MURDERER ESCAPES.
MATTHEWS GETS AWAY. llv TKI.KOIiAIMJ —l*i:n I’IIKSS ASSOCIATION' DUNEDIN, Aug. Matthews, the Tinmni murderer, who was committed to Seaelift Mental Hospital. escaped early this morning. Particulars arc not yet available. FURTHER PARTICULARS. DUNEDIN. August A. Matthews escaped at 1.30 a.tip tearing up the boarding floor <f his e 11. and escaping into a cellar, >nd thence t„ the grounds. A large body of police and detectives were despatched daylight. Matthews was attired only in a singlPt and underpants.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1921, Page 3
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80MURDERER ESCAPES. Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1921, Page 3
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