WAR PRISONERS' ESCAPE
SIX DISAPPEAR FROM FEATHERSTON. The Commissioner of Police yesterday .received information that Bix prisoners of war had escaped from Featherston Internnieat Cam]) in (lie morning. The names of the escapees, and their description? as supplied to the police, are given below :—
Charles Hadler; age, about 30 years; height, sft. 3in.; fair complexion; fair hair; blue eyes; tattooed on both arm?, and scar by right ear; was a sailor on s.s. Star of India when arrested for internment.
Martin ICock: Age, about 12 years; height..sft. lOin.; dark complexion; dark hair; brown eyes; tattooed on arms and face and hands; wns a fireman on 5.9. Ulimaroa when arrested for internment.
Alfred Kraut: Ace, about 20 yearsj height. sft. Tin. ; dark complexion; dark hair; brown eyes; arrested from sailing ship Pnm.iM at- Dunedin. J. J. Slign: Age, about 24 years; height', sft. 71 in.; dark complexion; dark hair; grey eyes;' served for a time in the military forces and after his discharge was arrested in Auckland on suspicion of 'being a disaffected and daneerous, alien; claimed to be n Dutchman, but ie now definitely known te be a German.
William Otteng (nlins Brminer): Age, about 30 years; heieht, sft 81im; ruddy complexion; brown hair; Wueeyes; tattooed on right forearm; was in Te Aro Restaurant:, 3S Taranaki Street. Wellington, when arrested for intornm'enr. Walter Moormeister: Apfi, about 23 .wars; height, sft. Gin.; dark complexion; dark hair; hazel eyes; tattooed on both arms; ivas arrested nt ffaihi for interntent \ T o information about how the. men escaped was available last night. SOLDIERS AWAITING COURTMARTIAL ESCAPE. (By Telegraph-Special Correspondent.) Masterton, April Iβ. Six German internees escaped from the internment camp at Featherston to-day and are etill at large.
Three soldiers awaiting court-martial escaped yesterday, and two of the men were arrested to-day, i
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 174, 17 April 1919, Page 6
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300WAR PRISONERS' ESCAPE Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 174, 17 April 1919, Page 6
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