THE GERMAN ESCAPEES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 179, 24 April 1919, Page 5

THE GERMAN ESCAPEES

TWO SURRENDER AT HAWERA. By 'Telegraph—Press Association. ■ ' Hawera, April 25. Two of the German escapees from the Featherston Internment Camp—William OtteiiK (alias Brauner). and Walter Moor-meister-turned up at Hawera, wherethey surrendered to. the police. The men. who arts steamer firemen, say they , had been interned nearly-four years, and want to Ret hack to their country to work. A few months ugo they were told thev would be repatriated,, but the orders were changed. They felt very disappointed and disgusted, and to- bring' juatters to a head escaped from custody. However, they had just eeeri a paper in which-it-was-stated-thai, the WHlochra. was to take the.party back at the rti'a of the month. They at once gave themselves up to the \ police to be returned to camp, and hoped to be included in the AVillbchra,'draft. The; police here aro holdinc the men,' awniting instructions from tho military authorities.

A THIRD EETURNS TO FEATHER- ' STON. ■ ■ ■ ■ Yesterday afternoon the Defence DeTi.'irtment .staled that Martin TCoek, aiiother of the escapees, returned to.Feath- , ersoh Camp yesterday, and gave himself no. , This leaves only two of tho six men who originally, escaped still at' large. The .other two, of Vhoin so far no trace has been discovered, are:— . Charles Hadler: Age, about 30 years; .heiftht • sft: 3in.; fair'complexion;-.-fair luir; blue eyesj tattooed on both arms, and scar by'right ear; was a ea'ilor on 5.3. Star .of India when arrested fov internment. ' . -' Alfred Kraut:' Ace, about 20. years; .height. sft. Tin.; dark complexion; tak hair; brown eyes; arrested from sailing shin Painpa at Duuedin: . Slijin, the man who was captured at ?.lartinborough on Saturday, walked into one of the local hotels i'or a drink, and his .description having been,.postcd up on the. wall, he .was immediately identified oud detained. . :