A prisoner named John Hunter, undergoing a sentence in Wellington gaol for horsestealing, made a bold attempt to escape on Thursday afternoon last. The Independent, of yesterday., states that while walking with the labor-gang from the place at which they had dined to the scene of their work near Mount Victoria, Hunter suddenly dashed away at full speed from the gang, and made tG.vartJs Mr Watson's house, and thence down the hill towards a boat, which lay a few yards from shore, lieardon, one of the warders, pm-sued him hotly, discharging three shots from his as he ran, and just as Hunter reached the water lit; secured him. Thus se cured after a smart chase, he was removed to the gaol..
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1134, 30 September 1871, Page 3
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