenco yesterday. morning, after, having been spoken to by Gaoler ■ Ironside and given to understand tho valuo of good conduct in tho manner of earning remission of eentenoe. At two o'clock this morning the night Tvatchmau in tho gaAl discovered ' that Banbury had broken "tho glass of his cell window, and had mado an- effort to displace one of tho bars.

"I'm very sorry—l couldn't prevent myself, whimpered tho, undersized littio chap, when he was brought beforo Mr. E, C. Cntten, S.M., this morning. Asked why he colildn't help it, ho replied that ho had be'en told that if he escaped tho gaol peopls wouldn't worry about him.

The gaoler stated that, prisoner this morning tried to mnko himself sick by chewing salt, ;••

■ Tho Magistrate pointed out to prisoner th,it this conduct, if persisted 111, would only ensure his serving the full sentence at a reformatory; ,with additions, whereas if lie fettled down and -behaved himself decontly he would probably find the reformatory period of his gentenoo roduojd. On this occasion he ivonld be simply, warned.